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WEP 103: Leadership and Culture, an Interview with Brian Kight
An Interview with Brian Kight
In this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Brian Kight, CEO of Focus 3 and international expert on on leadership and culture.
Focus 3 is providing school districts across the country with the tools they need to make a difference in the lives of students by making transformational changes in the school’s culture. It simply works.
You are going to love this interview with Brian.
Brian Kight is a multi-industry leader on the topics of leadership, culture, and behavior.
He provides simple systems that produce exceptional results for organizations, teams, and people.
Simple, clear, and immediately actionable.
Brian applies the timeless “physics” of performance to the most important challenges in life and business.
His clients across the globe include professional and collegiate sports teams, schools, banks, manufacturing, healthcare, accounting, insurance and many others.
As the CEO at Focus 3, Brian has worked for over a decade directly with all levels of executives and associates. The trust clients have in Brian and his impact has made him one of the top-rated keynote speakers and consultants based in the United States.
Follow Brian Kight on social media at @TBrianKight
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Brian’s favorite book: Anti-Fragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Brian is currently reading: Roots of Strategy Book 1.
Brian’s Podcast: The Focus 3 Podcast
Focus 3 website: https://www.focus3.com
My interview with Brian’s dad, the Founder of Focus 3, Tim Night: Wired Educator Episode 89
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WEP 102: Cybraryman, An Interview with Jerry Blumengarten
An Interview with Jerry Blumengarten
In this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly Croy interviews Jerry Blumengarten, aka: Cybraryman.
Jerry Blumengarten taught for 32 years in the New York City School System. Twenty in the classroom as a teacher in multiple subjects and multiple grades, and twelve as a teacher/librarian. Jerry developed and wrote curriculum for his school district, the NYC Board of Education and Open Doors a school-business partnership. He also created educational materials for the utility industry for over 30 years. He is the co-author of the book Connecting Your Students with The World. Jerry co-moderated numerous educational chats on Twitter, including #edchat for five years, and he created #engsschat. He has presented at numerous edcamps, #ISTE and #FETC, was a Featured Presenter at #METC and #GaETC, and the keynote speaker for Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today. Jerry is also a very proud grandparent of five grandchildren ages 6-18.
Follow Jerry on Twitter: @cybraryman1
WEP 101: Rigor and Relevance an Interview with Dr. Bill Daggett
An Interview with Dr. Bill Daggett, Founder of the International Center for Leadership in Education
In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly Croy interviews Dr. Bill Daggett, the Founder of The International Center for Leadership in Education and the creator of The Application Model and Rigor and Relevance Framework.
Bill Daggett is the Founder and Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education, is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to move preK-12 education systems towards more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for all students. He has assisted a number of states and hundreds of school districts with their school improvement initiatives. Dr. Daggett has also collaborated with education ministries in several countries and with the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Governors Association, and many other national organizations. He serves on several advisory boards, including:
NASA Education Advisory Board – 2008 to present
USA Today (national newspaper) Education Advisory Board
Before founding the International Center for Leadership in Education in 1991, Dr. Daggett was a teacher and administrator at the secondary and postsecondary levels and a director with the New York State Education Department, where he spearheaded restructuring initiatives to focus the state’s education system on the skills and knowledge students need in a technological, information-based society.
Dr. Daggett is the creator of the Application Model and Rigor/Relevance Framework , a practical planning and instructional tool for determining the relevance of curriculum and assessment to real-world situations. Dr. Daggett’s Rigor/Relevance Framework has become a cornerstone of many school reform efforts throughout the United States.
Dr. Daggett is the author of numerous books about learning and education, textbooks and research studies, reports, and journal articles.
Dr. Daggett has spoken to hundreds of thousands of educators and education stakeholders in all 50 states. His enlightening, entertaining, and motivating messages have helped his listeners to look at education differently by challenging their assumptions about the purposes, benefits, and effectiveness of American schools. Dr. Daggett inspires his audiences both to embrace what is best about our education system and to make the changes necessary to meet the needs of all students in the 21st century.
