About Me
I am currently the Head Librarian at the Pan American School of Porto Alegre. My husband, Kevin, and I recently moved to Porto Alegre, Brazil from India where we began our adventure as international teachers.
Having spent some time abroad during college, we both wanted to see more of the world. We learned through Kevin's former principal about international teaching and thought we would give it a try. We got jobs at the American School of Bombay and thoroughly enjoyed our time in India and traveling in Asia and look forward to many more adventures in South America and Brazil.
When we began our international careers, I was not a teacher-librarian and worked as an office assistant. Working in a school environment was a totally new experience for me and I soon realized how much I would love to be a part of the teaching community. As fate would have it my office was right next to the library, and after spending time there and talking to the school librarian I realized I had found my passion in education. As a lover of books who is also skilled in organization, the job seemed like it was meant to be. Shortly there after, I started the Masters of Library and Information Sciences, School Media Specialization at Syracuse University.
I love my new career as a teacher librarian. I love talking to kids about the books they are reading, and helping them find the information that is just what they are looking for. I believe that is especially important today as the information available to use grows exponentially everyday. I'm a lover of technology and think it's important to teach our kids how to use it well, even as I know they will be teaching me new things about it everyday.
Having spent some time abroad during college, we both wanted to see more of the world. We learned through Kevin's former principal about international teaching and thought we would give it a try. We got jobs at the American School of Bombay and thoroughly enjoyed our time in India and traveling in Asia and look forward to many more adventures in South America and Brazil.
When we began our international careers, I was not a teacher-librarian and worked as an office assistant. Working in a school environment was a totally new experience for me and I soon realized how much I would love to be a part of the teaching community. As fate would have it my office was right next to the library, and after spending time there and talking to the school librarian I realized I had found my passion in education. As a lover of books who is also skilled in organization, the job seemed like it was meant to be. Shortly there after, I started the Masters of Library and Information Sciences, School Media Specialization at Syracuse University.
I love my new career as a teacher librarian. I love talking to kids about the books they are reading, and helping them find the information that is just what they are looking for. I believe that is especially important today as the information available to use grows exponentially everyday. I'm a lover of technology and think it's important to teach our kids how to use it well, even as I know they will be teaching me new things about it everyday.
Professional Mission
I aspire to be the best teacher librarian I can be so that I can help students not only cultivate a love of reading, but also build skills to find, interpret and use appropriate information. I value education, technology and lifelong learning and look forward to sharing these values with students and colleagues. I am working towards this goal by continuing to stay connected with other teacher librarians to share ideas and resources on how to best serve our students.