Culture is being formed whether you're doing it on purpose or not.

Today, David Robinson joins host Jon Eckart to discuss David's first year as a school leader. Over the course of his first year, David has put in the work to intentionally impact the school's culture. To do this, he's been implementing feedback, engagement, and well-being to lead his faculty and build a life-giving culture.

To learn more, order Jon's book, Just teaching: Feedback, engagement, and well-being for each student.

The Just Schools Podcast is brought to you by the Baylor Center for School Leadership. Each week, we'll talk to catalytic educators who are doing amazing work.

Be encouraged.

Timestamps:

[1:35] - David is introduced.

[3:30] - Starting his first year as head of school, David didn't know what to expect.

[5:35] - When you take on a new role, appreciate and learn what happened before you.

[8:40] - How can we intentionally tend to the well-being of our faculty?

[10:11] - If you're not taking care of yourself, you can't care for your faculty.

[13:00] - Addressing the gaps in student learning has been one of David's biggest challenges.

[15:15] - Building trust is the key to getting faculty to give you productive feedback.

[18:03] - David encourages his faculty members to share success stories to help solve problems.

[20:10] - Creating a safe space for students to share feedback is so important.

[22:30] - Having the opportunity to impact culture brings David joy.

[24:30] - Work-life integration doesn't mean blurring the boundaries in ways that make you work all the time.

[25:50] - Jon puts David through a lightning round of questions.

Books:

Just teaching: Feedback, engagement, and well-being for each student by Jon Eckert

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