ELAINE FONG
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Elaine Fong

Teacher librarian, Education Enthusiast, Lifelong Learner.

Hi there,

I have been a teacher librarian and head of libraries in international schools for 16 years, in Mexico and Singapore.​
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As a librarian, I promote information literacy, reading, in all formats and media, and academic honesty.  Critical thinking is an imperative due to the immediate gratification, and ubiquity of information.  We need to ensure that evaluating information is a healthy reflex, not just an academic exercise.

My vision is to engage every student in reading, at their level of interest and access.  Having a wide variety of books at hand and the unconditional acceptance of a child's reading choices are the imperatives to achieve this. My fundamental belief is that the library belongs to the whole school community – students, parents, teachers, administrators. It takes a village to raise a reader, so we are all reader role models. Reading is not taught - it's caught.

As a teacher, my aim is to make relevant, authentic connections to my students' prior knowledge by sparking their natural curiosity. Curiosity is the catalyst. Curiosity makes one smarter. Questions and inquiry lead the path to learning.  Because learning also happens outside the classroom, I am a proactive leader in extracurricular, and service activities, as well as the pastoral care of students.
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Some of the most valuable, and memorable, learning happens outside the classroom. I will make it happen at your school!​

Let's talk!
Elaine

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Goodreads: Book reviews, recommendations, and discussion

Elaine Fong's bookshelf: read

The Girl on the Train
Ashes
Quinny & Hopper
Monkey and Me
Shadows
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
The End
Secrets of Canadian Top Performers: Canada's Leading Experts Reveal Their Secrets for Success in Business and in Life!
The Laundry Man
The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas


Elaine Fong's favorite books ยป

How I contribute to a school...


Teaching 
Collaborating with PYP, MYP, DP, IGCSE, AP teachers for library lessons
Concept Based Inquiry 
Visible Thinking & Flipped Classrooms
Integrates technology with print sources


Skills 
Highly organised with deadlines 
Creative and critical thinker
Team player and collaborator
Embraces new technology and pedagogy
Proactive self-manager 
Effective communicator 
Goal-oriented & results focused
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Achievements
IBDP Extended Essay Supervisor
IBDP Extended Essay Coordinator
MYP Personal Project Supervisor 
IBDP CAS Coordinator 
IBO Workshop Leader (CAS) 
Redesigning libraries for accreditation
15 years of experience in international schools with PYP, MYP, IGCSE, DP, AP curricula


Roles and  Responsibilities
Managing annual library budget, usage statistics, reports, policy and procedures
Coordinating library staff, and student/parent volunteers
Organising Book Week and author talks
Secondary Staff Social Committee
Primary Staff Celebration Group 
Primary Staff Learning Group

WASC and SACS Committee
Farewell Committee 




​​IT Skills
Follet Destiny and Titlewave 
Weebly
Canva
Google Apps for Education (GAFE)
Managebac
Powerschool
iMovies
​ NoodleTools 


Online Resources 
EbscoHost
Britannica Online
PebbleGo
Q-Files
First News
The Day
Newsela
Press Reader 
​Overdrive 
Epic Books
National Library eResources 
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Student Service Activities 
Fun Run for the SPCA Singapore
Red Cross Home for the Disabled 
Riding for the Disabled
Caring for Cambodia

Terry Fox Run Singapore
Cleaning the Japanese Cemetery
​Annual Beach Clean Up at Changi 


Pastoral Care 
IBDP Orientation Camp - Grade 12 
Student Leadership Camp - Grade 9 
Riders Lodge Malaysia - Grade 5
Public Speaking - Grade 11

Overcoming Drug Addiction - Secondary
Female Body Image & the Internet - Grade 8
Gate and bus duty 
MYP Academic Honesty - Parents
Weekly Library Info Sessions - Parents
Intro to the IBDP  EE - Parents ​
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My Volunteer Experience
International School Library Network
(Vice President/Charity Committee)

(Books to Nepal )
Singapore Association for the Deaf 
(Dragon Boat Team)

International Coastal Clean Up 2018
(Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)

​Extracurricular Activities​
 U12 Boys Basketball (Coach)
U12 Girls Basketball (Coach)
Secondary Yearbook Committee
Readers Cup Competition - Primary
Cooking - Secondary
Just Dance - Grades 1 & 2
Dodgeball - Grades 1 & 2 
Asian Club - High School 
Hiking Club - Secondary
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What students and teachers have said about me... 

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I had the pleasure of being a student of Ms Fong's at Overseas Family School from 2002-2004 and have thus known Ms Fong as a librarian and CAS-Coordinator. Ms Fong is an extremely competent teacher, in addition, she has a lovely personality and an excellent sense of humor. Professionally, I thought she did an excellent job of honing our research skills (internet, journal and library research) and supporting our community involvement. Skills, which have been particularly useful to me as a university student, as well as in my personal and professional life. Ms Fong would be a tremendous addition to any school and I give her my utmost recommendation.
- Ida Jorgensen, former IBDP student at Overseas Family School, 2002-2004, Assistant Professor, PhD, Copenhagen Business School 


Elaine is an exceptional teacher librarian. I have worked with her for the past five years. She has a clear vision for how a library can be used as a learning resource. She works tirelessly to support teachers and students with lessons and to promote reading and research in our school. Elaine has been instrumental in helping me to support our mother tongue program by resourcing a section in our library that represents the languages at our school. I would recommend Elaine to any school needing a strong teacher librarian or looking to redesign their current library program.
- Mattie Jackson, ESL Specialist and IBDP School-Supported Self-Taught Coordinator, Anglo-Chinese School 


I just wanted to pass on my thanks and deep appreciation for one of your staff - particularly because her work is likely rarely noticed by parents and just taken for granted. 
My kids are both avid readers and devour 5-6 books every week. We love that they are keen readers and do everything to encourage them. I know that Chatsworth has a strong culture of encouraging kids to read, but Ms Fong has gone the extra mile for both the kids since we started at the school. She’s kept up with their reading appetite, and now even brings books in for them from the National library.   My daughters love their time in the library each week,  and do everything they can do get back there as often as possible to swap their books over. Ms Fong’s encouragement and support has certainly played a big part in this love of reading. 

- Corinne Kemp, Parent, Chatsworth International School, Orchard Campus
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