Judi Moreillon: Home | Author | Educator | Advocate

Certification and Preparation:

• Ph.D. Department of Language, Reading and Culture - University of Arizona, with a focus on media and literacy, awarded 2003
• Master of Library Science - University of Arizona, with a focus on school librarianship, awarded 1992
• Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, awarded 1988
• B.A. French Studies (Social Studies minor), University of Michigan, awarded 1972

Publications:

• Book Review: Leaving Glorytown: One Boy's Struggle Under Castro Written by Eduardo F. Calcines (2009, June). WOW (Worlds of Words) Review 1(3). Available from, http://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/reviewi4/8/
• Coteaching Published Lesson Plans: A Recipe for Success? (2009, January). School Library Media Activities Monthly 25(5), 29-30.
• Teaching and Assessing the Dispositions: A Garden of Opportunity (with Kristin Fontichario), Knowledge Quest 37(2), 64-67.
• Two Heads Are Better than One: Influencing Preservice Classroom Teachers' Understanding and Practice of Classroom-Library Collaboration. School Library Media Research 11.
• Brian Wildsmith's Magical World of Color. (2008, Fall). Interview Article. Children and Libraries 6(2), 40-44.
• Position Yourself at the Center: Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies. (June 2008). Teacher Librarian 35(5), 27-34.
• What a Character! (2008, May). Classroom Connections. Book Links 17(5), 49-53.
• Words Are Like Faces: An Exploration into Language and Communication. (2008, April). Lesson Plan. School Library Media Activities Monthly 24(8), 10-11.
  
• Advocacy: A Test of Character. (September/October 2007). Guest Co-Editor. Knowledge Quest 36(1). Is There a Teacher-Librarian Worldview: This We Believe (with Ann Ewbank), 12-15 (Available online), and Preservice Teacher-Librarian Education: Learning the Character of an Advocate (with Jo Ellen Misakian), 20-23.
• Teaching Tools: Curriculum Guides for Star Bright Books
• Two Heads Are Better than One: The Factors Influencing Preservice Classroom Teachers' Understanding and Practice of Classroom-Library Collaboration. (October 2007). Into the Center of the Curriculum: Conference Proceedings of the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #13, Reno, NV. Spring, TX: LMC Source.
• Show Them What We Do: Strategies for Collaborative Teaching. (2007). School Library Media Activities Monthly 24(1), 45-47.
• Tricking the Trickster: Recording and Comparing Story Elements. (2007). School Library Media Activities Monthly 24(1), 13-14.
• Making Stone Soup with a Spoon Full of Sugar. (2007). Arizona Reading Journal 33(2), 27-30.
• Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact (ALA Editions, 2007)
• The 65% Solution Is No Solution for Schools or for Library Media Centers, co-authored with Ann Ewbank. (2006). School Library Media Activities Monthly 23(10), 22-24.
• Two Heads Are Better than One: The Factors Influencing the Understanding and Practice of Classroom-Library Collaboration: Preliminary Report on the Pilot Study. (October 2005). Understanding in the Library: Conference Proceedings of the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #12, Pittsburgh, PA. Spring, TX: LMC Source.
• Sharing Your Professional Work: Publish for IRA's ReadWriteThink.org. (2005). Arizona Reading Journal 31(2), 16-18.
• Behind the Masks: Exploring Culture and Self through Art and Poetry. (2004). ReadWriteThink.org. Available from, http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=395
• On Our Minds, co-authored with Sandy Schuckett. (2003). KQWeb 32(2). Available from, http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/vol32/323moreillon.htm
• Read to Me/Vamos a leer. (2004). New York: Star Bright Books.
• The Candle and the Mirror: One Author's Journey. (2003). In K. G. Short and D. L. Fox (Eds.), Stories Matter: Cultural Authenticity in Children's Literature (pp. 61-77). Urbana, IL: NCTE.
• Digital Discussion: La Esperanza in the Shared Virtual Classroom. (2003). Reading Online, 6(10). Available from, www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/moreillon2/
• Introducing the Southwest Children's Literature Web Site. (2003). Arizona Reading Journal, 29(2), 39-40.
• Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry. (2003). ReadWriteThink.org. Available from, www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=93
• Build a 21st-Century Literacy Learning Community with your School's Web Site. (2001). Arizona Reading Journal, 28(1), 13-15.
• Electronic Literacy for Preservice Classroom Teachers: A Critical Stance for 21st-Century Teacher Educators.(2001). Southern Arizona Review, 3.
• What Does Technology Have to Do With It? Integrating Technology Tools into A Children's Literature Course. (2001, September). Reading Online, 5(2). Available from, www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/moreillon/index.html
• Sabino Canyon: The Web of Life. (Launched 2001). Web site to support the study of ecology in the Sonoran Desert (includes an Ecology WebQuest).
• Stories within Stories.(2000). Book Links, 9(5), 10-13.
• Building Bridges: A Fourth Grade Cultural Exchange. (2000). Arizona Reading Journal, 26(2), 9-10.
• Southwest Children's Literature Web Site. (Launched 1999). Book reviews, student voices, and lesson plans for Southwest-themed children's and adolescent literature.
• Building a School Web Site with Virtual Architecture. (1999). Knowledge Quest. No longer accessible online.
• The Candle and the Mirror: One Author's Journey.(1999). The New Advocate, 12(2), 127-140.
• Sing Down the Rain. (1997). Walnut, CA: Kiva Publishing.

