Paula E. Griffith School of Education School of Library Information Science (SLIS)

Suite 1125-13 Phone: (281) 283-3603 Fax: (281) 283-3630 GriffithPE@uhcl.edu	UH-Clear Lake Box 129 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston , Texas 77058
Educational Background	BA Literature; University of Houston Clear Lake, 1989 MS Curriculum and Instruction; University of Houston Clear Lake, 2001 Ed.D. of Education; University of Houston, pending completion of dissertation
Areas of Expertise	Literacy instruction, language arts Literature including young adult and children’s literature Curriculum and instructional methodology Information science and research Library program planning and collection development
Summary of Professional Experience	18 years of teaching English language arts in middle school or campus librarian 5 years instructional team leader 1 year English language arts department head 5 years adjunct professor, University of Houston Clear Lake
Current Research Projects and Grants	Dissertation: “Adolescents and Their Fiction: A Content Analysis of the Most Circulated Fiction Titles in Grades Six Through Eight in Eleven Selected Texas School Libraries.”
Teaching Areas	Reference and Bibliography Young adult literature Children’s literature Selection of library materials Library internship
Publications and Presentations 2007	National Council for Teachers of English, "Getting Graphic:  How to Choose Quality Graphic Novels for the Middle Grades," New York, NY, November 17, 2007. United States Board on Books for Young People, “Between worlds: Transitional landscapes in literature for young adults,” Tucson, AZ, November 3, 2007. American Association for School Librarians, “Let's Get Graphic: The Positive Power of Graphic Novels,” Reno, NV, October 25, 2007. International Reading Association’s International Development in Europe Committee, “Teacher and librarian collaboration: How to become an instructional ‘dynamic duo’ using multicultural literature circles,” Berlin, Germany, August 7, 2007. Greater Houston Area Writing Project, “Multigenre writing workshop,” Houston, TX, July 17, 2007. Texas Library Association, Bluebonnet Committee, “Enter the Bluebonnet zone: Build a strong reading community.” San Antonio, TX, April 11, 2007
Service Activities 2004-present	Texas Library Association’s Bluebonnet Committee, 2005-present University of Houston Clear Lake School of Education Adjunct Faculty Reception Committee, 2006-07 ALAN Review Membership Committee, 2006 Texas State Reading Association’s Chairperson for Public Relations, 2005-2006. Texas State Reading Association’s Secondary Reading Council Vice President, 2005. Texas Council Teachers of English Board of Directors, 2004-2005. Texas State Reading Association’s Secondary Reading Council V. President, 2004-2005.
Special Recognition and Honors	Barbara Samuels Service Award, Greater Houston Area Writing Project, 2006 Texas Council of Teachers of English Middle School Teacher of the Year, 2003. Excellence in Teacher Award; Texas State Reading Association, February 2002.
Personal Interests	Grandchildren—five! Reading with grandchildren, ages 4-10. Reading alone in my favorite chair. Reading on the beach. Reading while traveling to destinations unknown. Reading while traveling to professional conferences. Reading while waiting for planes, trucks, and automobiles. Reading.
Educational Philosophy	“Education is a social process; education is growth; education is not a preparation for life but is life itself.” John Dewey
Recommended WWW sites	Librarians’ Internet Index: http://lii.org/ Internet Library for Librarians: http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/ Texas Library Association: http://www.txla.org/ American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/ Young Adult Library Services Association: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.cfm Association for Library and Information Science Education: http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=50703&orgId=ali United States Board on Books for Young People: http://www.usbby.org/ National Writing Project: http://www.nwp.org/ Greater Houston Area Writing Project: http://b3308-adm.cl.uh.edu/School_of_Education/SoE/Writing_Project/index.html