06: Creating Inclusive Classrooms By Leveraging Diverse Strengths with Anne Eidelman

Teachers have a profound influence over their students’ lives and through that the future of our society. Imagine how hard it is to nurture and develop each students’ unique strengths and potential in a classroom of twenty-plus kids. No small task and a lot to ask of one teacher. 

Today’s guest, Anne Eidelman, is the CEO of Blue Engine. Blue Engine is an organization focused on building teams of teachers who create inclusive classrooms that cater to students’ potential. Anne has led Blue Engine through significant organizational change and shares candidly what she’s learned along the way.  To learn more about Blue Engine’s groundbreaking impact and Anne’s courageous leadership, tune into this episode of Unleashing Social Change with our host, Becky Margiotta.

 

Show Highlights: 

Teaming together teachers and embedding teacher apprentices  Incorporating ratios that support learning  Structural changes that change classroom conditions and unlock potential  Supporting people in creating a trusting space  What drew Anne to Blue Engine and how she got involved  The importance of thanking your teachers  Recognizing a need for change and how to implement that change  Using daily differentiation data from students to understand their needs  Navigating a new leadership position and taking an innovative approach  Differentiating your approach talking to different funders  The trajectory of Blue Engine for the next few years  Effective spread and scale methods  Creating a video playbook to share practices with others  Embedding practices into training techniques before teachers get to a classroom  Building confidence and getting feedback 

 

Links: 

Contact Anne: 

https://blueengine.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ

http://www.billionsinstitute.com/manywaystomany/

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