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About Wenndy Pray, MLS
Mrs. Wenndy Pray graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American with a double major in English and Spanish and has been an educator since 2008. She has taught English Language Arts in all middle school grades and was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2012. She has also taught English Language Arts in various capacities at the high school level. She became a librarian in 2016 and received a graduate degree in Library Science from Sam Houston State University a year later.
Mrs. Pray is a servant leader. Supporting and coaching efforts form the foundation of her leadership philosophy. Her role as a leader is best fulfilled by empowering, equipping, and supporting the community she serves. Relationship building is a valuable component of providing quality service through leadership. A stable, dynamic, and collaborative environment are components she prioritizes to cultivate the ideals to serve and foster professional, literacy-driven partnerships.
Mrs. Pray is proud to be a member of the vast community of educators and librarians. She is excited to collaborate, encourage, and serve as a resource to students, faculty, and the community. She strongly believes that personal connections to any content or discipline strengthen the learning experience, and her goal is to find these connections and facilitate growth. She encourages readers with the ever-present mentality that they are today's citizens and an integral part of our world.
Wenndy Pray is an active participant in librarianship and organizations that support libraries and librarians.
Her involvement includes entities at the regional, state, national, and international levels.
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG)
Educational Excellent Committee, 2024-2026
DKG Ignite: Leaders Empowering Leaders Program Participant, 2024
Texas State Organization
Leadership Seminar Committee 2023-2025
Leadership Seminar Alumna 2023
94th State Convention Steering Committee, Publicist 2022-2023
Second Vice President, 2024-2026
Technology Committee Chair, 2022-present
Chapter Web Administrator 2020-2024
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
National Conference Social Media Co-Chair, 2024-2025
Texas Library Association (TLA)
Young Adult Round Table (YART) Webmaster, 2023-2026
Conference Planning Committee 2023-2024, Co-Chair
Texas Accelerated Library Leaders (TALL) Class of 2022
Conference Planning Committee, 2022-2023
Innovative Programming Award Committee 2020-2022, member & chair
Young Adult Round Table (YART) Councilor - Alt 2020-2023
Texas Association of School Librarians (TASL)
Nominations & Elections Committee 2022-2023
TASL Social Media Task Force 2020-2022
Professional Development Task Force 2019-2020
Nominations & Elections Committee 2019-2020
2020-2021 Elementary School Battle of the Books Committee Co-Chair
2019-2020 Middle School Battle of the Books Committee Co-Chair
Certifications Include:
Microsoft Innovative Educator
Edpuzzle Coach
Wakelet Ambassador
Screencastify Genius
Screencastify Skilled Submitter
Newsela Certified Educator
Kami Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator
Adobe Creative Educator 1
Mote Ambassador
StickTogether Ambassador
Magic School AI Pioneer
Book Creator Author
Google Certified Trainer (2021-2024)
Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator (2018-2024)