SEEing to Lead
192 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis podcast is about supporting, engaging, and empowering teachers and leaders by offering solutions to everyday problems and ideas for proactive improvement. It assists you in becoming a better leader and creating a world class educational environment utilizing a teacher centric approach. Each conversation with teachers, leaders, and students will provide concrete, practical examples to help you, the leader or teacher, discover the difference between believing and knowing as these strategies are examined from various perspectives. It provides the resources to help you take action and elevate everyone’s level of achievement.
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The Great Engagement with Tom Willis
July 08, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBTom Willis believes we are all born with unlimited potential. As a former classroom teacher, he also believes in the power of lifelong learning. These beliefs have shaped his primary goal in life: helping others move beyond their self-limiting beliefs so they can reach their God-given potential. Prior to co-founding Phoenix Partners, he had the great honor of serving as the CEO for Cornerstone, a school system in Detroit. He was fortunate to earn an engineering degree from t...
A New Firepit
July 04, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.38 MBWhat does me getting a new firepit have to do with building community and teamwork? How would a hazardous material removal day help me get to know my neighbors better? Have a listen to hear how and let me know your thoughts. Take the challenge and see how much you improve your surroundings! Don’t Forget to Review the Show! I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon...
Healing in the Hallways
July 01, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBFor as long as Danielle can remember, she has always wanted to be an educator. Danielle’s love for learning and sharing with others is a lifelong passion and crusade to which she devotes her heart and soul. Within her career path as an educator, she has engaged and inspired others as a Teacher, Learning Coach, Assessment and Data Consultant, Vice Principal, and now Principal. Her favorite and most important role, however, is as a mom. Born in Chemainus, British Columbia, and raise...
One In One Out
June 27, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBWe stand ready to get on the elevator to the upper floors. We are in a hurry because after all, we want to get to a higher level. Then the doors open and there isn't any room for us to get on. That is, until we let the others off to make room. All to often we lose focus under the temptation of wanting to try something new. Trying new things is a good thing. Trying to hang on to all of them is a bad thing. It keeps us from fitting on that elevator to a higher level. Ultimately, kee...
Anxiety and Grief with Samantha Ruth
June 24, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBSamantha is a Psychologist, Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Host of The Be Ruthless Show, a podcast dedicated to Making Noise and Breaking Stigmas. She helps people around the world turn their pain into their power by guiding them to be their true selves, not who they think they need to be, by embracing their differences and recognizing that their perceived weaknesses are their biggest strengths, and by living life on their own terms. Samantha’s mission is to change the way the w...
Prepare
June 20, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.75 MBBen Franklin said it best. "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." There are many times in life when we hit a roadblock or some difficulty arises that stops us short of our goal. I don't see that as a failure, but instead a need for more preparation. The great thing about making goals and improvement about a process rather than a destination is that we can always go as far as we have prepared for and rather than stopping, feeling defeated, just step back and prepare some more. ...
The 5th Learning Principle with Cheryl Johnson
June 17, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBCheryl Johnson is a multifaceted educator, entrepreneur, and visionary leader who has dedicated her life to empowering individuals with knowledge, understanding, and practical skills. In addition to her expertise in constitutional courses and historical tours, Cheryl is also the driving force behind The Fifth Principle Learning Cooperative, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at educating people about the local sustainability efforts and equipping them with the tools to build, support...
Knowing Yourself
June 13, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MBThe most difficult thing for us to do is be completely honest with ourselves about the extent of our abilities. For us to reach our highest level of success possible we need to know exactly when to ask for help and when we can push further. So how do we help ourselves come to an objective conclusion concerning our ability? Our family members often overestimate and our detractors often underestimate. We all need to find that group who is supportive, but realistic and interested in h...
