Podcasts about baruti kafele

In this episode of Leader Chat, Jeff sits down with acclaimed urban educator and transformational school leader, Baruti Kafele. They delve into key topics on protecting your leadership mindset, fervor, and authenticity. Baruti shares his profound journey from a struggling student to an impactful principal and now a sought-after speaker and consultant. They discuss the importance of teachers and leaders understanding their 'why' and staying true to their core values. Tune in for a deep, insightful conversation on enduring and thriving in educational leadership.

To celebrate Education Talk Radio's addition to the Be Podcast Network, we're sharing some episodes focused on equity and access from our other shows. Today's episode, from The Authority, is a can't-miss conversation between Principal Baruti Kafele and host Ross Romano.   They discuss:The Equity & Social Justice Education 50Equity vs. Equality — the strategy vs. the goal and why it mattersDoes my presence positively alter the trajectory of my students?How do I ensure that no student is invisible in my classroom?Becoming credible to your students“I want my readers to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and uncomfortable with being comfortable.”The Big 3: Individuality, Identity, and Voice. Why these are non-negotiables in every classroom.Social justice education — What is it and how do we make it practical?Principal Kafele's recommendations: Before the Mayflower — Lerone Bennett, Jr. From Slavery to Freedom — John Hope Franklin and Evelyn Brooks HigginbothamThe Mis-Education of the Negro — Carter G. Woodson Introduction to African Civilizations — John G. JacksonThe Equity & Social Justice Education 50 is available at ascd.org and Amazon. Find it here: https://bit.ly/3YwY2Z5 Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It's available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators. About our guestOne of the most sought-after school leadership and classroom equity presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America's schools! He has delivered over 2500 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 35 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority on providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.” He has authored twelve books, including seven ASCD best-sellers. Follow Principal Kafele online: https://principalkafele.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/principalkafele Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/principalkafele/ Virtual AP Leadership Academy on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/VirtualAPLeadershipAcademyWithPrincipalKafele Virtual AP Leadership Academy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/virtualapleadershipacademy About the hostRoss Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Bluesky and LinkedIn We're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

Get the book, What Is My Value Instructionally to the Teachers I Supervise? Go to the AP and New Principal's Academy YouTube Channel About The Author Baruti Kafele is one of the most sought-after school leadership experts in North America. A highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for more than 20 years, he was named East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, and he was a finalist for New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. As a middle and high school principal, he led the transformation of four different New Jersey urban schools. He is the author of 14 books, including The Assistant Principal 50, Is My School A Better School Because I Lead It, and What is My Value Instructionally to the Teachers I Supervise Today.

In this episode, guest Baruti Kafele shares two things we can do in life as it relates to our work - We can go along to get along or stand on principle. Hear his story as it relates to his work. 

This episode looks at a recent ASCD interview with Baruti Kafele on coaching and supporting new teachers. What are things leaders can do to provide needed support?

What happens when a ninth-grade civics teacher decides to switch careers and becomes an attorney, CPA, or campaigns for an appointment to district court judge?Attorney and CPA Kimberly A. Herrick gives us a backstage pass into her dynamic career and journey as a Cabarrus County, NC, 2024 District 25 Court Judge - Seat 3 candidate who is redefining justice with empathy. This segment underscores the crucial role of empathy in judicial decisions, affecting not just the defendants but the entire community. She shares heartfelt personal stories and family influences that have shaped an intrinsic understanding of people. We also explore the challenges and triumphs of campaigning for judicial office, including innovative strategies for community engagement through social media and public appearances.  Listen in to learn why empathy is an indispensable quality for judges, and how this candidate's commitment to fair adjudication is making waves in the community.Support the Show. Watch: Unarmored Talk Playlist Mario's Socials: Parade Deck Support My Nonprofit: Still Serving, Inc. Email: host@unarmoredtalk.com

If you've not yet heard of Principal Kafele, this podcast captures him in a conversation with Dr. Jen Schwanke—a conversation that gets to the heart of why he is one of the most distinguished and transformational speakers and leaders of our generation.  A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti […] The post PMP403: Be the Change with Principal Baruti Kafele and Dr. Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters.

