Help me come up with a job title

July 21, 2015 11:51 PM

I will soon be starting a new role at the school I work at that combines a lot of different stuff that I'm currently doing. I want to come up with a title that emcompasses all three jobs.

The three roles are behavior coach (so, helping students make better choices/putting accommodations in place), training/supervising classroom assistants, and test prep. I'm wondering if there is some sort of elegant title that encompasses all of that, or, alternatively, what I should put on my business card. Thank you so much for your help!

posted by anonymous to Work & Money (5 answers total)

In the school system where I work, that position is called an instructional coach. They work with teachers and students. Congratulations!
posted by Pardon Our Dust at 3:04 AM on July 22, 2015

I'm an instructional coach, and I do not do any of those three things. That sounds more like a dean of students.
posted by archimago at 4:22 AM on July 22, 2015

Teaching and Learning Support Officer
Teaching and Learning Mentor
Or, as archimago suggests, Dean of Students.
posted by honey-barbara at 5:04 AM on July 22, 2015

Dean of Students is what came to mind for me too.
posted by Hermione Granger at 7:04 AM on July 22, 2015

I work in K-12 education. To me, Dean of Students means taking care of student behaviour when they get in trouble. In my experience, that's far less about helping students make better choices and far more about punishing them for the choices they've already made.

How about Teaching and Learning Coach? Or Academic Support Specialist?

Or the other way around: Teaching and Learning Specialist or Academic Support Coach?
posted by guster4lovers at 10:41 AM on July 22, 2015