Prerequisites to Effective PD with Steve Ventura
June 10, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBSteve Ventura is the president and lead consultant at Advanced Collaborative Solutions. He is a highly motivational and knowledgeable speaker who approaches high-stakes professional development armed with practical, research-based strategies. Steve is a former elementary and secondary teacher as well as both a school and district-level administrator. Steve has published multiple books and articles, and regularly presents and keynotes at major global education events. Show Notes: I...
Anticipation
June 06, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBIf you're more experienced, you remember it from a ketchup commercial. If not, I'm sure you've felt it. Whether it had to do with getting something you wanted or going somewhere new, there is always the feeling of time slowing down present. Fortunately, we finally get there. Unfortunately, it sometimes deters us from even getting started. It's in that moment when the decision to just start or take another step is crucial to us achieving our goal. After all, every ending had a begin...
Soulful: You and the Future of Artificial Intelligence with David Espindola.
June 03, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBDavid is a consultant and advisor, futurist, keynote speaker, and author. He is the Founder of Brainyus, a company that applies the principles of transformative purpose, lifelong learning, and servant leadership to guide Human-AI transformation. David is the award-winning author of “Soulful: You in the Future of Artificial Intelligence”; published in May of 2023, and “The Exponential Era: Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Curve in an Era of Chaotic Changes and Disruptive Forces”, publ...
Mentally Heathy
May 30, 2024 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBWeather changes, sometimes rapidly. So does life. Both can have the same effect on us. It can cause us to feel run down, not up to our everyday activities, or even down or sorry for ourselves. The thing is, we have no control over the weather, but we do have control over how we react to the changes in our lives and the feelings that accompany them. I offer some small, simple but maybe not easy, steps in this message. Have a listen and let me know your thoughts. Don’t Forget to Re...
Skills for Connection with Miriam Campbell
May 27, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBMiriam Campbell, a trained speech language pathologist, social worker, author, and teacher, discusses her approach to integrating social emotional learning skills in education. She emphasizes the importance of real-life conflicts as opportunities for growth, the need for ongoing teacher support and training, and the significance of cultivating compassion for oneself and others. Summary Miriam Campbell, a trained speech language pathologist, social worker, author, and teacher, discu...
Be Cool, Fall Short
May 23, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBWhen did it become cooler to sit back, play it safe, and criticize those who are trying to better themselves instead of putting ourselves out there to push our limits and improve ourselves? Doing that not only stunts our own personal growth, but makes it difficult for others around us to get involved and succeed. Getting better requires mistakes and failure. That is the main ingredient to ultimate success! Instead of being the crab in the bucket that pulls the other crabs who are ...
The Career Toolkit & Brain Bump with Mark Herschberg
May 21, 2024 20:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBMark is the creator of Brain Bump and author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. He also works with many non-profits, currently serving on the board of Plant a Million Corals. Summary In this e...
Check the Replay
May 16, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBYeah, I was pretty upset about that pass interference call the ref failed to make! All the way up until I saw the replay from a different angle showing how is was a great play instead of a bungled call. How often in our lives have we jumped to conclusions based on the narrow viewpoint of our own perspective only to find out later that we had it wrong? Did we cause too much damage to a relationship or someone else before we stepped back to look at the situation from a different view...
Holistic Education with Dr. Lauran Kerr-Heraly
May 13, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBDr. Lauran Kerr-Heraly is an award-winning educator and author. She currently serves as a history professor and Innovation Fellow at Houston Community College. Her innovative teaching includes turning a classroom into an escape room, multidisciplinary projects showcasing personal food histories and environmental justice, and playing with experimental learning spaces. As an executive function coach, she has a holistic approach to school success, which includes a focus on essential sk...
Take Out the Trash
May 09, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBWhen is the last time you took out the trash? What if I asked you the same question, but I wasn't talking about the trash in your kitchen? Instead I was talking about all the negative trash in your life that holds you back from being the most successful version of yourself. What would your answer be then? How many times have you tried to stuff it down to fit a little more in it instead of just getting rid of it? How many times has that resulted in the trash overflowing and making ...
