September 2011 Volume 5, Issue 1
Welcome Bridget Kratt! Synergy through change; change through action…the excellence continues… Along with the move to a new facility, comes a shift in the UNO Library Science Education Programs. Bridget Kratt joined the team this summer, and has partnered with Dr. Pasco to continue providing a program nationally recognized by the American Association of School Librarians for its excellence in preparing candidates to direct a school library media program. Bridget spent the past two years as the School Librarian, Technology Initiator and Web Administrator at Millard Horizon High School, where she had the privilege of building the library collection from the ground up – a task she savored. In addition to collaborating with her school staff on building lessons that fostered critical thinking and developed information skills, Bridget also served as a Millard Technology Cohort, training staff throughout the district.
and began her teaching career at Chandler View Elementary School in OPS. In 2009 she earned her M.S. in Reading, with an endorsement in Library Media and an endorsement in Instructional Technology from UNO. She is currently a doctoral candidate working towards her EdD in Educational Administration. This semester you can find Bridget teaching Young Adult Literature, Special Methods in Library Media, and Reference Resources and Services. Her husband, Lt. Colonel John Kratt, is the Commander of the 170th Operational Support Squadron at Offutt AFB. They have two children – Kylie, age 11 and Brian, age 9, and reside in Papillion.
Bridget is a familiar face in the Library Science Education Programs, having taught Young Adult Literature in an Adjunct capacity last year, and having worked as Dr. Pasco’s Graduate Teaching Assistant from 2007-2009. She earned her B.S. in Elementary Education at UNO in 2000
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