Consultancies

  • 2016: Arkansas Department of Education. Serving as consultant to regional professional development initiative using my book, Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the Learning Imperative for the 21st Century.
  • 2014: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Editing a book on the Honouliuli internment experience.

  • 2014: AASL Lesson Database. Served as consultant to various Hawaii school librarians drafting lessons for submission.

  • 2014: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Served as consultant in visioning the JCCH Internment Project.

  • 2013: Mansfield University, School Library and Information Technologies. Served as online consultant on rubric design for NCATE accreditation.

  • 2013: Kapiolani Community College. Served as consultant on information literacy instruction in the library.

  • 2013: Punahou School. Served as consultant on redesigning libraries as learning commons.

  • 2010: Hawaii Department of Education, Aliamanu Elementary. Served as mentor in assessing for learning.

  • 2004: Hawaii Department of Education, Lincoln Elementary. Served as program consultant in action research.

  • 2003: Hawaii Department of Education, Molokai High and Intermediate. Served as program consultant for improving library services.

  • 2001: Hawaii Department of Education, Noelani Elementary. Served as technical consultant in reorganizing library facility.

  • 2000: Hawaii Department of Education, Waikele Elementary. Served as curriculum consultant to library program.

  • 1997: Hawaii Department of Education, King Intermediate. Served as staff development consultant for teachers and librarian planning collaborative instruction with information literacy.

  • 1997: Hawaii Department of Education, Heeia Elementary. Served as technical consultant in planning a renovated library facility.

  • 1997: Hawaii Department of Education, Kaimuki High. Served as staff training consultant for teachers and librarians designing inservice presentation on curriculum and technology integration with information literacy instruction.

  • 1996: Hawaii Department of Education, Shafter Elementary. Mentored use of student journal writing as a tool for metacognitive learning in information searching.

  • 1995-1996: Hawaii Department of Education, Mililani-Mauka Elementary.  Analyzed search process skills of upper elementary grade students.

  • 1995: Hawaii Department of Education, Iroquois Pt. Elementary.  Explored projects for possible Apple Grant funding.

  • 1994: Council for Basic Education. Served as humanities mentor for Molokai High teacher-librarian team developing a curriculum unit integrating classical mythology and Hawaiian lore.

  • 1994: Hawaii Department of Education, Kapaa High. Served as curriculum consultant for teachers designing research teaching modules for high school students.

  • 1993-1994: Hawaii Department of Education, ESEA Ch. 2 project. Served as consultant to Moanalua Elementary, Moanalua Intermediate, and Leilehua High staffs designing a curriculum of information search skills across the content areas.

  • 1993: Hawaii Department of Education, Kapolei Elementary. Served as technical consultant in planning a new library facility.

  • 1993: Hawaii Department of Education, Mililani-Mauka Elementary.  Served as curriculum consultant in library program planning for new school.