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A high school English teacher in Las Vegas, I woke up one morning and decided I wanted to move to Montana and be a librarian. I applied for library school and for jobs all over Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon.
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I was accepted into the only MLIS program I applied to, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. While I was at orientation weekend in AL, I landed a job interview in Boise, where I had moved over the summer, despite never having actually been there.
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I was hired as the librarian at Timberline High School in Boise, Idaho, in 2010, where I worked for 4 years.
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After writing a winning essay, I was able to attend ISTE in 2012. It was my first big professional conference, and afterward I started blogging, connecting with other educators, and really following my passion for edtech.
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After an exhaustive technology audit, my district created 2 new positions--K-12 Technology Manager and District IT Manager. The Technology Manager position was essentially an edtech administrator focused on exploring new technologies and assisting teachers to implement thse in their classrooms--some of my favorite parts of being a librarian! I didn't get the job, but did get my name and work history known in at the District office.
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I was voted Timberline's Teacher of the Year for the 2013-14 school year!
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I was invited to attend NCCE, a regional edtech conference, with 14 other district administrators. This was a big deal! I was the only person there who wasn't a principal or district level administrator.
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After the District Librarian retired, I interviewed for and accepted the position.
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I applied for and was accepted into the newly-formed Library Leadership Advisory Committee, a joint venture between the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho Library Association focused on providing opportunities for leadership development for all levels of librarians in Idaho.
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I applied for and was accepted into the Lilead fellows, a network of school library supervisors working to effect change in their districts.
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I was lucky to attend the best edtech summer camp of my life, Discover Education Network's Summer Institute. I was surrounded by 150 amazing and innovate educators and administrators. This was an amazing and energizing time!