This week, I'm sharing an interview from another host on the BE podcast network because I think it's something you'll really enjoy. The episode is going live in the De Facto Leaders podcast feed. I'm pleased to bring you a conversation from The Authority Podcast here on the Be Podcast Network. You'll hear from Principal Baruti Kafele, author of seven best-selling books, including The Equity & Social Justice Education 50.About Baruti KafeleOne of the most sought-after school leadership and classroom equity presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America's schools! He has delivered over 2500 conferences and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 35 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority on providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.” He has authored twelve books, including seven ASCD best-sellers. The discussion includes:✅ Equity vs. Equality — the strategy vs. the goal and why it matters✅ Does my presence positively alter the trajectory of my students?✅ How do I ensure that no student is invisible in my classroom?✅Becoming credible to your students✅ “I want my readers to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and uncomfortable with being comfortable.”✅The Big 3: Individuality, Identity, and Voice. Why these are non-negotiables in every classroom.✅The leader's role in making equity work resilientYou can learn more about Barute Kafele's work on his website here. About The Authority Podcast"Interviews with people who know what they're talking about."On The Authority, leadership coach, storytelling strategist and edtech advisor Ross Romano interviews leading authors from the education world and beyond to draw out their invaluable insights on leadership, culture-building, transformation, and student & educator success. Join each week to hear ideas for addressing your current pain points, new perspectives from the authors you admire, and fresh takes from up-and-coming voices. Subscribe on your favorite platform: https://bit.ly/m/theauthoritypodcastBe sure to check out the BE podcast network for educators and aspiring leaders. If you're looking for shows to inspire you to level up in your career or more effectively serve students, we've got you covered. Learn more about the BE podcast network at http://bepodcastnetwork.com/

Is my school better a better school because I lead it? These are the kind of reflections and questions that my next guest implores school leaders to consider...he carries a mirror with him to remind school leaders of where to look when examining leadership practice - in this episode we delve into the complex realities of school leadership and discuss the commitment made by principals and APs to take on this role in schools. Principal Kafele is known as America's principal because of his direct and compassionate approach to school leadership, he cares, he empathizes, he motivates, he encourages, he inspired, but most of all he transforms, as a transformative school leader he was responsible for dramatic shifts in schools he has led, with recognitions as one of America's Best High Schools by US News and World Report after tremendous turnaround efforts, he continues his work around the country as a best selling author, speaker, and keynoter. You'll hang on to his every word as he relays his personal story, his why, his journey, and his powerful message to all teachers and leaders on this next episode of Season 2 of the We See You, Teacher Podcast, Episode 12 - You See the Passion ft. Principal Baruti K. Kafele

Do your students feel safe in your school? Can they be their authentic self without consequence? What stories will they tell of the experiences they had in your school? Those are the culture and climate questions we need to be asking ourselves. Baruti Kafele joined us on the pod today to chat with Jordan and Anna on school culture, turnaround schools, defining equity, developing AP's, and looking past the test scores. Principal Kafele is one of the most sought-after school leadership and classroom equity presenters in America. If you are a school leader or an aspiring leader this is a CAN'T-MISS episode! Links: You can connect with Baruti on Twitter @PrincipalKafele, Instagram @millionmileman, or through his website principalkafele.com, and you can find the Virtual AP Leadership Academy on YouTube! You can see the video we referenced here: A Day in the Life of Newark Tech principal, Baruti Kafele - NJ Classroom Close Up Profile Want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Or Follow us on Instagram: @getliveschool Or TikTok: @whyliveschool and for incredible resources on School Culture check us out at www.whyliveschool.com

