B.S. General Social Sciences

Minor-Educational Media

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

 

MLIS (Master of Library and Information Service)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

 

National Board Certification (NBCT)

November 2009

 

 

The mission of Cane Creek Middle School Library Media Program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.  The school library media specialist (SLMS) empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information by:

 

-collaborating with educators and students to design and teach engaging learning experiences that meet individual needs

 

-instructing students and assisting educators in using, evaluating, and producing information and ideas through active use of a broad range of appropriate tools, resources, and information technologies

 

-proving access to materials in all formats, including up-to-date, high-quality, varied literature to develop and strenthen a love of reading

 

-providing students and staff with instruction and resources that reflect current information needs and anticipate changes in technology and education

 

_providing leadership in the total education program and advocating for strong school library media programs as essential to meeting local, state, and national education goals.

 

(AASL 2009)