Curriculum Vitae
Name: Cynthia Martin Schmidt
Department: Education
Ranks at Appointment: Assistant Professor
I
Date: Februar 10, 2009
Date Appointed: August 10, 2006
Present Rank: Assistant Professor
Education and Employment Data
A. Academic Preparation
Institution
Area of Study
1. Longwood College School Library Media
2. Longwood College History
Dates
1995
1992
Degree
M. S. in Ed.
B. A.
B. Title-Master’s Thesis: N/A
C. Title-Doctoral Dissertation: N/A
D. Academic Degree Programs or Special Courses of Study in Progress:
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Degree of Competence Sought: Ph.D. in Information and Library Science
Present Status: Completed 21 hours of coursework; currently enrolled in 7
hours of coursework
Expected Completion Date (Terminal Degrees): 2011
E. Professional Licenses
1. National Board Certified Teacher
2. Postgraduate Professional License
F. Academic Employment
Institution
1. Longwood University
2. Southside VA Comm. College
3. Charlotte Co. Public Schools
Granting Agency
NBPTS
Commonwealth of Virginia
Position
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Library Media Specialist
G. Related Experience or Employment:
Employer
Position
1.Longwood University
Graduate Assistant
Date
2002
2008
Dates
2006-Present
1996-2006
1994-2006
Dates
1993-94
H. Honors, Biographical Listing, Honorary Societies:
1. Kalp Fellowship awarded by School of Information & Library Science at
UNC Chapel Hill, 2007-2008 & 2008-2009
2. Central Middle School Teacher of the Year, 2006, 2005
3. Charlotte County Public Schools First National Board Certified Teacher,
2002
I. Membership in Learned Societies or Professional Memberships:
1. American Library Association, 2006-Present
2. American Association of School Librarians, 2006-Present
3. Christian Educators’ Association International, 2002-2006
4. Educators of Library Media Specialists Section, AASL, 2006-Present
5. International Society for Technology in Education, 2007- Present
6. Virginia Educational Media Association, 1994-Present
7. Virginia Society for Technology in Education, 2007-Present
II. Professional Growth
A.Professional Responsibilities
1. Department:
 Advise Students, January 2007-Present
 Ad Hoc Technology Committee, Co-Chair, Spring 2007
 Member, Ad Hoc Technology Committee, 2008-2009
 Member, Ad Hoc Marketing Committee, 2008-2009
 Member, Summer Literacy Institute Committee, 2007-Present
 Member, School Library Media Program Committee, 2006-Present
 Developed NCATE Assessment Tool in Excel for School Library
Media Program, 2006-2007
 Representative at Orientation for New Graduate Students at
Longwood, 2006
2. College
3. University
 Member, Sustainability Conference Committee, 2009-2010
 Member, Search Committee for AV/Multimedia Specialist for
Greenwood Library, 2006
4. State
 Member, Virginia Educational Media Association (VEMA)
Publications Committee, 2007-2008
 Member, VEMA Professional Advocacy Committee, 2007-2008
 Member, VEMA James Region Conference Planning Committee in
charge of registration, 2001
5. Region-N/A
6. National/International-N/A
B. Awards and Other Commendations:
1. Carnegie Grant from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information & Library
Science, to fund summer/fall research study ““Case Study of Marketing in
a Rural High School Library Media Center,” Summer 2008
2. Dean’s Grant to fund travel to present at regional VEMA conferences,
Spring 2008
3. Longwood Online Technology Institute Grant to develop an online course
for EDSL610, 2008
4. Longwood Online Technology Institute Grant to develop an online course
for EDSL561, 2007
5. Helmsman Award for Outstanding Service as a School Library Media
Specialist by Virginia’s Advocate for School Libraries, 2003
6. Outstanding Technology Training Award by Charlotte County Public
Schools, 1997
C.Attendance at Convention, Conference, etc.:
2008-2009
1. Subjective Measures in Surveys, February 27, 2009, ODUM Institute for
Research in Social Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2. Identifying Funding Resources for Social Science Research, January 15,
2009, ODUM Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
3. Google Tools Workshop, Longwood University Teaching & Technology
Institute, December 18, 2008
4. Mixed Methods Workshop, October 16, 2008, ODUM Institute for
Research in Social Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
5. SharePoint Web Design, November 18, 2008, Longwood University
Information & Instructional Technology Services
2007-2008
1. 101 Teaching with Wimba Classroom Webinar, May 14, 2008, Wimba
Professional Services
2006-2007
1. Innovate 2007 (sponsored by Virginia Department of Education and
Virginia Tech, May 8, 2007
2. Longwood Online Technology Institute training, May 14-18, 2007
3. “Managing to Thrive in an Online Classroom” Webinar, January 18, 2007
sponsored by LOTI/Graduate Studies.
