Karla Justice, EdD

I am associate professor in the division of school library studies within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. I was formerly a teacher librarian at Southeast Webster Schools and at New Hampton High School. I joined the school library studies faculty in 2004. My professional interests are in preparing teacher librarians for K-12 schools across Iowa, and beyond. The UNI School Library Studies program reaches this effort through its distance and hybrid master's and endorsement options. My passion for school libraries is driven by the desire to work with students and other teachers to enable learners to gain a passion for reading, essential skills in research and information literacy, and a discerning approach as users of information.

I co-directed the INTIME project at UNI, a U.S. Department of Education Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant. Its website was chosen for the 101 Best Web Sites for Elementary Teachers by the International Society for Technology in Education. Through affiliations with the American Association of School Librarians, the Iowa Association of School Librarians, the Iowa Teacher Librarian Leadership team and work in administering a statewide Google group for school librarians of Iowa K-12 (SLIK-12) and the annual Iowa school library survey, I highly value the connections I make through UNI to lead and learn from teacher librarians throughout the state.