PRATT-SILS LEO program - Literacy, Education & Outreach

	LEO - Literacy, Education and Outreach: This area of study focuses on: Literacy programs for K-12 including visual and media literacy School libraries and library media specialist (LMS) Public libraries - Children and YA Librarianship Museum education centers and programs Educational technology and user education. Increasingly, librarians are playing a pivotal role in literacy across all media for both real and virtual users of libraries and information centers from research and museum libraries to school and public libraries. Creative Teaching and Learning -
LIS Courses: we offer a rich array of courses that focus preparing students to work with children, teens and adult learners.	LIS 608 Information Seeking Behavior LIS 609 Interpersonal Communication for Information Professionals LIS 673 Library Use Instruction LIS 676 Literature and Literacy for Children LIS 677 Literature and Literacy for Young Adults LIS 678 Library Services for Children & Young Adults LIS 675 Museum and Library Education and Outreach at NYPL, HSSL LIS 674 Museum Education Libraries & Resource Centers LIS 679 Storytelling LIS 680 Library Media Centers LIS 722 Cultural Diversity & Libraries LIS 698 Practicum/ Seminar LIS 721 Urban Public Library Service
We Collaborate with ADE	Students may take up to 6 credits in the Department of Art and Design Education:
ADE Courses: in Educational Philosophy, Pedagogy and Literacy	ADE 506 Literacy & Language Acquisition in the Classroom ADE 524 Teaching in the Galleries ED 606 American Urban Education: Issues & Contexts ED 600 History & Philosophy of Education ED 610 Child & Adolescent Development
	Our faculty is interdisciplinary between information science and education.
Faculty New book by Prof. Harriet Selverstone: Encouraging and Supporting Student Inquiry: Researching Controversial Issues (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship) To learn more about LEO contact Prof. Jessica Hochman, Program Coordinator jhochman@pratt.edu	Jessica Hochman - Assistant Professor, LMS, Coordinator. PhD candidate: Teachers College, Columbia University, Presently studying for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Philosophy & Education and Cultural Studies. Diversity Fellow 2001-2003, Master of Arts Degree in Instructional Technology and Media in the Program of Scientific Foundations. Completed May, 2001. Ellen Loughran - Visiting Associate Professor. B.A., History, Marymount Manhattan College; M.S.L.I.S., Pratt Institute. Formerly, Manager Children’s Services, Brooklyn Public Library Judy Freeman - Visiting Professor. B.A., English, Livingston College; M.L.S., Rutgers University, Children’s literature consultant, lecturer, writer; member, Newbery Committee, Children’s Book Award. Author of Libraries Unlimited Series Books Kids Will Sit Still For Harriet Selverstone, Associate Professor. Formerly a high school library media specialist and Department Chair of the Library Media Department at Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CT. She was President of the American Association of School Librarians and two-term President of the Connecticut Educational Media Association and the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. She has authored chapters on censorship issues in two texts, Children and Books, HarperCollins, 1996 and Collection Management for School Library Media Centers, Haworth Press, Inc., 1985-86. She is Series Adviser to Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series. She holds a Masters degree in Library Science, an Advanced Certificate in Information Management and an honorary doctorate degree from Pratt Institute. David Walczyk - Assistant Professor. B.S., Computer Information Systems, The College of Saint Rose; Ed.D., Columbia University. Dr. Walczyk brings to Pratt professional experience as a designer, advisor, researcher, and interdisciplinary collaborator at the intersections of people, culture, and interactive media. He completed his doctorate in Communication and Education at Columbia University. His teaching and applied research includes interaction design, information architecture, usability, and media ecology. Carolyn Ward - Visiting Professor. B.A., English, Caldwell College; M.L.S., Drexel University. Coordinator of Children’s Services, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, Conn Gary Wasdin - Visiting Associate Professor. B.A., Theater, Augusta State University; M.S., Instructional Technology and M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Director, Office of Staff Development Director of Staff Development at NYPL. Formerly the Director of the Library at The New School.