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John Camp has spent 29 years in education and is currently the Head of Teaching and Learning at New England Innovation Academy. He has an innovative approach to grades where he’s shifting away from more traditional grading and assessment formats in the name of focusing on competency and real-world application of skills, and he’s telling us all about it this week.
Listen in this week as I quiz John on why it’s worth re-evaluating our relationship with grades and how he’s experimenting with alternative assessment systems that don’t simply rely on letter grades. He’s sharing the benefits of focusing on a competency-based framework, what happens when we de-emphasize grades, and how you can begin moving the needle in this direction too if you feel inspired by his initiatives.
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While you might derive a lot of pleasure from your work, it is critical that your sense of fun and play come from other sources as well. Being able to check tasks off your to-do list, help a student, or mentor a teacher all feel amazing, but they cannot be the only things in your life that bring you joy and delight.
I invite you to create fun for yourself in ways that put zero pressure on you to perform. Learn what happens when you only fill your play bucket from work, why there is no downside to experimenting with the power of play outside of work, and questions to ask yourself that will help you discover the power of play for you.
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How you think about yourself is changeable, and the stories you tell about your self-identity will either hold you back or propel you forward. Your job as a school leader requires you to re-evaluate and make new decisions about your identity, and I’m showing you how to start.
This week, I show you the impact of your self-identity and how to create awareness around it so you can change it if you wish. You no longer have to identify as a person who can’t handle hard things or isn’t cut out to be a leader. You get to sculpt your desired identity, and I’m guiding you through this process today.
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As a coach, I help site and district leaders build the skills necessary to lead their schools and navigate the mental and emotional challenges that come with the job. I am not here to offer legal advice; however, I can speak to the experience of facing legal issues as a school leader.
Hear why you’re not alone if you are facing legal issues, and what to do when it feels scary. I’m showing you how this is not the time to take on the burden of tackling legal issues on your own and sharing thoughts to borrow if you feel like you’ve made a misstep or mistake.
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Do you know your boundaries? Are you able to clearly articulate them? Why do you feel unsure of yourself in setting and upholding your boundaries? And how can you do so effectively?
In a world where you’ve been led by what other people tell you to think, feel, or act, you’re not alone if you’ve found yourself a little lost, unsure of your personal boundaries. Grounding ourselves in our boundaries is especially challenging for people socialized as women for various reasons, so this week, I’m showing you how to know your boundaries so you can promote self-responsibility and empowerment as a school leader.
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I coach school leaders all day long on how hard this job is. And from personal experience, I can relate. School leadership is hard. However, as I listen to my principals share the difficulties they’re facing in their day-to-day, I had a revelation about the kind of hard they’re experiencing, and I’m sharing it with you on this episode.
I break down the three kinds of hard I’ve identified, and why acknowledging the kind of hard you’re dealing with is the first step to overcoming it. Hear how our experience of hard always comes down to our thoughts and the kind of hard we’re usually referring to in school leadership.
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Daman Harris, Ph.D., is a trailblazing expert in educator retention and antiracist leadership. Dr. Harris is an experienced teacher, coach, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, speaker, writer, and consultant. His first book, The Antiracist School Leader, articulates a big-picture framework and research-based actions for bringing the power of antiracist education to your school, and he’s here to show us how to have courageous conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Daman and I explore how we, as school leaders, can take note of how we’re engaging with antiracism daily and the work we can do to start orienting our schools toward antiracism. We’re discussing the importance of creating a safe space for conversations, why it takes courage to lead an antiracist school, and how his book can serve as a starting point.
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On this episode, I’m inviting you to think about the hiring journey from the perspective of the teacher you might potentially hire, and I’m showing you why this matters more than you think.
Learn why you must consider the hiring and onboarding journey from the perspective of your teachers, how to provide the level of support they’re looking for during this process, and why doing so ahead of time helps your staff and teachers be the best version of themselves for you and your students.
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The winter dip is real, and most of you are in testing season and conducting teacher observations right now, looking ahead to the end of the school year when you can finally take a breather. Whether you’re someone who loves planning so much that you get caught up in the details or someone who intends to plan but gets overwhelmed by the busyness of your job as a leader, I’ve got you covered this week.
I show you why end-of-year planning matters and how to begin convincing your brain of the importance of planning. I’m sharing some of the most common obstacles to end-of-year planning that principals face and my top tips for mapping out your vision for your school using The Empowered Principal process.
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I know that many of you are tasked with having to decide on topics or themes and hire speakers or presenters for your school’s professional development days. I also know that for the majority of you, this process feels like another thing on your already full to-do list. Although planning professional development seems like just another box to tick, there’s an opportunity here for you to leverage the growth of your entire community.
Learn how leaders are making decisions about professional development or in-service days, and why this is a precious opportunity you want to make the most of. I’m posing a few key questions that will help you identify the outcomes you want, and showing you the return on investment of planning and preparing for professional development days with intention.
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Wanting to make the ‘right’ decision is a thought we hold very tightly onto, and it drives our actions in unhelpful ways that you might not see right now. It’s no surprise that believing you have to make the ‘right’ decision is leaving you frozen. So if you find yourself spinning in indecision, procrastinating, and worrying about whether or not you’re making the right decision, this episode is for you.
Hear the pitfalls of believing you have to make the right decision, and why there is actually no such thing as one right or wrong decision. I’m showing you what happens when you fear making the wrong decision, why your decision-making process feels painful, and how to make clear, intentional decisions that leave you feeling empowered, no matter the end result.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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