Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Teaching a graduate level course called theory and pedagogy in the study of writing this semester - Anyone have book or article recommendations for me? I have some old syllabi from 2012/2013 to look through, but I definitely want some updates to readings! #literacies #edusky 001
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Fingers crossed my new instructor email at GSU has my last name and not my maiden name in it finally! 🤞✨ 000
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026That’s a wrap! Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD #literacies 010
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Miss you too!! Wish I could be there! 000
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Also one last post for the night because I’m not awesome at updating this space yet: I passed my dissertation defense last Tuesday! Doing my revisions this week for a May 4th graduation. 💙 My HS students have been so excited to start calling me Dr. Rabalais lol. #literacies 120
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026If you’re at AERA, be sure to check this fun event out!!! Spearheaded by our very own @nicolermisra.bsky.social!! #literacies 1103
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Wish I could be at AERA with everyone! I’m home drinking seltzer out of a wine glass pretending I’m at happy hour when I do revisions to my dissertation. #literacies 140
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Announcing our February #literacies chat, Fostering Spaces of Liberation in Literacy Research hosted by Dr. Ryan Schey (ryanschey.bsky.social) on 3/31 We can’t wait to see you there! 011
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Join us Tuesday, February 24th for our next #literacies chat with Dr. Raúl Alberto Mora @elpatronhimself.bsky.social ! 042
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I’m definitely stealing that question haha, thank you! 020
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Wow!! I think I’d prefer to be ghosted, lol! 🤣 010
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Lol same!!! My beautiful spreadsheet I’ve got titled “Job Search” is not so beautiful with all of the blanks for my reply column haha. 130
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026True!! I won’t take any rejections or ghosting personally. I keep telling myself that at least I do have a job now teaching high school haha. But! I also love to research and want time for that. So I’m still holding on to hope! 140
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026That makes total sense. I’m not someone who likes so much about my future up in the air haha, so waiting like this is uncomfortable. All of the teaching interviews I’ve ever had were very clear on whether they wanted me or not, so applying for jobs in academia is kind of a culture shock for me. 000
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Yes really!! At the HS where I teach, we’re having a “learn from home” day tomorrow (second day in a row, Monday we were just off) because of ice on the roads. This isn’t at all usual for us but it really shows how campus visits during this time can be affected by the weather. 030
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Right! I went to a bunch of job talks last year to prepare, but I guess the reality is that there’s no one way that institutions do all of this. 130
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026A faculty member once told me since I want to stay in the Southeast that it would be impossible for me to find a job in academia haha. Which is fine! I think I do want to prioritize family, though I know I’d be an asset to any institution. 240
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026A2: Full transparency I’ve only had one interview, & that was for a job I applied for in December. I applied for jobs in Sept, October, & November too, & online my applications still say “in process” or “awaiting committee review” haha. So I have no idea & am looking forward to clarity! #literacies 461
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I love that way of thinking about it! 010
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Proximity to family is really most important to my husband and me too. Both of our sides of the family are in Georgia, so that’s where I’m applying for the majority. A job can be a great job but can’t replace the people important to you! 120
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Hi all! My name is Caroline, and I’m a 5th year PhD candidate in language and literacy education at Georgia state university and a HS ELA teacher. I’m attending NCTEAR soon in Columbia, SC. #literacies 040
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Join us! As someone on the job market, I’d love to hear others’ guidance on this whole process. #literacies 020
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 27/01/2026**In 2 short hours!** Join #literacies at 5pm PST/8pm EST tonight as we discuss "Navigating the #literacies Job Market: Sustaining Practices for Academics" with Dr. Hedrick-Shaw! 001
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Just a couple of Christmas pics! Check out two of the gift knits I made this year! A sweater for my husband and a LSU beanie for my father in law 000
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A2: I find joy in my students! They are working so hard in this last bit of time before the break. I was worried about switching to teaching seniors, but they are such a joy. #literacies 041
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A1: I do my best to take care of myself through spending time with the people I love and through my favorite hobbies…knitting & reading! Big projects can become daunting, so I have to take breaks every now and then. Here’s a preview of the sweater I’m knitting my husband for Christmas! #literacies 041
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Special shoutout to @kpsinedu.bsky.social @carolinebr.bsky.social, @lexikwoodward.bsky.social , @nicolermisra.bsky.social for their work on the W&L SIG Bsky team. Loving facilitating these #literacies chats with you all! 041
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Yesss please start knitting!! It’s really something that keeps me sane. Here’s my current #wip and a recent cast off! (The red top in the second picture) 321
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Join us for our December slow chat! This will be an informal #literacies touchpoint before the start of the holidays. Let's continue the conversation! 1105
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Interested to dive deeper into fandoms in the classroom? Check out @karismjones.bsky.social and @scottstorm.bsky.social's book! #literacies 042
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDScott Storm @scottstorm.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A5: Classrooms can easily feel like “doing school” with a focus on compliance. Instead, support students to follow their intellectual passions! Give choice about what texts to read, work to produce, and questions to pursue. I’ve seen this work in diverse and inclusive public schools! #literacies 063
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDKaris Jones Ph.D. @karismjones.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A6: If you’re at #NCTE2025, join us to experience some of these ideas live! 💡(we will sign your book!) @scottstorm.bsky.social #literacies Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B 0105
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A1: Returning to Q1 real quick, but @srtoliver.bsky.social’s article about the show Luke Cage with JAAL has always stuck with me about such an interesting deep dive into a fandom and how literacy is represented in media, and the fact that she wrote it as a doc student blows my mind! #literacies 030
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A6: Maybe investing in more choice assignments where students pick the text (widely defined) could help. Like, if I’m wanting kids to flex their research skills, I could let them choose a topic and research it related to that text (connected to critical #literacies, like interrogating power, etc.) 021
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A5: As I’ve been teaching We Were Liars, there have been some who weren’t as into it at first as others. It made me worry that some thought they couldn’t catch up to those who had read the book or seen the show. Maybe positioning fandom in really welcoming ways can help offset dead ends? #literacies 030
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025It could be so cool!! I’ve got to think about which grade level to do it with…probably sophomores, but they have a County Benchmark Assessment in December, so I need to think about weaving those tested skills into their lessons with this lol. But I think it’ll happen! #literacies 021
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I will!! I’ll have lots of engagement with this. I’m excited! 010
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Yes anime club!!! I was the sponsor for that too 🤣 Let’s write an article together called “From Former Anime Club Sponsors: Ways to Level Up the Classroom” or something hahaha #literacies 020
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A4: This would be really amazing to do in my classroom those last three weeks before Christmas. When we go to the library, so many of my kids have their own interests and it has so much potential for sparking conversation. I might do this for real…I’ll report back! #literacies 252
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Yes! It’s so cool to tell my students that I’ve been a Naruto fan since before they were born lol 🤣 but now they’re the experts!! It’s so cool to share that interest and have it been popular! #literacies 140
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025My babies currently don’t care about the tree haha. But they at least won’t climb up it! 210
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A3: In my 10th ELA class we just finished reading We Were Liars since so many of my students watched the show this summer (easy engagement!). We took a lot of time to unpack the racism that a character faces in the text and the commentary on class privilege throughout the book #literacies 031
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Yes SLC!!! I’m obsessed. We quote those women daily in my household! #literacies 030
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Just now joining in tonight, but my name is Caroline and I’m a PhD candidate at Georgia state university. I put up my Christmas tree tonight and I want to know from others when you put yours up (if you do at all!). Just trying to find joy in the little things lately! #literacies 150
