A Life of Leadership, Literacy, and Advocacy

Malene Golding is the first interview on Cup of Capacity! Malene Golding is a wife and mother of 3, who is the founder of Golding Touch Education Consulting LLC, which provides critical professional development and job-embedded coaching in reading and writing instruction. She's also a Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Malene is the Chair of the Texas Association for Literacy Educators and the former Director of Elementary Literacy in one of the largest public school systems in Texas.  When I was dreaming up this fun project-to introduce educators and their leaders to masterful people in the education community-I thought of Malene. She is a wonder. Malene is a deep thinker, a person who both understands the requirements of our current accountability system at all levels and has a profound knowledge of what learning needs to look like to best meet the needs of our children. Her interview with me will go live Saturday, August 1, 2020. See you all there!

    There are a few things I have always known that I wanted for my life. I wanted to be a teacher and a principal. I wanted to be a wife and a mother. As I saw these wishes coming true, I had a new dream that I wanted just for myself and that was to obtain my doctorate degree. Today, I mailed out my final copy to my committee and I wanted to capture advice as I prepare for my defense in a few weeks. I even asked an online doctoral group for their advice to make sure I represented not only myself but other working mothers who might be in similar situations. Here are the top 5 things to keep in your pocket while traveling this road:     1- Find Your People  I was not sure which program I wanted to be in and took my time looking at and deciding on which one was right for me. I was accepted into a well-respected superintendency program that lasted three years and utilized a cohort of twelve model. Even within this group, I found people to lean on, talk with, even cry with who were in simi