Lead. Learn. Change.

Clark Atlanta University, one of 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation (3:05)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. attended college on this campus (3:25)

Social mobility through education (5:05)

Three times a Panther (6:05)

Identified as a future leader in DeKalb County Schools (7:00)

Year 45 and counting – a lifetime dedicated to serving others (9:00)

A court order and Felicia’s first teaching position (9:20)

Nearly a dozen languages spoken in the school (10:05)

Seven years, seven years, seven years… (10:25)

Too many principals of color in some schools (11:05)

Education as the most noble field (12:45)

Teachers perpetuate democracy (13:15)

A child of civil rights (13:50)

A fabulous childhood, in a mission (15:05)

A southern midwestern accent (16:35)

There is something bigger than you (17:15)

The Wallace Foundation, Gwinnett Public Schools, and the Principal Pipeline (18:00)

A teacher’s impact is significant (18:45)

The leader must have the big picture (20:00)

Even when you think big, there’s something bigger (21:20)

Leveraging power to impact a community (22:15)

1953, heart of the civil rights struggle, and a segregated community (23:30)

The “mission of the mission” was pushed by the black aristocracy (24:20)

New Orleans, Dubuque, and Memphis (25:20)

The common enemy was never based on someone’s race (25:50)

The good, and the evil, that is colorless (27:30)

Skin tone, or something else, as a core issue? (28:30)

Are you here to contribute, or are you here to take away? (29:40)

It was right in the middle of a housing project (31:10)

This was definitely a bifurcated community (32:20)

Fathers and mothers were paying attention to a lot of things (33:00)

Happy to be able to be an ambassador for my race (35:00)

Had to prove myself, and I had to make all A’s (35:30)

Segregation was about capacity (35:45)

These women were very progressive (36:20)

We need to make sure that everyone has a voice (37:30)

My mother wanted me to go into education (37:50)

Overwhelming sadness (38:35)

The haze as the sun was setting was orange (39:35)

Our home received a phone call (39:55)

Lessons learned from the civil rights struggle and Dr. King’s assassination (41:20)

There is a significant price paid when one person advances at the expense of another (42:25)

What gives birth to civil wars (43:40)

Educator-leaders are in the middle to mitigate our struggles (44:00)

The risk of forgetting (44:45)

Faith and hope that we will continue to do well, learn, listen, and improve (46:20)

Understanding the human condition, everyone has a voice, and emerging from oppression (47:00)

We are learning on a broader screen (48:30)

Working to harvest the best gifts (48:55)

Empowerment, respect, and using the best of what people have to offer (49:45)

History of women’s needs not being met (50:55)

Outcasts, outsiders, and social responsibility (51:15)

I have a responsibility to share what works (52:30)

This is a wonderful time, with so many rich examples of leadership (53:45)

We know what goes into being successful (54:30)

You can “get the call back” after a mistake is made (55:00)

A leader will not make a perfect call every time (55:35)

Systems theory and vision – long-term and right now (57:25)

You must have an undergirding of service to others (58:10)

Personal care shows–in your face, your countenance, and your productivity (59:40)

Don’t work out your inadequacies on social media (1:00:00)

To lead means that you are giving your best self (1:02:10)

Social justice defined as advocacy (1:03:10)

Dr. Moses Norman - insert yourself into a dark place and turn on the light (1:05:00)

I want my experience to be of benefit to someone else (1:07:30)

Leadership and popularity (1:08:20)

The benefits of the earlier harvest (1:08:50)

Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly (1:10:00)

Retirement just keeps moving away from me (1:10:40)

Dr. Fidel Turner and Barbara Hill providing leadership at CAU (1:11:30)

http://www.cau.edu

The History of Black Catholics in the United States https://www.amazon.com/dp/0824514955/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ysvrEbK92EG5V

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Introduction, ROI background and  explanation

The Narnia story

Lessons learned

Invitation to subscribe, tell others, and share your own story

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Amarillo, Texas, and Buffalo, New York (2:15)

Data, evidence, propositions and their roles in the goals of a case study (4:40)

Focus groups, interviews, documents, email, and student work (7:40)

Standardized test scores and the range of metrics that matter (10:30)

