Graduate Teaching Lecturer, Library Media

E-mail: smsilva@plymouth.edu

Profile

Ms. Silva has been a school librarian since 1996 and is certified as both a school library media specialist and as an education technology integrator. She has been teaching graduate courses for PSU’s Library Media Specialist Program since 2003 and has facilitated online learning for OPEN NH (Online Professional Education Network).

Degrees and Education

CAGS, Educational Leadership, Plymouth State University
MEd, Educational Media, Plymouth State University
BPS, Management, Granite State College

Research Interests

Technology as a motivational tool in reading instruction

Awards and Distinctions

Recognition as Outstanding New Hampshire School Library by the American Association of School Librarians, 2011
Excellence in Education Award as School Librarian of the Year, 2011
Service Award (New Hampshire School Library Media Association), 2010

Associations, Boards, and Committees

New Hampshire School Library Media Association, member and past president
American Association of School Librarians
New England School Library Association
New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education
Phi Delta Kappa and ASCD