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Selected Professional Development

Courses and Seminars

Spring 2024

Virginia Beach City Public Schools, book study. The shift to student-led: Reimagining classroom workflows with UDL and blended learning

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November 1-22, 2021

Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for discerning fact from fiction in the 'Fake News' era Book Club

Hosted by Jennifer Lagarde (author)

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August 4-5, 2020  

Student Centered Coaching Seminar

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February - March 2020

Joyful Book Club, "Balance Like a Pirate: Going beyond Work-Life Balance to Ignite
Passion and Thrive as an Educator
"

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December 3, 2018

NEA Big Read Discussion Leader training

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Old Dominion University

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July 11, 2018
ODU Library Summer Institute 
AASL National Library Standards 

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September 16 - October 14, 2015 
School Library Journal 
Maker Workshop 

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June 24-August 13, 2015 
Portsmouth Public Schools 
Flipping for Technology 
PPS 2015 Wired Summer Camp

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May 5-June 1, 2014 
American Library Association 
Engaging Teens with Digital Media

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February 26-April 2, 2014
Library of Congress 
Teaching with Primary Sources Program

at Waynesburg University 

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December 4, 2011 
ISTE NETS*T Capstone II 
Exhibit Portfolio

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July 25-29, 2011 
WHRO Tech Trek

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April 24, 2011   
ISTE NETS*T Capstone I 
Exhibit Portfolio 
 
November 21, 2010                  
ISTE NETS*T Capstone Introduction

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June 6-10, 2005              
Encoded Archival Description

(Course L-80), Rare Book School 
University of Virginia  

 

May 16-21, 2004            
Digitization for Cultural Heritage Professionals
Humanities Advanced Technology Institute University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 

Conferences

March 8, 2024

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

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November 1-3, 2023

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

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March 9, 2023 (Chair)

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

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March 12, 2022

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting 

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November 3-5, 2021

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

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July 19, 2021  

VBCPS Activity Advisers Conference

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June 22, 2021

VBCPS Digital Learning Summer Summit 

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November 7-9, 2021

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

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November 6, 2020

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

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November 7-9, 2019

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

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July 15, 2019

VBCPS Activity Advisers Conference

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November 29-December 1, 2018   

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

 

September 26-28, 2018  

Virginia Library Association

 

March 23, 2018

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting 

 

November 2-4, 2017

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

 

October 11-13, 2017 

Virginia Library Association

 

March 11, 2017 

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting 

 

October 20-22, 2016 

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

 

October 26-28, 2016    

Virginia Library Association

 

March 11, 2016

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

 

October 21-23, 2015   

Virginia Library Association

 

March 28, 2015      

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

 

November 6-8, 2014      

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

 

October 22-24, 2014   

Virginia Library Association

 

March 21, 2014  

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

 

November 7-9, 2013   

Virginia Association of American School Librarians

 

March 22, 2013       

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

 

March 23, 2012          

Virginia Association of American School Librarians, York Spring Regional Meeting

 

March 10, 2012 

ActivVirginia East 2012 Promethean Users 

 

February 22-24, 2009   

Virginia Society for Technology in Education

Webinars

May 24, 2021
Teaching Social Justice that Inspires Future Leaders
VSTE Taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

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May 20, 2021
Manga in Libraries: Why Manga?
New York City School Librarians' Association 

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February 22, 2018 
AASL: Connecting Competencies: Learner, School Librarian and School Library

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February 20, 2018 
AASL: A Practical Approach to Growing a Diverse Collection/Program

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January 31, 2018  
AASL: Connecting the Dots: A look at the National School Library Standards for Policymakers

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December 6, 2017    
AASL: The AASL Standards Web Portal: Accessing Standards and Support Resources 

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