Holistic Education with Zen Benefiel
May 06, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBAt the tender age of 18, Zen Benefiel experienced a profound near-death experience (NDE) that became the gateway to a lifetime of profound transformation and exploration. During this remarkable event, Zen found himself on the threshold between life and death, experiencing a profound shift in consciousness and an intimate connection with the divine. Zen's NDE became the catalyst for his lifelong journey of self-discovery, leading him to explore diverse spiritual traditions, engage i...
How Are You
May 02, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBHow often do we ask that question with no interest in the answer? How often do we answer it knowing the person who asked doesn't really want to hear our answer? We can create more of an authentic focus on social emotional learning by taking small steps to increase empathy. Take the challenge in the video by taking a small step today. Remember that everyone is on their own journey that continues long after you have stopped seeing them. Make that time a bright, positive moment. You'...
Everyone is Unique with David Shultz
April 29, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBDave is a former schoolteacher with 16 years of classroom experience. Dave also has 20 years of teaching experience in untraditional settings. He has a bachelor's degree and two masters degrees in education. While in the classroom, he was certified as a music teacher. He taught Band, Orchestra, Choir, and general music at all levels, preschool through college. Other items he has taught include swimming, Microsoft Office, SAP, Contract Management, Soft Skills, Customer Relationsh...
Simple Acts of Service
April 25, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBHow often have we slowed down the pace of our lives enough to notice the small acts of service we can perform for others? Those small acts for us often have a larger impact on those who receive them. All we have to do is notice what we can do for others to make a large, positive impact on them and eventually our whole community. There is a challenge in the video. Start small and then build up to multiple acts. Whether they are small gifts or physical help they create small ripples...
The Life Skills handbook with Shari Pierce
April 22, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBShari Pierce was born and raised in Yonkers, New York and was a special educator for the Yonkers Public Schools for thirty-three years. For twenty-three of those years, she worked with middle and high-schoolers with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. Following her retirement, she wrote a book, "Life Skills: A Handbook for Parents & Teachers of the Intellectually Disabled" which gives gentle advice about educating this most special population and emphasizes collaboration a...
Around, Over, or Through
April 18, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.82 MBNobody is perfect. Situations, even less often. We will always run across stumbling blocks or barriers to our success. When we do we have three choices we can make instead of giving in and not reaching our goal. We can go around by finding another solution to the problem. We can go over by persevering until we can overcome by outlasting what is in our way. We can go through by learning from our mistakes and failures and improving the skill set we need to be successful. What we ca...
Emotional Freedom Techniques With Kathleen Weber
April 15, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBKathleen Weber is a former school counselor of 25 years and is a Certified, Accredited Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Practitioner. She is passionate about bringing tools to educators and students that help to regulate emotions and calm the nervous system. Prior to using these techniques, she felt like something was missing from her toolbox. Students would return with the same issue time and time again, or they would return with the same theme, but different players. It wasn'...
Giving Thanks, Gratitude, and Mental Health
April 11, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBThree things that unfortunately, are sometimes overlooked when they can be helped with small steps. Have a listen for a "3 for 1" strategy, repeated 5 times for maximum positive impact. Don’t Forget to Review the Show! I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you listen! It helps the show out a lot! Who am I? I’ve been an educator in Massachusetts fo...
Creating Sustainable Change With Dan Kelley
April 08, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBDaniel Kelley is an Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Rhode Island. He previously served as the principal of Smithfield High School in Smithfield, RI. During his tenure, he successfully implemented sustainable change initiatives that profoundly impacted the school’s learning culture. Dan’s contributions to education extend to national leadership roles as well. He served as the president of the National Association of Secondary Sc...
You First With Chris Jones
April 04, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBWe often get caught up in our schedules as we move through the day. Before we know it, days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months. Suddenly we realize that there is a feeling of being unfulfilled. That feeling is an effect of not making time for ourselves as we stay busy making sure we are working to meet the needs and expectations of others. What we don't realize is that we can do all of that for others much better if we first make time for ourselves. By setting aside time to...
