Educators Lead with Jay Willis

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86: Jennifer Kloczko | How To Have Work-Life Balance | Bring Your Best Self To Work By Filling Your Time Off Doing Things That Recharge Your Batteries | How Exercise Can Transform Your School | Encourage Your Teachers To Spend Time With Their Families | Jun 29, 2016

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Jennifer Kloczko is an elementary school principal at Natomas Charter School in Sacramento, California who has spent the last 21 years teaching and learning with amazing students and teachers! She is an Area 3 Writing Project Teacher Consultant and CUE Rockstar Faculty, leading K-12 professional development in literacy, technology and the Common Core.

Jennifer blogs at http://sparkleonjen.blogspot.com/

Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @jkloczko

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

85: Brent Coley | Adversity Helps Shape You Into A Better Leader | Don't Be Discouraged Because Things Are Hard At The Beginning, It Gets Better | Your Job Doesn't Get Any Easier, You Just Get Tougher Jun 27, 2016

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Brent Coley has been an educator in Southern California for 20 years. He taught 4th and 5th grade for 15 years before being called into administration, and is currently serving as the principal of Alta Murrieta Elementary in Murrieta, California. He is also an Instructional Technology Leader in his district, helping teachers infuse technology into their teaching to support student learning.

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

84: Dwight Carter | Help People See The Why And It Will Make Figuring Out The What And How Easier | How Seeing The Other Person's Perspective Will Make You A Better Leader Jun 24, 2016

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Dwight Carter is a widely respected administrator who is highly experienced as a leader in curriculum innovation at the secondary level. In fact, he was invited to speak on this topic at the national level by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and was honored with a Digital Principal Award from NASSP. He has also served as an assistant high school principal, a middle school principal and a classroom teacher. He is currently serving as the Principal at New Albany High School. Dwight was inducted into the Jostens Renaissance Educator Hall of Fame in July, 2010; and he was nominated for a Bammy Award in 2013 and 2014 by the Academy of Education of Arts and Sciences. He is passionate about creating the best possible learning environment for all stakeholders to be successful.

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

83: Devin Padavil | Every Child Deserves To Feel A Sense Of Belonging | How To Ask The Right Questions | Make Change And Innovation The Other Person's Idea So They Will Own It | One Of The Greatest Gifts You Can Give Students Is To Accept Them Uncondition Jun 22, 2016

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Dr. Devin Padavil is an educator with nine years of experience as a Principal at three different schools. His focus is on building a strong school culture and using teacher evaluation systems to authentically develop growth. He believes the true goal of leadership is to help others reach their goals.

Devin's Blog: https://lthspride.com/author/hhshawks/ or https://devinpadavil.wordpress.com/

Dr. Devin Padavil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DevinPadavil

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

82: Daisy Dyer Duerr | Your Value As A Person Is Not About What You Have, But What You DO And Are Willing To Do For Others | How A Small, Rural School Can Become An Innovative, Trend-Setting Model School | How To Not Get "Too Big For Your Britches" Jun 20, 2016

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Daisy Dyer Duerr is an innovator, a passionate rural educator, a consultant and a keynote speaker. She was named the NASSP Digital Principal in 2014, and a "Turnaround Principal" of 2 schools that have been recognized as "Model Schools" by Dr. Willard Daggett's ICLE. She is a proud advocate for ALL students in every ZIP CODE! Daisy was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Lyon College in the Fall of 2015 & also appeared on Arkansas Times "2015 Top 20 Innovators in Arkansas" list.

Follow Daisy on Twitter: @DaisyDyerDuerr

Daisy's website: http://daisydyerduerr.com/

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

81: Jay Eitner | Change Freaks People Out! | Get On The Change Train And Watch The Atmosphere In Your School Transform | Students And Teachers Are Most Engaged In A Culture Of Innovation Jun 17, 2016

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School Superintendent Jay Eitner is a proud product of the New Jersey public schools. A graduate from Union High School in 1997, Jay attended The American University in Washington DC with a BA in interdisciplinary studies. He began his teaching career in Roselle, NJ teaching a variety of subjects, including social studies, computers, and literacy. Known for being 'outside of the box' and for strong technology infusion, Eitner strived to make a learning environment that was both student centered and data driven. Jay received his Masters Degree in 2004 and was hired to teach 8th grade social studies in the nationally recognized East Brunswick Public Schools. During his time in East Brunswick, Eitner has written and received over $140,000 in grants for his students. Grants ranged from podcasting equipment to creating a fully-interactive goldrush experience, where students dug for gold during their westward expansion unit. Jay obtained his supervisor, principal, and school administrator certificates from the NJPSA NJ-EXCEL program in 2009. Administratively, Eitner has served as a middle school Assistant Principal, a K-12 Supervisor of Social Studies, and has been a Superintendent of Schools in two districts. Recently, he was the 2015 educators choice pick for the national Superintendent of the Year for the BAMMY awards.

