Education:
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 2012
Master of Education in Education Technology Leadership
Add-On Certification: Education Technology Leader, Education Technology Facilitator
Southeastern Louisiana University, 2007
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Concentration in Grades 4-8
Focus Areas: English Language Arts and Social Studies
Add-On Certification: School Library Service
Master of Education in Education Technology Leadership
Add-On Certification: Education Technology Leader, Education Technology Facilitator
Southeastern Louisiana University, 2007
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Concentration in Grades 4-8
Focus Areas: English Language Arts and Social Studies
Add-On Certification: School Library Service
Work Experience:
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
Director of Library
June 2016 - Present
Central Community School District
Central Middle School
Library Media Specialist, 6-8 Grades
January 2011 - May 2016
Central Community School District
Tanglewood Elementary
Library Media Specialist, 2nd & 3rd Grades
July 2008 - January 2011
Central Community School District
Central Middle School
Teacher, 6th & 7th Grade English Language Arts
December 2007 - June 2008
Director of Library
June 2016 - Present
Central Community School District
Central Middle School
Library Media Specialist, 6-8 Grades
January 2011 - May 2016
Central Community School District
Tanglewood Elementary
Library Media Specialist, 2nd & 3rd Grades
July 2008 - January 2011
Central Community School District
Central Middle School
Teacher, 6th & 7th Grade English Language Arts
December 2007 - June 2008
Professional Organizations:
Louisiana Library Association
LLA Executive Board Member - 2018-2019
LLA 2018 Conference - Alexandria, LA - Presenter
LLA 2013 Conference - Baton Rouge, LA - Presenter
Member since 2011
Louisiana Association of School Librarians
LASL 2019 Summit - Lafayette, LA - Presenter
LASL President - 2018-2019
Executive Board Member, 2014-Present
LASL 2018 Summit - Baton Rouge, LA - Presenter
LASL 2015 Summit - Lafayette, LA - Presenter
LASL 2012 Summit - Alexandria, LA - Presenter
Member Since 2011
EdCamp
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2019 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2018 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2017 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2016 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2014 - Organizer
EdCamp Louisiana 2012 - New Orleans, LA - Organizer
EdCamp Louisiana 2011 - New Orleans, LA - Organizer
Louisiana Resource Center for Educators
Board of Directors - 2018-Present
International Society for Technology in Education
ISTE 2019 Conference - Philadelphia, PA - Presenter
Librarians Network Past President, 2014-2015
SIGLIB President, 2013-2014
SIGMS President-Elect, 2012-2013
SIGMS Vice-Chair, 2011-2012
ISTE 2015 Conference - Philadelphia, PA - Presenter
ISTE 2014 Conference - Atlanta, GA - Presenter
ISTE 2013 Conference - San Antonio, TX - Presenter
ISTE 2012 Conference - San Diego, CA - Presenter
ISTE 2011 Conference - Philadelphia, PA - Attendee
ISTE 2010 Conference - Denver, CO - Attendee
Member since 2010
Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators
LACUE 2012 Conference - New Orleans, LA - Presenter
LACUE 2011 Conference - New Orleans, LA - Presenter
LACUE 2010 Conference - Baton Rouge, LA - Presenter
Member Since 2010
LLA Executive Board Member - 2018-2019
LLA 2018 Conference - Alexandria, LA - Presenter
LLA 2013 Conference - Baton Rouge, LA - Presenter
Member since 2011
Louisiana Association of School Librarians
LASL 2019 Summit - Lafayette, LA - Presenter
LASL President - 2018-2019
Executive Board Member, 2014-Present
LASL 2018 Summit - Baton Rouge, LA - Presenter
LASL 2015 Summit - Lafayette, LA - Presenter
LASL 2012 Summit - Alexandria, LA - Presenter
Member Since 2011
EdCamp
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2019 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2018 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2017 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2016 - Organizer
EdCamp Baton Rouge 2014 - Organizer
EdCamp Louisiana 2012 - New Orleans, LA - Organizer
EdCamp Louisiana 2011 - New Orleans, LA - Organizer
Louisiana Resource Center for Educators
Board of Directors - 2018-Present
International Society for Technology in Education
ISTE 2019 Conference - Philadelphia, PA - Presenter
Librarians Network Past President, 2014-2015
SIGLIB President, 2013-2014
SIGMS President-Elect, 2012-2013
SIGMS Vice-Chair, 2011-2012
ISTE 2015 Conference - Philadelphia, PA - Presenter
ISTE 2014 Conference - Atlanta, GA - Presenter
ISTE 2013 Conference - San Antonio, TX - Presenter
ISTE 2012 Conference - San Diego, CA - Presenter
ISTE 2011 Conference - Philadelphia, PA - Attendee
ISTE 2010 Conference - Denver, CO - Attendee
Member since 2010
Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators
LACUE 2012 Conference - New Orleans, LA - Presenter
LACUE 2011 Conference - New Orleans, LA - Presenter
LACUE 2010 Conference - Baton Rouge, LA - Presenter
Member Since 2010
Recognitions:
2019 ISTE Librarians Network Secondary Award
2016 Louisiana School Library Media Specialist Award
2014 Edublog Finalist: Best Librarian/Library Blog
2014 ISTE Emerging Leader
2014 Library Journal Movers & Shakers
2013 National Board Certified Teacher in Library Media
2012 Edublog Award Runner Up: Best Librarian/Library Blog
2016 Louisiana School Library Media Specialist Award
2014 Edublog Finalist: Best Librarian/Library Blog
2014 ISTE Emerging Leader
2014 Library Journal Movers & Shakers
