The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast with Daniel Bauer

Loren Brody is an elementary school principal in Northern Virginia. He is also a husband, father of two teenagers, amateur violinist, dedicated swimmer, new vegetarian cook and mindfulness devotee, and Washington Wizards and Nationals sports fan -- still holding onto his New York roots with allegiance to the New York Jets. Show Highlights Rebranding is a key focus to differentiate your school effectively to leave a lasting impression. Turn interviews into a professional learning experience to tap into candidates' motivations and interests. Tips to stand out in the hiring process and attract ideal candidates for your school. Enhancing candidate engagement elevates the interview process. Transforming interviews into professional learning experiences with 3 questions. Outside of the box email pitch to help differentiate candidates and sell what is unique about your school. A key adjustment that is essential for your schools survial. “I'm really pumped about the changes we've made in the email pitch, for sure. I think it's just because the language is exciting. And the language means something real.” -Loren Brody “Most educators don't get into education to work with other adults. And that's sort of one of the dirty secrets about K- twelve education. Many educators are great with kids and terrible with adults. -Danny Bauer Get the episode transcript here!! Loren’s Resources & Contact Info: Linkedin Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student talk, student engagement, and classroom conversation. With TeachFX, teachers see how much student talk happened, the moments of students sharing their...

Kevin works at the American Cooperative School of Tunis and is the secondary school principal. This is his 23rd year in education. Kevin is originally from Philadelphia, PA USA and is a die-hard sports fan. He has been married for 22 years to his wife Pascale and has three children. Kevin loves learning. In his spare time he does 10 minute yoga and runs two miles everyday. Show Highlights A secret weapon that arms you to face global challenges in education. A transformative experience to boost confidence in handling tough situations to make leadership easier. Immersing yourself in the “human aspect” of school leadership. Grow beyond comfort zones with the importance of intentional leadership and narrative control. Tackle the challenges in front of you with support that fits your diverse leadership style and personality. A turning point in your career to get to the rewards of school leadership. Clear the hurdles in school leadership and foster a culture of celebrating successes in a Mastermind. The positive spotlight tool every leader needs to improve their leadership. “I think we talked about it a little earlier. I love the combination of how the meetings work. I like being held accountable by a group of educational leaders, and from the book reads, they've been very good. All readers are leaders.You have to be reading. You have to stay current. And that's something that I really appreciate with the Mastermind.” -Kevin Thomas Get the episode transcript here! Kevin’s Resources & Contact Info: Linkedin Twitter Facebook Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student talk, student engagement, and classroom...

Kristen Horton began her career in education at Navajo Mountain Community School as a teacher in a multi-age classroom. Dr. Horton has a commitment to supporting students and teachers through collective educator agency and relational capacity. Dr. Horton currently serves as principal of Continental Colony Elementary School and founder of L.E.A.D.S. She understands support for teachers will sustain her “why” every day, to increase life chances for students. Joseph Hyun started his educator journey at UCSD when he signed up to tutor local high school students and discovered his passion for teaching math and commitment to fighting for social justice. Today Joseph serves as the Head of Partner Success at TeachFX, where he supports teachers in increasing equitable opportunities for their students to participate and engage in learning. Show Highlights TeachFX brings significant shifts in leadership for professional learning and coaching. Leadership strategies to support student learning and teacher growth. Purpose-driven curricula to save time and address learning gaps. The most important principle when designing curriculum. Tips to encourage diverse forms of dialogue that deepen understanding and promote active participation. Avoid ineffective PD sessions that lack teacher agency by encouraging professional learning. Support teachers in increasing equitable opportunities for student engagement and participation. Transferring ownership to students, using these tools. “The scariest place to be in is the same place as last year, grow." -Dr Horton Get the episode transcript here! Dr Horton’s Resources & Contact Info: Twitter Instagram Facebook Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The...

