47. Fear of Taking Chances: Featuring Mark Barnes

When is it a good time to take risks as a leader? This week’s guest, Mark Barnes, discusses how every leader needs to take chances, the ways to handle criticism, the importance of listening, and increasing the love of learning. About our Guest: Mark Barnes is a longtime educator, bestselling author, founder of Times 10…

46. Creating a Culture of Leadership: Featuring Jimmy Casas

What is the culture you want as a leader in your school? This week’s guest, Jimmy Casas, discusses how to enhance the leadership skills of others, increase staff and student voice, and creating an efficient team by using the strengths of each member of the organization. About our Guest: Jimmy Casas has served twenty-two years…

45. Engaging Students Through Choice: Featuring Elisabeth Bostwick

How do we enhance student engagement while providing student voice? My guest, Elisabeth Bostwick, discusses practical solutions to create student choice, innovation through classroom makerspaces, and developing ways to support teachers. About our Guest: After 14 years as a classroom teacher, Elisabeth Bostwick is now a instructional coach supporting K-12 teachers, blogger, presenter, and author…

43. Equity to Transform Education: Featuring Liz Kleinrock

Discussing race, biases, consent, and equity at a school may seem difficult. This week’s guest, Liz Kleinrock, believes it’s not only possible, but imperative towards dismantling systemic racism and institutional discrimination. In this episode, we discuss how to implement equitable practices, discover racial biases, explore systematic privilege in education, and enhance social justice on campuses.…