We are so excited to kick off our fourth season of the Educator Wellness Revolution with an episode about how to strengthen educator teaming for both wellness and results!

From early on in our lives, we are taught the importance of teamwork for achieving a goal. There is no "I" in team right? And yet in education, where our goals are so incredibly important, we often lose sight of how teachers need to work together as a cohesive team to truly support students. And when teachers act as individuals, they quickly get siloed and burned out. 

To discuss why this happens, and the necessary design to help teachers work better together, we are so excited to be speaking with Leslie Edwards. Leslie is a longtime educator,  instructional coach, assistant principal, principal, director of school leadership development - you name it! - and currently runs her own educational consulting firm called Ed Leadership 4 Liberation. After such a rich career in education, Leslie's main passion is helping schools to redesign the way their teachers collaborate more effectively. 

In our conversation, we'll discuss;

• Why a "students first" mentality can actually work against the progress we want to see for our learners. 
• How the concept of working together as a team isn't a series of trust-builder exercises, but rather requires real systems and policy work.
• The reason that mindset work for leaders is so critical for great teaming and true educator wellness (and often falls by the wayside in our current education system)

 -and so much more.

As you listen to Leslie, we hope you are inspired to rethink and uplevel the teaming practices in your school this year. Leslie has an exciting upcoming Virtual Global Cohort for Educators & Leaders that you can register for here: www.tinyurl.com/thevirtualglobalcohort

Also, get ready for an exciting new season where we go deeper into EmpowerEd's themes of educator wellness, staff voice, and how retaining our educators is the most important way to transform our education system.

Thanks so much and enjoy the episode!

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