David Moffa is the Principal at Holy Cross Preparatory Academy, a private school in Delran, NJ serving students in grades 9-12. David has taught at the high school level in both public and private schools, and his mission as a school leader is to build communities where teachers and students feel a deep sense of personal value and empowerment. Show Highlights Strategies to build trust within a school community. Dave shares how the Mastermind is an investment in his growth as a leader, personal development, and leveraging the collective wisdom. Systems-level thinking for creating an "automatic" school. Elevate your leadership to the next level through delegation and systems-level thinking. Principal Checklist to prioritization on what works and what needs improvement. Tips to start a parent support group, crowdsourcing information on PTO operations and where to get valuable input. Building a leadership playbook through continuous action and reflection. “I would use a phrase from Bart Simpson. Work smarter, not harder, that's what it comes down to. Work smarter, not harder. Why spend 6 hours a night on your own trying to solve things when you can come to a group (Mastermind) of people for an hour, bounce ideas off people, learn from other people, grow personally, grow professionally, and all of a sudden, everybody's better off.” -Dave Moffa Get the episode transcript here! Dave’s Resources & Contact Info: Website:Holy Cross Preparatory Academy Linkedin Twitter Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student talk, student engagement, and classroom conversation. With TeachFX, teachers see how much student...

Mitch became a gifted teacher because he was a mediocre student. Despite taking seven years to graduate college, he navigated the classroom with discomfort. This unique perspective fueled Mitch's teaching approach. Recognizing the importance of laying a foundation for learning, he created Organized Binder. This research-backed strategy empowers teachers to impart executive functioning skills efficiently, preserving valuable instructional time. By establishing a predictable routine, Organized Binder fosters safer learning spaces, shaping Mitch's journey from a struggling student to an innovative educator. Show Highlights Navigate the two challenges with teaching executive functions. “Studentness” will provide the skills and habits to be successful regardless of content and skills. 6 executive functioning skills that framework for the book, Executive Functions for Every Classroom. “The zone of genius” is embedded in what people are already doing. A golden opportunity critical for learning with retrieval practice tips. Never let your teachers start the day this way or plan key concepts. “Your curriculum, the stuff you're teaching.Have fun, let it be engaging, get passionate about it. Never mess with the routine. A consistent, predictable routine, because predictable learning environments are safer and we can't underestimate for some students how unpredictable their lived experience is outside of class.” -Mitch Weathers Get the episode transcript here! Mitch’s Resources & Contact Info: Organized Binder Twitter Linkedin Facebook Book: https://bit.ly/42pCMbq Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student...

David Moffa is the Principal at Holy Cross Preparatory Academy, a private school in Delran, NJ serving students in grades 9-12. David has taught at the high school level in both public and private schools, and his mission as a school leader is to build communities where teachers and students feel a deep sense of personal value and empowerment. Show Highlights Proactive leadership in school management The value of community engagement in achieving educational excellence. Spread Positivity and tap into why it matters with a free tool betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive. Building Communities in Schools where teachers and students feel valued and empowered. The challenges of figuring out funding, growing enrollment, and organizational structure for the school. Tailor Programs to Meet Enrollment current educational trends. Create a career and life prep school with community involvement “The idea of a college prep school, what we've learned is I'm glad that our need isn't Holy Cross College Prep Academy. What we're learning is we're not focused on college. It can't be just college prep, has to be career and life prep. We're still a preparatory academy, but preparing you for everything.” -Dave Moffa Get the episode transcript here! Dave’s Resources & Contact Info: Website:Holy Cross Preparatory Academy Linkedin Twitter Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student talk, student engagement, and classroom conversation. With TeachFX, teachers see how much student talk happened, the moments of students sharing their brilliance, and the questions that got students talking.Learn how to pilot TeachFX with...

Show Highlights & Resources Opportunity for educational disruptors to create a lasting influence. Key cultural values to be addressed at the summit, exemplified by gaping void's culture tiles. Broadening school success metrics beyond academic scores. This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Get the episode transcript here! Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC

5 Benefits You Will Experience In Nashville Show Highlights & Resources Danny highlights five benefits that attendees can expect from the Sustainable School Leadership Summit. This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Get the episode transcript here! Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC

Nurturing Trust and Building Connections In Education With over two decades of experience as an educator in various school settings, I have cultivated a profound philosophy of education known as Two Rules. This philosophy serves as a foundation for fostering building-wide support for the social-emotional learning and mental health needs of students. Through the years, I witnessed the transformative impact of prioritizing these essential aspects of education, contributing to a positive and nurturing school environment. Since my retirement from formal education, my commitment to educational advancement has not wavered. I have found a meaningful role as a mentor and coach with the Illinois Principals Association, where I guide and support aspiring and early-career educators. This role allows me to share my wealth of experience and insights, contributing to the growth and development of the next generation of educational leaders. Show Highlights Leadership in education focusing collaboration and feeling safe. Early life incidents influence stress, empathy and resilience. Tips to help students reflect on emotional regulation and the difference between responding and reacting. Importance of every student having at least one caring adult. Guiding questions to encourage students in problem-solving solutions. 12 Resiliency Resources in Brenda's book. Choose edges on a continuum to guide leadership decisions. “I think it would be, together we can be the solution. Home, school and community. I think together we can be the solution.” -Brenda Yoho “Clarity. How we communicate and how we are clear with what our message is and what we're trying to do. Everybody is valuable to what we're doing, and we're placing value on everything that we're saying. We have so much power in the words that we use, and I think that we forget that as educators.” -Brenda Yoho Get the episode transcript here! Brenda’s Resources & Contact Info: Website:Brenda Yoho Linkedin Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school...

