Steve
Grant - Teacher Librarian
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Beginning my teaching career at Torrey Pines High School (Encinitas, CA) in 1977 I taught English, computers, and reading at Torrey Pines, Oak Crest Junior High, and Diegueño
Junior High until 1991. I transitioned to Teacher Librarian my last two years at Diegueño while commuting weekly to Cal State L.A. to earn my permanent Library Media Services credential, then became Teacher Librarian at Montgomery Academy, followed by La Jolla High School 1992-2008. I have
also taught Mira Costa College adults. I earned my BA General
Literature at UCSD, and my Masters Degree in Education with specialization
in Library Media Services and Teacher Librarian credential from Cal
State Los Angeles. I have presented at many professional conferences (including CUE and CSLA)
and have taught a number of workshops (most lately for the UCSD Supercomputer's "TeacherTECH" series) for more than fifteen years. I am a member of Computer Using Educators (CUE), California School Library Association (CSLA), and the Classroom of the Future's "Teacher Innovation Space" working group. |
An
early adopter of technology in education, I've been using the Web since 1990, when I accessed it via a text-only
interface and a "cutting edge" 14.4K modem(!) I have watched successive
waves of students waste hours as they blunder about trying to find information
on the Web without learning advanced search techniques, understanding the structure
and nature of information, or considering the authority of what they find. As a result, two of my favorite quotes have
become the following:
- "Information
is great, but it's not learning." --Tom March, "Working the Web for Education",
CUE Newsletter Nov./Dec. 1997
- "Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him
is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive." --Author unknown
I have been a surfer (the real kind--ocean waves) since 1970. As such, I have always objected to the use of the term "surfing" applied to browsing the Web... or even flipping through television channels.
You
can e-mail me at sgrant "at" sandi.net
(<--anti-spam technique).
Shared
Professional Resources
Here find downloadable files and documents I've created which may be useful and/or
of interest to other educators.
This
page created and maintained by Steve Grant
Updated
10-Jul-2008