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269: Untapped Potential with Linda Rhyne Jul 11, 2022

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Listen in to hear Linda Rhyne share her experience from being a teacher, coach to now being the owner of Linda Rhyne consulting. You'll be empowered as you hear about her EDU journey.

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There are so many people in our lives that have untapped potential that they do not see.
I know a great teacher when the students love them but the students grow.
The relationship has to be the gateway to being instructionally sound.
We have to assume that people are showing up with their best selves.
Something is more than nothing.
We need to be authentic in what we do.
If you can take a stance of staying curious- you will succeed.

About Linda

Linda Rhyne is the owner of Linda Rhyne Consulting, a company focused on helping teachers and leaders connect research to practice in a safe & supportive environment. Linda is an award-winning and National Board Certified educator with 15 years of experience in education with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, one of the nation's 20 largest urban school districts located in Charlotte, NC. She served in multiple positions in CMS: classroom teacher, literacy facilitator, new teacher support coordinator, and Southeast Learning Community coordinator, with 10 years of experience as an instructional coach. In her free time, you can find her playing with her two boys, hanging with her husband, reading, and working out.

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268: Effective Professional Development with Erica Harrell Jun 27, 2022

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Tune in and listen as Erica Harrell shares about her experience and knowledge with creating effective Professional Development opportunities for educators. You'll be inspired as Erica shares her challenges and wins along her education journey.

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When you are the expert…it’s often hard to make the information digestible for others because you want to give so much.
Facilitators who really hit the nail on the head, get to know their learners.
When you can be willing and transparent to show all the data, that’s when growth happens.
As a PD facilitator there is a time to be the GPS and a time to be the map.

About Erica:

Erica Harrell is the CEO of Erica Harrell Consulting, an education consulting firm created to help dedicated educators create strategic professional development plans to increase student achievement and improve staff capacity. Erica has over 12 years of experience in K-8 education. She began her career as a special education teacher and has held multiple leadership roles from instructional coach to principal to Director of Leadership Development. In all of her roles, Erica has always had the desire to grow and help others do the same. As a school leader, Erica has led teams to develop strategic and comprehensive project plans for multi-day and multi-week professional development series and coached leaders to ensure high-quality session facilitation. Under her leadership, a team of school-based leaders facilitated 4-week summer professional development with an average of over 90% of participants rating sessions and operations as “Platinum” (highest rating on 5-point Likert scale) multiple years in a row. Erica is originally from Upstate New York. She attended University of Maryland, College Park for undergrad. She holds a MEd in Instructional Leadership from Relay Graduate School of Education. Erica currently lives in Maryland with her husband and one year old son.

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IG: @ericaharrellconsulting
Email: Info@ericaharrellconsulting.com
Podcast: The Power of PD Podcast

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CH Bonus: Coaching with a Classroom Management Lens Jun 20, 2022

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The end of the school year can get a little crazy, which is why now more than ever, it is important to remember that classroom management is a year-round thing. Take the time to check in with your teachers and start planning on how you can better support them in the fall. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where classroom management expert, Celeste, shares strategies for establishing strong classroom management routines and how you can support teachers and keep them accountable.

Quotables

Focus on classroom management as a lever to getting to the content.
Classroom management is a year-round thing.
Reflection makes you an effective teacher.
Classroom management doesn’t have to be super complicated, but it needs to be consistent and appropriate.
Classroom management is not a one size fits all.
Think through all of the hiccups that can happen while teaching, and plan ahead on how to avoid them.
Think outside the box.
The end of the year is the perfect time to plan how you will support teachers in the fall.

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267: Effective School Leadership with Jamal Maxsam Jun 13, 2022

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Jamal Maxsam shares his wisdom about being an effective school leader. He will leave you motivated an inspired to make a change within your school or school district. If you are needing a recharge this summer, this episode is for you! Jamal will leave you feeling empowered to take on another school year.

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We have to be the problem solvers and we have to see the mission within the mess.
That one thing that keeps bugging you is probably your mission.
Maybe it’s not time to quit. Maybe it’s time to address the root of the frustration.
Leadership is influencing people to take action.
Don’t give up on your vision.
When you have vision, communicate vision, and act on it- that’s when things happen.
It’s not about you and what you do. It’s about how you motivate and support everyone else who’s doing the work.
The role of a leader is to bring out the greatness in others.
Your responsibility is not to lead everybody but to lead the right people.

About Jamal:

Jamal Maxsam is a friend; mentor to new and aspiring leaders as well as Edupreneurs. His mission is to ignite K-12 educators to be champions of change by stepping into leadership or Edupeneurhsip so they can rekindle their joy of being an educator. Jamal is known for his ability to plan strategically; helping those he serves create action steps to accomplish their vision and overcome the challenges of school leadership. Jamal obtained his first leadership role at the age of 16, managing a fast-food restaurant, leading his peers as well as adults. His success continued as he opened a new location of a franchise recruiting and training team members which resulted in several awards for sales and performance. Jamal shifted to education and continued to grow in the ability to develop people. He taught for 9 years then served as a school Principal. He has led a school with as many as 92 staff members, serving approximately 950 families. He also provided support to a school Principal at a school that served approximately 2,100 families. In addition to running his business, Jamal serves on the board of directors of a non-profit organization. Jamal lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife where they enjoy laughing and spending time together.

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CH Bonus: Creating Mental Health Supports for Teachers Jun 06, 2022

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Mental health is a topic that is hard to talk about, but it is time that we address the elephant in the room. Now more than ever, it is important to come together to make a change. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where mental health expert, Charle, shares strategies for establishing strong relationships and addressing the mental health needs of teachers, students, and parents. The time is now to start talking and make your voice heard!