2013 National Board Certified Teacher in Library Media
2012 Edublog Award Runner Up: Best Librarian/Library Blog
Presentations:
ISTE, June 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Google Tools You Aren't Using But Should Be In Your Library
Future Ready Nebraska Conference, June 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska - Future Ready Librarians, Developing & Engaging Positive Digital Citizens, Favorite Tech Tools
ASTE, February 2019, Anchorage, Alaska - Sacred Cows of School Librarianship (Preconference Workshop), Keynote - Relationships: The True Power Source, News Literacy, Teaching Digital Age Learners
EdWeb Webinar, October 2018 - Fight Fake News
ALA, June 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana - Building Strong Relationships in the School Library with Catherine Word
LLA, March 2018, Alexandria, Louisiana - Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration, News Literacy
LASL Summit, January 2018, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Building Strong Relationships in the School Library, News Literacy
TLA, April 2017, San Antonio, Texas - Visible & Vibrant School Libraries, Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration, Engaging & Developing Positive Digital Citizens
AISL, March 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana - Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration
CSLA, February 2017, Sonoma, California - Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration (Workshop), Keynote - Visible & Vibrant Libraries, Connecting the Dots, Ditching Dewey
TASL, November 2016, Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Librarian Tiff's Favorite Things, Ditching Dewey, Keynote - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship
ICfL, July 2016, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Breakout EDU, Programming within a Fixed Schedule, Teaching Digital Age Learners
NHSLMA, May 2016, Concord, New Hampshire - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Librarian Tiff's Favorite Things, Teaching Digital Age Learners
MLA, October 2015, Natchez, Mississippi - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Connecting the Dots
LASL, October 2015, Lafayette, Louisiana - Connecting the Dots, Favorite Tech Tools, Ditching Dewey
ISTE, June 2015, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Librarians Network Forum: Library Makerspaces
AAIM, March 2015, Hot Springs, Arkansas - Keynote: Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Ditching Dewey, and Connecting the Dots
CEESA Job Alike, November 2014, Belgrade, Serbia - Ditching Dewey & Technology Tools in the Library
FAME, October 2014, Orlando, Florida - Keynote: Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Ditching Dewey, and Connecting the Dots
TL Virtual Cafe, September 2014 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones & Jennifer LaGarde
ISTE, June 2014, Atlanta, Georgia - Librarians Network Forum: Marketing Your Library
METC, February 2014, St. Charles, Missouri - Top Tools for Content Curation, PD with a Twist, Power Up Your PLN, Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship
AASL, November 2013, Hartford, Conneticut - A Library in Every Pocket, AASL Best Apps for Teaching & Learning, Ditching Dewey: Genrefication in Your Library
ISLMA, November 2013, Springfield, Illinois - Keynote: Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship & Favorite Tech Tools to Engage Learners
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, September 2013 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones and Jennifer LaGarde
ISTE, June 2013, San Antonio, Texas - Digital Age Media Center Playground Coordinator
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, April 2013 - The Connected Concierge with Nicholas Provenzano
LLA, March 2013, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Power Up Your PLN
LACUE, November 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana - PD with a Twist & LACUE Learning Tools Smackdown
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, September 2012 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones and Jennifer LaGarde
ISTE, June 2012, San Diego, California - Hollywood Squares: A Brain-Bending Game Show
Follett New Leaf in Learning Conference, March 2012, Chicago, Illinois, - Be a Next Gen Librarian Today and Embedded Librarianship with Tamara Cox
LASL, March 2012, Alexandria, Louisiana - What's a PLN?, PD with a Twist, and Favorite Free Tech Tools
LACUE, November 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana - Favorite Free Tech Tools
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, October 2011 - PD with a Twist with Tamara Cox
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, September 2011 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones
CMS Tech Petting Zoo, February 2011 - Petting Zoo Resources
LACUE, November 2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Tech Tools You Can Use
Future Ready Nebraska Conference, June 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska - Future Ready Librarians, Developing & Engaging Positive Digital Citizens, Favorite Tech Tools
ASTE, February 2019, Anchorage, Alaska - Sacred Cows of School Librarianship (Preconference Workshop), Keynote - Relationships: The True Power Source, News Literacy, Teaching Digital Age Learners
EdWeb Webinar, October 2018 - Fight Fake News
ALA, June 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana - Building Strong Relationships in the School Library with Catherine Word
LLA, March 2018, Alexandria, Louisiana - Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration, News Literacy
