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Mary Eldringhoff
Mary S. Eldringhoff , the Library Media Specialist for the John F. Ryan School has been chosen to receive a Pathfinder 2002 award by MassCUE (Massachusetts Computer Using Educator, Inc.), the voice of education professionals in Massachusetts concerning education technology issues. The Pathfinder award is given to local educators, administrators or community members who have demonstrated leadership in their ability to find effective pathways for planning, integrating, and facilitating aspects of technology in education.
Eldringhoff, a Melrose resident, has provided leadership in the field of educational technology
since 1997 when she joined the faculty of the Tewksbury Public Schools as Elementary Librarian. Two years later, she was appointed as the School Librarian for the new Ryan School, a facility that serves all fifth and sixth grade students in the town. In that role, she worked tirelessly to establish both the book and computer software collection of the Ryan Library Media Center. To open the new school library, she worked during the summer and on weekends leading tours of the new school and showcasing the library.
While employed by the Tewksbury Public Schools, Ms. Eldringhoff distinguished herself by successfully writing and receiving two grants: a technology grant from Bell Atlantic and a federally funded grant from Project MEET. In addition, she is the co-author of the first survey of public school libraries in the state, and presented those survey findings in symposium at the Simmons College of Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences on October 26, 2000. Superintendent of Schools, Christine McGrath was present on that occasion and said, I was honored to be her Superintendent and her colleague.
Through the Project MEET grant, Ms. Eldringhoff received training to become a Technology Professional Development Specialist (TPD) in the summer of 2001. In this capacity she has empowered other educators and their students in the integration of technology into their classrooms as they teach and learn a standards-based curriculum. Eldringhoff said, “The Project MEET TPD experience brought me to a world that fulfilled my most fervent hope for computers: that they would operate as tools of learning for students of all abilities.” Mary S. Eldringhoff’s continued commitment to student and teacher training in the field of Education Technology uniquely qualifies her to receive a MassCUE 2002 Pathfinder Award.
Mary Eldringhoff
LMS, Ryan School
Tewksbury, MA
meldring@yahoo.com