Collaboration+and+Leadership

=Collaboration and Leadership=

Why are there teachers sporting clown noses, wedding dresses, and tutus in these photos? Why does a teacher have pie all over his face? And why is the principal covered in sticky notes?! All of these adults agreed to complete wacky stunts based upon the number of books sold at the fall book fair. What a great, if humiliating, way to show how crazy the school community is for reading.
 * **Connection with the Library Community**

[|Book Fair Stunts]

Part of being a professional is staying abreast of the latest developments in one's field and adding your thoughts to the local and national library community. Maintaining memberships in professional organizations is an excellent way to do that. I am currently a member of the following associations: [|American Library Association (ALA)] [|American Association of School Libraries (AASL)] [|Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)] [|New York Library Association (NYLA)]

This online resource was designed to infuse a social studies lesson with website evaluation practice. [|Evaluating Websites about Ancient Egypt] I read the NYC School Library Services website for grant opportunities. These are two grants that I successfully completed that provided software and books that will support collaborative projects and offer more resources to the entire school community. [|Library REACH Grant]
 * **Instructional Partner**
 * **Educational Leadership**

[|Tween 2 Teen Grant]