(Teacher) Team Leadership with Dr. Chad Dumas

Description:

If you’ve been listening to me or following my daily email, you’ve heard me talk about 5-minute coaching, the series of three questions we can ask teachers to help them become more reflective practitioners. The value leaders provide during the process is I creating space by NOT talking. Today’s guest helped me learn how to make 5-minute coaching even more powerful. But that’s not all. Today’s show is packed with practical tips to help you immediately become a better communicator – without saying a word! Before we get started, I would like to thank Summer Pops Math Workbooks for sponsoring today’s show. The team at Summer Pops are educators with a passion for preventing the backwards summer slide in math, and Summer Pops is a unique and engaging approach to summer enrichment. I encourage you to connect with Summer Pops for free workbook samples. Go to https://summerpopsworkbooks.com/sample-request-page/ to get your free copy and of course, the link is in the show notes.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Chad Dumas is a Solution Tree PLC at Work, Assessment, and Priority Schools associate and international consultant, presenter, and award-winning researcher. His primary focus is collaborating to develop capacity for continuous improvement. With a quarter century of successful leadership experience, Chad has led significant improvements for both students and staff. He shares his research and knowledge in his three books on PLCs, and his upcoming Teacher Team Leader Handbook, Chad’s consulting and training includes research, stories, hands-on tools, useful knowledge, and practical skills. He most recently was the executive director of elementary education in the Ames Community School District, a preschool thru grade 12 district of 5,000 students in central Iowa. Before this he was the director of learning for Hastings Public Schools in south-central Nebraska for nine years. Dr. Dumas' new book, The Teacher Team Leader Handbook has just been released!

Warmup questions:

·      We always like to start with a celebration. What are you celebrating today?

·       Let’s celebrate your new book!

·      Is there a story that will help listeners understand why you are doing what you do?

·      What’s the story behind the book?

Questions/Topics/Prompts

·      Who did you write the book for?

·      What problem were you trying to solve?

·      What should the reader know and be able to do after reading the book?

Closing questions:

·      What part of your own leadership are you still trying to get better at?

·      If listeners could take just one thing away from today’s podcast, what would it be?

·      Before we go, is there anything else that you’d like to share with our listeners?

·      Where can people learn more about you and your work…

Sponsorship:

I want to thank IXL for sponsoring this podcast…

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I hope you got as much out of today’s show as I did. If we were together right now, I would pause there to let you reflect…

Remember, in addition to the three magic moves (pause, paraphrase, 3rd point) you can get seven sweet strategies by clicking on the “3 and 7” link in the show notes.

Close

·      Leadership is a journey and thank you for choosing to walk some of this magical path with me.

·      You can find links to all sorts of stuff in the show notes, including my website https://www.frederickbuskey.com/

·      I love hearing from you so consider email me at [email protected] or connecting with me on LinkedIn.

·      My book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose, is now available on Amazon. You can find links to it, as well as free book study materials on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/reclaiming-purpose.html

·      Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.

·      Have a great rest of the week, be present for others and, more importantly, take time to reflect and recover so you can continue to live and lead better.

·      Cheers!

Chad’s links:

Website: www.NextLearningSolutions.com

3 and 7: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1liaCOU9bE28ubqPGjdnviozQ0dIa1a3U/view

Purchase the book from Solution Tree: https://www.solutiontree.com/teacher-team-leader-handbook.html?utm_source=ST&utm_campaign=1261110&utm_medium=online

Purchase the book from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Teacher-Team-Leader-Handbook-Collaboration/dp/1960574981

Frederick’s Links:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting

Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/fdf37cbf3a

The Strategic Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWRS2F6N?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520