

The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast with Daniel Bauer
Daniel Bauer
The BETTER LEADERS BETTER SCHOOLS podcast is in the TOP 0.5% most downloaded shows of over 2 million podcasts across the world. The BLBS show was created for RUCKUS MAKERS in education -- those out-of-the-box school leaders making change happen.
Launched in 2015, this category-defining podcast in educational leadership has helped over 1 MILLION leaders LEVEL UP. Each week host DANIEL BAUER has a conversation with a leadership expert and invites you to listen in. Turn your commute, chores, or workout into professional development and then GO MAKE A RUCKUS!
BLBS is the #1 downloaded podcast for school leaders.
Launched in 2015, this category-defining podcast in educational leadership has helped over 1 MILLION leaders LEVEL UP. Each week host DANIEL BAUER has a conversation with a leadership expert and invites you to listen in. Turn your commute, chores, or workout into professional development and then GO MAKE A RUCKUS!
BLBS is the #1 downloaded podcast for school leaders.
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Jun 2, 2021 • 40min
Colliding two worlds: Bringing Together the Best of Business and Education
Mary Grassa O'Neill Founding co-lead faculty for the HGSE/HBS Certificate in School Management and Leadership powered by HBS Online. HGSE Director of the Principals' Center and Managing Director of Programs in Professional Education First layperson Secretary of Education and Superintendent of Schools in the Archdiocese of Boston (led second-largest school district in Massachusetts - 120 schools and 42,000 students) Superintendent of Milton, MA Public Schools for 10 years Earned national recognition as the entrepreneurial turnaround principal of the James P. Timilty Middle School (Roxbury, MA) Founding member of Massachusetts School Building Authority Board Monique Burns Thompson: Co-founder and President of Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that trains excellent, experienced teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues (30,000+ teacher leaders trained) - https://teachplus.org/ Co-founder, President, Chief Curriculum Officer of New Leaders for New Schools, the largest recruiter and trainer of school leaders in the United States. - https://www.newleaders.org/ Consultant with The McKenzie Group (Washington, D.C.) Special Assistant to the Superintendent of the Philadelphia Public School District Leadership coach and consultant for 14 Massachusetts charter schools Marketing and brand management for Quaker Oats Co. Show Highlights Destroy what we expect from kids and what they should be learning A "North Star" will navigate you out of any feelings of failure Unlock the secret to success for their students with this Beautiful arranged marriages are needed in every professional toolkit Importance of inspection to determine the impact of your programs CSML program merges content and context Participate in problems of practice to bridge the gap from ideas to real execution Schools struggle to meet the potential embedded in their organization Half of all principals have no access to professional development "I deeply believe that every single person on this planet has superpowers, and it is our job as educators to tap into them and unleash them." - Monique Burns Thompson "Leadership is joyful work, empowering others to do their best work. Principals do that with teachers and teachers do that with students and empowering others to educate themselves or to be educated is just one of the most important things we can do in this world. We're building people, we're building the next generation of leaders and educators." - Mary Grassa O'Neill Full Transcript Mary Grassa O'Neil and Monique Burns Thompson Transcript Mary Grassa O'Neill and Monique Burns Thompson's Resources & Contact Info: Mary Grassa O'Neill | Harvard Graduate School of Education @Mgo565| Twitter LinkedIn Harvard Graduate School of Education· Twitter Professional Ed HGSE · Twitter Harvard Business School - Executive Education Harvard Business School Online · Twitter Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

May 26, 2021 • 39min
The importance of grateful leadership
Judith W. Umlas is Sr. Vice President, author and trainer at International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global corporate training company. She wrote the ground-breaking books including: The Power of Acknowledgment, Grateful Leadership, Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results, and You're Totally Awesome! The Power of Acknowledgment for Kids. In 2016 she founded the Center for Grateful Leadership whose members from around the world are committed to practicing and implementing the Grateful Leadership initiative in their organizations. Show Highlights The power of the written word & How Not to Talk to a Pregnant Business Woman Why feedback matters so much Avoid the feedback sandwich and establish a strong culture of appreciation instead Psychological safety engages people in growing the culture Five Cs framework and tools for every leader 97.6 chance that you will not do it if you say this The difference between recognition versus acknowledgement Celebrating failure and successful mistakes Acknowledgement is the antidote to bullying "Make our corporate culture be a culture of appreciation so people feel visible, noticed, appreciated and approved. They know that they exist. They know that they can make a difference." - Judy Ulmas Full Transcript Judy Ulmas Transcript Judy Ulmas' Resources & Contact Info: judy.umlas@iil.com Grateful Leadership The Power of Acknowledgment You're Totally Awesome Center for Grateful Leadership Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin Instagram The 5 Cs of Acknowledgment Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