• Factors that influence preservice and first-year classroom teachers' understanding and practice of classroom-library collaboration (longitudinal study completed May 2007)
• Critical literacy transactions with young adult and children's literature
• Technology tools and Web publication in preservice teacher education (Example: Southwest Children's Literature Web Site)
• Technology tools' impact on teaching and learning reform in higher education (Dissertation research)

Teaching Experience:

• Teacher-Librarian, Emily Gray Junior High/Tanque Verde High School, Tanque Verde Unified School District, Tucson, Arizona, 2008-2009
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Arizona (UA), IRLS 521: Children's and Young Adult Literature in a Multicultural Society, Fall, 2008
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, UA, IRLS 481/581: School Library Administration and Organization, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
• Lead Faculty, Undergraduate Elementary Teacher Preparation Program, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Tucson Campus, 2004 - 2006
• Assistant Clinical Professor, NAU, ECI 307: Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom, 2005, 2006; ECI 309: Literacy I, 2004, 2005; ECI 321: Elementary School Curriculum, 2005, 2006; EDF 301w: School and Society, 2004, 2005
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, UA, LRC 585: Literature for Adolescents, 2004, 2006
• Clinical Assistant Professor, NAU, ECI 602: Advanced Children's Literature, 2004
• Teacher-Librarian, Sabino High School, Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), 2002 - 2003
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, UA, LRC 480/580: Children's Literature in the Classroom, 2003
• Literacy Coach, Van Buskirk Elementary School, TUSD, 2001 - 2002
• Instructor, UA, LRC 480: Children's Literature in the Classroom, 1999, 2000, 2002
• Instructor, UA, IRLS 696D: Current Resources in School Libraries, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
• Teacher-Librarian, Gale Elementary School, TUSD, 1997 - 2001
• Teacher-Librarian Mentor, TUSD, 1998 - 1999 and 2000 - 2001
• Teacher-Librarian, Corbett Elementary (Tucson Unified), Elvira and Los Niños Elementary (Sunnyside School District) 1991 - 1997

Invited
Presentations
and Workshops:

• Maximizing Your Impact presentations
• Make It Real --- Fun! Real Books, Real Authors, Real Time, Real Literacy Learning, co-presenting with Nick Glass (TeachingBooks.net), Authors Monica Brown, Juanita Havill, Pat Mora, Michelle Parker-Rock, and Author-Illustrator Chris Gall, Institute for the International Reading Association Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2009
  
