For the next year, I will assume the role of Public Relations Director on the board of this fine group of literacy leaders in our state. Yes, I am excited! Very.
This year's president's theme focuses on this group becoming more of a cornerstone in our state, not just for our members, but for anyone looking for literacy leadership. The group has become a cornerstone for me as it is becoming an outlet for hobbies I truly enjoy...literacy technology and reading. Call me a nerd! I also am truly enjoying getting to know the leaders within this group; they motivate me with their talents, energy, and friendships.
While at this Council Leadership Institute, I wore two hats, one for the ARA and another for my local council, the White River Reading Council, for which I serve as secretary. We chatted and planned and confirmed our areas of outreach for this upcoming year during which we will combine two of my above mentioned hobbies as we host a Literacy Technology Bootcamp over four meetings held throughout the year using Google as our tool of choice.
I encourage all teachers to reach outside the walls of their buildings and become involved in leadership and fellowship with other like-minded peers. Besides the Arkansas Reading Association, I am progressively becoming involved in Arkansas Teachers for National Board Certification, another group in which I believe, another group working hard to better our profession in our state. This summer, I was asked to serve on their board, and I look forward to learning more and working with this group.
This summer I also received an email in response to my inquiring about the Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for women educators. While working with some educators earlier in the summer, a member shared about the activities of this group. Maybe more on this will occur...
For me, the most important gain from such groups is the interaction, the sharing of ideas and goals and trends, the fellowship of like-minded, achieving persons who want more for themselves, their students, and their communities, always leaving with some nugget of knowledge. One can become stagnate within four walls...sometimes without even realizing it until presented with an opportunity to venture out.
If you live within my area and want to become involved in any of the above mentioned groups, let me know! I will share!
In what groups are involved? Do you play a leadership role? How have you grown within these groups?
This year's president's theme focuses on this group becoming more of a cornerstone in our state, not just for our members, but for anyone looking for literacy leadership. The group has become a cornerstone for me as it is becoming an outlet for hobbies I truly enjoy...literacy technology and reading. Call me a nerd! I also am truly enjoying getting to know the leaders within this group; they motivate me with their talents, energy, and friendships.
While at this Council Leadership Institute, I wore two hats, one for the ARA and another for my local council, the White River Reading Council, for which I serve as secretary. We chatted and planned and confirmed our areas of outreach for this upcoming year during which we will combine two of my above mentioned hobbies as we host a Literacy Technology Bootcamp over four meetings held throughout the year using Google as our tool of choice.
I encourage all teachers to reach outside the walls of their buildings and become involved in leadership and fellowship with other like-minded peers. Besides the Arkansas Reading Association, I am progressively becoming involved in Arkansas Teachers for National Board Certification, another group in which I believe, another group working hard to better our profession in our state. This summer, I was asked to serve on their board, and I look forward to learning more and working with this group.
This summer I also received an email in response to my inquiring about the Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for women educators. While working with some educators earlier in the summer, a member shared about the activities of this group. Maybe more on this will occur...
For me, the most important gain from such groups is the interaction, the sharing of ideas and goals and trends, the fellowship of like-minded, achieving persons who want more for themselves, their students, and their communities, always leaving with some nugget of knowledge. One can become stagnate within four walls...sometimes without even realizing it until presented with an opportunity to venture out.
If you live within my area and want to become involved in any of the above mentioned groups, let me know! I will share!
In what groups are involved? Do you play a leadership role? How have you grown within these groups?
