2011 BCTLA Distinguished Service

The BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association is pleased to announce that Greg Smith is the recipient of the 2011 BCTLA Distinguished Service Award.
 
Greg is an incredible, committed Social Studies educator and he is currently the President of the BC Social Studies Teachers’ Association. He is also a long-time friend of BC teacher-librarians. For years, he has provided the BCTLA Forum with a monthly “Top 10 Picks” Social Studies resource list, helping to keep BC teacher-librarians up-to-date with what is available as socials resources. In 2009, when BCTLA was involved in assisting in the organization of the BC Digitization Symposium, Greg was specifically asked to attend (supported by BCTF). He made great contributions toward the success of the event and the involvement of classroom teachers and teacher-librarians in supporting and having a voice in BC history digitization efforts.
 
However, one of Greg’s greatest contributions was his strong sentiment that, “…we need teacher-librarians back!” in BC schools. We know that if it hadn’t been for Greg’s support, the health of school library programs and services in BC would be far worse than it is today.
 
In summary, Greg is a Social Studies teacher extraordinaire, and an amazing friend of BC teacher-librarians. His efforts on our behalf are worthy of being recognized with the BCTLA Distinguished Service Award in this year of his retirement from South Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver and the teaching profession.

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