

The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast | The #1 Downloaded School Leadership Show
Daniel Bauer Loves School Leadership
BETTER LEADERS BETTER SCHOOLS is the most downloaded podcast for K-12 school leaders — sitting in the TOP 0.5% of over 2 million podcasts worldwide.
Launched in 2015, BLBS exists for one kind of leader: the Ruckus Maker — the principal who refuses to default to the status quo and is creating a campus experience worth showing up for.
Every week, host Danny Bauer sits down with the sharpest minds in leadership, learning, and culture. No permission slips required.
Turn your commute, your workout, or your chores into the best professional development of your career.
Do School Different.
Launched in 2015, BLBS exists for one kind of leader: the Ruckus Maker — the principal who refuses to default to the status quo and is creating a campus experience worth showing up for.
Every week, host Danny Bauer sits down with the sharpest minds in leadership, learning, and culture. No permission slips required.
Turn your commute, your workout, or your chores into the best professional development of your career.
Do School Different.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 18min
Why I am so EXCITED right now
Join the "Back to School Boot Camp" The one thing you need to start next year off with energy momentum is a solid 90-day plan. In the "Back to School Bootcamp" I will teach you how to create your 90-day plan in just 5-days. Join the challenge today! Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

Jun 15, 2022 • 32min
Take care of yourself
Erika Horsley is a teacher, coach, consultant, mom, and founder of Love, Morty. With 16 years of experience teaching, she now offers coaching and consulting services supporting teachers holistically so that they can show up regulated to co-create caring classroom communities with ease. Show Highlights Build classroom culture that increases students' achievement. Effortless SEL and self-awareness support for teachers and students. How school leaders can actively heal our schools. The service you need to support teachers holistically. Micro-PD is the key to creating caring classroom communities. The mindset shift that needs to happen in teachers and in schools. Manageable steps to avoid being dismissive to the voices in your building. A straightforward first step in transforming schools. "Being able to share power in an appropriate way with the students is a good thing. It's an important thing because ultimately this is for them. If we say that we're doing this for the kids, but we want to have power over them, is that really for them if it's controlling them? This is one of many major mindset shifts that needs to happen in teachers and in schools." -Erika Horsley Erika Horsley's Resources & Contact Info: Facebook Instagram Love, Morty LinkedIn Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Join the "Back to School Boot Camp" The one thing you need to start next year off with energy momentum is a solid 90-day plan. In the "Back to School Bootcamp" I will teach you how to create your 90-day plan in just 5-days. Join the challenge today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

Jun 8, 2022 • 38min
Building better relationships with parents 1
Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka "Dr. G" works with families, organizations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humor, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a completely different approach to adversity. Author of the new book From Stressed to Resilience, she is a leading media personality seen regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America and The Doctors. Dr. G is board certified attending family physician and is fluent in American Sign Language. She resides in Pittsburgh with her four boys. Travis Allison hates mushy fruit but loves jam. It's not just fruit that Travis thinks about in great detail. His creative and conscientious persona has made him a keynote speaker at conferences across the US and Canada. Travis knows his mission: to help organizations create spaces where children and young adults can be truly noticed and appreciated. Show Highlights Solve "pain points" to normalize feeling inadequate in the "new normal" for your learning community. Systematize kids' contributions to create connections to your community. Tips for schools prove your mission and vision. Savvy public school leaders use this loyalty marking tool. You can't be an expert in everything but use your expertise to focus feedback. How to meet frustration with a little gratitude, some empathy and curiosity? The private podcast you need to take the pressure off educators and help parents feel like allies. Intentionally design engaging moments with the most powerful thing you can give a child. Successful ways to connect with millennial parents. Address children's mental health issues without developing a new set of skills. "The lens that I look at this through involves kids, whether it's in building or cleaning, not to teach them a skill and check it off, which is valuable, but to depend on them for their work is the difference between being wanted, which is great and needed. There's a lot of neuroscience research that as soon as we perceive we are needed by a community, we are then much more connected to that community. Travis talked about the power of being seen. A great way to help kids feel seen is to say, `we need you.'" -Dr G Travis Allison and Dr G's Resources & Contact Info: Do you want to start a podcast for your school? Apply: https://privatepodcasts.pro/schools Dr G Twitter Facebook Linkedin Travis Allison LinkedIn Go Camp Pro Instagram Facebook Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership. Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Join the "Back to School Boot Camp" The one thing you need to start next year off with energy momentum is a solid 90-day plan. In the "Back to School Bootcamp" I will teach you how to create your 90-day plan in just 5-days. Join the challenge today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills. Apply to the mastermind today! SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

