ND Curriculum Initiative

The North Dakota Curriculum Initiative (NDCI) is a long-term professional development program for North Dakota public and non-public school curriculum administrators and teachers.

Practitioner's Bureau

Mrs. Kirsten K Baesler, Library Media Specialist

1809 12th Ave SE , Mandan, ND 58554. home/cel: 701.667.1091. office: 701.221.3445. email: .

Biography

Baesler is a Library Media Specialist for the Bismarck Public School District. She also worked for three years as a District Staff Developer in the Technology Department. Baesler was part of a team that wrote the BPS Library Media Scope and Sequence for grades 7-12 and Technology Scope and Sequence Grades K-6., both based on National Standards. She was heavily involved in the writing and implementing of the state’s first-ever Information Literacy and Technology Standards. She has worked in school libraries for over 14 years and works with numerous teachers helping them integrate information literacy and technology on a daily basis. Baesler lives in Mandan with her husband and three sons where she serves on the local school board and the public library board of trustees.

Topics of Expertise

Information Literacy Skills (ie: Location and Access of Information; Research; Using media and technology; Ethical Use of Information/copyright, plagiarism); Internet Safety; Big 6 Research/Problem Solving; Children’s and Young Adult Literature LMS/Teacher Collaboration Integrating Technology in the classroom; Library Collection Development

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