Dr. Daggett has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus by both Temple University and the State University of New York at Albany.
Dr. Daggett has a special commitment to individuals with disabilities. He and his wife, Bonnie, volunteer their time and lend their support to Wildwood Programs in upstate New York. Wildwood serves the needs of people of all ages who, like their daughter Audrey, have neurological impairments/learning disabilities or autism, by enabling them to become the best that they can be.
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Dr. Daggett’s book: Rigor and Relevance from Concept to Reality
Dr. Daggett’s site for: The International Center for Leadership in Education
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The Principled Principal: 10 Principles for Leading Exceptional Schools: Jeffrey Zoul & Anthony McConnell
Stories from WEBB: The Ideas, Passions, and Convictions of a Principal and His School Family by Todd Nesloney
The Limitless School: Creative Ways to Solve the Culture Puzzle by Abe Here & Adam Dovico
Google Apps for Littles: Believe They Can by Christine Pinto and Alice Keeler
WEP 0100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of The Wired Educator Podcast
Who is Episode 100?
Thanks for listening to the Wired Educator Podcast where it really is all about becoming a better educator so you can make a greater impact and live a more dynamic life.
I am so proud to have documented the amazing stories of so many talented educators! Over one hundred hours of tips, tricks, inspiration and more helping teachers in their classrooms to make a difference in the lives of students.
One hundred episodes is a milestone, and I wanted to do something totally different, so… I did.
Buckle-up buttercup, this episode has a few surprises for you! Still, I guarantee you will walk away inspired and with a few new tools to put to use.
Thank you for being a listener. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please send me a message.
Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller
Along Came a Leader by Kelly Croy
The Rhythm of Life by Matthew Kelly
Kelly’s Moleskine Journal of choice.
Kelly’s favorite pen.
The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast
WEP 0099: Educational Leadership, An Interview with Richard Baird
An Interview with Superintendent, Richard Baird
WEP 0098: Mathematical Mindsets, an Interview with Dr. Jo Boaler
An Interview with Dr. Jo Boaler
In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Dr. Jo Boaler about her amazing book Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students’ Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages, and Innovative Teaching.
Dr Jo Boaler is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University and co-founder of www.youcubed.org. Formerly the Marie Curie Professor of Mathematics Education for England, a mathematics teacher in London comprehensive schools and a researcher at King’s College, London. She is the author of eight books including What’s Math Got To Do With It? (2015) and Mathematical Mindsets (2016). She is the recipient of the NCSM award for equity, the author of the first MOOC on mathematics learning for teachers and parents, a White House presenter and an advisor to the PISA team at the OECD.
Mentioned in this episode:
Help your students become published authors in any grade in any subject; Book Creator is one of my favorite apps for any device! www.BookCreator.com
Jo Boaler’s book: Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students’ Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages, and Innovative Teaching.
Here is a list of all of Jo’s books!
One of Jo’s favorite mathematicians is Maryam Mirzakhani: Here she is in a 6 Set of Prints from NASA: Mighty Women in Science Poster Set.
Two more of Jo’s favorite mathematicians include: Steve Strogatz: Here is a list of his books. and Keith Devlin and his works.
Jo used math counting sticks like these as a child and recommends similar to parents: Educational Math Counting Sticks.
Jo cofounded: www.Youcubed.org a resource to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics to transform their classroom.
How to Learn Math: A free course for students by Jo Boaler.
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WEP 0097: EduGifs An Interview with Jake Miller
In this 97th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Jake Miller.
Jake is an authorized Google Apps for Education Trainer and is currently the Technology Integration Specialist for Brady Middle School in the Orange City School District in Ohio. At Brady, Jake helps manage the implementation of Google Apps, 1:1 Chromebooks and Schoology, while working with a team to envision the building’s future integration of STEM, Project Based Learning and the school’s new Fab Lab. He previously taught STEM, math & science in the Stow-Munroe Falls School District. Prior to that he taught 9 years of math and science in various grades. In his free time, Jake is passionate about sharing ideas, tips and support for educators through his website, Twitter account and the #EduGIFs that he creates.
