
Hello. My name is Maria Houston and I enjoy being the School Librarian at Twin Ridge Elementary School in Mt. Airy, Maryland. This portfolio showcases the work I created at McDaniel College in the School of Librarianship Master's Program. My portfolio is organized by the 2010 ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians. Explore my portfolio to gain a better understanding of why I believe the school library is the heart of the school.
Happy Reading,
Maria K. Houston
Happy Reading,
Maria K. Houston
Vision
Twin Ridge Elementary School’s library media center will provide learners with a variety of learning opportunities including reading for pleasure, researching, tinkering, and problem solving. Learners will become effective consumers of media, will be able to differentiate between true and false information, be invited to explore new digital tools, and thereby become competent digital citizens—which will be essential for college, career, and life.
Mission
Twin Ridge Elementary School’s library media center is a place where learners are encouraged to learn, read, research, explore, experiment, take risks, create, and share their learning adventures with others.
Twin Ridge Elementary School’s library media center will provide learners with a variety of learning opportunities including reading for pleasure, researching, tinkering, and problem solving. Learners will become effective consumers of media, will be able to differentiate between true and false information, be invited to explore new digital tools, and thereby become competent digital citizens—which will be essential for college, career, and life.
Mission
Twin Ridge Elementary School’s library media center is a place where learners are encouraged to learn, read, research, explore, experiment, take risks, create, and share their learning adventures with others.