May 19, 2021 • 36min
Expressing kindness in education
Houston is a speaker, author, and kindness advocate who has spoken at over 600 schools or events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong - curriculum and training that help teach social and emotional skills. To date, they have worked with over 2500 schools globally serving over 2 million students. In 2019, his face was featured on Lays BBQ chip bags as someone who helps "spread smiles." In 2020, his first book, Deep Kindness (Simon & Schuster, Tiller Press) was released. His mom is his hero and her best life lesson is to "hug like you mean it." Show Highlights A Woman on the airplane closes the Rhetoric Reality Gap What it means to be Wonderful SEL learning and character development Collective cultural value of kindness and how to practice it 2 day leadership development conference leaders need Your To Be List is what distinguishes you Practical tips on accountability to make actions more impactful The one question everyone should answer each day Random acts of kindness doesn't shift culture in a meaningful way How do we repeatedly do the things that we want to become "What we give our time to is what we value. Getting clear about that for ourselves is like a first important step. Then the second step is if we want to make those things, any level of a priority in our life, and it doesn't become about making time, it becomes about protecting time." -Houston Kraft Full Transcript Houston Kraft Transcript Houston Kraft's Resources & Contact Info: DeepKindness Book CharacterStrong Administrator's Leadership Conference LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Instagram Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2020 Twelve Practices LLC

May 12, 2021 • 35min
Promoting student voice
Susie Harder, M.A., CCC-SLP is an experienced clinician who devotes much of her passion to working with children, teens, and adults who stutter. She works in private practice and the school setting to help support children who stutter, trains speech-language pathologists to work more effectively with students who stutter, provides various fluency trainings to school districts across the state, and is also directing the Junior Authors Program platform. Susie grew up in Central California and completed her Bachelor's Degree at Fresno State. She earned her Master's Degree at Northwestern University, rated #2 in the nation for their program. While there, she met Kristin Chmela, M.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-F, an internationally recognized fluency specialist who had a true passion for helping kids who stutter. After graduating, Kristin and Susie have continued to work closely. Susie credits her passion and knowledge for working with people who stutter to Kristin Chmela, her mentor. Susie has a history of designing and building successful programs. During her time in Fresno Unified School District (2011-2015), Susie designed and piloted a successful framework for a Fluency Consultant role to utilize specialty skills and support SLPs. In 2016, Susie created a private practice focused on supporting children, teens, and adults who stutter. Within her practice, she built a mentoring program for children and teens who stutter to help guide younger children who are experiencing similar challenges. Most recently (2020), following the devastation of the Central California Creek Fire, she decided to write a book to help children who lost homes in the fire. During the process of writing the book, she created a unique platform to reinvent how children connect with literacy and books. Through the Junior Authors Program, children are involved in ongoing votes to help build the book from rough draft to published book on Amazon. Susie's love of working with children is evident from the first time you meet her. She cares for each one of the families she works with. She is full of positive energy, encouragement, and is an invaluable resource for anyone she works with. Show Highlights Hometown was on fire and out of the ashes a purposeful way to build connection emerged Tips and tricks to give more voice to your staff Junior Authors creates an excitement for learning and the ability to cope during life's crises How we pass along compliments can be empowering or meaningless Taking massive action quickly can accomplish more than planning for action Be a recovering perfectionist for progress Create opportunities to celebrate Life feels like the hundred pieces puzzle "If we can, for ourselves and for our kids, find that Thing that gives us that real inspiration and that true, genuine, 'I am excited about today because I get to do blank, not I have to do blank, but I get to do blank.' That really can shift so much of pulling back from the day and kind of move into the launch forward into the day." -Susie Harder Full Transcript Susie Harder Transcript Susie Harder's Resources & Contact Info: The Miracle Morning Junior Authors Program Twitter LinkedIn Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

May 5, 2021 • 35min
1st generation college student becomes superintendent
Dr. Mike Stacy is currently the superintendent at Beechwood Independent Schools in northern Kentucky. (This is his sixth year in this position). During his educational career, he's had the opportunity to be an administrator at the building level (elementary, middle school, high school) and the district office. During his 20 years as an administrator, he's enjoyed a lot of different aspects of his work, but coaching principals is what he loves most. Show Highlights 3 lessons being a 1st generation college student teaches about leading an entire district Systematic principal development within the district How we will get learning get caught up The right formula of leadership Getting your students and staff to let their true selves be seen An underestimated tool in our profession to build relationships Interview questions that bring out personalities to be able to put into a job. How to lean into challenge and support new principal growth "The number one job in all of education, the most important job in all of education is the building level principal. There's no doubt that a teacher impacts a kid more than anyone, but a building level principal impacts every teacher, every student directly." -Dr Mike Stacy Full Transcript Dr Mike Stacy Transcript Dr Mike Stacy Resources & Contact Info: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

