Sedley Abercrombie
Lead Library Media Coordinator - Davidson County Schools
About me...
I have worked for Davidson County Schools in school libraries since 2009. I have a master's in library science as well as teaching certificates in K-6, ESL, school library K-12, and district library supervision.
Email: sedleyabercrombie@davidson.k12.nc.us
Website: www.dcslibrarymedia.weebly.com
Phone: 336-596-2990
Facebook: facebook.com/sedley
Twitter: @sedley1
DESTINY Online Library Catalog
- District admin for the online library catalog
- Manage student and staff accounts
- Troubleshoot issues with media coordinators
- Train on new features
I use DESTINY to run collection analysis and collect data for school library collections.
Discovery Education District Administrator
- Maintain student and staff accounts
- Train on Discovery Techbooks (science K-12, social studies 6-8 and math 6-8)
- Troubleshoot DE streaming issues
Professional Development for Media Coordinators
Scheduled PD for this year:
- October 30th - we will be covering DESTINY 15.0, new features in Discovery Education, World Book Online and Advocacy for school library programs
- January 22nd - we will be learning about the newest professional standards from AASL (to be released Nov. 2017)
- April 16th - NC DLMI training
Here is the Google Slide from our most recent PD this past June:
#DCSlibrarymedia Blog
Social Media & Website
I also have worked as tech support for the district and school websites. I field troubleshooting calls, work with media coordinators in small groups and help to maintain websites.
I maintain the technology department handbook:
NC Digital Learning and Media Inventory
Battle of the Books
- Secure membership for SLMCs to be eligible to compete in regional BOB competitions
- Arrange for www.mybobteam.com memberships for all elem & middle schools
- Plan events for spring
- Organize volunteers
- Print certificates and programs
- Organize questions
- Arrange all materials for judges, moderators, timekeepers, etc.
- Set up AV equipment
- Escort winning teams to district competitions and volunteer
PLCs for SLMCs
- HS media coordinators meet almost monthly
- MS quarterly
- ES 6 times a year
I also meet one-on-one with new media coordinators as several times a year each and with veteran media coordinators as requested.
North Carolina School Library Media Association
- NCSLMA president 2016-2017
- President-elect 2015-2016
- Advocacy and Governance chair 2014-2015
- Emerging Leader 2013