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* Twitter: https://twitter.com/burgessdave

* Website: https://daveburgess.com/

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* Twitter: https://twitter.com/burgess_shelley

* Website: https://leadlikeapirate.net/

 

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The Teach Better Podcast: https://www.teachbetter.com/podcast/

 

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This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.

The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.

What makes this community different is that it is:

* An investment, not free

* A private community with the same goal

* A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentations

* Evergreen, not ephemeral

* Focused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investors

I highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!

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I want to invite you to an event that was just announced by Todd Nesloney, called “Celebrate Your Story”. This two day event will be January 24th and 25th, in Brenham TX. I will be speaking at the event with some of my Texas friends and it is going to be an incredible experience! This event is truly to provide enriching professional development for those who are looking to grow in their craft. If you want more details, CLICK HERE!

 

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When we walk into a classroom, how do we, as leaders, change the perception so we are viewed as coaches instead of an evaluator? My guest today has constructed a road map to help instructional leaders build trust with their staff, identify their strengths, designing important questions and adding value to any classroom. Today’s guest is Amy Illingworth and she worked her way from a teacher to an Assistant Superintendent as she has used this coaching model to impact classrooms and many Aspiring Leaders.

In this Episode, we discuss:

Building Powerful Instructional Leadership

Constructing the Impactful Questions

Finding Your Professional Learning Networks

Coaching with Professional Development

Follow Amy Illingworth:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyLIllingworth (https://twitter.com/AmyLIllingworth)

Website: https://reflectionsonleadershipandlearning.com/ (https://reflectionsonleadershipandlearning.com/)

Additional Resources Discussed:

Go Community!

This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.

The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.

What makes this community different is that it is:

* An investment, not free

* A private community with the same goal

* A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentations

* Evergreen, not ephemeral

* Focused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investors

I highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!

https://gumroad.com/a/907916403 (Click Here to Try Go! Community)

I want to invite you to an event that was just announced by Todd Nesloney, called “Celebrate Your Story”. This two day event will be January 24th and 25th, in Brenham TX. I will be speaking at the event with some of my Texas friends and it is going to be an incredible experience! This event is truly to provide enriching professional development for those who are looking to grow in their craft. If you want more details, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-your-story-tickets-75517080621 (CLICK HERE)!

This post contains affiliate links.

When you make a purchase through these links, The Aspire Podcast gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you.

Need a Presenter for a conference or school PD?

https://joshstamper.com/contact/ (Contact Joshua Stamper ) for presentations on Restorative Practices, Leadership Development, and Innovative campus systems.

Follow the Host, Joshua Stamper:

Contact: https://joshstamper.com/contact/ (https://joshstamper.com/contact/)

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Joshua__Stamper (www.twitter.com/Joshua__Stamper)

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My favorite part of recording a podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on social media and in our comments section. Please use the #AspireLead hashtag as you continue the conversation on social media.

Have you, as a leader, continuously focused on your weaknesses instead of your strengths? My guest today found hardship early in his career, but instead of focusing on his struggles, he built a system that changed his career. Today’s guest is Chad Ostrowski and he focused on his strengths to create the Grid Method, which was the starting point of the Teach Better Team.

In this Episode, we discuss:

Thriving in your Areas of Strengths

The Teach Better Construction

Focusing on Solutions Instead of the Problems

Professional Development though Conferences, Facebook, and Twitter

And Upcoming Projects

Follow The Teach Better Team:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachbetterteam (https://twitter.com/teachbetterteam)

Website: https://www.teachbetter.com/ (https://www.teachbetter.com/)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teachbetterteam (https://www.facebook.com/teachbetterteam)

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachbetterteam (https://www.instagram.com/teachbetterteam)

The Teach Better Podcast: https://www.teachbetter.com/podcast/ (https://www.teachbetter.com/podcast/)

Follow Chad:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/chadostrowski (https://twitter.com/chadostrowski)

Go Community!

This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.

The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.

What makes this community different is that it is:

* An investment, not free

* A private community with the same goal

* A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentations

* Evergreen, not ephemeral

* Focused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investors

I highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!

https://gumroad.com/a/907916403 (Click Here to Try Go! Community)

I want to invite you to an event that was just announced by Todd Nesloney, called “Celebrate Your Story”. This two day event will be January 24th and 25th, in Brenham TX. I will be speaking at the event with some of my Texas friends and it is going to be an incredible experience! This event is truly to provide enriching professional development for those who are looking to grow in their craft. If you want more details, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-your-story-tickets-75517080621 (CLICK HERE)!

This post contains affiliate links.

