Getting Unstuck – Cultivating Curiosity

Welcome to Part 13 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we probed how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I this interview, our final one in the series, we hear from education transformation advocate Richard Gerver on why schools need to take advantage of this period and not slip back into the old normal, and why local practitioners are best equipped to lead the transformation.

Welcome to Part 12 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because these educators are very busy, we've limited these conversations to about 15 minutes. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For Senior Director of Technology Michele Dawson, it's about meeting the technology needs of students, parents, and teachers.

Welcome to Part 11 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For educational service agency heads Dr. Jeff Hawkins and Steve Miletto, it's ultimately about helping schools answer the question: "What do we do next year?"

With the huge focus on curriculum and testing, educator, consultant and author Jocelyne Chirnside cautions that we're missing a critical part of a child's holistic development.

Welcome to Part 10 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because these educators are very busy, we've limited these conversations to about 15 minutes. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For Principal Zaharah Valentine, it means addressing the needs of the entire school population – students and faculty.

Welcome to Part 9 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because these educators are very busy, we've limited these conversations to about 15 minutes. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For Chula Vista Elementary S.D. educators Toni Faddis Ed.D and Giulia Longo, it's all about nurturing relationships with students and parents.

Welcome to Part 8 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because these educators are very busy, we've limited these conversations to about 15 minutes. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For UK-based co-Principal Vic Goddard, it's safe-guarding the most vulnerable of his students.

Welcome to Part 7 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because these educators are very busy, we've limited these conversations to about 15 minutes. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For Principal Mike Oliver, it's about providing students with opportunities to learn in authentic ways.

Welcome to Part 6 of a special series: "Leading Schools in a Time of Crisis." In these conversations, we will probe how educators are helping their schools and communities pivot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because these educators are very busy, we've limited these conversations to 15 to 20 minutes. So, how do educators effectively lead change during a crisis? For Superintendent Dr. David Schuler, it's about supporting the social and emotional health of students, faculty and staff, and the community.

Today on "Getting Unstuck," authors Kirsten Richert, Jeff Ikler, and Margaret Zacchei unabashedly talk about their new book, Shifting: How School Leaders Can Create a Culture of Change, why they wrote it, the school leaders and thought leaders who influenced it, and how they feel it will help educators ask the right question about a potential change: "Is this change something that will help us achieve our "Why of Intended Impact" – the outcomes we seek on behalf of our unique students"?