Jay's blog can be found at www.JayEitner.com, you can find his website, Eitner Education at http://www.eitnereducation.com/ and you will find him on Twitter under the name @iSuperEit.

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

80: Sebastian Cognetta | How To Avoid Burnout And Recharge | If You Treat People Like Professionals, They Will Act Like Professionals | Why You Should Never "Beat Around The Bush" With Your Feedback | How To Show Respect While Being Direct Jun 15, 2016

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Sebastian Cognetta holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California and was instrumental in launching Aveson Charter Schools, a nationally recognized model for Personalized Mastery Learning, and two of California's first educator cooperatives, Aveson Educational Cooperative and Educators Cooperative. He is the school director for Aveson School of Leaders, Aveson's elementary campus. Dr. Cognetta started his career in education as a teacher in Fontana, California before transitioning into consulting and school leadership. Believing deeply in more innovative and active support for teachers, Dr. Cognetta has also helped reshape professional development for teachers through a groundbreaking personalized professional development model.

About EducatorsLead:

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79: Dr. Sharroky Hollie | How Does Your Community Engage Culturally With Your School? | Know And Make Your School More Responsive To Who Your Students Are Culturally And Linguistically Jun 13, 2016

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Dr. Sharroky Hollie is the Executive Director of the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, a not for profit organization dedicated to building culturally responsive communities across the country. He is a national speaker and author, providing professional development to educators across the country. In his 25 years as an educator, he has served as an assistant professor in teacher education for the California State University, co-founder of the Culture and Language Academy of Success laboratory school in Los Angeles, central office administrator, and teacher. His research primarily focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive instructional practices for TK-12 teachers and effective professional development for educators.

Sharroky's book Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning; Classroom Practices for Student Success on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Culturally-Linguistically-Responsive-Classroom-Instructional/dp/1425806864

Dr. Sharroky Hollie and Dr. Anthony Muhammad's book The The Will to Lead, the Skill to Teach: Transforming Schools at Every Level on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Lead-Skill-Teach-Transforming/dp/1935542540

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

www.educatorslead.com

78: Dr. Beverly Hutton | Don't Sweat The Small Stuff | Look At The Big Picture | Put Your Best Foot Forward Jun 10, 2016

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Dr. Beverly J. Hutton is the Deputy Executive Director of NASSP's Programs and Services. She has more than 30 years of school experience as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and district administrator. Dr. Hutton's leadership experience at the school and central office levels uniquely positions her to lead the programs and services NASSP offers to benefit all school leaders. Beverly's experience in the area of professional learning is critical to her understanding of the issues facing school leaders today. She served as a co-chair of the PSEL 2015 standards writing committee. Her educational background includes an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, an M.Ed. in Education Administration and Supervision, and a B.A. in English and Education. She is the author of a book entitled "Reculturing the Assistant Principalship – Perceptions and Practices".

About EducatorsLead:

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77: George Couros | Part 2 | Change Is An Opportunity To Do Something Amazing | Appreciate The Moment You're In And Do The Best You Can With What You've Got Right Where You're At | Sometimes If You're Data Driven, You Are Weakness Focused Jun 08, 2016

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George Couros is the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Innovator's Mindset, and the Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning with Parkland School Division in Stony Plain, Alberta in Canada. He has worked with all levels in K-12 as a teacher, technology facilitator, and administrator. George is passionate about distributed leadership within his division, as well as music and the Los Angeles Lakers, and he believes the more well rounded we are as educators, the more our students will see us as real people that they can connect with in the classroom.

Connect with George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros

George's blog: http://georgecouros.ca/blog/

The Innovator's Mindset book by George Couros: https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity-ebook/dp/B016YTBZKO

About EducatorsLead:

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

www.educatorslead.com