Welcome! I hope you'll enjoy checking out some of my projects and creations. Just click the links above to view different areas of interest.

You can view my Bluesky feed and my LinkedIn profile, but in the meantime, here's a little bit about me: 

I'm a school library media specialist for a 7-8 middle school that is part of a 7-12 complex building. In addition to being the school library media specialist for the middle school, I help manage the collection for the high school. 

I started teaching in 1998 and have been in my current school since 1999. Between advanced degrees and over two decades of experience, I have seen a lot of facets of education. I believe the school library is the last remaining and best place in schools for students to engage in authentic learning, as it is focused on helping students meet their information needs and on inquiry learning, without requirements for graded assignments. 

I like to be an active and engaged member of the educational community. I am a life-long learner who is constantly seeking to expand my knowledge, and to find news ways to help others learn. I love to read (here's my GoodReads profile), and I really enjoy hands-on tasks, particularly DIY work of all sorts. 

• Degrees:

  • M.I, concentration: School Library Media Specialist, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information (2019)

  • Ed.D. , Educational Administration and Supervision, Rutgers University Graduate School of Education (2014)

  • M.Ed., Educational Administration and Supervision, Rutgers University Graduate School of Education (2006)

  • B.A., English and Education, Rutgers University (1996)

• Licenses & Certificates: 

  • School Library Media Specialist (NJ, 2019)

  • Google for Education Trainer (2014)

  • Supervisor (NJ, 2006)

  • Principal (NJ, 2006)

  • Teacher (NJ, 1996)

  • Teacher (RI - Provisional, 1997)

• Recent Publications

  • Radical School Librarianship: A Global Response (Forthcoming - 2025), Chapter: "Why School Librarians Should Be Luddites"

  • We Can Teach That! Information Literacy for School Librarians (2024), Chapter 8: "Shifting Our Thinking From 'Digital Natives' to  'Digital Awareness'"

  • AASL's Knowledge Quest Online Monthly contributor