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PRESENTERS
Steve Black , Director of the Book Fair Preview program
StEvE BLaCk joined Scholastic in 1991. As manager of product programs on Scholastic’s corporate sales team, Steve currently directs the Book Fair Preview program, while also writing and recording booktalk scripts and podcasts for customers and employees. He regularly delivers webinar training sessions for Book Fair customers and conducts live booktalk and product presentations for teachers, students, parents, and coworkers. Steve also works closely with Scholastic consultants in providing presentation training.
Chad Everett , Middle School Language Arts Teacher
CHaD EvEREtt currently serves as a middle school language arts teacher in north Mississippi. He is a self-proclaimed literacy and technology geek. His knowledge of effective technology practices to enhance student learning, coupled with his passion for literacy, makes him a signi cant resource in the school districts with which he works. Previously serving as an instructional technology specialist and educator in student discipline, where he examined the power of restorative discipline practices to transform the student discipline process, he brings all he has learned from his previous roles to his practice with students. He is also deeply involved with community adult literacy, believing the change needed
to transform education extends beyond the school’s walls. Chad serves on the volunteer council and tutors with Literacy Mid-South. He is also a member of The Educator Collaborative, a think-tank and educational consulting organization working to innovate the ways educators learn together.
Jennifer LaGarde , aka “Library Girl”
JENNIFER LaGaRDE is the lead school library media coordinator/digital reaching and learning specialist for New Hanover County Schools in Wilmington, North Carolina. With more than 18 years of experience in public education, Jennifer has been a classroom teacher, school library media coordinator, district level leader, and educational consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Jennifer is a past winner of the
“I Love My Librarian Award,” a collaborative program of Carnegie Corporation of New York, The New York Public Library, The New York Times, and the American Library Association. She was also named a Library Journal “Mover and Shaker” for her efforts
as a school library advocate.
Jennifer earned her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in English/Language Arts from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She earned her Master’s in Library Science from Appalachian State University. She also holds National Board Certi cation in the area of School Library Media. Jennifer has published numerous articles on best educational practices for journals like Teacher Librarian and Knowledge Quest. She is also the author of the award-winning blog The Adventures of Library Girl, where she proves that while superhero powers are not required to be a teacher librarian, having a cape sure helps.