Prairie Point Elementary School

 

Welcome to the Learning Resource Center!

I am excited to be the Library Media Specialist at Prairie Point and am looking forward to being your child’s teacher.

I attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where I obtained a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies in 1998, with a concentration in Child and Adolescent Development. I decided to pursue a career in education.  I received a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 2000 from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. My first teaching job was in Elgin School District U46 as a first and second grade teacher. In 2002, I joined District 308 at The Wheatlands as a second grade teacher. I earned my master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction in 2005 from Rockford University, in Rockford, Ill. I received my certification as a Library Information Specialist in 2007 from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

I am passionate about my job and being able to share great books with students. My focus is to foster a love of reading in my students and to help them develop technology skills and research strategies.