• Wanda's Wiki Wonderland: Literature Circles Online, co-presented with Jenni Hunt, 17th Annual Teaching and Technology Conference, Empire High School, Vail, Arizona, January 2009
• Irresistible Invitations: Early Literacy Engagements for Preschool and Primary Children, National Start Smart Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 2007; Even Start Conference, San Diego, California, October 2007
• Picasso Poems: An Integrated Study in Art, Music, and Poetry, co-presented with Rochelle Thomson and Tracy Lynn Ross, 15th Annual Conference on Literature and Literacy for Children and Adolescents, University of Arizona, March 2007
• Collaborating Out Loud! Classroom-Library Partnerships for Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies, co-presented with Diane Skorupski, Arizona Library Association Conference, Mesa, Arizona, November 2006
• Blogging for Books, co-presented with Aimee Rogers, 14th Annual Conference on Literature and Literacy for Children and Adolescents, University of Arizona, March 2006
• Irresistible Invitations: Early Literacy Engagements for Preschool and Primary Children, co-presented with Toni Buzzeo, Jane Kurtz, and Chris Kurtz, Oregon Reading Association Conference, Portland, Oregon, February 2006
• Celebrating Literacy! Enchanting Practices for the Primary Classroom, co-presented with Toni Buzzeo, Jane Kurtz, and Jennifer Ward, SW IRA Regional Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2006
• Enchanting Children's Literature of the Southwest, co-presented with Monica Brown, Lisa Bear Goldman, and Jennifer Ward, SW IRA Regional Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2006
• What Every Librarian Should Know about Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies, workshop for Arizona Public Librarians and Teacher-Librarians, sponsored by the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, Lakeside, Arizona, November 2005
• Sharing Our Exemplary Work, or Why We Should Promote and Publish Our Collaborative Lesson Plans, co-presented with Debra LaPlante and Diane Skorupski, Teacher-Librarians, for the 12th Annual Conference of the American Association of School Librarians, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 2005
• Teacher-Librarians = Teacher Leaders, workshop for Arizona Teacher-Librarians, sponsored by the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, Mesa, Arizona, June 2005
• Irresistible Invitations: Early Literacy Engagements for Preschool and Primary Children, co-presented with Dr. Yetta Goodman, University of Arizona, and Children's Book Authors Jane Kurtz, Jennifer Ward, and Toni Buzzeo, 50th Annual International Reading Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 2005
• ReadWriteThink: Integrating the Internet into Literacy Instruction, co-presented with RWT Authors and Reviewers, 50th Annual International Reading Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 2005
• Southwest Children's Literature Web Site: A Dynamic Resource for Teachers and Students, co-presented with Jackie Ertmann, Gustavo Angeles, and Lisa Martin, 13th Annual Conference on Literature and Literacy for Children and Adolescents, University of Arizona, March 2005

For a more complete list (2002 to present), visit: Invited Presentations and Workshops

Awards:

• Progressive Adjunct Professor Award 2009 awarded by the Progressive Librarians Group, Tucson Chapter, School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona, May 2009
• Southwest Children's Literature Web Site: Exemplary University Department Web Site 2006 awarded by Arizona Technology in Education Alliance (AzTEA), April 2006
• Tucson Unified School District Excellence in Education Recognition
• Gale Elementary School: Exemplary Elementary School Web Site 2001 awarded by AzTEA, March 2001
• Librarian of the Year awarded by AzTEA, August 2000
• Winnebago Progressive School Library Award for school library technology innovations at Corbett Elementary School awarded by the Arizona Library Association, 1997
• Excellence in Teaching Award awarded by the University of Arizona, Summer Session 1997
• Celebrate Literacy Award awarded by the Tucson Area Reading Council, 1996

Professional Organizations:

• American Library Association (ALA)
• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
• Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC)
• Arizona Library Association (AzLA), Teacher-Librarian Division (TLD)
• Arizona Technology in Education Alliance (AzTEA)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the SCBWI-Arizona Chapter
• Society of Southwestern Authors (SSA)
• Arizona Reading Association (ARA)
• Tucson Area Reading Council (TARC)
• Teachers Applying Whole Language (TAWL)

• ALSC Pura Belpré Book Award Committee, 2009-2010
• AASL Library Media Specialist's Role in Reading Task Force, Chair, 2008-2009
• AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force, 2007-2009
• WOW: International Collection of Children's and Young Adult Literature, Board of Advisors, University of Arizona
• Committee for the Conference on Children's and Young Adult Literature and Literacy, University of Arizona, 1999-2007
• Committee to Select the Lacapa Spirit Prize in Southwest Children's Literature, 2007
• ALSC Liaisons to National Organizations Serving Children and Youth, 2006-2008
• AASL Task Force on School Librarian Classification, 2006-2007
• AASL Nominations Committee, 2005
• Chair, Campaign to Save Arizona's School Libraries
• TLD Chair and AASL Affiliiate Assembly Delegate, 2002-2003
• AASL @your library Task Force, 2002-2004
• AASL Recruitment to the Profession Task Force, 2001-2003
• TLD Chair-Elect, 2001-2002
• TLD Arizona Teacher-Librarian Certification Legislation Task Force Chairperson, 2001-2003
• AZLA Legislative Committee, TLD representative, 2000-2002
• Advocate, Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, Arizona Implementation, 1998-99
• Chairperson, TUSD Librarians Professional Development Committee, 1995-6, 1996-97
• AzLA School of Library Science Advisory Committee, TLD representative, 1993-95
• Chairperson, TUSD, "Information Literacy: Education for the 21st Century" Position Paper, 1994-95

Updated: 20 June 2009