4. VEMA James Region Conference, Richmond, VA, March 14, 2007
5. VEMA Annual State Conference, Hampton, VA, October 27, 2006
2005-2006
1. VEMA Annual State Conference, Williamsburg, VA, November 9-12,
2005
2004-2005
1. What’s New in Young Adult Literature: 2005 sponsored by the Bureau of
Education & Research, Richmond, VA, April 21, 2005
2003-2004
1. Videoconference Training provided by the National Institute for
Technology Policy and Research at Longwood University and the
Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium, Nottoway County
High School, January 21, 2004
2. Coordinated and Attended Introduction to MARC Magician training by
MITINET/marc Software for Virginia school library media specialists,
Central Middle School, Charlotte C. H., VA December 4, 2003
3. VEMA Annual State Conference, Williamsburg, VA, October 29November 1, 2003
2002-2003
1. James Regional VEMA Conference, March 28, 2002
1998-1999
1. VEMA/VLA Joint Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, October 15-17, 1998
2. James Regional VEMA Conference, Fuqua School, Farmville, VA, March
1998
1995-1996
1. James Regional VEMA Conference, Farmville, VA, March 13, 1996
2. Educational Technology Leadership Conference, Richmond, VA,
November 1-3, 1995
1994-1995
1. VEMA/VLA Joint Regional Workshop at Longwood College, Farmville,
VA, March 14, 1995
2. VEMA Annual State Conference, Richmond, VA, October 20-22, 1994
D. Other Travel: N/A
III.Scholarly Activities:
A.Research:
1. “Case Study of Marketing in a Rural High School Library Media Center,”
Summer/Fall 2008 (unpublished)
B.Publications:
1.“Prove It! Using Data to Advocate School Library Media Programs” chapter
in Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2009 with Ms. Frances
Reeve (by invitation) Forthcoming
2.“Those Interfering Filters: How to Deal with the Realities of Filters in Your
School Library,” Library Media Connection, March 2008.
3.“Whine or Woo-Which Describes You? (and Be Honest with Yourself),”
Teacher Librarian, October 2007.
4.“Ten Commandments of Copyright,” The School Librarian’s Workshop,
September 1994
C.Contributions to the Arts: N/A
D.Workshop Presentations:
1. Presented two sections of concurrent session “Crash Course in
Cataloging” at VEMA Annual State Conference, Richmond, VA,
November 6 & November 7, 2008.
2. Presented concurrent session “Evidence-Based Advocacy” at VEMA
regional conferences (Rappahannock Regional, Fredericksburg, VA, April
2, 2008; York Regional, Virginia Beach, VA, April 18, 2008)
3. Presented concurrent session “Prove It!” with Ms. Frances Reeve,
Associate Professor at Longwood University, at American Association of
School Librarians (AASL) National Conference, Reno, NV, October 26,
2007
4. Presented concurrent session “Road Map to Success” with Ms. Frances
Reeve, Associate Professor at Longwood University, at VEMA Annual
State Conference, Williamsburg, VA, October 11, 2007
5. Presented concurrent session “Marketing Your Library Program” at James
Region VEMA Regional Conference, Richmond, VA, March 14, 2007
6. Presented concurrent session “From Invisible to Indispensable: Strategies
to Make It Happen” at VEMA Annual State Conference, Hampton, VA,
October 27, 2006
7.Invited to present workshop to division’s School Library Media Specialist,
“MARC Magician & Other Cataloging Resources,” Charlotte County
Public Schools, November 4, 2005
8. Invited to present workshop to division’s School Library Media Specialist,
“Athena Webserver & Library Webpages,” Charlotte County Public
Schools, September 26, 2005
9. Invited to present workshop to division’s teachers on National Board
Certification, Charlotte County Public Schools, August 2004
10. Invited to present “National Board Certification: What It Is and Why It’s
Important” to Charlotte County Public Schools’ School Board Meeting,
Winter 2003
11. Presented session at James Regional VEMA Conference, “What
Librarians Do,” in collaboration with Mrs. Shelby Walker, March 28,
2002:
12. Presented “What Librarians Do?” to Charlotte County Public Schools’
School Board Meeting in collaboration with Mrs. Shelby Walker, Spring
2002
13. Presented concurrent session at James Regional VEMA Conference,
“PowerPoint Basics,” Fuqua School, Farmville, VA, March 1998
IV. Service to University Community/Local Community
1. Consultant, Randolph-Henry High School Library, Spring/Summer 2007
(pro bono)
2. Hosted two Longwood International Students, Thanksgiving Break,
November 21-27, 2007
3. Consultant, Library Renovation at Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg,
VA, Fall 2006-Winter 2007 (pro bono)
4. Hosted two Longwood International Students, Thanksgiving Break,
November 22- 26, 2006
5. American Cancer Society Relay for Life-Central Middle School Team
Captain, 2004-2006
V. Other Information
1. Developed and team-taught a special topics course (EDSL595: Marketing
Your School Library Program) across disciplines with Dr. Vince Magnini,
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Retail at Longwood University,
Summer 2007
2. Implement and provide training programs such as “Technology Thursdays
@ the Library” and Annual Staff Resource Fairs for Central Middle
School teachers and other staff members in which the participants were
able to learn how to use and integrate instructional technologies including
Interwrite Pads, SMART Boards, multimedia projectors, document
cameras, digital cameras, video cameras, PC-ready televisions, scanners,
e-mail software, online databases, online search strategies, OPAC skills,
and various other software programs, 1995-2006
3. Created content and maintained Central Middle School Library Web Page,
2004-2006
4. Chair Central Middle School Technology Committee, 2000-2006
5. Charlotte County Public Schools’ Teachers Advisory Committee to
Superintendent, 2004-2006
6. Technology Trainer for Charlotte County Public Schools’ In-services,
1995-2006
7. Served as Lead Librarian for the division and consultant to the grant writer
for the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant, 2003-2004
8. Served as supervising librarian for clinical experience for a Longwood
University graduate student in the Longwood University’s School Library
Media Program, Spring 2003
9. Chair Charlotte County Public Schools’ Technology Plan Subcommittee,
1995-2001
10. Co-Chair Charlotte County Public Schools’ Technology Committee,
1995-2001