Quotables

Mental Health is a systemic issue.
We need to acknowledge that feelings are part of the human experience, and how to handle them.
Ask teachers what they need, and what can make their experience better.
Let’s start the conversation now, before it’s too late.
Kids need a space to talk; find a way to make everyone feel safe.
Start brainstorming and being creative with what is in our power to control.
If we keep doing the same things, we are going to keep having the same problems.
Your voice does matter!
You’re not going to change policy, and I’m not going to change policy, but together we can make a difference.
Don’t give up on the system.

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Email: charle@thrivingschool.org
Twitter: @CharlePeck
Website: thrivingschool.org
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266: Mindset with Becca Silver May 30, 2022

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Becca Silver shares how she helps support Teacher Coaches by working on mindset. She discusses the importance of working on personal growth as well as professional growths and how both ares of our lives effect the other. You won't want to miss this important discussion!

Quotables

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Coaches are the figure it out people
What coaches end up doing is treating teachers the way they want to be treated and not the way the teacher wants to be treated.
Don’t treat people the way you want to be treated but the way they want to be treated.
There is a skill to be built to sense when something is off.
Listen to better understand.
If they can talk about it they can move through it and get back to instruction.
Being self aware is really powerful.

About Becca:

Becca Silver is the founder and CEO of The Whole Educator. She is a highly energetic and knowledgeable trainer who approaches leadership development with transformational coaching skills and strategies. Becca is a former educator, instructional coach, life coach and executive coach. Her training programs and customized one-on-one coaching work focuses on fostering teacher buy-in, bridging knowledge gaps between leadership and staff and increasing teacher effectiveness and retention.

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CH Bonus: Adapting to Different Teacher Needs May 23, 2022

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The end of the school year is the perfect time to reflect and prepare for the following year. It is important that we don't assume teachers need the same support year after year, and that we get to the root of the problems we can help with. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where we share strategies for adapting your coaching methods to meet the needs of all teachers.

Quotables

Find the true root of the problem.
Divide and conquer.
To be an effective leader, you don’t have to do it all.
Lean on folks, but don’t push.
You have to figure out what someone needs in order to get better, and a lot of times, it is not what they are asking for.
People first, mindset second, professional growth third.
You can be an effective professional and still be yourself.
When you can leverage the talent within your building you become such a stronger leader.

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265: Get Motivated with Beth Segner May 16, 2022

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Beth Segner found herself burnt out where she was in education. That burn out ultimately lead her to a role of coaching which reignited her passion for education. Beth chats all things coaching and early math education. Tune in to hear actionable steps you can take right now to ensure you stay motivated, focused and productive!

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If they’re not seeing it in action, chances are, they are not going to implement it.
We as coaches are connectors.
You will be successful because you’re always trying to improve.
There’s no set number of years that makes a great educator.

About Beth:

Beth Segner is a math instructional coach at a K-5 school in Tennessee. She has experience in coaching new & veteran teachers, best practices for math instruction, co-teaching strategies, systematizing data meetings to maximize effectiveness, and math interventions for struggling students. Beth aspires to contribute to the work of developing teachers’ capacity to understand math more deeply, follow the CRA model for mathematical understanding, and reduce math anxiety in students. Her educational passions include developing number sense, conceptual understanding, productive struggle, and the belief that EVERYONE can learn math.

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CH Bonus: Prepping Our Leadership Now for the Upcoming School Year May 09, 2022

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As we get closer to the end of the school year, sometimes we feel like we are being pulled in every direction. Schedules also change in the spring semester, and sometimes we find ourselves with nooks and crannies of time that we didn’t have before. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where our guest educator – Mel – shares her tips and tricks for leveraging your time now in order to be better prepared for next year.

Quotables

Celebration is helpful for the brain.
Random acts of appreciation can make a difference.
Everyone deserves to have their brains stretched.
Don’t be afraid to just sit still for a minute and reflect.
The only way to grow as a leader, is to expose yourself to people who are different.
When you are fully fulfilled, you become more passionate about what you do.
Doing anything to build community and camaraderie should be at the top of the list.

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264: Teacher Leadership with John Schembari May 02, 2022

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John Schembari shares about his journey within the education world. He discusses what it takes to be a true teacher leader and how you can leverage past experiences to add value to your teacher leadership journey.

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A true leader understands that it’s about empowering the community, not necessarily empowering themselves.
We cannot do this alone. It requires all of us to step up and give our best.
Educators throughout time have had similar concerns and stress… take comfort in that.
You can have all the content knowledge in the world but if you can’t transmit it or get other people interested in it, you can’t teach.
Sometimes you just need the right person to say the right thing at the right time.
You have to help raise and grow people first and then everything else comes.
That ignites my passion, to see the spread of good things. Not bad things.

About John:

Dr. John Schembari is an Improvement Coach through which he supports teachers and school leaders by performing on site evaluations, identifying data informed trends, reviewing curriculum/assessment materials, creating improvement plans, coaching individuals one-on-one, developing and delivering group trainings to educators, and implementing evidence-based instructional strategies that improve teaching practices and increase student learning. John’s areas of specific interest include the facilitation of professional learning communities and educator affinity networks, implementation of project-based learning, and the development of teaching practices that promote student engagement, equity, and inclusion. Prior to his time as a consultant, he served as a middle school teacher, high school social studies teacher, founding high school principal, K-12 district CAO, leadership development facilitator, and as national director of teacher and school leader learning. John also has lived/worked internationally in Japan, Saudi Arabia, and The United Kingdom, and, occasionally, performs on site reviews of American curriculum schools in The United Arab Emirates. Raised in New Jersey, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Mary Washington (VA), his master’s degree in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh (PA), his second master’s degree in educational supervision from Montclair State University (NJ), and his doctorate in educational leadership from Seton Hall University (NJ).

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