My abridged “one pager” followed by the more extensive details.

💡Achievements

Jury member for the Neev Book Award for Indian Children’s literature since 2017, and active participant in the Neev Literature festival offering presentations and workshops for educators, parents and students
Attended workshops and professional development and been an active participant and presenter in national and international teacher-librarian and Edtech organisations.
Charles Sturt University – Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) Course Advisory Committee

At Western Academy of Beijing (Beijing):

Curated resources and created library guides (MYP Middle School) that have received over 90,000 views (https://learn.wab.edu/ms/)
Led project to overhaul of the learn.wab.edu libguides.
Facilitated switch to online learning during the Covid-19 period through curation of resources, training and guidance of staff
Assisted and trained teachers and students to onboard to Microsoft Teams from previous Moodle platform. Providing in-person and online support during Covid-19 lockdown
Supported teachers and MYP coordinator in the curation of resources for research and inquiry
Curated and promoted resources for WAB’s IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Social Justice) initiative
EARCOS Teacher Representative
Elected as Teacher Representative on the WAB Board of Directors

At Canadian International School (Singapore):

Created library guides including curriculum guides for units of inquiry (PYP) (http://cis.libguides.com/TKlibrary/home
Completed a full library renovation and renewal improving accessibility, space usage, signage, and display
Created a visual search guide for the library catalogue
Ensured a more diverse collection that reflects our student population by having books from many cultures and countries
Ensured the collection reflects the grade level and reading ability of our students by increasing the quantity and quality of books in the junior section
Enhanced virtual access to research resources through the library guides and to information literacy lessons after lessons so students can continue to learn at home
Set up library information and education sessions for parents through the parents’ page and through structured information sessions on a bi-annual basis
Continued education, collaboration and updates for teachers on new tools, new resources and using existing resources, getting regular feedback and feed-forward at co-planning meetings
Enhanced Chinese literacy through increasing Chinese collection by over 2,000 books including new early readers and a weekly read-aloud in the library, as well as Chinese collection lists on the catalog and Chinese library guides for UOI and the employment of a Chinese speaking library assistant
Fostered a love of reading through the Blokes with Books club and Readers’ Cup (winning national competition in May 2016) and regular author visits.
Revamped and improved the collection of P-SEL (Personal Social and Emotional Learning) books and organising Professional Development (April 2017) for teachers and parents in their use

At UWCSEA East Campus

Provided support as a research librarian in creating libguides for Middle School and the IB
Researched and implemented the LOTE collection (Languages Other than English)
Set up a discussion forum on Home Languages for parents, Teachers and Students

🧳 Employment Experience

Education and Children’s literature

2018-now: Middle School (MYP) Teacher-librarian/Technology Integrator – Western Academy of Beijing (China)
2015-2018: Primary School (PYP) Teacher-librarian – Canadian International School (Singapore)
2013-2015: Secondary School (iGCSE / IB) Reference librarian (P/T) UWCSEA-East (Singapore)
2013 Whole School Library consultant (volunteer) for 3 months – Hillside World Academy (Singapore)
2009-2012: Sales representative Children’s audiobooks – Naxos International (Far East) Ltd (HK/SG)
2007-2008: Head of Children’s Books PPP Company Ltd (HK)
2003-2006: Team Leader Usborne Books at Home (Spain)
Owner Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Children’s Gym and Kindergarten (Spain)

Various financial and corporate roles

2001-2003: Financial Manager Permanento Ltd (Hong Kong / Luxembourg / Spain)
2001: Manager Dutch Business Association (Hong Kong)
2000-2001: Freelance English Teacher (Hong Kong)
2000: Regional Business Development Manager – Reckon Pty Ltd (Asia)
1998-1999:        Financial Director – Impress Metal Packaging B.V (Netherlands)
Business Unit Controller – Fruit & Vegetables Division (Europe)
Board member of Pension Fund TDV
Director of Impress Metal Packaging Belgium
1995-1996: Control Manager – Bunge International Limited (Brazil)
1993-1995: Controller – Royal Inventum Company (subsidiary B/E Aerospace Inc. (Netherlands)
1990-1993: Senior Accountant – Deloitte & Touche (Netherlands/South Africa)
1989: Assistant Lecturer / Course Co-ordinator Management Accounting University of Cape Town (South Africa)

🎓Education

2016: Masters in Education (Knowledge Networks and Digital Innovation) Charles Sturt University, Australia
2014: Master in Information Studies with distinction – Charles Sturt University, Australia
2011: Certificate in Putonghua – Hong Kong University
2005: Creative Writing course – Open College of the Arts, UK
2005: Licensed Kindermusik Educator
2000: Cambridge/RSA certificate course in English Language Teaching to Adults – International House London
1997: MBA – IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
1993: Registeraccountant (RA), Netherlands
1993: Master of Philosophy – University of Cape Town (Commerce and Education faculty)
1992: Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
1989: Bachelor of Commerce (Honours); majoring in Industrial Psychology & Accounting -University of Cape Town
1989: Post-graduate diploma in Accounting – University of Cape Town

✍🏼Publications

iBook: Digital Language Learning Ecology
IASL2015: Boelens, H., Cherek, J., Tilke, A., & Bailey, N. (2015). Communicating across cultures: cultural identity issues and the role of the multicultural, multilingual school library within the school community. In IASL2015. Maastricht, Netherlands.
INCITE: Bailey, N. (2014). Getting Organised Digitally. INCITE, 35(10), 24.
Blog: https://intlnadine.org/