Taking Responsibility For Your Success with Mike James
April 01, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBMeet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional...
Paraverbal Communication with Chris Jones
March 28, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBWe often forget about one of the most important types of communication when interacting with people. You ever hear of the old saying, "It's not what you say, but how you say it"? That's because as humans, we scan our environment and other people for signs of acceptance or threats and what we hear feeds into our conclusion. We often use our tone to cover up our authentic feelings. The challenge in the video is about being true to ourselves, speaking our mind in the moment, and using...
Be a Guest, Not a Visitor with Mike James
March 25, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBMeet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional...
Fighting Procrastination With Chris Jones
March 21, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MBProcrastination creeps into a persons life in ways that make it a habit before being noticed. That makes it all the more difficult to combat so we can all more efficiently achieve higher levels of success. Creating consistent, distraction free activities and then utilizing systems to help organize your time are ways to combat the ever present urge to procrastinate. Take the challenge and let me know how it works out for you! Don’t Forget to Review the Show! I appreciate you chec...
IQ + EQ = Success with Mike James
March 18, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBMeet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional...
Artillery Fungus and Goals With Chris Jones
March 14, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBHabit driven behaviors create habit driven results! I had a recent run in with some artillery fungus and considered how it relates to smoothing over habits that may be detrimental to your overall success. We can always add a new layer of action on top, but if we don't solve the underlying issue the need to "do the work" will eventually arise. Artillery fungus leaves small marks that become recognizable when there are a lot of them. But by then it's too late to easily get rid of th...
Finding the Lever for Positive Change with Mike James
March 11, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBMeet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional...
Play That Game With Chris Jones
March 07, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBWe don't stop playing games because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing games! We are all busy. Often with pretty serious things. Unfortunately, it eats up all our time and we forget to step back. While our lives are serious we shouldn't always take ourselves so seriously. This week brings a message and challenge designed to help increase joy and connectedness in your life by not just building relationships, but maintaining them at a deeper level. We all desire fun at...
Your Community is You with Mike James
March 04, 2024 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBMeet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional...
Use That Excuse With Chris Jones
February 26, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBExcuses are bad, but incredibly powerful! We often use excuses to get out of things we don't really want to do. We also use them to make ourselves feel better for having fallen short of a goal or not doing what we need to get there in the first place. But what if we could use the power of excuses for good? What if we could use them to help us reach our goals instead of not succeeding? We can if we just flip the excuse around! Next time you are going to make an excuse to get out o...
Actions Speak Louder Than Words With Chris Jones
February 19, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBThis is an old phrase, but still relevant every day. How can we keep from not matching what we value with the time we spend doing it? I offer a strategy to find out what our actions say we value rather than what we say in the video. Take the challenge by examining what you currently do and comparing it to how that shows what you value through action rather than speech. Then take the steps to align your actions and words. Let me know your thoughts and how the challenge works for y...
Minimize, Prioritize, Say No With Chris Jones
February 12, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBReaching our goals is about more than just setting them and then making a plan. It is often about how we approach the small steps that present themselves every day. Follow the steps I outline to make progress on those small steps that make the bigger picture a reality. Distractions come in many forms, minimize them. Putting lower priority tasks first halts our ability to complete what is needed at the time. Taking on extra when it isn't aligned with our goals makes us do multiple t...
Focus First With Chris Jones
February 05, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBKey Points: Focus is not the product of our environment. Instead our environment is the result of our ability to and level of focus. Things like anxiety , poor relationships, and low self-esteem can be improved when we learn to increase our focus in certain areas. Anxiety comes with feelings of being overwhelmed. If we take a step back, focus on the things we can control and narrow down what we try to accomplish, we will notice that progress is being made and what lies in front o...