Jun 1, 2022 • 40min
Learning that Transfers
Julie Stern is a global consultant and author: Julie has nearly two decades experience facilitating adult learning, and feels lucky to partner with educators to take their practice to the next level. She is a four-time, best-selling author of Learning That Transfers, Visible Learning for Social Studies, The On-Your-Feet-Guide to Learning Transfer, and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Secondary. Show Highlights Tips to move beyond capacity and dig deep into the reserves. Ideas to honor educators,students and leader's wellbeing and still improve their craft. How to find the intersection of professional development and well being? Say Goodbye to being overwhelmed with a 7-day reset and Time Audit for Teachers Stop dividing equally to move past topical level learning in your school. Find your most essential elements in 3 words Build excitement and momentum for your staff by asking 2 questions. ACT, to transfer and facilitate learning that is contagious. Solution surveys to eliminate time constraints for teachers in your building. "How many of us have thought I got nothing left? Many of us have broken and many teachers are leaving the profession. Many leaders are leaving the profession, which breaks my heart. My passion is the intersection of how do we get better while not maintaining our well being, our own personal well being. My life's work is: how do we update teaching and learning to prepare kids for an ever-changing world while we still are healthy." -Julie Stern Julie Stern's Resources & Contact Info: Teacher time audit template Goodbye to Overwhelm free course 7-Day Reset free course Twitter.com Podcast | learning that transfers Instagram Julie Stern - YouTube learning that transfers | Facebook Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

May 25, 2022 • 33min
Healthy habits for school Leaders
Andrea Caprio is a Master Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach who helps busy professionals take back their power from yoyo dieting and overeating with proven tools and simple lifestyle hacks! It is Andrea's mission to help others free themselves from self-sabotage and unhealthy habits so they can live a fulfilling and confident life. Show Highlights What goes into a healthy detox? Stop limiting your mindsets regarding health and nutrition Relearn healthy habits to rewire your lifestyle. Mason jar planning is the key to overcoming challenges. The Food Freedom Formula provides a roadmap to healthy habits. Free gift and discovery you need to hear about. Free yourselves from self sabotage and unhealthy habits Easy next steps for endless energy Ruckus Makers need. Five step system is to reset the body's healing abilities. "If you don't put fuel in your car, eventually you get stranded. If you don't take care of your body, if you don't feel your body, if you don't add good nutrition into your tank, eventually one day the breaks will come on and you will have to rest. It will not be pretty. As we all know, 'either pay for your health now or pay for your illness later.'" -Andrea Caprio Andrea Caprio's Resources & Contact Info: Wellness Methods Facebook FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beatcravings Instagram.com Twitter Youtube: Wellness Methods - Emotional Eating Expert - Tiny Habits Gifts: Balanced blood sugar kit -Helps you to get more energy, decrease cravings and kickstart a healthier lifestyle even if you have little time. Includes a simple meal plan and my smoothie builder. Get My Balanced Blood Sugar Kit! Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

