ND Curriculum Initiative

Ms. Kirsten K Baesler, Library Media Specialist

Biography

Baesler is an Assistant Principal and Library Media Specialist at Pioneer and Will-Moore elementary schools in Bismarck, ND. She also has experience as a District Staff Developer in the Technology Department. Baesler was part of a team that wrote the BPS Library Media Scope and Sequence for grades 7-12 and Technology Scope and Sequence Grades K-6., both based on National Standards. She was heavily involved in the writing and implementing of the state’s first-ever Information Literacy and Technology Standards. She has worked in school libraries for over 20 years and works with numerous teachers helping them integrate information literacy and technology on a daily basis. Ms. Baesler has her Masters degree in Education and Library Information Technology, has been a mentor for the Valley City Library Media Specialist program and was a finalist for the ND Library Media Specialist of the Year in 2008. Baesler lives in Mandan with her three sons where she serves on the local school board and the public library board of trustees. She was elected in 2008 to the State Executive Board of the ND School Board Association, has been a frequent presenter at the state and national conferences and currently represents this organization on the ND Professional Development Advisory Council established by the 2009 Legislature.