Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 195 Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III Dawn Witte| Karl Berry | Shawania Marshall | Buddy Thornton | Role Modeling Better Faster Rethink the role of CEOs and role models. COVID-19 has brought a fundamental change in leadership in many organizations. The stand-out role models have shifted from directing a command-and-control crisis response to building and unleashing winning teams. A role model is a behavior others may emulate or admire because they're efficient or skilled. It would be best to model this behavior when creating visions and implementing plans against the goals. Students should know good teacher models by the way they present their lesson's objectives to take accountability for their learning. Role models must identify how the students will show mastery and how it will be measured. Knowing their skills, comfort level, and proficiency can help determine the professional development required to keep their competitive edge. Start at the end with the final goal or objective. You'll identify what the students will learn or be able to do. Leaders must oversee the goals for development identified, what professional development is considered, and the goal state of the person doing the role modeling.

Karl Berry: Why do children from low socioeconomically disadvantaged communities lack positive role models, unlike in the past? Buddy Thornton: What are the myths and realities about perception and miscommunication regarding expressing the importance of student and teacher support equity? Shawania Marshall: How can public school leaders meet teachers where they are instead of giving expectations too far from their reach? Dawn Witte: How can we plan, practice, and follow up good teaching strategies that are both equitable and culturally responsive?

Isaiah Drone III Closing Remarks

Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 194

Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

Dr. Isaac Carrier | Buddy Thornton | |Eric Robinson| Larry Davis |

Politicizing Education and the Funding Impact

Meeting the student's needs is based on relationships; the critical hurdles influencing schools are shared ideas, respecting staff morale, and keying in on that collective spirit. Cultures are necessary for the school, and the best schools take responsibility for the culture without blame. Principals are like sea captains, and so they must use the right balance of sound discretion and wisdom. They are finding the balance between adaptive work and meeting the compliances. Being on the same page is crucial when creating a buy-in from a bottom-up approach. This is why education funding generally needs to be more adequate and equitable. It relies too heavily on state and local resources (particularly property tax revenues); the federal government plays a small and insufficient role; funding levels vary widely across states; and high-poverty districts get less funding per student. It is a complex environment requiring constant reflection because we prepare students to be citizens.

Larry Davis: Why are public schools underfunded in the US?

Buddy Thornton: Why does public funding of education benefit economic growth?

Dr. Isaac Carrier: How can public school leaders improve their campuses by carving a budget aligned with the school vision and mission to create a better culture and public school buy-in?

Eric Robinson: What challenges did you face in school as a black and brown student in your community?

Isaiah Drone III Closing Remarks

Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 193

Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

| Buddy Thornton | AJ Crabill| Karl Berry

Conflict Resolution

Life has presented not just me but some of everybody, including you, listening to me now, with tides and storms that have come so swiftly that their many ebbs almost swept us away and flowed. We need to remember some simple yet complex things, like our purpose, especially when we need a vision board or personal plan to refer to daily. To help us control our head space, we need something to follow steps with checkpoints unique to the ideas and visions we had in mind. When practices and ritual objectives are misaligned, frequently, we feel defeated; we feel like we are in a place where we got stuck like Chuck and out of luck. We got stuck, maybe because we got into a situation that turned everything about life and ourselves upside down, and it reminds me of the story about a Rabbit named Peter.

AJ Crabill: Why must administrative procedures be completed before a principal suspends a student?

Buddy Thornton: What are the four causes of conflict at school?

Karl Berry: Why should you resolve school conflicts quickly?

Isaiah Drone III Closing Remarks

 Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 191

Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

Dr. Isaac Carrier | Buddy Thornton |

Patrícia Cerqueira Seidler| Larry Davis|

Randy ‘Boom Boom’ Blake

Helping Students Recover from Trauma

School leaders must actively cultivate respectful, supportive relationships with and among students, teachers, and parents. Educational leaders must also continually model and reinforce that these high expectations are achievable. They are also tasked to keep social, emotional, and physical well-being in mind when it comes to our young scholars. Increasingly, a principal needs to consider the digital security of students as well especially when it comes to master resiliency. Bouncing back directly provides services to children/adolescents and addresses posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression, stress, poor coping and problem-solving skills, poor academic performance due to poor attendance and inability to concentrate. School leaders must prepare themselves and staff to be prepare to handle these precautions to have a positive school culture which is imperative to school success.