Attracting Top Talent / Scorecard Show Highlights & Resources School leadership scorecard with seven categories to assess effectiveness. A tool to set your school apart when competing for teachers with other similar schools. Set "now" and "next" goals for improvement. This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Get the episode transcript here! Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC

Show Highlights & Resources Play it safe principals fear, risks and potential failure. Embrace the unknown, pivot, and adapt This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Get the episode transcript here!! Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC

Show Highlights & Resources This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers … Teach about the friction versus flow continuum in school leadership. Discuss the concept of ruckus makers investing in runways for sustainability. Encourage firing oneself to build team capacity and open new opportunities. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Get the episode transcript here!! Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC

Show Highlights & Resources This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers … Avoid a square peg in a round hole feeling in education. Emphasis on sustainability in school leadership Delve into the question of what education is for and the need for innovative shifts in the educational system. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC Bonus: 5 Reason To Come To The Sustainable School Leadership Summit

Show Highlights & Resources This summer you're invited to attend the ONLY event in education available to Ruckus Makers … Friction versus flow continuum in school leadership. The concept of Ruckus Makers investing in runways for sustainability. Firing oneself to build team capacity and open new opportunities. Join us in Nashville this July 12-14 for The Sustainable School Leadership Summit. Learn more here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ Jump Start Passes are available until March 15 (50% off ticket price). Get The Episode Transcript Here!! Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC

Husband and father who teaches high school in Cedar Springs, MI. His blog, DaveStuartJr.com, is read by over 50,000 educators each month, and his bestselling These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most has been cherished by teachers and leaders around the world. Accomplished creator of professional development facilitator, having spoken on nearly 200 different occasions, both overseas and in every US state. Show Highlights Five key beliefs for cultivating student motivation and desire to learn. Practical advice for teachers and school leaders for continuous growth Two questions you need to answers as a school leader Strategies to avoid sacrificing your personal life on the ‘altar of professional success.’ pedagogy became so much deeper and simpler because of making that decision. Tips to increase your ruckus ability and make the most of your year. Free book opportunity to maximize your ruckus factor. “More kids experience negative emotion in their high school days than experience overwhelmingly positive emotion. So that's a problem. And it's an interesting problem because that goes completely in contrast to everyone's intentions. There's not a single listener, it's not a single parent, not a single teacher that wants that to be true. And yet it is true. And what I argue in the book is it's because we're not paying attention to belief.” -Dave Stuart Get the episode transcript here! Dave’s Resources & Contact Info: website:Dave Stuart Jr. DSJR: Get Better at Teaching - YouTube Twitter The Blog of Dave Stuart Jr. FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers...

Stephanie Pierotti is the Director of Arizona State University's ShapingEDU Community. She leads this transdisciplinary network of over 4,000 "K to grey" education changemakers. Stephanie recently created a partnership with Learning Planet Alliance (powered by Learning Planet Institute in Paris and UNESCO), and forges new collaborative relationships within ASU, and across universities around the world. She also serves as an advisor to REFASHIOND Ventures, pioneers in the refashioning of global apparel supply chains, and as an advisor to Arizona Stitch Lab, a workforce development initiative that teaches industrial sewing skills to Native Americans. Stephanie is also a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and a certified sommelier. Show Highlights Choose your leadership edges with the 5 focus areas of ShapingEDU. Practical tips and AI chat bots for prioritization of mental health, resilience and retention. The power of thinking in possibilities and “what if.” Ask these unconventional questions to drive change in exploring democratizing and decentralizing educational paths. AI tools are ingredients in a reduction recipe you can’t substitute. Collectively change the way that lifelong learners learn and how educators educate. “Solutioneering '' and play as a priority to attract new educators into the education world. “You are not alone. There is a community of folks out there that share your passion and want to work together to make education better around the world. So stay strong and persevere, be resilient and be curious.” Get the episode transcript here! Stephanie’s Resources & Contact Info: Linkedin Shaping EDULinkedin ShapingEDU The Age of AI has begun by Bill Gates Pi, your personal AI Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a...