When you make a purchase through these links, The Aspire Podcast gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you.

Need a Presenter for a conference or school PD?

https://joshstamper.com/contact/ (Contact Joshua Stamper ) for presentations on Restorative Practices, Leadership Development, and Innovative campus systems.

Follow the Host, Joshua Stamper:

Contact: https://joshstamper.com/contact/ (https://joshstamper.com/contact/)

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Joshua__Stamper (www.twitter.com/Joshua__Stamper)

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Often, I hear about educators who feel isolated in their leadership role. Where do we go to get connected with other leaders and increase our knowledge to be the best educator possible? My guests today are part of an amazing team, who started with a small strategy that led to an impactful movement. Rae Hughart and Jeff Gargas are my guests, half of the Teach Better Team, and they are here to share how you can get connected to increase your leadership capacity.

Have you ever been frustrated with the lack of time you have to focus on leadership? My guest today, has used his 20 years of administrative experience to create a wonderful resource for leaders. I’m excited to once again have my good friend, Evan Robb, the author of The Ten Minute Principal

In your leadership experience, have you ever felt isolated or alone in your struggles? My guest today, is an expert in creating communities to enhance leadership skills and find solutions through coaching. I’m excited to once again have Danny Bauer, the host and creator of “Better Leaders Better school” on the Aspire Podcast!

In education, we talk about the power of differentiated learning but what about differentiated grading? My guest today is an expert in differentiated assessments and grades and his views have been inspirational in my own growth as a leader. Rick Wormeli is an author of five best selling books and I’m so excited to share his story, while expanding on how Fair isn’t Always Equal.

In this Episode, we discuss:

Differentiated Grading

* Fair isn’t Always Equal

Traditional Grading Scale and the Impact it has on Learning

The role of Homework

The Impact of a Zero

GPA and the Future of Grading

About Rick Wormeli:

One of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, Rick brings innovation, energy, validity and high standards to both his presentations and his instructional practice, which include 39 years teaching math, science, English, physical education, health, and history, as well as coaching teachers and principals. Rick’s work has been reported in numerous media, including ABC’s Good Morning America, Hardball with Chris Matthews, National Geographic and Good Housekeeping magazines, What Matters Most: Teaching for the 21st Century, and the Washington Post. He is a columnist for AMLE Magazine and a frequent contributor to ASCD’s Education Leadership magazine. He is the author of the award-winning book Meet Me in the Middle as well as the best-selling books Day One and Beyond, Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom (Second Edition), Differentiation: From Planning to Practice and Metaphors and Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching any Subject, all five from Stenhouse Publishers, as well as Summarization in any Subject: 60 Innovative and Tech-Infused Strategies for Deeper Student Learning (releasing in fall 2018) published by ASCD. His book, The Collected Writings (So Far) of Rick Wormeli: Crazy Good Stuff I Learned about Teaching Along the Way, is collection of his published articles, guest blogs and more through 2013. His classroom practice is a showcase for ASCD’s best-selling series, At Work in the Differentiated Classroom.

Books by Rick Wormeli:

Follow Rick Wormeli:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickwormeli2 (https://twitter.com/rickwormeli2)

Website: https://www.rickwormeli.com/ (https://www.rickwormeli.com/)

Resources Discussed in the Podcast:

http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet.aspx?ArtMID=888andArticleID=889 (Memorization Still Matters)

http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet.aspx?ArtMID=888andArticleID=772 (We Have to Prepare Students for the Next Level, Don’t We?)

https://www.math.arizona.edu/~vbohme/Redos%20and%20Retakes%20Done%20Right.pdf (Redos and Retakes Done Right)

https://www.greatschoolspartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Busting-Myths-About-Differentiated-Instruction-1.pdf (Busting Myths about Differentiated Instruction)

Let’s Work Together

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As a leader, have you ever initiated change and it was followed by fear and resistance? Today, my guest will be sharing his struggles and successes of initiating change at the highest level of his district and I’m extremely excited to share his story with you. My guest is Wade Stanford, the superintendent of Westwood ISD and a leader that is impacting many well beyond his own district.

As a leader, have you ever felt it’s impossible to create an innovative space or system for student to learn and create? I know over the years, I have definitely struggled to break the cycle of traditional practices. Today, I have two experts on Innovation, George Couros and Katie Novak, and they just wrote an amazing book called, “Innovate Inside the Box”: Empowering Learners through the UDL and Innovator’s mindset. I can’t wait to share this incredible wealth of knowledge on the Aspire podcast!

Chris Chappolin and I discuss how to create a culture of empowerment, STEAM education strategies, and the importance of creating a PLN network!