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96: Reshan Richards | How To Make People Feel Heard | Learn To Listen And See The Whole Picture Before Trying To Solve The Problem | In Order To Grow As A Leader, Be Intentional About Spending Time With Leaders You Want To Model | How To Use Technology Jul 22, 2016

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Dr. Reshan Richards is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, which he co-founded. Reshan also teaches Startup 101, an entrepreneurship course at Montclair Kimberley Academy in NJ, and is the co-author of Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off. An Apple Distinguished Educator and member of Mensa, Reshan has an Ed.D. from Teachers College, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Columbia University.

Explain Everything website: http://explaineverything.com/

Connect with Reshan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reshanrichards

About EducatorsLead:

Educators Lead is a podcast created to help launch educators into the next level of leadership. This show is for you if you are interested in educational leadership as an assistant principal, principal, superintendent, teacher or someone who hopes to be a school leader one day. Educators Lead offers inspiration and practical advice to help you lead more effectively. Jay Willis interviews school leaders three days a week to discuss why and when these educators made the decision to move into school leadership, challenges along the journey, and stories that made it all worthwhile. Educators Lead is a great resource for any educator looking to make a greater impact.

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

95: Marie Criste | How To Inspire Your Students | Get To Know Your Students And Bring Them Into The Conversation | Help Students Focus On What They Can Do, Not On What They Can't Jul 20, 2016

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Marie Criste is currently the Coordinator of Instructional Technology for the Roseville Joint Union High School District with over 10,000 students and 550 teachers outside of Sacramento, California. Marie has been in the education field for 17 years, starting as a middle school teacher and then moving to high school before being promoted to her current position where every day she encourages teachers to take risks and integrate technology as a tool to provide an engaging, collaborative, and enriching learning environment for all students.

Marie is a Google Certified Educator, and serves on the CapCUE Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the Gold Country Regional CETPA Group.

Connect with Marie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mccriste

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

94: George Philhower | As Educational Leaders, It's Not About Our Comfort, It's About Serving The Students | How To Remove Barriers To Learning Jul 18, 2016

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George Philhower has been an administrator at Western Wayne Schools in East Central Indiana for 7 years. Prior to that he was a special education teacher. George is passionate about the need to create school environments that are flexible enough to adapt to and meet the unique needs of all learners, and he is excited about the steps being taken in his school district to accomplish this goal.

Connect with George on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/gphilhower

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

93: Jeff Bradbury | Your Role As A Leader Is To Support Others In Learning Along With You, Not From You | Thriving With #EduTriplets | Life Balance While Being A Husband, Father, TEDx Speaker, Blogger, Podcaster, And #EduLeader | Believe In Others Jul 15, 2016

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Jeff Bradbury is currently the Coordinator for Technology Integration for the Westwood Regional School District in New Jersey. Jeff is also the author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students, the creator of TeacherCast.net, TeacherCast University, and Educational Podcasting Today. He is an ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Teacher, Google Education Trainer, PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Microsoft Service Expert, TEDx speaker, writer, broadcaster, consultant and educational media specialist. In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year.

Connect with Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbradbury and Check out Jeff's blog at http://jeffreybradbury.com/

Check out Teacher Cast at http://www.teachercast.net/ or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/teachercast

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

92: Brad Currie | Twitter Tips For Educators | Be Connected With Your Students And Teachers Using Whatever Platform They Use Most | How #satchat All Got Started | Be Approachable, Relational, And Authentic | Discover What Your Students And Teachers Are Pa Jul 13, 2016

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Brad Currie is the Dean of Students and Supervisor of Instruction for the Chester School District in Chester, NJ. He is also the Founding Partner of Evolving Educators LLC. Brad began his career in 2001 as a Middle School Social Studies and Computer Applications teacher. He is a 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Educator, Google Education Trainer, author of All Hands on Deck: Tools for Connecting Parents, Educators, and Communities; Personalized PD: Flipping Your Professional Development; and the newly released 140 Twitter Tips for Educators. Learn more about Brad by visiting his website www.bradcurrie.net or following him on Twitter @bradmcurrie.

