The Educator’s Career Coach Podcast

EP 150: Tools To Stay Inspired As A School Leader

Need inspiration as an aspiring school administrator?

In Episode 150 of The Educator's Career Coach Podcast, Ray talks with Dr. Omega Wilson to identify the tools any aspiring school administrator can use to stay inspired everyday as a school administrator.

We start the episode with Dr. Wilson sharing her personal path to school administration.  The value of being willing to listen to others who might see more in you than you thought was possible and having a supportive community along the way.  Next, Dr. Omega Wilson identifies how her experiences as a long term sub and self learning drove her to becoming the educator she is today.  We talk about her book, "Lead By Example" where she then emphasizes the importance of modeling excellence through constant inspiration, affirmation, and reflection on one's own actions to stay inspired.  Dr. Wilson say " Live your Excellence through your habits and organization."   Finally, she identifies 4 tools to stay inspired on your journey to school leadership, including: 1) Planning, 2) Finding A Coach, 3) Staying Humble, and 4) Being A Continuous Learner.

A great episode filled with lots of laughter, value, and practical tools to support you finding the joy in your work.

Connect with Dr. Omega Wilson (omega@iscllc.consulting)

Book- Lead By Example 90 Day Journal (Amazon -Lead By Example: A 90-Day Journal for Leaders: Wilson, Dr. Omega W.: 9798713099169: Amazon.com: Books)

 

 

Ep 149:Tip For Building A School Culture Of Excellence

Are you unsure of how you can impact school culture right now?

In Episode 149 of The Educator's Career Coach Podcast, Ray talks with Jimmy Casas to identify the tools any aspiring school administrator can use to begin building a school culture of excellence in the classroom and beyond.

We start the episode with Jimmy sharing his personal path to school administration.  The value of having great models and a supportive community along the way.  Next, Jimmy Casas identifies how his life experiences impact his drive to "pay it forward" to our next generation of learners.  He then emphasizes the importance of modeling excellence through constant reflection on one's own actions.  Jimmy say " We own our morale and we can't let anyone take it away from us."   Finally, he identifies the power of creating a school culture where we are open enough to have difficult conversations that drive us to do more than we thought was possible, and striving for this culture is the foundation of our daily work.  

A great episode filled with lots of laughter, value, and practical tools to support you finding the joy in your work.

Connect with Jimmy Casas (https://www.jimmycasas.com/)

EP: 148 -Preparing for School Leadership

Are you unsure if you are prepared to be a school administrator

In Episode 148 of The Educator's Career Coach Podcast, Ray talks with Dr. Marvin Bradley to identify the tools any aspiring school administrator could use to be more prepared for the school administration role.

 

We start the episode with Dr. Bradley sharing his personal path to school administration.  The value of having a coach and leaning on others in the role.  Next, Dr. Bradley identifies how his life experiences impact his drive to be a superintendent.  He then emphasizes the importance of organization and being around people who are doing the work you want to do.  "Failure to Prepare, be Prepared to Fail.  Finally, he identifies the power of being open to opportunities as they present themselves and being willing to move.

 

A great episode filled with lots of laughter, value, and practical tools to support you finding the joy in your work.

Connect with Dr. Bradley (marvin.bradley1957@yahoo.com)

 

EP: 147 -Teacher Tip for School Leaders: Building Classroom Community Online

Want to find more joy in your work as an educator?

In Episode 147 of The Educator's Career Coach Podcast, Ray talks about strategies for building community in a Virtual world with 28 year teacher leader Christine Dunn.

 

We start the episode with Christine sharing the decision to leverage her strengths and how that impacted her joy during this transition to a new learning environment.  Next, Christine embraces the power of being a learner  and building relationships over content drove her to build a strong community online.  She then share a story of how she valued each student's presence in class with an awards ceremony and students repaid her with the kindest words has ever experienced during her long career.  Finally, she cautions us on how we should talk about our student's future.  They are listening, so we need to set the tone of optimism as we return to a new normal.

 

A great episode filled with lots of laughter, value, and practical tools to support you finding the joy in your work.

 

 

School Leadership: Turning Your Why Into Action

Want to find more joy in your work as an educator?

In Episode 146 of The Educator's Career Coach Podcast, Ray talk about strategies for moving from your WHY to action with educator and author Eric Godwin.  

We starts the episode with Eric sharing his WHY and how turning pain into action lead him to write his book #ImpactMyLife: Being The Change. Next, Eric shares the impact doing little acts of "random" kindness had on his ability to find joy and connections beyond his wildest dreams.  We then dive into the book and explore the types of action he took, how he kept going, and why he shared his process through social media.  Finally, we engage in how you as an aspiring school administrator can take the lessons from this book and apply them to make an impact in your community tomorrow.

A great episode filled with lots of reflection, value, and practical tools to support you in finding the joy in your work.

SEL For Teachers - Courage

As teachers sometimes we feel that we are treated like robots. That we need to shut up and just do our jobs, which can take a physical and emotional toll on us. What if it could be different? What if we could speak our mind and move education forward? We can! So let’s explore the challenges and some ways we could have the courage to have the tough conversations.

SEL For Teachers - Conflict

As educations I think we are trying to be nice and make everyone feel comfortable, but what happens when we have conflict. How do we face these moments? What I see is that most of us face this in a passive aggressive manner? We hold it in and then explode. So let’s explore some ways to make conflict something that leads to a positive feeling for ourselves and others.

SEL For Teachers - Shame

If you ever felt disappointed or embarrassed about a decision you have made as a teacher, then just like me you have felt shame. As educators we don’t talk about shame, however I believe it’s a feeling we have often. Especially when someone is critical of our work. But why do we feel it? What are some ways we can acknowledge shame and work through it? Let explore some practical tools I have used to work with shame and I am hoping the strategies will work for you!

SEL For Teachers - Anger Trap

Anger creeps into our work when we experience repeated frustrations. It’s an emotion that teachers try to suppress, however that is the trap that we fall into. Not being able to have a space to express this emotion traps us into a space of unhappy and unhealthy behaviors! Let’s explore the “anger trap” and techniques to handle this process better.

SEL For Teachers - Happiness

As teachers our happiness is usually obtained from seeing others succeed, but at times that external outcome can be exhausting. So, how important is it for teachers to find internal forms of happiness? I want to explore this and identify steps to support our journey in being happier in our work.