George Couros begins this episode with a reflection on who we surround ourselves with in schools. When the administration looks to hire, one consideration should be how the gifts of prospective employees have talents, abilities, and interests that differ from the existing team. Beyond hiring for a variety of strengths and talents, Dr. Kimberly Miles talks about how she is also involved in learning while putting the people she serves in positions where they can lead. Dr. Kimberly Miles, who is passionate about early literacy and has been a teacher, reading coach, instructional coach, summer school facilitator, and administrator, joins this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast with George Couros. Miles reminds us that when we build a team that has a variety of gifts, that is when we find the greatest return on investment in the people we serve.

Quotes:

"We have to not just do what we have always done, but do what our kids need...and that takes learning on our part." - Dr. Kimberly Miles

"My role as a principal is to silence as much noise as I can to allow (teachers) to focus on what is happening in their classroom." - Dr. Kimberly Miles

Links:

Dr. Kimberly Miles Twitter - https://twitter.com/afewthingsworth

Dr. Kimberly Miles Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kimberly_anne_miles/

Dr. Kimberly Miles Website - http://www.kimberlyannemiles.com/

Literacy Building Blocks (Literacy & Numeracy) - https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/4c47d713-d1fc-4c94-bc97-08998d93d3ad/resource/58e18175-5681-4543-b617-c8efe5b7b0e9/download/5365951-2011-framework-student-learning.pdf

"Reading and writing should be the floor, not the ceiling." Yong Zhao - https://twitter.com/gcouros/status/1026289317767835648

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