Your story is so important to your journey. In this show, we dive into the stories of others which serve as the foundation behind these innovative thought leaders. In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Unlocking Unlimited Potential STORIES Show, Dr. Brandon Beck and special guest, Principal Baruti Kafele (@PrincipalKafele, PrincipalKafele.com), have an insightful and inspiring conversation. Baruti is the author of 12 books. He has garnered over 150 educational, professional, and community awards. In 2021, Principal Kafele was recognized as one of the Top 30 Global Gurus in education. In this episode, Baruti talks about the story behind his career as an educator, author, and speaker. He also talks about his most recent book and 8th publication for ASCD "The Equity & Social Justice Education 50." Kafele's story of perseverance is admirable. Beyond all of these amazing awards is an incredible educator determined to empower students and educators toward unlocking their unlimited potential. Tune into this insightful conversation, and tag @BrandonBeckEDU to continue the conversation and stay connected. Continue to Live with Passion, Purpose, and focus on the importance of serving others. If you are looking for an opportunity to connect further with Brandon Beck. Please visit BrandonBeckEDU.com to learn more about his speaking, coaching, consulting, and other offerings that are designed to help you and your organization find greater results in your journey. #UUPotential

On this edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve Adubato and Mary Gamba talk with Randy Stodard, Chief Marketing Officer, Delta Dental of New Jersey about engaging with your team, even when they are remote. Then, Steve is joined by Principal Baruti Kafele, Education Speaker and Consultant, Principal Kafele Consulting, LLC about the Virtual Assistant Principal … Continue reading Lessons in Leadership: Randy Stodard and Principal Baruti Kafele

This week, I had the special honor of interviewing Baruti Kafele on the podcast. In our conversation, we touched on a number of topics, including the different expressions of anti-Blackness in K-12 schools, the specific actions that educators and school districts should take to engage in culturally relevant and antiracist pedagogy that centers Black students, and the release of his newest book, The Equity and Social Justice Education 50. To learn more about Principal Kafele's work, you can visit his official website at principalkafele.com and you can also follow him on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter with the handle @PrincipalKafele. BIO: A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including "The Mighty" Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, which included U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools. One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America's schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.” A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored eleven books, including his six ASCD best sellers - Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School & in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap, The Teacher 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50 and The Assistant Principal 50. He is also the author of the ASCD book, The Aspiring Principal 50. His next book – The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 will be released in May, 2021. Principal Kafele is married to his wife Kimberley, and is the father of their three children, Baruti, Jabari and Kibriya. He earned his B.S. degree in Management Science/Marketing from Kean University and his M.A. degree in Educational Administration from New Jersey City University. He is the recipient of over 150 educational, professional and community awards which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, induction into the East Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame, recognition as one of the World's Top 30 Education Professionals for 2020 & 2021 by Global Gurus Top 30 and the City of Dickinson, Texas proclaiming February 8, 1998 as Baruti Kafele Day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support

Don’t miss this vblog on YouTube or catch our Read This segment of our One Thing Series podcast--books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. Featured Author: Baruti Kafele Featured Book: Is My School Better BECAUSE I Lead It? Here’s Why Every Principal Should Read This ASCD Book by Principal Kafele: The title alone deserves an answer. We believe everyone in an educational leadership position should answer this question and take time to reflect on whether or not they are making a positive impact. It speaks to our latest blog on service- and servant-leadership. Similar to other Principal Kafele books, he starts with the power of questions. If you read this book through the lens of self-development, not only will you understand yourself better, you’ll also continue on the great and challenging journey of leadership growth. Principal Kafele is comfortable with the uncomfortable. As humans, we don’t always like to confront the brutal reality, but growth occurs in the space where we willingly uncover our areas of weakness. A must read. Don’t miss our One Thing Series podcast interview with Baruti Kafele where we dive into the servant leadership, social justice, and so much more. Find the podcast at theschoolhouse302.com. Let us know what you’re reading by contacting us at contact@theschoolhouse302.com. We can’t wait to hear from you. Joe & T.J. PS -- If you have a topic you want us to cover or need recommendations on books to read in a particular area of leadership, just send us a message.

