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How Educators Can Show Up for Black Boys in School Dec 14, 2022

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Will Jawando is an attorney, an activist, a community leader, and a councilmember in Montgomery County, Maryland, a diverse community of more than one million residents. Called "the progressive leader we need" by the late congressman John Lewis, Jawando has worked with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Sherrod Brown, and President Barack Obama. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post and The Root and on BET.com, and his work has been featured in The New York Times and New York magazine and on NPR, NBC News, and MTV. He regularly appears on CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets.

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The key for Ruckus Makers who want to cause good trouble in their school.
Relationships with black men and boys have a superhuman power to combat structural racism and inequity.
Policies, strategies and your role in creating more equitable schools.
Knowing the difference between a Decision kid versus Destination kid to provide encouragement to call out their gifts.
The 1% zone factors that are devastating black boys in this country..
We all need these relationships to thrive.
When you get smacked in the face when you're trying to do something good, don't give up.

"At the bottom of that totem pole were black men. Intentionality was put in to tell us in the world at large, who and what we are, which most of which was negative. We're still counteracting that. We all need to work to do that. But when you have the presence of engaged black men in the lives of black boys and men, I personally can attest that it has a superhuman power."

-Will Jawando

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How You Treat People Is The Foundation Of Culture Dec 07, 2022

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Dr. CJ Lowery, is the Assistant Superintendent in Rockport-Fulton Texas. He has a background with inner-city and rural Title 1 schools as a teacher and principal. CJ believes that education is not a job, it's a mission field. This mission field requires strong relationships, data, and collaboration for success. "It's not who you know, but who you were good to."

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Ruckus Makers need to embrace the tension of veteran teachers while amplifying the talent of novice teachers.
"Who you know, is not nearly as important as who you're good to."
Restaurants and bars are the best places to find top teaching talent.
Education is not a job, it's a mission field that requires 3 ingredients for success.
Have the mind and the heart of a child and encourage people to fill your leadership gaps.
The growl you need to hear to know you are pushing your school in the right direction.
One thing that lawmakers are moving the right direction for teachers.
Leaders need to understand how to lead people who are risk averse.

"Good leaders wanna find some common ground to say, 'Hey you're seeing something I didn't see.' It's either I have a blind spot or a gap somewhere that now I can evaluate and hopefully make it better for you."

-Dr CJ Lowery

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Ways You Can Create More Time In Your Schedule Dec 01, 2022

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Today we are talking about a topic I love -- MARGIN

So many of my peers in the education space think that there isn't enough time. That's simply not true.

The problem is that not everyone -- including me -- utilizes time effectively 100% of the time.

I pride myself on telling you how it is.

When I do use my time effectively I get so much done and realize there is an actual ABUNDANCE of time.

Today I share both the concepts and the practical HOW TO DO IT …

If you are interested in creating more MARGIN in your calendar, listen up and take action.

Even better, join the Maximize Your Margin Challenge kicking off on December 5th.

More than 150 school leaders have signed up.

You can sign up too. It's 100% free and over 6-days, I've planned a workshop that will help you create more margin so you can live and lead on your own terms.

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Do this ONE Thing To Build More Trust With Your Team Dec 01, 2022

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It's not about outcomes, it's about good judgment.
Immediately results in building consistency and trust with your team.
Batching tasks will maximize your time and focus. Stop switching and multitasking your to-do list.
A system and a process for principals to lean into your genius.
Alignment is key. How aligned are all the things that happen within your school?

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Crafting The Culture Nov 30, 2022

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Crafting The Culture

Jeff Zoul, is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader. During Jeff's distinguished career in education he has served in a variety of roles, including Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning in Illinois. Jeff also served as a teacher and coach in the State of Georgia for many years before moving into school administration. Jeff has been recognized as a local Teacher of the Year and as an outstanding principal in the State of Georgia. He is the author/co-author of more than a dozen books. Jeff has earned several degrees, including his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running and has completed over a dozen marathons.

