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Ep #320: Substitute Teacher Support: Key Insights for Principals with Megan Conklin Feb 13, 2024

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Megan Conklin received her master's in teaching in 2001 and has been working as a teacher, an instructional specialist, and a substitute ever since. She participated in the creation of sub-communities to offer support to substitutes, and she's here to give tips on how principals can contribute to creating a more welcoming environment for substitutes.

Learn what principals can do to enhance the experience of substitute teachers, the importance of providing positive feedback and inviting them back, and how to give them the tools they need to succeed. Megan also shares insights on initiating conversations about systemic change and improvement, and provides practical tips for including substitutes in staff events.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/320

Ep #319: Leveraging District Walkthroughs Feb 06, 2024

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The experience I'm hearing from my clients all over the country is that their teachers stress, worry, and freak out about district walkthroughs. There are several reasons most teachers dread this experience, which I'm diving into on this episode. However, as a site leader, you have the opportunity to leverage district walkthroughs to create empowerment, and I'm here to show you how.

Hear my top tips for leveraging district walkthroughs to create a sense of empowerment and validation among your teachers. I'll be sharing my thoughts on why district walkthroughs tend to feel intimidating, how confirmation bias might come into play, and what you can do as a principal to turn around the district walkthrough experience for your school.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/319

Ep #318: The Key to Thriving Schools with Jessica Sinarski Jan 30, 2024

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While our understanding of neuroscience has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, learning how to apply it in our daily lives is a whole other ballgame, and my guest today is here to fill the gap. Jessica Sinarski is an author, speaker, and specialist in brain development whose superpower lies in connecting with kids at the brain level, and she's here to talk all things neuroscience and emotional literacy.

She shares how she translates neuroscience into action steps for educators and children, and why it's crucial to give children the language necessary to openly communicate their emotions. We're exploring why emotional literacy must be an integral part of schools, and how cultivating awareness around your thoughts and feelings generates the momentum required to lead your school forward.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/318

Ep #317: Mid-Year Reboot: Overcoming Obstacles Jan 23, 2024

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Obstacles are part and parcel of your desire to create impact, have influence, and contribute to the world in bigger and bolder ways as a school leader. You're likely facing obstacles you could only dream of at one point in your career, and now, they're a reality. Obstacles are a key part of the dream-come-true experience, but what's preventing you from seeing this are your objections.

Learn the difference between obstacles and objections, and get my top tips for overcoming the obstacles you're currently facing. I'm also showing you how to question your objections, and why obstacles aren't a problem but rather an essential part of your school leadership journey.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/317

Ep #316: Mid-Year Reboot: Generating Momentum Jan 16, 2024

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Welcome to the third session of The Mid-Year Reboot for School Leaders! This is my favorite session of the entire class because we're diving into the topic of generating momentum and how it's a key element of the goal-setting process as a school leader. If you believe that pain and suffering are necessary components of setting and achieving goals, you are not alone.

Learn a new framework for thinking about setting and achieving goals. I'm showing you why momentum is an essential part of the equation, where momentum comes from, and how to create and maintain the energy of momentum as you pursue goals.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/316

Ep #315: Mid-Year Reboot: Creating Alignment Jan 09, 2024

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This week, you're hearing a clip from our second session of the Mid-Year Reboot that was centered around creating alignment. Alignment is the lens through which you make all of your decisions, and if your current school leadership experience looks like overexerting, overworking, and over-scheduling yourself, listen in.

Join me today to hear what alignment means, why we tend to operate out of insufficiency, how our emotions fuel the actions we take, and questions that will guide you in creating alignment with the school leadership experience you dream of.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/315

Ep #314: [UPDATED] Mid-Year Reboot: Deepening Awareness Jan 02, 2024

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While January is a fresh start for those following the calendar year, it marks the mid-point of the school year for educators. This is the perfect time to check in with yourself and to feel delighted in your work for the rest of the year, instead of pushing yourself to the finish line. And the Mid-Year Reboot is the perfect opportunity to refuel, renew, and reinvigorate.

Listen in this week to hear the details of the Mid-Year Reboot and why you need to gift yourself this training in January 2024. Learn why it helps you claim the identity, lifestyle, and leadership self-concept you want to experience, and provides the mindset skills and strategies that will help you feel fulfilled and delighted in your work right now.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/314

Ep #313: Executive Function Strategies for Leaders, Teachers, and Students with Candace Heiken Dec 26, 2023

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I'm speaking to Candace Heiken: the founder of Lively Minds Institute and Cerebrate. With over 25 years in education, Candace is on a mission to cultivate independent, life-long learners through the development of executive function skills, and she's here to share why prioritizing executive function instruction leads to an all-round win for everyone in your school community.

Join us on this episode to discover how most difficult classroom behaviors can be easily linked to an executive function deficiency, and why it's a skillset worth learning, not just for students but leaders and staff members too. Candace is framing executive functioning as a normal developmental aspect of learning and teaching, and showing us simple ways to make it relevant and valuable to your students.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/313

Ep #312: Coaching Up Dec 19, 2023

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Coaching up is a tool that will help you navigate difficult conversations with anyone who has positional authority over you. If you want to advocate for your school community while reducing conflict with your superiors at the same time, coaching up is the secret to igniting awareness and getting everyone on the same page.

Listen in this week to discover what coaching up means, what it looks like, and how to use it in conversations with your bosses. Learn how to first coach yourself through the resistance you're experiencing, and how coaching up offers an opportunity to be seen and heard without creating a further divide between you and them.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/312

Ep #311: Dad Principals Dec 12, 2023

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This episode goes out to all the dad principals out there navigating your roles as school leader, father, and spouse. I've spoken to a number of my male clients who are struggling to figure out how to experience joy while running a school and supporting their families, and I'm sharing my insights with you this week.

Hear how it's possible to fulfill your heart's deepest desires while maintaining your top priorities as a school leader and father. I'm showing you how to question what you believe is currently possible, and my top tips for asking for space with courage and making asks that benefit everyone.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/311

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