Getting Unstuck #133: Releasing the Leader in Every Kid
In this episode of Getting Unstuck
In this episode, we have a conversation with Adam Dovico and Todd Nesloney. Adam is an accomplished teacher, principal, author, speaker, and professor. Todd is a former school principal who now serves as Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. They are the co-authors of When Kids Lead.
The Essential Point
All kids have the capacity and ability to lead in service of others. It takes adults to develop their leadership skills, build their confidence, and provide them with opportunities to demonstrate their leadership.
How you can use this podcast
As an administrator or teacher, how well do you know your kids? Adam and Todd make the point that to help release the leader in each child, “you have to help them get in touch with what breaks their heart.” As an educator, how well do you know your kids?
Todd makes the point that adults have to be willing to give up some control in their building if they are going to release the leader in each child. Where have you given up control and with what result? Where could you give up some control to help students step up?
One of the major elements of When Kids Lead is the outlining and developing of key life skills such as how to meaningfully collaborate and have constructive conversations. Where are you simply putting kids into groups, and where are you teaching them how to collaborate productively?
Connect with Todd
Connect with Adam
Referenced
Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension
Jeff Ikler = jeff@queticocoaching.com
Kirsten Richert = richertkirsten@gmail.com
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We want to share your stories of complex change!
Does your district or school have a story to tell about a complex change initiative it undertook?
• Maybe you moved to more of a teacher- or student-centered learning environment.
• Maybe you dove into the deep end of the change pool by using open education resources where you routinely share tools and learning with other districts or schools.
• Maybe you shifted away from traditional grading to a competency-based system.
• Maybe you’ve moved to micro-credentialing professional development.
• Maybe your district moved or is moving to a micro-school environment.
We’re going to be running a series of interviews to inspire and instruct other educators who want and need to make a big shift, so if you’ve shifted from point A to point Z, we’d like to consider your story. Please contact Jeff directly at jeff@quetiocoaching.com to set up a preliminary discussion.