Daniel Pascoe Aguilar, PhD, MDiv, is passionate about problem solving and collaborating with students, alums, the university community, and community organizations on meaningful partnerships and innovative strategies for the development of a diverse, purpose-driven, interculturally sensitive, and systemic-challenge-ready next generation of leaders. Currently, Daniel is Excelsior University’s CDO & founding director of the Center for Social Justice. Before this, Daniel served in career development, DEI, crisis services and spiritual development leadership roles at diverse universities and organizations in México and the US. Daniel has a PhD and an MS from Indiana University, an MDiv from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a BA in Industrial Design from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in México. Show Highlights Capture 100% of the strengths, gifts, brilliance, and humanity of students. 3 commitments Ruckus Maker should make for designing the future of school. Tools and resources for leveraging intuition in education to elicit engagement and understanding.. Intercultural sensitivity in education and developmental models to enhance cultural understanding. Rethink Education and stop delegating to the next generation. Guiding Principles for Dream Schools that you need to hear. Systemic challenges that we're not solving and are beginning to change life, as we know. “How ready, how engaged, how diverse, and how authentic they (systemic changes) are will determine our future and the future of our children.” -Daniel Pascoe Aguilar Get the episode transcript here! Daniel’s Resources & Contact Info: Excelsior University | Communities Hub Center for Social Justice LinkedIn Breaking Barriers - uConnect Forbes Article “Building Communities to Address Systemic Challenges in Higher Education” Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened...

Eric Potterat, Ph.D. is a Clinical, Performance and Sport Psychologist who is considered one of the leading experts in high performance psychology, performance optimization, decision-making and teamwork under pressure, mental skills training, and individual and organizational resilience. He retired as a Commander in the Navy after 20 years of service, the last 10 of which he served as the Head Psychologist for the US Navy SEALs and was responsible for all the psychological Assessment, Selection, Development, Maintenance and Enhancement programs for all Navy SEALs worldwide. He also worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers as their Director of Specialized Performance Programs for 7 years, where he managed the mental performance optimization programs, the pre-draft talent acquisition and scouting character assessments, player mental performance profiles/development, etc. His experience in sport is wide ranging. He was also with Red Bull North America for 6 years as their High Performance Psychologist, where he developed and managed the mental performance and mental skills optimization programs for over 850 Red Bull athletes worldwide. For the last 25 years, he has focused his research and practice on teachable and actionable mental performance techniques, stress resilience, character development, selection, neuropsychology, decision-making under stress, mental toughness training, and elite human performance in extreme environments. He is also credited for developing and implementing the Mental Toughness Training Program for the U.S. Navy SEALs and embedding it into their training pipeline, as well as creating the Performance Psychology program for Red Bull High Performance athletes. He has 30 peer-reviewed, professional journal and/or chapter publications, has been featured on national media (History Channel, MSNBC, national magazines, etc.), and has served as a consultant and speaker on human factors, assessment and selection, performance optimization and mental toughness to many organizations including, NASA, Fortune 500 Companies and Executives, the U.S. Olympic Training Center, many law enforcement and government agencies, and numerous professional (NFL, MLB, NBA, etc.) and collegiate sports teams. Show Highlights Avoid knee-jerk reactions by having “trusted advisors" outside of your discipline. Eliminate white space in your schedule by leveraging your time. Practice the 4-4-4 breathing method to reduce stress and enhance cognitive performance before demanding meetings or events. Avoid bias towards action and redefine performance to affect incremental value in your schools. Modify evidence-based principles with thought management. Minimize negative aspects of traditional teaching methods. Eric suggests changing the term "visualization" to "sensorization" to perform at your best. “When you look at the best performers in the world, they're focusing on a process and a recipe, and they double and triple down on being consistent and efficient with a process that chips away through segments, through time.” -Eric Potterat Get the episode transcript here! Eric’s Resources & Contact Info: Linkedin Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading Twitter Instagram Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a...

