Marti Lindsey, M.A.
Created while the Red Mesa High School Librarian


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Personal
Occupation
Recreation
Dreams

My childhood

The library

Fun

Beliefs


A Constructivist Study of Developing Curriculum to Teach Internet Information Literacy to Navajo High School Students
 

Personal

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    My mother's people are immigrants from Denmark, on both her mother's and father's sides. My father's people are immigrants from Scotland.  My Scottish ancestors were very proud of their heritage.  Unfortunately, my Danish grandparents did not share much about their culture.
    Virginia is my home state. In part, I am Japanese by culture.  I was born on October 31st in Norfolk, was raised in Sasebo, Japan and in Monterey and South San Francisco California.  I went to high school and undergraduate school in Virginia. I graduated from McLean High School.  In 1973 I received my BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) from James Madison University.
    My husband's name is Mike.  He is an English teacher and has been a Gifted & Talented Coordinator.  He is a moving Cherokee Storyteller and a leader among Inter-tribal people.
    We have a daughter in our family.  Her name is Erica. She is a Junior at The University of Arizona.  She graduated from Rock Point Community High School in Rock Point, Arizona in 1997. She recently married O.C. Tom from Lukachukai.
  Two of my interests are hummingbirds and Japanese flower arranging.

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Occupation

    Currently I am an Information Specialist for the Community Outreach and Education Program of the Center for Toxicology in the Pharmacy School at the University of Arizona. I build web pages, teach web page design to high school students, do research to locate useful information for an environmental health sciences curriculum, and do environmental health outreach within the Native American community in Tucson.
    I was the librarian at Red Mesa High School from 1999 to 2001.  I moved there from Rock Point Community High School.  I worked in high school libraries for 6years and enjoyed it very much.  The librarian's job has at least three parts.  They are encouraging students to readteach students to do research, and assisting students to make the most from the computers and other resources in the library.  To do all these activities I do a lot of Internet research, purchase books and other materials and prepare lessons.  I also work with the teachers to organize assignments and research opportunities.  My motto is "Reading and Researching on the Web - Opens the World to Students"!
    To learn to be a Librarian I enrolled at Prescott College for my masters degree.  I have a M.A. in Education. My degree is called "Facilitating Education from the Library".  My thesis is about teaching students to do in-depth research on the Internet. The reference list for my thesis can be found using this link. I am now a student in the school of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona.
    I teach  research skills and Internet navigation skills.  If you have not been in one of my classes and want to learn more about how to find useful information on the web please come see me any time.
    Before I was a Librarian I was a college professor at San Juan College.  I taught Sociology 101 there.  That school is in Farmington, New Mexico and has many fine programs.
    I lived in Florida for over 15 years before coming to tne Navajo Reservation.  There I ran a consulting firm that trained employees of nursing homes.  We evaluated the social work and activities programs of these nursing homes and educated the staff that were responsible on how to take care of the elders better.


Red Mesa High School, Teec Nos Pos, AZ
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Recreation

    For fun I like to have people over to my house.  I enjoy a good party and I really love to walk.  I try to find a place to walk where ever I go.  It could be in the woods, in a park or in a mall.  For physical exercise I enjoy yoga.
    In the fall I always look forward to football games.  I like football in person or on T.V.  I like high school, college and professional games.  I get really excited when my team wins and somewhat upset when they lose.
    To relax and express myself  I paint with water colors.  My paintings are often in an oriental style.  I especially enjoy painting birds.
    My dog's name is Safo.  She is a small German Shepherd.  She is 16 years old now.  She is still very active and likes to go for walks.  She had never seen goats or sheep before we moved to the Navajo Reservation.  Yet one day she herded goats that got onto campus by mistake.  They goats did not like a strange dog herding them and ran . It was a funny sight because she herded them toward my husband and I as we ran away.  We ended up getting onto the football bleachers before we could get away from those goats.
    My favorite activity is traveling.  I like to travel by plane or car.  I have visited Mexico, Korea, Israel and Japan.  I have visited almost all the states, except Alaska.  I like to see new things and meet new people.
    As you might guess, I like to read.  I read at least one recreational book a week.  My favorite books are mysteries.  I have read three Native American mystery writers that I especially like.  They are Tony Hillerman, James D. Doss and Jean Hager.   I also enjoy Valerie Wilson Wesley.  She writes mysteries set in New Jersey.  Another female author I like to read is Sue Grafton.  Other favorite authors include Anne Perry, who writes mysteries set in London in the late 19th century, Lawrence Block, who writes stories set in New York City and Ellis Peters who writes about medieval England.  For more good mystery books:


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Dreams

    My most important dreams are for the happiness and prosperity of all people.  I became a Baha'i because I strongly believe that all people are equal and that everybody needs opportunities for happiness.  I believe true happiness come from the spirit.
    Someday I hope to own a house in the woods.  I enjoy trees and sunshine and hope to have lots where I live.  I want to have money for retirement because I hope to continue to travel around the world.  One place I really want to visit is Australia.  My sister and her family live there, in Melbourne.  I love to learn. So maybe I'll get a Ph.D. in Library or Information Science. I am enrolled in classes with the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the  University of Arizona and I am taking classes on the Internet. They are called "Virtual Classes".
    I hope I'll always have acomputer that will let me do and learn about every thing I want to know. I also hope I'll always have jobs that let me share what I know with others.  A new recreation I want to pursue is star gazing.  I think that would be a lot of fun.

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This page was Created 9/20/2000 and last updated 8/20/2001