Tracey Carayol

Transiteracy Learning Specialist

http://traceywong.weebly.com/

Tracey Wong is a teaching veteran, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and has experience as a Director of Library Services managing 27 school libraries and 15 school library media specialists. Teaching at the elementary and secondary level, as well as a background beginning in NYC DOE public schools as a School Library Media Specialist, Reading Recovery teacher, Leveled Literacy Intervention Specialist and elementary teacher. Tracey also taught at an online school pre-Covid. Tracey empowers scholars through participatory culture and digital creation shared globally. In addition, she has over 5 years teaching experience at the college level.

Tracey is a 2024 Frances Lincoln Librarian, and a 2021 Macmillan Dear Librarian recipient. She is a recipient of a 2018 Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award and a recipient of the 2016 ALA Scholastic Publishing Award. Tracey is a Lemelson MIT Excite Award winner and the winner of Dremel's #LearnMakeGive contest. She has presented at numerous conferences including ISTE, Computers & Libraries, PLSA, NYLA, NYSCATE and NYCSLS. Tracey has published articles in School Library Journal, Library Media Connection, School Library Monthly and Teacher Librarian. Her publications can be found at: http://traceywong.weebly.com/publications.html .

Tracey's grant writing has assisted the various school districts with over $5,000,000 in funding. Best known for her ability to obtain resources, her work and library are featured in the UFT NY paper after she obtained a little under a million dollars in grant funding: http://bit.ly/1alICu1. Please view Tracey's educator spotlight feature: http://dailyedventures.com/index.php/2015/10/08/tracey-wong/ . Additionally, Tracey is the founder of American Passage.