🎤Conference and PD presentations:

May 2021: ECIS Library Week:
- Moving IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Social Justice) to Reality
- #NotOurDiversity – Beyond BANA
May 2021: Asian Festival of Children’s Content panelist – Connections to Global Issues: how teacher-librarians are supporting the UN SDGs and beyond
May 2021: Toddle TIES conference panelist – “Library at the Heart of the School – Developing Inquiry and Research.”
Mar 2021: EdTechGZ – One Ring to Bind them – Libguides to showcase resources 24/7
Oct 2020: Podcast – from Page to Practice – discussion of Jamie Thom’s book “Quiet”
Aug 2020: Springshare Springy Camp – Libguides Beyond the Library
Mar 2020: Education Research Reading Room Podcast – Online Learning a Teacher Librarian’s Perspective
Jan 2020: WABLabs, Beijing China – Teacher Workshop – Integrating literature into the curriculum
Sep 2019: NEEV Literature Festival, Bangalore, India. Part of the panel of judges for the annual Neev Children’s Literature award. Workshop – Books & Beyond – Inquiry meets storytelling to build bridges using the UN Global Goals.
Mar 2019: Workshop at EARCOS librarian workshop – Pimp my (lib)Guide
Sep 2018: NEEV Literature Festival, Bangalore, India. Part of the panel of judges for the annual Neev Children’s Literature award. Presentation – What when a child won’t read. Workshop – Using Empathy Mapping with Picture Books.
Feb 2018: ECIS Library conference, Chennai, India – Converting reluctant readers through social belonging
Jan 2018: 21st Century Learning, Hong Kong, China – Combining the digital and physical to Blokes with Books
Dec 2017: Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference 2017, Workshop: Blokes with books – can social belonging impact on reading motivation and skill for young boys?
Oct 2017: Academic Honesty, presentation and workshops for teachers in Grades 1-3; 4-6; and secondary
Sep 2017: NEEV Literature Festival, Bangalore, India Part of the panel of judges for the inaugural Neev Children’s Literature award – Kindergarten workshop; Presentation on classroom libraries to teachers; panel co-moderator Trends and Traditions in Literature; presentation to participants – “Read to Grow, Grow to Read”
May 2017: Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore – Blokes with Books, communal reading
Feb 2017: Librarian Knowledge Sharing Workshop, UWCSEA-East, Singapore, Presentation: Blokes with Books – social belonging for reluctant readers
May 2015: Multilingualism Conference UWCSEA-East – Presentation: Chasing the Chinese Dragon
Feb 2015: Librarian’s Knowledge Sharing Workshop, Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, Presentation: Information Literacy – Beyond Search and Cite.
Nov 2014: The South East Asian School Librarian Connection Presentation, Renaissance College Library, Hong Kong: Digital Storytelling

⚙️Professional Development

Jun 2021: The Art of Coaching, Elena Aguilar
May 2021: ECIS Library Week
Jan 2021: 21CL HK – Librarian Conference
Jul 2020: MIE (Microsoft Innovative Educator) Expert
Nov 2019: FOEN Future of Education Now, WAB, Beijing China
Sep 2019: NEEV Literature Festival, Bangalore, India
May 2019: ISTE Certified educator workshop, Beijing, China (certification in process)
April 2019: Oliver Softlink training, Beijing, China
April 2019: Creating Cultures of Thinking, Kobe, Japan
March 2019: EARCOS Librarian Weekend & pre-conference, Taipei, Taiwan
Nov 2018: MYP Collaboration for Growth Workshop, Beijing, China
Sep 2018: NEEV Literature Festival, Bangalore, India
Feb 2018:ECIS Library conference, Chennai, India
Jan 2018: 21st Century Learning, Hong Kong, China
Dec 2017:Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference 2017,Hong Kong, China
Sep 2017:NEEV Literature Festival, Bangalore, India
Feb 2017: Librarian Knowledge Sharing Workshop, UWCSEA-East, Singapore
Nov 2016: Follett Workshop, SAIS, Singapore
Oct 2016: IB-PYP – Concept based learning Category 3, Canadian International School, Singapore
Aug 2016: Jo Boaler, Stanford Lagunita, MOOC How to Learn Math
Feb 2016: IB PYP – Making the PYP Happen in the Classroom, Category 1, Canadian International School, Singapore
Feb 2016: IB PYP – Making the PYP library the Hub of learning, Category 3, Renaissance College, Hong Kong
Jun 2015: Robyn Trevaud, Common Sense Education – Digital Literacy and Citizenship, Singapore
May 2015: Multilingualism Conference Eithne Gallagher – Equal rights to the curriculum: Promoting home languages in all classrooms – from theory to practice, Singapore
Apr 2015: Follett Destiny, 2 day training, Singapore
Jan 2015: Information Literacy Seminar 2015 – We are teaching but are they learning? Singapore Management University
Nov 2014: The South East Asian School Librarian Connection Sharing for learning, come and be in the room, Renaissance College Library, Hong Kong
Nov 2014: Information Literacy Job Alike Workshop, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
Feb 2014: Librarian’s Knowledge Sharing Workshop, Juradong International School, Brunei
Dec 2013: Follett Destiny training workshop, UWCSEA-East, Singapore