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Are you a Play- It-safe Principal?
Traditions that kill culture.
Culture is made in micro moments of 30 seconds at a time, get the daily cultural devotional to reflection on what matters most for your community.

Relationship building tools that transform small things into grand.

"Start before you're ready" is the only way to make a relevant ruckus.

Why you want to hear push back and how you create a respectful, right way, right time, right place environment.

Innovate inside and out of the box you create for teaching.

A dangerous measuring stick you need to create a good measuring bar for students.

Dismantling 3 status quo operations in education that haven't met the moment.

"Relationship building. It's the small things that can mean a lot. I try my very best but It's hard, but my personal mission is to improve the life, in some small way, of every person with whom I have a meaningful interaction. That's my mission and I hope that I can do that."

-Jeff Zoul

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3 Ways To Build An Even Better Culture Nov 25, 2022

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3 Ways To Build An Even Better Culture

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Create the right energy for your school with tips on relationship building and culture.
You may be what's getting in the way of the culture you want to create.
Separating emergencies vs distractions with the demands on your time.
Moments that erode culture in your community.
Tips to have critical conversations to increase value.
Invest in a staff relationship management system/tool (CRM).
Set up your priorities with meaning, value and satisfaction with the 10 x advantage.
Separate your school from all the other schools in the neighborhood, in the district, in the state, the city, the state, the nation.

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The Art of Talking With Children Nov 16, 2022

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Rebecca Rolland is the author of The Art of Talking with Children (HarperOne, March 2022). She is a national certified speech-language pathologist and adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is also on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She lives in Boston with her family.

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The power of language transforms with music.
A framework to access what lights people up.
Build resilience by micro moments and through everyday conversations.
Question starters used to create meaningful conversations.
Seven key areas to The Art of Talking with Children.

Help students draw on their natural resilience and raise their awareness about themselves.

Counteract bias and help students celebrate the differences among others.

"The idea is to be creative about what you wanna get across, about the curriculum, about your overall goals, and about how you can bridge those goals with the goals or interests of your students. Rather than saying, 'I'm going to sit here and wait for students to come to me.' How do you create that equal bridge where students are coming with their interests, you're coming with your goals and interests, how do you actually meet in the middle?"

-Rebecca Rolland

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Lead From The Heart Nov 09, 2022

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MARK C. CROWLEY is a recognized visionary in workplace management, engagement, and culture. When the first edition of his book, Lead From The Heart: Transformational Leadership For The 21st Century, was published over a decade ago, many business leaders were slow to embrace it and misinterpreted its title as being synonymous with soft, weak, and ineffective management. Today, his pioneering philosophy on heart-led leadership has launched a global movement and Forbes Magazine has called his ideas "visionary" and "the blueprint for the future of workplace leadership." As an educational resource, the first edition of Lead From The Heart has been taught in nine universities. Now, Crowley has released a new edition of Lead From The Heart (August 23, 2022), updated and revised to address the needs of those managing Gen Z and Millennial employees, supported by the latest global research on employee engagement.

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Lead from the Heart to let your experience influence your work.
How negative feedback can be the catalyst to keep you connected to approaching the "hard sells" of leadership.

Mark shares his process on how to stay committed to your vision.

Take this first tiny first step to build a foundation for developing heart-centered leadership that will transform your school and impact the value you create for others.

You need a "mirror moment" and a key ingredient to build the right team to empower your learning community. Mark tells you how.

The formula for a competitive advantage, a leadership edge, and to take your school to the next level.

"I believe when I'm supporting people the way that I was, I made people feel safe. I made people feel appreciated. I found out what they wanted to learn. I knew about their families. I knew about their dreams. I supported them in unique ways and made people feel that I love them, cared about them, and they wanted to work hard for me."

-Mark Crowley

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5 Ways to Improve Your Mindset Show Notes Nov 07, 2022

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Improve the most underdeveloped area of your leadership.

Understanding how you measure mindset growth and effectiveness. One of the problems with this though is that do you understand?

5 ways you can improve your mindset.

Catch the inner critic and stop allowing yourself to beat yourself up.

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Emotional intelligence 2.0

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