Mr. Develin Jons Cramlington School 5128 Parkside Lane Toronto, ON M5G 1B5
Dear Mr. Jons, It is with great enthusiasm that I apply for the post of Lead Literacy Teacher at Cramlington School. I have taught in both the MYP and DP divisions of the IB program since I began at Cramlington and have witnessed how the school has grown. As such our needs and our students’ needs have diversified. In each division our reading program integrates with our rich and varied curriculum. I am of the firm belief that our continued success in achievement requires our continued collaboration on developing our literacy program.
Something special happens when you pick up a book, when you hold the pages in your hand. You might be holding someone’s imagination or someone’s life story yet that interaction between you and the material is poignant and extremely personal. As Edward P. Morgan once said, “A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. “ I would like to think that the literacy program here strives to nurture our students to be lovers of books, and am keen to be part of new initiatives that perpetuate this!
As the Lead Literacy Teacher I would like to meet with you to discuss your vision of role and how you feel I can best contribute. As well, I would like to share my beliefs and what I hope to be able to accomplish. I would also like to meet with each teacher to ascertain their needs, and how they see my role as being complementary and supportive to their classroom practice.
We are a school who thrives on using professional learning communities to augment our teaching and I would like to profit from this. I feel it is important to capitalize on our strengths and the structures that are promoting positive change. I see our recent adoption of experiential education to be part of reaching out to the diversity of our students, especially in literacy. I look forward to discussing this during an upcoming PLC. We have several members of staff who are comfortable with these types of activities and I would like to approach them to facilitate some part of our next meeting.
I strongly believe that community is the foundation of realization, and would like to build on our strong sense of community. We are strong collaborators and ‘critical friends’; we trust and respect each other. I feel we know our students well and are successful at nurturing them to be knowledgeable thinkers and risk takers. I’d like to further this by exploring how we can use this information to determine our instructional strategies in literacy. When we collaborate to make decisions which connect to the work we do with our students, their needs become the determinant of which strategies to use. How quickly we all come to feel part of this learning community!
Reading is indeed provocative and private. I hope to allow our great diversity of students here at Cramlington to know the power of the book, the power of the pen, and the power of the mind. It has been a privilege to have been a part of the great collaboration here and I know that I can lead our staff and our students along a new road of their learning journey, a journey that will inspire active, engaged learning, ignite self-discovery, and encourage each of us to grow!
Midfors, ON L4B 2W4
October 15, 2011
Mr. Develin Jons
Cramlington School
5128 Parkside Lane
Toronto, ON M5G 1B5
Dear Mr. Jons,
It is with great enthusiasm that I apply for the post of Lead Literacy Teacher at Cramlington School. I have taught in both the MYP and DP divisions of the IB program since I began at Cramlington and have witnessed how the school has grown. As such our needs and our students’ needs have diversified. In each division our reading program integrates with our rich and varied curriculum. I am of the firm belief that our continued success in achievement requires our continued collaboration on developing our literacy program.
Something special happens when you pick up a book, when you hold the pages in your hand. You might be holding someone’s imagination or someone’s life story yet that interaction between you and the material is poignant and extremely personal. As Edward P. Morgan once said, “A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. “ I would like to think that the literacy program here strives to nurture our students to be lovers of books, and am keen to be part of new initiatives that perpetuate this!
As the Lead Literacy Teacher I would like to meet with you to discuss your vision of role and how you feel I can best contribute. As well, I would like to share my beliefs and what I hope to be able to accomplish. I would also like to meet with each teacher to ascertain their needs, and how they see my role as being complementary and supportive to their classroom practice.
We are a school who thrives on using professional learning communities to augment our teaching and I would like to profit from this. I feel it is important to capitalize on our strengths and the structures that are promoting positive change. I see our recent adoption of experiential education to be part of reaching out to the diversity of our students, especially in literacy. I look forward to discussing this during an upcoming PLC. We have several members of staff who are comfortable with these types of activities and I would like to approach them to facilitate some part of our next meeting.
I strongly believe that community is the foundation of realization, and would like to build on our strong sense of community. We are strong collaborators and ‘critical friends’; we trust and respect each other. I feel we know our students well and are successful at nurturing them to be knowledgeable thinkers and risk takers. I’d like to further this by exploring how we can use this information to determine our instructional strategies in literacy. When we collaborate to make decisions which connect to the work we do with our students, their needs become the determinant of which strategies to use. How quickly we all come to feel part of this learning community!
Reading is indeed provocative and private. I hope to allow our great diversity of students here at Cramlington to know the power of the book, the power of the pen, and the power of the mind. It has been a privilege to have been a part of the great collaboration here and I know that I can lead our staff and our students along a new road of their learning journey, a journey that will inspire active, engaged learning, ignite self-discovery, and encourage each of us to grow!
I look forward to meeting with you.
Sincerely,
Nicki Campbell