EPISODE 47How to Get Teachers Genuinely Excited About Your New Initiative Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Of the six steps in the Transformation Cycle (Excite, Explore, Engage, Expect, Evaluate, Extend) the Excite stage is the most critical and the most neglected step. Assuming you’ve chosen a meaningful initiative, your next step is to introduce it in […]
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EPISODE 46How to Avoid Initiative Fatigue Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Initiative fatigue is what happens when we feel pain, we look for a solution — ANY solution — to alleviate our pain and when it doesn’t work, we grab another one. The problem isn’t that we need a better solution, the problem is that […]
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EPISODE 45Multiply Your Ability to Influence Teacher Behavior With This One Simple TweakBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss: We tend to focus on giving teachers good feedback in order to help them improve. But giving teachers meaningful feedback is only the first step. If you don’t follow up with teachers, all your great feedback will […]
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EPISODE 44How to Create School Core Values with Your Teachers Without Drama and Chaos Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:You own your vision. You and your staff co-create your mission. Your staff owns your core values. In order for core values to work, everyone must have two things during their creation — a voice and a […]
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EPISODE 43The Problem With Your Mission StatementBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The purpose of your mission statement is to guide your work as a school. Your mission statement should answer the question: Why are we here? All too often, our mission statements are bloated with “educatorese” that leave them uninspiring and useless. When you use your […]
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EPISODE 42Are These 3 Fears Keeping You From Achieving Your Vision For Your SchoolThis Year?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you don’t believe in your vision for your school, no one else will either. There are 3 big fears that keep us from setting ambitious visions for our schools. Unless you overcome these fears, […]
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EPISODE 41The #1 Leadership MistakeBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you are going to move your school, you must move teacher skill AND will. In other words, in order to reach your vision for your school, you need to make sure that your teachers are willing and able to do the work involved.The source […]
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BONUS EPISODE 2How Kurt got his entire district to adopt and embrace a 100% vision for all studentsWhen you hear that your vision should include 100% of your students, do you cringe a little inside? I mean, sure, we all know that our work should benefit ALL children, but reality says that not EVERY child […]
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EPISODE 40Our 2019 Summer Reading ListBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Every Builder should be reading a wide range of books both in and outside education. This gives you a unique perspective and helps you come up with well-rounded solutions to the challenges you face. It’s here! Our annual summer reading list. These are 5 […]
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EPISODE 39How to Keep Your BEST Teachers #LikeABuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Your best teachers are often the most neglected teachers in the building. They need a different type of buildership. In the same way that you expect teachers to differentiate for students, you need to differentiate for them.Good teachers don’t leave jobs, they […]
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