Apr 28, 2021 • 36min
Creating belonging and championing equity in school
Dr. Andrew B. Campbell (Dr. ABC) is a graduate of the University of Toronto, with a PhD. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Diversity. He is presently a Faculty member in the Master of Teaching (MT) Program at the University of Toronto and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Queens University (online). He is an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) and has been an educator for over 25 years in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Canada. He has authored two books, "Teachable Moments with DR.ABC: A Spoonful for the Journey, in 2015" and "The Invisible Student in the Jamaican Classroom in 2018.His research and scholarship focus on issues of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Cultural Competency, Education Leadership, 2SLGBTQ+ issues, and Teacher Performance Evaluation. Dr. Campbell continues to present at various peer-reviewed academic conferences across North America and the Caribbean. He is a workshop facilitator, a motivational speaker and has delivered several Keynotes. Dr. Campbell appreciates fashion, enjoys travelling and meeting new people, and equally finds pleasure in bringing his community together to share a good meal. Show Highlights Simple spaces of belonging in schools Where the magic happens in teaching and learning Wooden ramps and murals have no place in schools Lesson that create intruders and not students Drop the mic moments aren't as powerful as this next move The art of storytelling as a pedagogy Know your power on your journey with including equity, diversity, and inclusion Your every day, 365 days a year speaker "Educational leaders have the moral courage to create belonging in our schools and I think that is lacking in a lot of our schools. We don't have leaders who have the moral courage, because guess what, if you're going to create something different, create belonging for people who the system is not created for. You're going to have pushback. A lot of educational leaders need to understand that when they get pushed back you are creating space for people who the institution did not create space for." -Dr ABC Full Transcript DR ABC Transcript Dr. Andrew B. Campbell's Resources & Contact Info: Teachable Moments The Invisible Student DR. ABC Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Empathy Map - Business Model Toolbox Business Model Generation How to Be an Antiracist The Cast The Person You Mean to Be: Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

Apr 21, 2021 • 35min
Here's how you get veterans to lead change in school
Deivis Pothin (Davis Po-tin) is an international school leader and educator who is passionate about empowering students' lives through education. Having worked in schools in the United Kingdom and in Brazil, he has built his expertise in working with teachers, students and parents from different nationalities, ethnic and social backgrounds. Such experiences have helped him to enrich his leadership capacity and to develop an international minded approach to education. He is currently the Head of School at Pueri Domus, a K12 IB bilingual school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Show Highlights Massive cultural change at international school Get 35 year vets to embrace change International mindedness transforms Brazilian education Misconceptions of an Introverted leader Connecting the dots with your leadership style Relating to staff in their own areas of expertise Really challenge you staff to learn and to unlearn The value bilingual education adds to cognition and social, emotional growth Tips on how to be reflective on yourself and school mission A simple way to do walkthroughs to measure if the vision is being lived out in your school "I've learned that public speaking and talking to others is much more about self-esteem than actually being an introvert or an extrovert. Really acknowledging this has helped me to look at myself and to me as a leader. What can I do to promote and to strengthen that has had a positive impact on the way I lead my community." -Deivis Pothin Full Transcript Deivis Pothin Transcript Deivis Pothin's Resources & Contact Info: DEIVIS D. POTHIN Twitter Facebook Instagram Linkedin Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. SMART TECHNOLOGIES The SMART Learning Suite Online allows teachers to create, store, and deliver lessons from anywhere – no SMART Board required – and your students can access and engage with your content from any web browser on any device. And it connects with tools you already use like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams. The research-backed EdTeach Assessment Tool will help Ruckus Makers discover their strengths and best area of focus across 5 different modules, including leadership and remote learning. You'll get a personalized report that shows where you stack up against other leaders, and maps some areas of focus that will have the greatest impact for you. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2020 Twelve Practices LLC

