Unlock Your Teaching Potential Effective collaboration in education; Partnership in education between teachers and leadership. A conversation with Principal Sean Gaillard.
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What effect does a school principals’ approach to collaborative decision making have on teachers and students?
What is the role of creating invitations and agreements versus stringent expectations, constriction and restraint on teachers?
A collaborative leadership style is one that opens the door to conversations and viewpoints that foster an environment of inclusion and spark visionary outcomes. It allows for comfortable and safe buy in from teachers, and exponentially improves students’ experiences.
Welcome to episode 4 of Take Notes with Jen Rafferty! In this episode, I’m speaking with Sean Gaillard, an educator, administrator, author and podcaster who believes that all students are future world changers. As an experienced school leader he is currently principal of Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork.
We cover everything from our respective educators “origin stories”, the importance of reconnecting to mission and vision, and how there’s very little the Beatles can’t teach us all about perseverance, and dreaming BIG!
This week is all about remembering our “why” in choosing to become educators, and what a difference feeling valued and included by school leadership makes in our noble profession.
Let’s reconnect to the moments that changed our lives early on and inspired us to become educators WHILE addressing the very real and pressing issues we’re all facing today.
We can do both at the same time- it’s the only way forward.
Stay empowered,
Jen
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About Sean Gaillard
Sean Gaillard is an educator, administrator, author, and podcaster who believes that all students are future world changers. An experienced school leader, Gaillard is currently principal of the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork. In addition to keynoting and presenting at various conferences, Sean is the author of The Pepper Effect: Tap into the Magic of Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation. He has contributed chapters to Evolving With Gratitude and Because of a Teacher, Volume 2. His various articles have appeared in “Education Week,” “Culture Sonar,” and PBS. He is the host of “The Principal Liner Notes Podcast.” and the upcoming podcast, “The Album That Changed My Life.” In 2018, Sean was named the Lexington City Schools Principal of the Year. The following year, he was awarded the 2019 Wells Fargo Piedmont Triad Regional Principal of the Year and named a finalist for North Carolina Principal of the Year. Follow Sean on Twitter, Instagram, and Linktree.
He is currently writing a book for Routledge titled “Profiles In Educational Courage.”
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