Two Affirmations and One Question
January 29, 2024 10:08 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MBKey Points: Walking the line between empathy and problem solving is difficult. Try this strategy to help support those facing difficulties and the trap of the negative self talk cycle. Then maybe they will return the favor when you need it. After all, we will always face negative circumstances. The question is how do we move past them so we can be positive and realize greater levels of success. SEEing to Lead Extras! Like the content, want to be a guest, or know someone who wou...
STEM Punks
January 22, 2024 12:39 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBThrough 23 years in Education, Jonathan has been at the bleeding edge of learning how digital tools (STEM, AR/VR, AI, environment sensors) and a focus on our humanity can boost the success of students everywhere. He has also learned by working with luminaries such as Dr. Rubin Puentedura (SAMR), Dr. Larry Johnson (NMC) and Prof Stephen Heppell (Learnometer), the FutureWe Community, and his current role as Chief Futures Officer at STEM Punks, how tools alone are not enough - but must...
The Principal's Journey
January 08, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBDr. Rachel Edoho-Eket (Ed-oh-eck-it) is a wife, mother, principal, public speaker, and author. With decades as a teacher and leader in public education, she has earned the reputation as a strong instructional leader, passionate educational advocate, and dedicated mentor. As the Principal of a top ranked school in Maryland, she is a life-long learner who strives for excellence not only for herself, but also for everyone she serves. Dr. Edoho-Eket’s belief in fostering meaningful rela...
Silencing the Inner Critic
December 25, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBSam Tarell is a serial entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. He's the founder of Divergent U, a one year alternative to college in Orlando, Florida to help students discover their professional purpose and achieve their dream lifestyle. Key Takeaways: Setting a quick timer to design or reach a goal turns off the critic in our head and silences the negativity so that we can enter a state of divergent thinking quicker. The less we talk when leading workshops or lessons, the better the lea...
Identifying Limitations
December 18, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBSam Tarell is a serial entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. He's the founder of Divergent U, a one year alternative to college in Orlando, Florida to help students discover their professional purpose and achieve their dream lifestyle. Key Takeaways: Nine limitations, we all face. Clarity Discipline Beliefs Culture Location Rules Connections Money Time The first three are internal. The second three external. The last three are the strategy. We need to invite students in to ...
Accomplishing Goals Without Sacrificing Values
December 11, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBSam Tarell is a serial entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. He's the founder of Divergent U, a one year alternative to college in Orlando, Florida to help students discover their professional purpose and achieve their dream lifestyle. Key Takeaways: Values, goals, and process is a key framework to follow when getting into Divergent thinking. This is an important framework because it teaches leaders, or encourages them, to stay hands off when it comes to process. This is another way to ...
Finding Your True Interest
December 04, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBSam Tarell is a serial entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. He's the founder of Divergent U, a one year alternative to college in Orlando, Florida to help students discover their professional purpose and achieve their dream lifestyle. Key Takeaways: Divergent thinking is what's required for complex problem solving and discovering personal values and philosophies and passions. You can tell what someone is passionate about by analyzing their time spent. Where they spend their time the m...
The Importance of Involving Parents
November 27, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBHarvey Hazen was a public school educator for 37 years. He was a teacher, counselor, high school principal and vice principal, middle school principal and district superintendent. During that time Harvey followed the progress of many students' careers as they went off to college. Many of them were less than successful even though they left high school with great academic records. Over the years he talked with many of them. Many reported two things to Harvey. Their program simply see...
Changing Professional Development to Professional Learning
November 20, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBDr. Melinda Vandevort is a dynamic educator, career transition coach, and podcast host. With a passion for professional development, she guides educators on their journey to leadership roles through her podcast, Empowered Educator. As a former teacher who successfully transitioned into a leadership position, Dr. Mel offers valuable insights and actionable advice to help educators realize their leadership potential. Her mission is to empower educators to make a lasting impact on educ...