WORK EXPERIENCE
McKinney ISD
Library Media Specialist, McKinney ISD, Frazier Elementary, 2023-present
Media Resource Specialist, McKinney ISD, Bennett Elementary, 2015-2023
McKinney ISD: 3rd-5th Gifted and Talented (Alpha) Teacher, 2014-2015
2nd Grade Teacher, McKinney ISD, 2006-2014
El Dorado Christian School, August 2004-November 2005
Kindergarten Teacher, El Dorado Springs, MO
AWARDS & HONORS
2018 Bennett Elementary earned the Schools Transforming Learning (STL) Award
2016-2017 McKinney ISD 1st Runner Up District Teacher of the Year
2016-2017 Teacher of the Year, Bennett Elementary, McKinney, Texas
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Competition: Seven (Alpha) student teams earned Honorable Mention placing them in the top 10% nationally (Spring 2016)
Golden Key International Honor Society (Kansas State University Chapter)
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society (University of North Texas Chapter)
Beta Phi Mu/National Library & Information Studies Honor Society (University of North Texas Chapter)
GRANTS
$1388 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Doodle in 3D (For Frazier Elementary, December 2023)
$1475 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead (For Bennett Elementary, December 2022)
$2600 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Innovation Inspired by Nature (For Bennett Elementary, December 2021)
$848 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Dashing into Coding (For Bennett Elementary, December 2021)
$2500 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Professional Development Grant: ISTE 20: Where Dream It Becomes Do It! (December 2019)
$453 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: If they build it, they will learn KEVA Planks (For Bennett Elementary, December 2018)
$3499 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Building Background Knowledge with Google Expeditions (For Bennett Elementary, December 2017)
$600 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Girl Power 2.0: Empowering Girls to be S.T.E.M Leaders (For Bennett Elementary, December 2017)
$1800 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Coding is our Superpower (For Bennett Elementary, December 2016)
GE Additive Education Initiative for Bennett Elementary- Polar 3D Printer & STEAMTRAX kit and Flashforge Inventor II 3D Printer (2016-17)
$1200 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Learning Robotics and Coding with Ozobots (For Bennett Elementary, December 2016)
$860 Donor's Choose.org: Exploring Our S.T.E.M. Passions #GeniusHour #Exploravision (iPads for the MISD Alpha program, December 2015)
$1250 McKinney Education Foundation (MEF) Grant: Exploring Our S.T.E.M. Passions #GeniusHour #Exploravision (iPads for the MISD Alpha program, December 2015)
WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
Co-presenter, Turning Pages, Turning Heads: Effective Methods for Elementary Library Engagement at TCEA 2025 in Austin, Texas - February 1-5, 2025
Presenter, Transforming Learning in the Learning Commons/Library Poster Session at ISTE 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 25-28, 2023
Presenter, Augment Student Engagement and Learning with Merge Cube at TCEA 2023 in San Antonio, TX - January 30, 2023
Presenter, Transforming Learning in the Learning Commons/Library at TCEA 2023 in San Antonio, TX - January 30, 2023
Presenter, "To Dewey or Not to Dewey?" at TCEA 2023 in San Antonio, TX - January 31, 2023
Accepted Presenter, Makerspace: It's Not About the Stuff Poster Session at ISTE 20 in Anaheim, CA - November 2020 (Conference rescheduled due to COVID-19 and unable to present)
Co-Presenter, Where in the World at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 19, 2019
Presenter, Makerspace: It's not about the stuff! at TCEA 2019 in San Antonio, TX - February 2019
Presenter, Coding with Ozobots at TCEA 2019 in San Antonio, TX - February 2019
Presenter, It Takes a Village at TCEA 2019 in San Antonio, TX - February 2019
Presenter, Out of the Makerspace and into the Classroom Poster Session at FETC 2019 in Orlando, FL - January 2019
Presenter, Makerspace: It's not about the stuff! at FETC 2019 in Orlando, FL - January 2019
Co-Presenter, Integrating Makerspace into Curriculum at EMC2 for McKinney ISD staff -February 2018
Co-Presenter, #Booksnaps in a Snap at EMC2 for McKinney ISD staff -February 2018
Co-Presenter, Digital Citizenship: It's Not Just a Week, It's 24/7/365 at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 22, 2017
Co-Presenter, Innovative Renovation at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 22, 2016
Co-Presenter, Innovative Renovation at TAGT Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX - December 2015
Presenter, Bennett SuperTweeters at Bennett Elementary Staff, McKinney ISD - August 2015
Presenter, What's the Hullabaloo about Symbaloo? at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 23-25. 2015
Presenter, Teaching with Ted at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 23-25, 2015
Presenter, eMazing Web Tools and Apps at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 23-25. 2015
Co-Presenter, The Writing is on the Wall at McKinney ISD Converge Digital Learning Conference - June 23-25, 2015
Presenter, Why Twitter for McKinney ISD GT Staff - March 2015
Co-Presenter, Tic-TECH-Toe at TCEA 2015 in Austin, TX - February 2015
Presenter, "Techy" Potter at the McKinney ISD District GT Academy Awards - August 2014
EDUCATION
University of North Texas: Master of Science in Information Science with School Librarian Certification
Kansas State University: Bachelor of Science in Education with an area of concentration in Family and Child Development
TEXAS CERTIFICATIONS
Learning Resources (Librarian) PK-12
Generalist EC-4
Generalist 4-8
English as a Second Language EC-8
Gifted and Talented Supplemental EC-8
CERTIFICATIONS
Jon Gordon's The Power of Positive Leadership
Book Creator Certified Author
Adobe Express Level 1
Apple Learning Coach
Apple Teacher