Contact Information

Peter G. Mohn
Library Media Center

Address

Main Office Phone #: (360) 563-7500

Mr. Mohn's Phone #: (360) 563-7576

E-mail: peter.mohn@sno.wednet.edu

Glacier Peak High School
Peter G. Mohn , Library Media Specialist

Educational Background

 

Peter G. Mohn, B.A., M.S., A.B.D.
Library Media Specialist

Degree(s):

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Major: Instructional Systems Technology; Minor: Library and Information Science
A.B.D., 1993.

Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon University), Monmouth, OR
Major: Education: Educational Media
Master's Degree, 1981.

Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Major: History and Dramatic Art; Minor: Education
Bachelor of Science Degree, 1977.

Teaching Experience:

I've been teaching for 32 years, the last 28 as a library media specialist. I've taught at every grade level from kindergarten through Ph.D. students. This is my sixteenth year in the Snohomish School District, and my second year at Glacier Peak High School..

Professional Activity Highlights at Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish Freshman Campus:

Library Department Chair for Glacier Peak High School, 2008-present.

SEA building representative for Glacier Peak High School, 2008-present.

Web page developer and web master for Glacier Peak's Library Media Center web page, 2008-present.

Textbook coordinator for Glacier Peak High School, 2008-present.

Library administrator for opening Glacier Peak High School Library Media Center, 2007-2008.

Collection development of library and technology materials for Glacier Peak High School, 2007-2008.

Core Team member for Glacier Peak High School, 2007-2008.

Built LMC web page (March 2005) and developed teacher web page template (October 2005).

Mohn, P.G.  (June 2004).  Library media center survey of staff and students to evaluate SFC library media services.  Results will be used to plan the next three years of activities to integrate library services with classroom instruction.

Replaced 14 of the 17 computers in the Library Media Center with newer or new models and installed the latest versions of OS, Microsoft Office 2003, and Inspiration software, April 2004.

Washington State panelist for The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers: Library Media.  Review and recommend to the Washington Professional Educators Standards Board the proposed tests for a beginning library media specialist, June 2003.

Received $1,500 grant from the Snohomish Education Foundation to purchase 50 copies of Inspiration 7 software, April 2003.

Received $3,000 grant from the Davis Foundation for the Snohomish Freshman Campus Library Media Center, May 2002.

Regional trainer for the Mt. Pilchuck area: implementing Information Power, the national guidelines for school library media programs, 2000 – 2002.

SEA building representative, Snohomish Freshman Campus, 2001 – 2005, 2006-2008.

Member of the NEH Renaissance development and grant committee, Snohomish Freshman Campus, 2000 – 2001.

Spearheaded parent donation drive to purchase missing fiction books from the Snohomish Freshman Campus Library Media Center.  Raised over $5,000 in donated books, 2000 - 2001.

Upgraded the computer technology in the Snohomish Freshman Campus Library Media Center so all computers had Internet access to electronic databases and CD-ROM reference materials, Fall 1999.

Workshops/Inservices Taught:

Mohn, P.G. (January 2006). Presenter - Dreamweaver inservice for SFC staff.
Mohn, P.G. (October 2004). Presenter at the Washington Library Media Association Conference in Bellevue, WA. Using Rubrics in Designing Information Literacy Lessons and for Collaborating with Classroom Teachers.
Mohn, P.G.  (May 2004).  Presenter – Web site rubric generators for use in developing portfolio lessons.
Mohn, P.G.  (March 2003).  Presenter - Building workshop on using Inspiration 7 in the classroom.
Mohn, P.G.  (February 2003).  Presenter - District workshop on maintenance and repair of AV equipment.
Mohn, P.G.  (March 2002).  Presenter - Building workshop on using inetlibrary in the classroom.
Mohn, P.G.  (March 2002).  Presenter - Building workshop on using ProQuest in the classroom.
Mohn, P.G. (2001).  Presenter at the Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference in Spokane, WA.  Impact of Information Power on Technology.
Mohn, P.G. and Goodwin, S.  (May 2001).  Workshop:  Leadership and Implementing Information Power in Your School/District.
Goodwin, S. and Mohn, P.G.  (Feb. 2001).  Workshop:  Library Advocacy Training.
Mohn, P.G. and Goodwin, S.  (Nov. 2000).  Workshop:  Information Power Introduction.
Mohn, P.G.  (2000).  Presenter at the Northwest Council for Computer Education in Portland, OR.  Workshop:  Informal Proposals: How to Get the Funds From Your School/District and Grants.
Mohn, P.G.  (1998).  Presenter at the Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference in Spokane, WA.  Informal Proposals: How to Get Money From Your School/District and Grants.
Mohn, P.G. (1997).  Presenter at the Washington Library Media Association Conference in Tacoma, WA.  Community & Schools as Equal Partners in Building Technology Plans.
Mohn, P.G. (1997).  Presenter at the Washington Library Media Association Conference in Tacoma, WA.  How to Conduct a Needs Analysis.
Mohn, P.G. (1997).  Presenter at the Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference in Portland, OR.  Using Systemic School Reform Techniques to Build Your Technology Plan.
Frishholz, R. and Mohn, P. G. (1996).  Internet training for Totem Falls' Staff.
Mohn, P. G. (1995).  Trained staff on using FirstClass e-mail system.
Mohn, P. G. (1995).  Presenter at the OEMA/WLMA Joint Conference in Portland, OR.  Teaching Cognitive Strategies as Part of the Library Search Process.

