Outstanding librarian honored
Traci Chun was chosen from among several candidates for clearly demonstrating outstanding contributions to school libraries.
May
2017
Jun
2016
Changing the conversation about librarians
Chief Digital Officer Mark Ray spoke about the evolving role of school librarians at a recent TEDx event.
Jan
2016
Bus-work
For many Vancouver Public Schools students who ride the bus, “homework” might be more aptly called “bus-work.”
Jun
2015
Teacher librarian to participate in national program
Ron Wagner, a teacher librarian at Felida Elementary School, has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute in July. Each year, [...]
May
2015
Teacher librarians: Mavens in a digital age
Original source: School Administrator, May 2015 As many school districts across the country have slashed library programs, Vancouver Public Schools has written a different narrative, giving its school librarians re-imagined roles. In this cover story, Superintendent [...]
Apr
2015
K-12 librarians’ roles shift to meet digital demands
Original source: Education Week, April 2015 "Teach more and librarian less." That's part of the strategy for utilizing teacher-libarians in new, technological capacities, says Director of Instructional Technology and Library Services Mark Ray, one of [...]
Mar
2015
Vancouver Public Schools technology director named education tech leader to watch
Mark Ray, Vancouver Public Schools' director of instructional technology and library services, recently was named one of "20 to Watch" honorees for 2014-15 by the National School Boards Association's Technology Leadership Network. The honor recognizes [...]
Oct
2014
Teacher-librarian role in VPS
Original source: The Columbian VPS teacher-librarians were highlighted in a Columbian story today, which follows the recent national case study of VPS' teacher-librarian role shift in our schools. Their role serves as a way to bridge the [...]
Oct
2011
State names Vancouver educator Teacher of the Year
Original source: The Oregonian, October 2011 Skyview High School teacher librarian Mark Ray was named Washington's 2012 Teacher of the Year. Read the full story in The Oregonian.