May 18, 2022 • 51min
How do your students experience school
Cory L. Cain was raised amongst the vast palm trees of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has served as a teacher, lead teacher, dean, department chair, assistant principal, and principal. In these positions, he has focused on communicative approaches to teacher-led professional development, cooperative learning, and data-driven instructional practices and has led the STEM department to record standardized test scores. Previously, he led a teacher-led hiring initiative that he created, based on behavior-based interviewing; developed Yale-based, social emotional training classes for teachers; and has spent the last year helping eradicate educational inequity by becoming a leader in working with educators to envision a new story where the power of personal relationships nurtures academic, social and emotional growth for young people at Wendell Phillips High School in Bronzeville. After spending nearly twenty years working in urban education, focusing on communicative approaches to teacher-led professional development; cooperative learning; data-driven instructional practices; behavior-based interviewing; and Yale-based, social-emotional training classes for teachers, he aspires to serve as a coach that focuses on creating inclusive communities where all people are treated with respect and dignity, where multiple perspectives and experiences are welcome, and where students from all cultures and backgrounds can succeed. Cory holds a BS in biology; minor in Spanish; and an MBA in marketing from the University of Miami; a Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership from Columbia University, a Certificate in School Management & Leadership from Harvard Business School, a Certificate in School Discipline Reform from Loyola's Law School, and just recently finished his law degree at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law. In his free time, he enjoys reading, dancing, cooking, music, getting trapped in new TV series, and thinking about what new degree to acquire. Show Highlights Rethinking student data in a very data driven system. Grab the reins of data to be data informed and not data driven. Implement the student experience to be a data informed leader. Book recommendations for building solution oriented thinking and equity. "Street-level", "Map" and "Satellite" data creates flexibility to change direction towards your goals. Nobel's strategy on deciding to become "Antiracist." The first step for principals who want to decenter whiteness. Create an invitation to talk in circles. An easy way to stop jumping to judgment and be a better observer. "Data isn't the issue, it's what we do with it." -Cory Cain "I'm not saying we're perfect. We're doing a really good job of teaching ourselves and helping to develop teachers and leaders to use that type of data to make more informed choices when it comes to our staff and students in our community." -Cory Cain Cory Cain's Resources & Contact Info: Street Data Coaching for Equity Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

May 16, 2022 • 32min
BONUS episode with Eric Barker
Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller "Barking Up the Wrong Tree," which has sold over half a million copies and been translated into 19 languages. It was even the subject of a question on "Jeopardy!" Over 500,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter. His work has been covered by The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Financial Times, and others. Eric is also a sought-after speaker, having given talks at MIT, Yale, Google, the United States Military Central Command (CENTCOM), and the Olympic Training Center. His new book, "Plays Well with Others," will be released by HarperCollins in May of 2022. Show Highlights Lose the "Poker Face" and be more readable to your community. The Friendly Journalist Method strategy for detecting lies. Framework and advice on building belonging Plays Well With Others for the meaning of life and what we get wrong in relationships. Power of negotiators in inaccurate perceptions Get the skeleton key to human relationships The double edge sword of first impressions "A mistake we consistently make is we're over confident we can read other people. By the same token we're usually overconfident that people know we're thinking." -Eric Barker Eric Barker's Resources & Contact Info: Barking Up the Wrong Tree Email: eric@bakadesuyo.com Instagram Twitter Buy Eric's new book Plays Well With Others Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

May 11, 2022 • 39min
Chasing the Show
Pete Hall is a capacity-builder. Driven to impact others' lives in a profoundly positive way, he channels his experiences as a school principal, life coach, and small-business owner into manageable lessons for continuous growth, personal improvement, and positive mindset. Tenacious, courageous, and incorruptible, Pete shares his optimism, joy, and practical application of strategies for getting the most out of yourself. Show Highlights How to make changes to the systemic structures even when they don't allow you to? Advice for educators to nurture and provide a foundation for student goals even when they seem unrealistic. Tips for Ruckus Makers to do a better job of knowing the people in their learning community. Chasing the Show inspires you to make a ruckus. Knowing the conditions that help Ruckus Maker despite resistance. Make students more than a number or % by adding this focus. Stray from a regimented structure for meaningful change. Flexibility creates bigger opportunities for your desired outcomes. "My number one piece of advice for leaders is to be real and to be honest authentic human beings because you're leading people, you're not leading a school. You're leading the people in the school, and that requires human connection." -Pete Hall Pete Hall's Resources & Contact Info: Buy Chasing the Show. EducationHall Twitter LinkedIn Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

