I am a retired school Librarian/Teacher with more than 30 years experience in education. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Texas with 16 years experience.
This website showcases the courses I taught in the secondary level, my current courses as an adjunct professor, my presentations and publications, and my resume and teaching philosophy.
Teaching today has taken on new dimensions because of the exponential expansion of information delivered in new technological ways, increasing digitization of information, the heightened demands for critical and creative thinking, and the call for collaborative problem solving. Our classrooms have gone global. Our learners must compete in a society that demands a higher level of critical thinking skills than ever before. The task falls to us as educators to teach the sophisticated literacy skills and abilities required of our students to participate fully in our global community. So how can teachers possibly keep up with the demands of the classroom and integrate these new proficiencies in their curriculum? Just finding the tools needed to train these skills is a challenge, much less mastering and teaching with these tools. This is where a school librarian/technology specialist skilled in information literacy can help bridge the gap. According to the American Library Association (ALA), information literacy is “the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information”. I integrated information literacy into learning programs and equipped students and teachers to take advantage of the vast array of opportunities within our information society. As a School Librarian and Teacher, I helped teachers prepare students with new problem solving skills and technological confidence. I was with All Saints’ Episcopal School from 1999-2021 as a coach, librarian, and teacher.
This website showcases the courses I taught in the secondary level, my current courses as an adjunct professor, my presentations and publications, and my resume and teaching philosophy.
Teaching today has taken on new dimensions because of the exponential expansion of information delivered in new technological ways, increasing digitization of information, the heightened demands for critical and creative thinking, and the call for collaborative problem solving. Our classrooms have gone global. Our learners must compete in a society that demands a higher level of critical thinking skills than ever before. The task falls to us as educators to teach the sophisticated literacy skills and abilities required of our students to participate fully in our global community. So how can teachers possibly keep up with the demands of the classroom and integrate these new proficiencies in their curriculum? Just finding the tools needed to train these skills is a challenge, much less mastering and teaching with these tools. This is where a school librarian/technology specialist skilled in information literacy can help bridge the gap. According to the American Library Association (ALA), information literacy is “the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information”. I integrated information literacy into learning programs and equipped students and teachers to take advantage of the vast array of opportunities within our information society. As a School Librarian and Teacher, I helped teachers prepare students with new problem solving skills and technological confidence. I was with All Saints’ Episcopal School from 1999-2021 as a coach, librarian, and teacher.