About+me

= = =Pamela J. Oehlman, M. Ed = =Teacher Librarian Long Beach Poly High School = = National Board Certified Teacher Librarian = = =

====**I completed my fourth year as a high school librarian at Poly High School in Long Beach, California. I graduated from Poly, in fact, my husband, Bill did as well. We met there. Bill's parents also graduated from Poly and met there. It is so much fun to be part of this Long Beach tradition. I have been with LBUSD for 27 years, teaching twenty-four years as an elementary, and K-8, teacher librarian. I am a National Board Certified Teacher Librarian. **====

====**I earned my Lifetime Library Services Credential in 1972, and earned my Masters of Education with emphasis in Librarianship in 2008. I felt very current and cutting-edge technologically at the time of both graduations. My journey from data punch-card stacks to html code to Google sites with custom site search boxes has been amazing. Our students will never know the anguish of trying to manually type a bibliography with no erasures. We did not face the "swap meet" of often erroneous information available on the internet and diverse information channels. To my students, 2008 was elementary school. This course has given me tools and resources to equip my students to succeed in the current digital landscape, and equip myself and them for the future. **====

====**I have served as President of the California School Library Association, Long Beach Librarians Association, current Co-Chair of the Computer Using Educators (CUE) Library Media SIG, and a trained CUE Lead Learner to instruct professional development on CUEs behalf. I have served on the California Department of Education panel to write the Model School Library Standards, and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing panel to update the renamed Teacher Librarian Services Credential and Special Class Authorization. I have seen the need for the Teacher Librarian's expertise become critical to student access, achievement and competitive global success. This summer, now, I know how much I didn't know, and how much more there is to know. I am excited at the possibilities for me, for my staff, and for my students. As I reflect upon this course, my practice has entered a realm I did not know existed, I will be forever changed and renewed. **====