Buddy Thornton: What can school leaders do to ensure parents that their children's physical and emotional safety is paramount?

Larry Davis: Due process requires that fair procedures and processes are followed when making significant discipline decisions.

Patrícia Cerqueira Seidler :Why must administrative procedures be completed before a principal assigns a student a suspension?

Randy “Boom Boom” Blake: What challenges did you face in school as a black and brown student in your community?

Dr. Isaac Carrier: Historically, educational literature in past times did not focus on the success of underprivileged students in those low socioeconomic communities. But now, this empathy seems to be politically and socially correct. How can teachers help students to comprehend their emotions better and de-escalate anxiety?

Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 190

Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

Karl Berry | Buddy Thornton PSCA Pro | Jerry Green | Dr. Mel

Equity and Cultural Responsiveness

Moral authority is crucial for childhood development because the kids will respect themselves in a way that lets them know they are to be respected, and it is even better when those same adults teaching our scholars create truthful relationships with those children. Strong relationships benefit the children being serviced with the awareness of student needs. The best teacher doesn't expect students to learn how they teach, so they teach how they understand. And because of this, the educator can assess a valid knowledge of their student's interests, which includes parents' hope and dreams and how they learn when they aren't with you. All of these attributes are tied to managing and establishing relationships. More capable and better to function, especially when working for and with kids from different backgrounds. There is a robust community meaning behind academically and socially successful individuals as it relates to stereotypes, and giving kids a strategy that breaks down those dispositions and exposes them to situations outside of their experiences is necessary.

Open Panel Question: How do you determine if students understand what they are expected to do before moving on?

Karl Berry: Student mindset in black and brown communities and its connection to student belief system.

Buddy Thornton: How do we empower educators in school and beyond in a successful role that is respected in society?

Jerry Green: Historically, people cared who you said you were. But, now I don't care who you say you are! Can you learn and what is the big picture behind that statement?

Dr. Mel: From a psychosocial perspective, how does motivation impact student engagement?

Isaiah Drone III Closing Remarks

Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 189

Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

Nina Taylor| Adriana Fletes |

Student-Centered Classroom Challenges

What went wrong in lesson planning after COVID-19? Teachers spend too much time on the bad skills instead of teaching students how to pay attention to the results. Teachers are accustomed to change by using action steps. They are always open to more effective teaching methods, even though they know that many instructional practices stand the test of time. However, the reason for action steps and coaching help to work hand in hand in improving students' academic achievements. These skills help students learn, which is vital to success in school and beyond. How do we get all educators to understand educating the whole child holistically? While assisting the teacher in being familiar with clarifying core tasks, it is essential for reflection, rethinking, and revision to higher-order thinking and student goal setting.

Adriana Fletes: How do you determine if students understand what they are expected to do before moving on?

Nina Taylor: Student mindset in black and brown communities and its connection to student belief system. What is the big picture?

Nina Taylor: How do we empower educators in school and beyond in a successful role that is respected in society?

Adriana Fletes: From a psychosocial perspective, how does motivation impact student engagement?

Isaiah Drone III Closing Remarks

Impact of Educational Leadership Podcast Episode 187

Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

Panelist: Buddy Thornton| Larry Davis |Karl Berry|

In Loco Parentis

Latin, for in the place of a parent, is the legal doctrine under which an individual assumes parental rights, duties, and obligations without going through the formalities of legal Adoption. Of nearly four million children, only 16% live in families, while the other percent live below the federal poverty level and are headed by a single parent. Twenty percent of children (over 4.7 million) are affected by many risk factors. Parents serve as the first teachers of their kids during their early years. But now, teachers are drastically sharing those roles while students are enrolled. There are 3.5 million full and part-time public school teachers and around half a million private school teachers. Most teachers are women, especially in elementary schools. Women make up 76% of all teachers at public and private schools and an even larger share at the elementary school level.

Buddy Thornton: Why do teachers feel more responsible for student success than the parents, and how can we make education more intentional for parents?

Larry Davis: How important is it for teachers to develop relationships with parents?

Karl Berry: How important is it to provide students with safe learning choices, and what does it do for the student mindset?

Isaiah Drone III: Closing remarks