Student input as a vital factor in gauging effectiveness of any approach to teaching and learning (12:20)

The standardized test debate actually started 150 years ago (13:30)

Trust as a pivotal component in “assessing” teachers and schools (14:40)

Technology as a two-sided challenge (15:00)

Standards reflect the values of those who establish them (16:30)

Who should make the decisions? (17:00)

How well do these tests prepare young people for their future? (18:35)

Professional learning that is intentionally transformative (20:30)

Trust surfaces, again – this time as a key to creating the conditions for true engagement (21:30)

The role of a teacher is not simple, one dimensional, or clear to everyone (23:50)

Multiple opportunities for success as an important foundational practice (25:15)

How to “improve things” alongside challenges and constraints (27:35)

Schools do mitigate the negative effects of societal pressures and difficulties, such as poverty (28:15)

The work of teachers has a significant positive impact on students and learning (29:00)

What it really means to offer students choice, and how doing so is a wise move (29:50)

Affirming student performance (31:55)

Quality professional learning uses a framework, not a formulaic, prescriptive, or predetermined set of steps (32:40)

What are these students going through right now? (33:55)

The value of teachers and their work (35:00)

The shifts in the processes used to capture evidence inside PAGE’s research projects (38:00)

Phil Schlechty (the Schlechty Center) – “It’s the activity of the learner that causes learning.” (38:45)

Community and political contexts impact the operational reality of schools (40:00)

Go back to the classroom – the center of teaching and learning (41:25)

One-with-one conversations with teachers – learning from our fellow educators (41:40)

About what do I want to learn more? (45:45)

Suggestions for policy makers (47:05)

Program adoption or a customized approach to an important issue? (47:50)

Organizational health and conflicting initiatives (49:30)

Everybody doesn’t have to do the exact same thing in order to make progress (51:15)

Teaching and learning are all about accountability and responsibility (53:25)

The lack of trust has not improved relationships, interactions, or processes (54:15)

Professional learning can legitimately advance the teaching profession (56:30)

Retirement deferred, career and work revitalized, as a result of thinking about one’s work (59:15)

Skinner’s Ghost and the Smart Machine (1:01:40)

Maybe not measure anything? Analyze patterns instead. (1:03:00)

www.markgarrison.net

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https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Failure-Political-Origins-Standardized-ebook/dp/B007SJNZPI

How did standardized tests become the measure of performance in our public schools? In this compelling work, Mark J. Garrison attempts to answer this question by analyzing the development of standardized testing, from the days of Horace Mann and Alfred Binet to the current scene. Approaching the issue from a sociohistorical perspective, the author demonstrates the ways standardized testing has been used to serve the interests of the governing class by attaching a performance-based value to people and upholding inequality in American society. The book also discusses the implications that a restructuring of standardized testing would have on the future of education, specifically what it could do to eliminate the measure of individual worth based on performance.

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED517705

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Ivana seeks another perspective on addressing biases (2:45)

Engagement cuts across all groups (3:45)

Dr. Phil Schlechty influenced David’s views on learning (4:15)

Your mom’s opinion matters (4:45)

Affiliation requires collaboration (5:30)

All learners “bring motives to the table” (6:25)

It’s the work that engages the learner (7:00)

A, B, or Not Yet (7:00)

Diversity of interest (8:05)

Engagement and learning, cradle to grave (9:15)

Ivana shares some thoughts on balancing universality and individual contexts (9:45)

Engage all or engage most? (10:30)

Attention as the currency of a student’s time (12:40)

Ivana digs into the “student as customer” concept(14:40)

School as a place for the creation of a civic project (15:10)

Students have choices, even in a compulsory attendance context (16:30)

The student-customer metaphor (17:30)

School’s connection to community – the metaphor expanded (18:25)

Different types of teaching and the effect on learner engagement (20:10)

Ivana describes some university experiences in Europe (21:00)

Clarifying the meaning of student choice (22:00)

The most important customers (24:45)

David and Ivana agree (25:20)

Ivana asks about the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (25:25)

Safe schools, wraparound services, funding formula, and the teacher pipeline (26:25)

PAGE benefits – individual, school, profession (28:30)

True accountability (29:15)

Generosity, patience, and community matter (30:25)

