Meredith McGowan

Born 1948 Omaha, NE (USA)

Former Curator, Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors at Lincoln City Libraries, 2005-2014.

Places Lived

Omaha, NE
Ralston, NE
Alliance, NE
Wayne, NE
Lincoln, NE
Arlington, VA
Terre Haute, IN
Tempe, AZ

Author Of

Nonfiction

Keywords

Education; Children's Literature; Elementary Education

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education, 1970, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Certification in Educational Media (K through 12), 1979, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE
Master of Science Degree in Education Media Administration, 1982, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE
Master of Library Science Degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1988

Occupation

Librarian
Media Specialist

Places Worked

Omaha Public Schools
Sullivan County (Indiana) Public Library
Mead, NE Public Schools
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tempe, AZ Public Library
Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE

Honors

Nebraska Literary Heritage Association’s Literary Heritage Award, 2015

Associations

Tom McGowan, spouse and frequent co-author

Bibliography

McGowan, Meredith
Meredith McGowan, Tom McGowan and Pat Wheeler, Appreciating Diversity through Children's Literature: Teaching Activities for the Primary Grades. 1994.
Tom McGowan and Meredith McGowan, Telling America's Story: Teaching American History through Children's Literature. 1989.
Tom McGowan and Meredith McGowan, Integrating the Primary Curriculum: Social Studies and Children's Literature. 1988.
Tom McGowan and Meredith McGowan, Children, Literature, and Social Studies: Activities for the Intermediate Grades. (Illustrated by Joan Frost), 1986.

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