New Job …New Adventures…Paula Abdul says yes!
So I have a new job starting in the fall, same school district and same office. However, the job is brand new! I am excited that I can “make it my own!”
Right Paula?
Yes, Lit Maven!
The job is Literacy Supports Consultant for grades 1-12. This means I will be supporting Literacy, cross-curricular, in approximately 88 schools.
In our school district, consultants visit the schools when needed. We are not fee for service. This means any teacher or administrator, can request my advice/assistance at any given time. I can model strategies in a classroom and plan with teachers. I can present to groups of teachers and admin. It is my dream job and an evolving consultant journey I have been on since September 2007.
For this new job I have been reading these books:
- Leading the New Literacies by Heidi Hayes Jacobs and her other books in the series: Mastering Digital Literacy, Mastering Media Literacy and Mastering Global Literacy
And…
- Reading in a Participatory Culture: Remixing Moby-Dick in the English Classroom by Jenkins, Henry and Kelley, Wyn
If you have any other suggestions please let me know in the comment box below.
I am also working on defining my new job. It is not the same as being a Language Arts consultant nor is it a “special education” job. While the job has layers of those, it is not as simple as that. Of course that is what I like about the job change, the openness and the wild and craziness of it.
Stay tuned for my updates on this adventure! Hopefully I will be breaking new ground and not just hitting it.
Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!