Apr 14, 2021 • 37min
The future of education: 5 trends we're seeing
SANDRA NAGY is a sought after advisor to school leaders around the world. Renowned for her deep expertise in strategic development and education; she works with organizations looking to transform learning. A creative, passionate, and experienced senior professional in the Education technology industry with leadership, change management, product development, learning strategy and execution proficiency. A driver of innovation who is able to build, motivate and develop high performing strategic teams that deliver outstanding results in changing environments. Her 20 year career includes leadership roles at Pearson Education, The Learning Partnership and Accenture. She has a M. Ed. from Harvard University and a B. Comm. from McGill University. She is currently the Managing Director at Future Design School. Show Highlights 5 trends leaders must address Entrepreneurial thinking is essential for student's future success Moment of incubation. Rethink timetables, scheduling, and assessment Address mental wellness crisis in schools What am I going to do with my leadership going forward What are your takeaways from the pandemic? Rethink pedagogical approaches in the classroom Transform education and leverage pandemic learning Impetus on leaders to think about unconscious bias and create opportunities "At the core of Future Design School is this notion of developing and cultivating problem solvers, kids who have a flexible, adaptable skill set, and the creative confidence really to tackle whatever comes their way. That's the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit. What you want is kids who look at the world's obstacles as opportunities that they can roll up their sleeves and solve, and that they don't need to wait until they're adults to wrestle with real issues." -Sandra Nagy "If we've seen anything that should be an inspiration for these kids in the last year, it's the fact that we got a vaccine out in eight months. If you don't believe in the power of human ingenuity and what we can do together, collaboratively working to solve a real problem. We don't take that moment to showcase that to kids and what might be possible, then we've missed the moment." -Sandra Nagy Full Transcript Sandra Nagy Transcript Sandra Nagy's Resources & Contact Info: Future Design School The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias … Caste An antiracist education podcast playlist LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

Apr 12, 2021 • 30min
Bonus Episode: Michael Smith
In high school, Michael never realized that he could make a living off of his hobbies. He majored in graphic design in college and those possibilities became a reality. Even today, he is amazed that design is a profession. Michael's mantra is: 'Every experience in life can be improved through intentional design', and he strives to make remarkable experiences. Show Highlights Boundaries a leader should set when expressing a vision Navigate unintended blind spots that emerge when you create as a team Successful collaboration is driven by a loose grip on your ideas Effective leadership finds the "who" and not the "how" Cast a vision that drives people to partner with as the best version of themselves The function of a leader is bringing an idea to life A plan for leaders to reflect, direct and design Full Transcript Michael Smith Transcript Michael Smith's Resources & Contact Info: Storybook Eyes Children's Book by Michael E. Smith — Kickstarter Twitter LinkedIn Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

Apr 7, 2021 • 36min
Ruffling Adult Feathers Through Civic Action
Erin Igoe is currently a high school administrator, forever teacher, mentor, coach, Gen Z mom, and wannabe Dorthea Lange. Erin has 18 years in education (teaching and administration), a project and problem-based learning classroom guru, 3 years as BTSA Support Provider, Districtwide Literacy Lead on CCSS implementation, Restorative Justice/Peer Court Coordinator and Civic Action Project lead teacher. Erin Igoe is determined to make a difference by helping young people discover how they can too. Erin gets her students a seat at more than just the lunch table, engaging them as changemakers whose voice matters. Show Highlights Ruffle your adult feathers to soar Ruckus teaching with constitutional rights and civic action A seat at the table makes meaningful impact Train your students to hold you accountable to lead your mission The pandemic paradigm shift for this generation The challenge of making change in high performing schools "Master" a tremendous opportunity for growth School's should collaborate versus compete for better outcomes "We need to grow each other and that's how you impact kids. When you see cooperation or collaboration, what you see is tremendous things happening. Competition is fine but competition through cooperation I think is really where it's at. When you just compete, you're othering people. All you're doing is perpetuating what we already have." -Erin Igoe Full Transcript Erin Igoe Transcript Erin Igoe's Resources & Contact Info: Level Up Join Mastermind mastermind — Jethro Jones Will Parker's Join a Mastermind Jenn David-Lang Mastermind The Infinite Game (192 GRAND): Sinek, Simon ... - Amazon.com Watch I Am | Prime Video - Amazon.com LinkedIn Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog Show Sponsors HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. SMART TECHNOLOGIES The SMART Learning Suite Online allows teachers to create, store, and deliver lessons from anywhere – no SMART Board required – and your students can access and engage with your content from any web browser on any device. And it connects with tools you already use like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams. The research-backed EdTeach Assessment Tool will help Ruckus Makers discover their strengths and best area of focus across 5 different modules, including leadership and remote learning. You'll get a personalized report that shows where you stack up against other leaders, and maps some areas of focus that will have the greatest impact for you. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC


