Elevate School Leadership

By Matt Trammell & Kevin Koziol

Conversations with and for school leaders looking to elevate their schools. Whether you are an aspiring or veteran school administrator - we are here to empower, equip and encourage you to greatness. ... more

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How many episodes does Elevate School Leadership have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

Elevate School Leadership episodes:

January 13, 2021 Becoming Bulletproof - School Leader's Mid-week Minute with Matt
Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy Poumpouras

Matt discovers these leadership principles for your school:
1 - Embracing confrontation is a muscle
2 - Live fearlessly while acknowledging fear
3 - Rely on your training

Harvey MacKay

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6min
January 06, 2021 How Successful People Think - School Leader's Mid-week Minute with Matt
How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life by John C. Maxwell

Principles uncovered by Matt:
1 - Engage in Possibility Thinking
2 - Question Popular Thinking
3 - Value Shared Thinking

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7min
December 31, 2020 Season 2 Recap
Matt & Kevin review 1 highlight from each episode in season 2.

E1 - No Failure Parties Here! - Marc Steren

E2 - "The Way We've Always Done It" Is Out The Window! - Jacqui Yamada

E3 - Resistance Is A Sign That Things Are Going Well - Dr. Andy Zawacki

E4 - Lead Your School Into The Future - Trevor Waddington

E5 - Flip the System - Mike Soskil

E6 - It's ALWAYS "US" and "WE" instead of I - St Claire Adriaan

E7 - Approach Learning With Wonderment and Awe - Carrie Kries

E8 - The Best Qualities of School Leaders Are the Ones We Should Be Teaching Our Students - Jenn David-Lang

The Stockdale Paradox - Jim Collins

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26min
December 17, 2020 The $6000 Egg - School Leader's Mid-week Minute with Matt
Matt finds The $6000 Egg by Deb & Todd Duncan to be a short read with great leadership principles for your school.

1 - Think about Life Time Value
2 - Where can a little effort impact a lot
3 - Make people feel special

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7min
December 15, 2020 E8 - The Best Qualities of School Leaders Are the Ones We Should Be Teaching Our Students - Jenn David-Lang
Jenn David-Lang shares great insights from decades worth of extensive experience working with school leaders. Some of the topics discussed during our time together:

The Main Idea

Masterminds for School Leaders

[email protected]

Jenn on LinkedIn

Jenn on Twitter - @The_MainIdea

Most school leaders have "Stacks of Shame"

Atomic Habits - by James Clear

What most people feel are "soft skills" are really foundational skills

Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World - by Michael Fullan

The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship -- and What We Can Do About It - Tony Wagner

Qualities of a good school leader:
- Sense of Purpose
- Life-Long Learner
- Flexible & Adaptive

VUCA = Volatile, Uncertain, Complex & Ambiguous

Know Thy Impact - John Hattie

I have never seen a successful school without a successful culture. A good school culture:
- allows people to make mistakes
- celebrates small wins
- makes people feel valued and connected

The Atlantic

Connect habits to existing habits

Kim Marshall - The Marshall Memo

The Best of the Marshall Memo

The C's of Change

Leading adults is not the same as teaching students

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - by Daniel Coyle

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41min
December 10, 2020 What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence - School Leader's Mid-week Minute with Matt
In What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman - Matt uncovers a multitude of valuable knowledge nuggets to apply to your school today.

1 - Go Big

2 - Welcome the Best Ideas

3 - Be a Friend to the Situation

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6min
December 04, 2020 Success Built To Last - School Leader's Mid-week Minute with Matt
In Success Built to Last - Creating a Life That Matters by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson - Matt dives into the three main leadership principles for school leaders.

1 - Passion in your work is a necessity
2 - Lose yourself in your work, not in your career
3 - Trust enough to have authentic conversations

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6min
December 01, 2020 E7 - Approach Learning With Wonderment and Awe - Carrie Kries
Carrie Kries - Head of Gladwyne Montessori School has a unique story of how she got into education and discusses leading her team, students, their families and the community into positive life-long learning with the goal of real equity and impacting every student. Carrie's inspiring view on work-life balance can help any school leader!

Carrie Kries on LinkedIn

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Gladwyne Montessori School

New York University

Drexel University

Arcadia University

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

University of Pennsylvania - Educational Leadership

Philadelphia Montessori Charter School

AIM Academy

Costa's 16 Habits of Mind

How to Integrate the 16 Habits of Mind in Your Classroom

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55min
November 19, 2020 Seven Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People - School Leader's Mid-week Minute with Matt
Matt takes a deep dive into The Way of the Shepherd: Seven Secrets to Managing Productive People by Kevin Leman and William Pentak

Leadership Principles:
1 - Create connection and mutual identification with your team
2 - Nurture your office environment
3 - Set your heart on your people

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6min
November 15, 2020 E6 - It's ALWAYS "US" and "WE" instead of I - St Claire Adriaan
Matt and I were blown away by the character of a humble Middle School Principal in Queens NY. Despite absolute adversity, St Claire Adriaan elevated himself to be an impactful educator who relentlessly seeks to empower and equip all who he comes in contact with. We hope his conversation will inspire you as much as it did us!

Academy of the City Charter School

St Claire Addriaan on LinkedIn

St Claire Addriaan on Facebook

Apartheid

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

School Leadership Discussion:
Be an active listener
Be a role model and practice what you preach
A place where kids, family and community members all feel welcome
Every kid gets your best
Ubuntu - Doc Rivers on YouTube (0:54)
They can never take away what you know
Get feedback from all those you serve
I need to know more than I did yesterday
If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong place
School to Prison Pipeline by EdWeek
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The Outsiders by Wendy Conklin
Restorative Justice
Restorative Circles
Compass of Shame
Get a Mentor & Role Models
Never forget to explain the WHY

Here are some additional resources supporting our mission of impacting education together.

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51min

FAQs about Elevate School Leadership:

How many episodes does Elevate School Leadership have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.