In order to operationalize equity mindsets and social justice teaching in our classrooms, we have to know history. As part of our "Equity Thought Leader" podcast series, join our conversation with Principal Baruti Kafele (International Speaker, Transformational Leader, and ASCD Author) as he shares his insights on equity, social justice education, and equity-mindset teaching. Listen to Principal Kafele as he unpacks the critical role that understanding history plays in equity work, and how it threads the past to recent events in the nation's capital. For those who may want to extend the learning evoked by the podcast, the following facilitation guide (https://bit.ly/3cocZIa) has been developed to help with next steps in deepening the shared learning. This series is brought to you in collaboration with Learning Forward, the only professional association devoted exclusively to establishing and sustaining highly effective professional development for educators. To learn more about Learning Forward, visit www.learningforward.org. myPD Unplugged is a production of the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development in the Long Beach Unified School District.

A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including "The Mighty" Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, which included U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools. A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored eleven books, including his six ASCD best sellers -- Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School & in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap, The Teacher 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50, and The Assistant Principal 50. He is also the author of the ASCD book, The Aspiring Principal 50. His next book – The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 will be released in May, 2021. Key Thoughts from the Interview: Principal Kafele dives deep into how principals can best support their teachers to create an award winning school. He also delves into the topic of social justice and how every listener can better understand what this means to reimagine our schools for the future. Listen to how Principal Kafele shielded his teachers, allowing them to focus on their classroom and their students. Principal Kafele describes his philosophy regarding lesson planning and the power of only planning one week at a time. “If you’re not planning, you’re winging it.” He describes what supportive leadership really is and what it looks like in practice. Don’t miss the story he tells about challenging his superintendent. Principal Kafele identifies Frank Mickens and his success as a principal as instrumental in his own development. You don’t want to miss his advice on how to regain your purpose and stay true to your why. His own why: “I want to build men out of boys.” Similar to other guests, Principal Kafele describes his desire to jump from an airplane. He already knows how to fly one. Several times, Principal Kafele described “holes” in our current conversations about equity in schools. He lists 4 books that everyone should read to have an understanding of race, racism, and social justice in America. Before the Mayflower The Mis-Education of the Negro Introduction to African Civilizations From Slavery to Freedom Listen to how Principal Kafele’s views have changed on teachers and what makes the difference in the lives of children. “We need solid people who can take care of business and who will learn what they don’t know.” Principal Kafele’s interview is a powerful testimony of someone who has successfully led award-winning schools amid incredibly challenging circumstances. We are grateful that he discussed how social justice can be reflected throughout the curriculum and what we can do to better prepare ourselves as educational leaders. It was an awesome follow-up to our latest blogpost on service leadership. We hope to hear from you about your favorite parts of both the blog and the interview. Please comment below. Please follow, like, and share. Use #onethingseries and #SH302 so that we can find you. For more great leadership content, follow theschoolhouse302.com. Joe & T.J.

Discussions about race and injustice will be coming to schools this year whether we are ready for them or not. Students are seeing what’s transpiring in the nation, and they are talking with each other. In this episode, we aim to determine the age at which it’s appropriate to discuss issues of race and injustice in our classrooms. @MattRKay @PrincipalKafele @TirrellCorbin@jonHarper70bd @froehlichm @bamradionetwork Matthew R. Kay is a proud product of Philadelphia’s public schools and a founding teacher at Science Leadership Academy (SLA). He is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership with a Principals’ Certificate from the California University of Pennsylvania. At SLA, he teaches an innovative inquiry-driven, project-based curriculum. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Philly Slam League (PSL). Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Christy Tirrell-Corbin, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention and the Director of the Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education program at the University of Maryland. She has worked extensively with Title I schools to increase family engagement and raise awareness of teacher beliefs and practices relative to race, culture and socioeconomic status. She has also taught courses on culture and community, as well as studied teacher candidates’ beliefs and practices around race and culturally responsive and respectful pedagogy.