Zaretta Hammond is an educator focused on literacy and equity. She is a former classroom writing teacher. And is a lover of all things Marvel. She’ll quote the Lord of the Rings at any opportunity she gets. In her spare time, you’ll find her reading up on cognitive neuroscience or out in nature and can be seen routinely hugging trees. Show Highlights Culturally responsive teaching isn’t hot sauce The ripple effect caused by leaders ignoring the slow burn of “Cognitive Redlining.” Embrace intellectual curiosity and encourage students to chase their own curiosity. Instructional Coaches are the “linchpin” to bridging the gap between leadership and teachers for pedagogical legacy. Make that first pancake and build collective intellectual curiosity and transformative practices that are important to your community. Questions to consider in the instructional core include how to help confused students and how to encourage the use of new skills. How to assess the current reality in classrooms to identify areas for improvement. “Even when we talk about equity, it doesn't always mean you have to be talking about race. You have to have an understanding of how inequity actually presents itself in your environment and therefore know where to place those disruptive innovations, how to get those people that are the resistant minority to be part of the crew, part of the effort to make shifts. How do we reignite their idealism and move them into it? I think it's a small thing. Again, invite them to follow their intellectual curiosity.” -Zaretta Hammond Get episode transcript here!! Zaretta’s Resources & Contact Info: Linkedin Twitter Facebook Free Resource: Bridging Community-Building and Becoming a Community of Learners.: https://ready4rigor.com/ruckus/ Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! How We Serve Leaders The School Leadership Scorecard™ Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard Month-to-Month Principal Checklist As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start? When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get 12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do Space to write your campus specific items. Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now. Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™ The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated. It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™. https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset The Positive Spotlight Tool™ Energy flows to where attention goes! If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you… Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ Are you ready to accomplish more? With less effort and in less time? When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus. Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™ for free at https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals SHOW SPONSORS: TEACHFX How much student talk happened today? When classrooms come alive with conversation,...

GLENN ROBBINS is the proud Superintendent of the Brigantine Public School District in Brigantine, New Jersey. He has served as a public school superintendent in New Jersey since 2016. Prior to becoming a superintendent, he was a middle school principal, a high school assistant principal, a high school social studies teacher, and a high school varsity coach. He is also an author and speaker. Glenn has been awarded numerous administrative national and state recognitions including the National Exemplar of Education Award, Northeast Innovative Superintendent Award, NJ Visionary Superintendent Award, Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools Member, NASSP Digital Principal of the Year, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Winner, and SETDA Student Voice Award Winner. He has been invited to the White House and the US Department of Education several times. He is also the proud recipient of a National Superintendent Certification, and serves as an AASA National Governing Board Member, AASA Aspiring Superintendent Mentor, and Chair of NJASA Technology Committee. Glenn Robbins has been recognized across the globe for his innovative school and district improvement methods, and has been featured in numerous conferences, books, podcasts, and other publications. Glenn is passionate about helping school leaders create schools where every student and educator can have the opportunity to succeed to their utmost potential in a VUCA world. Ariel Curry helps people make an impact on the world through the power of books. She fell in love with editing and publishing at her first internship in London. She spent the next decade acquiring nonfiction books and editing manuscripts. In 2021, she started Ariel Curry Editorial to work with more authors and expand my work coaching, editing, and ghostwriting books and proposals. Ariel’s passion is to help professionals, thought leaders, and educators make an impact on the world through the power of books. Show Highlights Why you need a copy of “Calm in the Chaos” It is a valuable resource for school leaders that provides practical advice and case studies based on real experience. Explores using stoic wisdom for school leadership. Emphasizes the need for stoicism as a leadership tool, particularly in dealing with difficult situations and maintaining a calm mindset. Helps readers develop resilience and maintain integrity. Provides reflection questions to encourage readers to think about how they can apply these practices in their own lives. The book will change your life to help you not get crushed by the waves leaders face in their professional and personal lives. The 4 virtues that will help you be an active leader. “‘To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it’.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations “We control the controllables. We control what happens to us as much as we can. We control our attitude, we control our thought process. There's a lot of leaders out there who I talk to who are struggling and a lot of leaders out there who are ambitious and ready to take on the world. But no matter what, that storm is going to roll in. You're going to hit those waves. And whether it's big or small, I think this is going to help a lot. So to both of you, thank you for helping put this beautiful thing together, and I'm excited for people to get their hands on Calm in The Chaos, to hopefully make a change in their lives for the better. -Glenn Robbins Get the episode transcript here! Show’s Resources & Contact Info: Glenn's Linkedin Ariel's Website Ariel’s Twitter Ariel Curry Editorial Facebook Ariel's Linkedin Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The...