Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

Credibility sets the tone.

You can be successful and imperfect.

Be caring and invested in other people.

As coaches and administrators, we are in the business of fostering motivation in adult learners.

Sit down one on one with the people you lead and understand them as a person.

When I slowed down, it sped my kids up.

It’s unfair to look at your colleagues and compare yourself.

I was taking the joy out of the growth because I was too busy looking at the wrong people and comparing myself. 

The only data point that makes sense is comparing yourself to you in the same situation. 

In order to become a proficient reader, children need and require direct, explicit, and systematic instruction. 

Educators know, understand and feel to their core a deep understanding of the impact that they have or could have. 

I can use what I’m learning now to propel myself forward. 

Critical thinking is the biggest clue of what’s to come.

Everyone is going to have a problem or an obstacle. It’s not about how big that thing is but how you react to it.

We have to teach kids and adults how to think.

When you’re a yes person and you’re a go getter and you do things, opportunities just come your way.

Be a motivator. 

We’re trying to move the bar and we are going to move it a lot further if we move it together.