Ivana highlights important concepts in the customer metaphor (31:20)

David and Ivana agree, again (32:10)

Ivana points out the great contributions of teachers (32:30)

Ivana’s grandmother is still serving in a teaching role (33:50)

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Academic accomplishments (2:55)

Born in a country that no longer exists (4:40)

Growing up during a war (5:40)

Happy childhood memories (9:05)

Yugoslavia to France, and studying law (10:10)

Columbia Law School (11:00)

Who helps design the learning experience? (13:50)

Meshing diversity and collaborative practice (16:30)

Eliminating bias (18:55)

An immigrant’s perspective influences beliefs about teaching (20:30)

Some great teachers (22:45)

Generosity and patience (24:10)

A new learning experience – sewing (26:20)

What matters most in learning (29:30)

Knowing one’s students drives the design of learning experiences (30:00)

“Bonus material” (33:20, after the outro) 

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H.O.M.E. is where the heart is (0:56)

Ebenezer Scrooge and public speaking (4:04)

Mr. Glenn, a bit of blood, and a second chance (5:10)

Thank a teacher! (12:38)

Joe’s success on the court (14:04)

Serving others (18:45)

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Guiding campaign teams to victory (2:55)

First female vice-president (5:50)

A world traveler (7:00)

Life’s pivot points (8:15)

Influential leaders (11:05)

Immersive learning (14:20)

The benefits of a public school education (16:00)

The gift of a different perspective (19:00)

Whose vision? (20:40)

Teaching and learning embedded in one’s work (22:40)

Success, contentment, freedom, and happiness (25:15)

Making change happen (27:15)

Selfless educators make a huge difference in lives (30:55)

A favorite quotation (32:30)

First female member of the firm and the youngest staff member (34:45)

What next? (36:40)

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Self-help? (3:12)
"We must, when we can, teach others" (5:00)
Learn to blunder in order to learn (7:43)
Finding meaning and purpose (9:57)
The "right people" – pluses, minuses, and equals (12:35)
Anonymous criticism vs. meaningful feedback (15:12)
Encourage engagement (16:33)
Teaching vs. instructing (17:07)
Status quo, certainty, curiosity, and creativity (18:37)
"I still love teaching" (25:52)
Discomfort & frustration, and living & learning (27:58)

Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats

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A new direction – 5:10
Scanning groceries leads to a mindshift – 6:30
Pharamaceutical patent – 9:15
People who make a difference – 15:25
Teacher-leader – 19:55
Teaching has taught me... – 27:45
What matters most – 34:55

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Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.

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• 2:00 – attended an interview with a friend and I ended up speaking with the person who was interviewing my friend and I ended up with a job
• 3:45 – where there is no vision, people perish – students need an adult in their life to give them a vision 
• 4:30 – don’t feel sorry for yourself, maybe you are here for someone else
• 5:15 – understanding how someone can feel like they are “spiraling down” helps me be a better educator
• 5:50 – “Don’t throw money, throw talent”
• 6:25 – America is a country of miracles – but impact must have money combined with talent
• 7:30 – Give me someone who loves students and who is willing to learn . . . that will lead to results
• 9:00 – bring on board as many sources and resources as you can when developing a system for support
• 10:30 – immigrants don’t want to be a charity case, they want to contribute, and there is a lot of untapped potential there 
• 12:00 – traditional approaches are good, but they are worth about ten percent – creativity must be added in order to truly build community
• 12:45 – international pen pals and art projects and being part of a Nobel Prize (only ninety pieces of art selected from around the world and two of those pieces came from Hamilton County)
• 15:15 – swimming classes, world languages, STEM, and music as part of an academy (intentionally not calling it summer school)
• 17:45 – look for local talent – you may be surprised who is working in your school district or local area
• 18:50 – a goal is for the newcomer center to prosper, and there is a great need to fill in schooling gaps (students who come here who were not in school in their home country)
• 20:00 – make better the lives of those I serve – the human soul in front of you needs you to help them improve their life on this earth
• 21:30 – those are the kids, in front of us, and we are going to make things better – we are the greatest country in the world and we can make the world a better place
• 22:45 – change is a part of everyone’s life
• 23:30 – altum group – the fundraising group she works with – [email protected]

Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats

Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.

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