Published work:

Mohn, P. G. (2004). Student Learning Through the Snohomish Freshman Campus Library Media Center. Unpublished.
Mohn, P. G. (2001). The Role of the Librarian and Technology.  The Book Report, 20 (1), 32-33.
Mohn, P. G. (1993). Review of: Learning to Teach: Workshops on Instruction.  RQ, 33 (2), 307-308.
Mohn, P. G. (1993). Review of: Managing Library Automation, 2nd ed.  RQ 32 (4), 590.
Mohn, P. G. (1992). Automation of the School Library Media Center in the 1990s.   Ohio Media SPECTRUM (15th Anniversary issue), 44 (4), 55-61.
Mohn, P. G. (1992). Online Catalog Curriculum in School Library Media Centers.   Indiana Media Journal,  14 (4), 25-32.
Mohn, P. G. (1992). Review of: Automating School Library Catalogs: A Reader.   RQ, 32 (1), 132-34.
Mohn, P. G. (1992). Review of:  A Micro Handbook for Small Libraries and Media Centers (3rd ed.).   RQ, 31 (3),  449.
Mohn, P. G. (1991). CD-ROM in School Library Media Centers: Management and Instructional Issues.”  Indiana Media Journal, 14 (1),  21-27.
Mohn, P. G. (1991). Metacognitive Techniques Used in Search Strategies by Eighth and Twelfth Grade Students.  A pilot study conducted as exploratory research to discover if metacognitive thinking affects the searching processes of students.  Unpublished.

Awards:

Dictionary of International Biography, 23rd edition
Who's Who in American Education 1994-1995, 4th edition
Who’s Who in American Education 1992-1993, 3rd edition
Constance Dorothea Weinman Scholarship, 1992
Pi Lambda Theta Honor and Professional Association, 1992
Indiana University Fee Scholarship, 1992-1993
Indiana University Fee Scholarship, 1991-1992
Indiana University Fee Scholarship, 1990-1991
National School of Excellence, 1985
Oregon School of Excellence, 1985
Oregon School of Excellence, 1984
Whitman Scholarship, 1976-1977
Whitman Scholarship, 1975-1976

Mr. Mohn's Links

Yahooligans
This is an oldie, but goodie for conducting research on the web. It's been around since the mid-1990s. You probably used this web site when you were in elementary school. It's time to re-discover this valuable web site because it has links to quality web sites for high school students.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com

Countries Around the World
Besides using Culturegrams (see LMC web site) to information about countries you should look at the CIA's Factbook on countries.
The CIA has excellent information about countries around the world and is constantly updated for your use.  In addition, most countries have their own official web sites for you to browse.  Many of the web site addresses are listed in the World Almanac.Web http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Historical Timelines
Many times it is difficult to see how an event in history fits with other events that happened during that time period. Here are four good timeline web sites. The History Channel (www.historychannel.com) has a section entitled "This Day in History."
http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html#century
lhttp://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html
http://www.thehistorynet.com/

Personal Information

I've always been fascinated with information literacy, whether it is print, visual, or in electronic mediums, so it made sense that I would move into a professional field that would emphasize my interest in how information is presented to our world. The other side of the information coin is instructional design - how do you effectively present information so students will learn to the best of their ability. You can't have quality instruction of a subject without the proper information presented in a dynamic way. Lastly, I love working with students, so it made perfect sense to become a school library media specialist. I get to help students learn how to locate information, select the information they need, organize their information, and communicate their learning in effective ways. And I'm in a profession that is on the cutting edge of the information revolution facing our nation.

Personally, my wife and I are celebrating our Silver Anniversary this year. Our family enjoys playing all sorts of games. In fact, we meet once a week with our friends to spend an evening playing games. Our gaming group has been meeting for the last sixteen years. When a new game comes out our group will try it out. Many members of our group work in the gaming industry, so sometimes we get to beta test new games. In addition, our family enjoys attending theater events, local festivals, and camping. Maybe we'll see you around the Puget Sound area.

 

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