May 4, 2022 • 34min
Attracting and retaining educators of color
TaRael Kee is an Assistant Principal at Collinsville High School and currently serving as President of the Illinois School Counselor Association. He recently became a Site-Based Trainer for the American School Counselor Association. As a former school counselor at Collinsville HighSchool, he utilized data and technology to push the department to become more innovative, efficient, and inclusive. TaRael is a published author. He was named the Collinsville School District e-Educator of the Year (2017), recognized by College Board in (2018), received the Lindenwood Alumni Spotlight (2019), and was awarded Illinois School Counselor of the Year (2021). TaRael graduated from Lindenwood University with a specialist degree in Educational Leadership in May 2021. Show Highlights Hiring practices for successfully hiring educators of color at your school. Stop making excuses for a lack of diversity. How to have very honest conversations with your hiring committee. Innovative and inclusive approach of bringing talent back to your community. The Kee to Success, a podcast to give you hope to keep making change. Create a flipped job fair to hire a diverse and equitable staff. Provide representation so children see themselves as leaders within the school community. Create a hub of hope for students to grow curiosity and connection. "I want every Ruckus Maker to know that they are the person that creates change. You create the change yourself. You have to do things you're not even ready for in order to do it. There's nothing wrong with not being fully ready. There's nothing wrong with you. Get out there and start to make changes every single day." TaRael Kee's Resources & Contact Info: taraelkee@gmail.com School Administrator TaRael Kee - YouTube Twitter Instagram The Kee to Success Podcast Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

Apr 27, 2022 • 46min
The importance of LEARNERSHIP
James Anderson is an Australian-based international speaker, author and educator who is passionate about helping fellow educators develop students as better learners. Originally a teacher and school leader, for the past 20 years, James has been working with schools to make classrooms more thoughtful places. He challenges teachers to think deeply about their own Mindsets and how their beliefs are communicated to students in often subtle and unintended ways.James's work combines Growth Mindset with Habits of Mind and Practice to create Learning Agility. He puts the growth back into the Growth Mindset! And, through creating and describing the Mindset Continuum, he provides the cornerstone for effective Growth Mindset interventions. James values the relationships he builds with the schools and teachers he works with, providing the "follow-through" that's so often lacking in teacher professional development. His speaking, workshops and online resources provide not only the deep understanding required to do this work meaningfully, but also the tools and ongoing support needed to sustain it in your school and make a real difference to student learning outcomes. James will show you how to create your school-based Growth Mindset Style Guide to ensure your school consistently "nudges" all students towards an increasingly growth-oriented Mindset. James is a Certified Speaking Professional and regularly speaks at conferences around the world. His previous publications include Succeeding with Habits of Mind, The Agile Learner, The Learning Landscape and The Mindset Continuum, as well as a host of e-books and other teacher resources.His online course, "Transforming Teaching and Learning with Growth Mindsets," supports thousands of educators in schools around the world. He is an international affiliate of Art Costa and Bena Kallick's Institute for Habits of Mind and the creator of www.habitsofmind.org. Show Highlights Learnership and the Learnership Matrix every Ruckus Maker needs. Avoid educators working harder than their students. Common design mistakes school leaders fall into. Understanding the difference between resilience and being antifragile. to leverage disturbances in an unpredictable future. Risk of getting busy instead of getting better. Be aware of the mindset messages and the percentage of faculty actively disengaging their students. Celebrate natural and created abilities equally to avoid a fixed mindset. Deliberately make mistakes for effective feedback. The difference between getting better and getting busy. "One of my favorite quotes is 'there is no growth without discomfort.' If we're going to grow, we need to be comfortable with that feeling of discomfort, knowing that to grow we are going to feel uncomfortable. Seven out of ten uncomfortable, not nine or ten out of uncomfortable, not way off the deep end going, 'Oh my god, I can't do this', but uncomfortable enough." -James Anderson James Anderson's Resources & Contact Info: www.jamesanderson.com.au James Anderson Habits of Mind Habits of Mind - YouTube LinkedIn Twitter Books James Mentioned Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind Antifragile Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join "The Mastermind" Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder. Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC


