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Kelly Young is the Executive Director at Education Reimagined, where they seek to help educators create a learner-centered learning environment.

• What happens when kids don’t learn the same thing!?
• It is a myth that just because things are being taught that all students are all learning the same thing.
• Kids are not learning the same things now even though we may be teaching the same thing now.
• What are the competencies that kids need to have?
• Once kids get over the fear, they realize they have a lot to say.
• All of your learning is not going to be in K12
• Inspire life-long learning
• Equity issues
• Examining what bias we might be bringing.
• This process of education is incredibly liberating for educators.
• How to be a transformative principal? 2 things: 1. Listening and being a team with the educators 2. Actually asking 5 young people and five teachers what it is like for them in the school.
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Kelly Young is the Executive Director at Education Reimagined, where they seek to help educators create a learner-centered learning environment.

• Non profit in Washington, D.C. that figures out how we can accelerate the transition from school-centered to student-centered
• All kids and outcomes that are actually relevant.
• A whole new way of seeing education.
• Learning is a natural phenomenon.
• Unfurl students’ unique potential.
• Shifting from the transfer of knowledge to the investigation of unknown knowledge
• Einstein National Geographic.
• Asking teachers about passionate learning experiences that they had.
• Had people that cared about them and what they learned.
• Great learning experiences rarely happen in a classroom setting.
• Relevant to what kids need to learn.
• Why is it so hard for educators to let this go?
• It’s what we experienced and what we know.
• Maybe there is something wrong with me.
• When you’re really struggling with a student, ask what might I do differently and what role can the kids take in fixing the problem.
• It always feels risky to invite kids into the conversation.
• Iowa BIG - architecture project.
• He didn’t have the words to describe what he was missing.

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Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life!

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Jeff Kubiak is a principal in Davis, California.

• Didn’t really like school growing up.
• Pushed to be an administrator by his now-superintendent.
• One of the most diverse counties in the United States.
• MAP assessment closely related to state test.
• Much more small group instruction and intervention. MAP skills tied in with Khan Academy.
• Reclaiming our child by Brad Gustafson.
• Technology makes it possible
• It might be a little bit loud, but I can still have my kids in the back, and we can be rocking!
• Have a hard time having videos to show my teachers.
• Encourage teachers to go check out other teachers’ classrooms.
• Students set goals with teachers.
• Start with why.
• Then add the what.
• How to help teachers change
• Lots of PD - how to have a MAP goal setting conference with students.
• Approach each teacher with how it will work for them.
• We ask 800 kids to change every day! Why can’t we as adults make one little adjustment?
• We don’t gossip.
• How to be a transformative principal? Get into all the classrooms. Gotta get out of the office!

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Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life!

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Bridget Belcastro is the principal of Johnnsburg Elementary School.

• Principal of every grade level in K-12
• Why Bridget joined the mastermind.
• I’m always just starting out, even in my 12th year.
• Makes me reflect on things that I have experienced.
• I can give recommendations or experiences that helped me.
• I do have some very specific goals for my career, and I get those through the mastermind.
• Intimacy of it, we all have time each week to share what we are doing.
• GRIT Program - Greatness Requires Internal Toughness.
• A team of 10 teachers developed the lessons.
• There is a new series of lessons for each grade level.
• We talk about Goal Setting, Perseverance, Overcoming Obstacles, Reflection, Growth Mindset, Etc.
• Talk about brain research and famous failures.
• Teachers buy into it more when we create it.
• Year 1 was very easy, all the lessons look the same.
• Year 2 was a little more challenging with fresh approach and different topics.
• Year 3 is really challenging.
• Teachers have t-shirts Got GRIT?
• If I fail, I’ll be OK. I’ll just try it a different way!
• Restorative practices - Problem-solving skills
• Working through frustrations with kids.
• Make sure our practice matches what we’re preaching.
• Are we giving kids chances to show that the “Yet” part?
• How to be a transformative principal? Reminding yourself that you’re all in this together. Making sure that your staff believes it!

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Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life!

Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher. 

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