LASL Summit, January 2018, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Building Strong Relationships in the School Library, News Literacy
TLA, April 2017, San Antonio, Texas - Visible & Vibrant School Libraries, Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration, Engaging & Developing Positive Digital Citizens
AISL, March 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana - Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration
CSLA, February 2017, Sonoma, California - Favorite Tech Tools & Other Inspiration (Workshop), Keynote - Visible & Vibrant Libraries, Connecting the Dots, Ditching Dewey
TASL, November 2016, Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Librarian Tiff's Favorite Things, Ditching Dewey, Keynote - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship
ICfL, July 2016, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Breakout EDU, Programming within a Fixed Schedule, Teaching Digital Age Learners
NHSLMA, May 2016, Concord, New Hampshire - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Librarian Tiff's Favorite Things, Teaching Digital Age Learners
MLA, October 2015, Natchez, Mississippi - Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Connecting the Dots
LASL, October 2015, Lafayette, Louisiana - Connecting the Dots, Favorite Tech Tools, Ditching Dewey
ISTE, June 2015, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Librarians Network Forum: Library Makerspaces
AAIM, March 2015, Hot Springs, Arkansas - Keynote: Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Ditching Dewey, and Connecting the Dots
CEESA Job Alike, November 2014, Belgrade, Serbia - Ditching Dewey & Technology Tools in the Library
FAME, October 2014, Orlando, Florida - Keynote: Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship, Ditching Dewey, and Connecting the Dots
TL Virtual Cafe, September 2014 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones & Jennifer LaGarde
ISTE, June 2014, Atlanta, Georgia - Librarians Network Forum: Marketing Your Library
METC, February 2014, St. Charles, Missouri - Top Tools for Content Curation, PD with a Twist, Power Up Your PLN, Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship
AASL, November 2013, Hartford, Conneticut - A Library in Every Pocket, AASL Best Apps for Teaching & Learning, Ditching Dewey: Genrefication in Your Library
ISLMA, November 2013, Springfield, Illinois - Keynote: Examining the Sacred Cows of School Librarianship & Favorite Tech Tools to Engage Learners
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, September 2013 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones and Jennifer LaGarde
ISTE, June 2013, San Antonio, Texas - Digital Age Media Center Playground Coordinator
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, April 2013 - The Connected Concierge with Nicholas Provenzano
LLA, March 2013, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Power Up Your PLN
LACUE, November 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana - PD with a Twist & LACUE Learning Tools Smackdown
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, September 2012 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones and Jennifer LaGarde
ISTE, June 2012, San Diego, California - Hollywood Squares: A Brain-Bending Game Show
Follett New Leaf in Learning Conference, March 2012, Chicago, Illinois, - Be a Next Gen Librarian Today and Embedded Librarianship with Tamara Cox
LASL, March 2012, Alexandria, Louisiana - What's a PLN?, PD with a Twist, and Favorite Free Tech Tools
LACUE, November 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana - Favorite Free Tech Tools
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, October 2011 - PD with a Twist with Tamara Cox
TL Virtual Cafe Webinar, September 2011 - Back to School Special with Gwyneth Jones
CMS Tech Petting Zoo, February 2011 - Petting Zoo Resources
LACUE, November 2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Tech Tools You Can Use
Publications:
LaGarde, Jennifer & Whitehead, Tiffany. "Power Up Your Professional Learning." Knowledge Quest. Volume 41 (Nov/Dec 2012).
<http://www.ala.org/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/archive/v41no2>
Whitehead, Tiffany. "Flipped Classrooms, Librarians as 'Defenders of Wisdom,' and the Hottest Tech Tools." The Digital Shift (June 27, 2013). <http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/06/k-12/flipped-classrooms-librarians-as-defenders-of-wisdom-and-the-hottest-tech-tools-iste-2013/>
Whitehead, Tiffany. " 'Google It' Better with Google Search Education." The Digital Shift (March 10, 2015).
<http://www.slj.com/2015/03/technology/google-it-better-with-google-search-education/>
Whitehead, Tiffany. "ISTE or Bust." School Library Journal. Issue 6 (2012).
<http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articlereview/894652-451/iste_or_bust.html.csp>
<http://www.ala.org/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/archive/v41no2>
Whitehead, Tiffany. "Flipped Classrooms, Librarians as 'Defenders of Wisdom,' and the Hottest Tech Tools." The Digital Shift (June 27, 2013). <http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/06/k-12/flipped-classrooms-librarians-as-defenders-of-wisdom-and-the-hottest-tech-tools-iste-2013/>
Whitehead, Tiffany. " 'Google It' Better with Google Search Education." The Digital Shift (March 10, 2015).
<http://www.slj.com/2015/03/technology/google-it-better-with-google-search-education/>
Whitehead, Tiffany. "ISTE or Bust." School Library Journal. Issue 6 (2012).
<http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articlereview/894652-451/iste_or_bust.html.csp>