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

91: Paul Erickson | Lead Like You Taught In The Classroom | Stay True To Your Strengths And Make Them Even Stronger | Once You Become A School Leader, Use Those Great Things You Did To Engage Student Learning And Build Relationships To Do The Same With Yo Jul 11, 2016

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Paul Erickson is a an elementary school principal in Buhler Schools in Hutchinson, KS. Paul is in his eighth year as a principal and in his 13th year in education. Quotes that summarize his philosophy on education and school leadership include..."A school's success starts and ends with culture and every kid needs an adult who is irrationally crazy about him/her." Paul feels honored to chat with listeners about his leadership journey as well as connect with you as fellow PLNers!

Paul's blog: https://visibleleadership.wordpress.com/

Connect with Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/principalpaul

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

90: Kim Corbidge | Work Hard. Be Strong. Stay Humble. | Better Yourself For The Sake Of Your Students | How To Develop Teacher Leaders And Keep Them At Your School Jul 08, 2016

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Kim Corbidge has spent the past 23 years as an educator where she spent the first 13 years teaching in Pennsylvania and the past 10 years teaching in Deleware. Kim has taught grades 2, 3, 4 and 5, was a Remediation Specialist and is now the newly appointed Assistant Principal at Richard Shields Elementary School in the Cape Henlopen School District in Lewes, Delaware.

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

89: Randy Delling | Stay Calm, Stay Calm, Stay Calm | When You Stay Alert And Observant, The Solution Generally Presents Itself | How To Resolve Conflict Jul 06, 2016

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Randy Delling is a retired high school principal after serving the students of the Los Angeles Unified School District for the past 29 years as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. He has served as president of the Assistant Principals Secondary Student Services Organization, the Senior High Secondary Principal Organization, and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 16, including serving as the president of ACSA during the 2014-2015 school year.

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

88: Kermit Ward | How To Overcome The Fear Of Public Speaking | Learn To Communicate Clearly So You Are Well Understood | How To Turn Around A Low-Performing School | Be Overprepared For Every Meeting Jul 04, 2016

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Kermit Ward is entering his 21st year in education and is currently the principal of Connally High School. Kermit is going into his seventh year in Pflugerville ISD in Austin, TX. Kermit's first three years in Pflugerville were spent at the middle school, which was a low performing school at that time, and just two years later, Kermit led that school to achieve the maximum of 7 different distinctions. Kermit's work has now led him to another underachieving school, where he is currently working to create another success story. Kermit is a 1992 graduate of Baylor University with a degree in Accounting, a 2007 Master's Graduate from Tarleton State University, and a second year doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin.

"Principal's Blog" by Kermit Ward: http://www.pfisd.net/domain/896

Kermit's article in the Waco Tribune in regard to high-stakes testing: http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/guest_columns/kermit-ward-guest-columnist-high-stakes-testing-better-prepares-our/article_647b18e4-13fd-58a8-8ebf-2f2841bef490.html

An article in Statesman in regard to Kermit's attitude toward growth, learning, and overcoming limiting beliefs: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/connally-high-principal-kermit-ward-remains-studen/nq6CT/

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

87: Dr. Greg Franklin | Touch Someone's Heart And You Can Change Their Life Forever | Leaders Change Behavior By Moving People Emotionally, Not With Facts And Figures | How To Navigate With The Fish Bowl Life | How To Leave It At The Office And Guard Your Jul 01, 2016

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Dr. Greg Franklin is the superintendent of the Tustin Unified School District in Southern California. Dr. Franklin is passionate about preparing all students to succeed in the global workforce through rigorous and engaging instruction, real-world applications, and the integration of technology. Among his accomplishments, Dr. Franklin was named California and Orange County Superintendent of the Year for 2014. In addition, Dr. Franklin is president of the Association of California School Administrators State Superintendents Council and adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California.

Quote Greg mentioned from Haim Ginot regarding the power of a teacher:

"I've come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my personal approach that creates the climate. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized." – Haim Ginot

His Name is Today

by Gabriela Mistral

"We are guilty of many errors and many faults, But our worst crime is abandoning the children, Neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait, The child cannot wait. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, His blood is being made, And his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer 'tomorrow' His name is Today."

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

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