Kelly and Jake talk about makerspaces, Fab Labs, Chromebooks, Google Apps for Education, Productivity Tips, Screencast, and so much more. Get your notebooks ready because your brain is about to get full of knowledge. This is a fantastic discussion on education and technology.
Mentioned in this interview:
Potato Pirates: A Card Game that teaches you programming. Great for classroom, family and friends.
Jake’s favorite book: DRIVE by Daniel H. Pink.
Jake’s website: www.JakeMiller.net
Camtasia screencast application.
FAB Central: MIT’s Fab Lab site.
TIES: Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM
#EduGifs: A huge collection of Jake’s micro PD Gifs. They are awesome!
WEP 0096: Unmapped Potential an Interview with Julie Hasson
WEP 0096: Unmapped Potential and Interview with Julie Hasson
In this 96th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Julie Hasson, the co-author of the amazing book, Unmapped Potential: An Educator’s Guide to Lasting Change. Julie has a unique perspective in education from multiple vantage points, she has been an educator, and administrator, and now trains future teachers as a college professor. Julie and Kelly have an incredible conversation about educational data and the best ways to use it. This is a great conversation with a brilliant educator and author, Juie Hasson. You are going to love this interview.
Julie is a third generation educator and a former public school teacher and principal. She is currently a professor at her alma mater, Florida Southern College, where she teaches graduate courses in educational leadership. When Julie is not teaching, she is doing qualitative research in schools, delving into educator expectations and impact. Julie is also a speaker, trainer and author of Unmapped Potential. Julie Hasson, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Coordinator for the Master of Educational Leadership at Florida Southern College.
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Julie’s book, Unmapped Potential: An Educator’s Guide to Lasting Change by Julie Hasson & Missy Leonard.
Books Kelly is reading and recommends:
The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator’s Creative Breakthrough by Hope & Wade King
Culturize: Every Student Every Day. Whatever it Takes. by Jimmy Casas
Code Breakers: Increase Creativity. Remix Assessment. And Develop a Class of Coder Ninjas. by Brian Aspinall
WEP 0095: Learn Like a Pirate, An Interview with Paul Solarz
An Interview with Paul Solarz, Educational Leader & Author
An Interview with Paul Solarz, author of Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed.
Paul Solarz has been teaching since 1999. He is a National Board Certified Educator and has been awarded numerous honors including: Top 50 Finalist for the Varkey GEMS Global Teacher Prize (like the Nobel Prize for Education), was named 2014 Educator of the Year by then Illinois Computing Educators. He earned his Master’s Degree from Illinois State University in Curriculum and Instruction.
His book, Learn Like a Pirate is about:
Collaboration. Empowerment. Student Leadership. These buzz words get a lot of press, but what do they really mean for today’s students? Can students really handle the responsibility of leading the class? Can they actually learn what they need to if they are working together so often? Won’t all this freedom cause chaos in the classroom? Not if you’re teaching them to learn like PIRATES!
In Learn Like a PIRATE, teachers will discover practical strategies for creating a student-led classroom in which students are inspired and empowered to take charge of their learning experience. You’ll learn strategies for:
– Crafting active, relevant, and interesting lessons
– Creating opportunities for student leadership
– Providing effective and beneficial feedback
– Instilling confidence so students can take risks
– Increasing curiosity and passion for learning
Incorporate the techniques and strategies Paul Solarz uses in his student-led classroom and watch your students transform into confident, collaborative leaders.
Follow Paul on Twitter at @PaulSolarz
Mentioned in this podcast:
Paul’s book Learn Like a Pirate
Paul’s Most Influential Book He’s Ever Read is Teach Like a Pirate! by Dave Burgess
The Next Book Paul Will Read is: Lead Like a Pirate by Beth Hour and Shelley Burgess
Paul’s Next Purchase: A Second Projector (It’s Under $300)
Paul’s Favorite App: Sown to Grow (Students Monitor Their Goals)
Kelly’s new Podcast: The Future Focused Podcast
Kelly’s book: Along Came a Leader
Kelly’s website: www.KellyCroy.com