In our last episode, we discussed whether we should teach young children about race, and if so, at what age do we start? In this segment, we look at how to begin to teach young students about race in our classrooms. @MattRKay @PrincipalKafele @TirrellCorbin @jonHarper70bd @froehlichm @bamradionetwork Matthew R. Kay is a proud product of Philadelphia’s public schools and a founding teacher at Science Leadership Academy (SLA). He is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership with a Principals’ Certificate from the California University of Pennsylvania. At SLA, he teaches an innovative inquiry-driven, project-based curriculum. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Philly Slam League (PSL). Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Christy Tirrell-Corbin, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention and the Director of the Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education program at the University of Maryland. Dr. Tirrell-Corbin has worked extensively with Title I schools to increase family engagement and raise awareness of teacher beliefs and practices relative to race, culture and socioeconomic status. She has also taught courses on culture and community, as well as studied teacher candidates’ beliefs and practices around race and culturally responsive and respectful pedagogy.

How do we lead a class, a school or a school district when there is no textbook, guidebook or map for the scenarios we face? As big anxiety, fears and doubts arise, how do we teach or lead others when we are struggling ourselves? Follow on Twitter: @ASCD @DrRachaelGeorge @PrincipalKafele @Jenschwanke @jonHarper70bd Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Jennifer Schwanke has been an educator for 20 years, teaching or leading at all levels. She is the author of You're the Principal! Now What? Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders. In addition to on her blog, she publishes frequently on the Choice Literacy and Lead Literacy websites as well as Education Week Teacher, Principal, and Principal Navigator. Guest host Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

In our last episode, we discussed whether we should teach young children about race, and if so, at what age do we start? In this segment, we look at how to begin to teach young students about race in our classrooms. @MattRKay @PrincipalKafele @TirrellCorbin @jonHarper70bd @froehlichm @bamradionetwork Matthew R. Kay is a proud product of Philadelphia’s public schools and a founding teacher at Science Leadership Academy (SLA). He is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership with a Principals’ Certificate from the California University of Pennsylvania. At SLA, he teaches an innovative inquiry-driven, project-based curriculum. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Philly Slam League (PSL). Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Christy Tirrell-Corbin, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention and the Director of the Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education program at the University of Maryland. Dr. Tirrell-Corbin has worked extensively with Title I schools to increase family engagement and raise awareness of teacher beliefs and practices relative to race, culture and socioeconomic status. She has also taught courses on culture and community, as well as studied teacher candidates’ beliefs and practices around race and culturally responsive and respectful pedagogy.

Discussions about race and injustice will be coming to schools this year whether we are ready for them or not. Students are seeing what’s transpiring in the nation, and they are talking with each other. In this episode, we aim to determine the age at which it’s appropriate to discuss issues of race and injustice in our classrooms. @MattRKay @PrincipalKafele @TirrellCorbin@jonHarper70bd @froehlichm @bamradionetwork Matthew R. Kay is a proud product of Philadelphia’s public schools and a founding teacher at Science Leadership Academy (SLA). He is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership with a Principals’ Certificate from the California University of Pennsylvania. At SLA, he teaches an innovative inquiry-driven, project-based curriculum. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Philly Slam League (PSL). Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Christy Tirrell-Corbin, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention and the Director of the Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education program at the University of Maryland. She has worked extensively with Title I schools to increase family engagement and raise awareness of teacher beliefs and practices relative to race, culture and socioeconomic status. She has also taught courses on culture and community, as well as studied teacher candidates’ beliefs and practices around race and culturally responsive and respectful pedagogy.

About this Episode Time Stamps Q&A About our Guests Resources After decades as a highly regarded teacher and school leader in New Jersey, Principal Baruti Kafele began a journey to share his knowledge and experience with educators across the country. On this episode of Keystone Education Radio, podcast host Annette Stevenson and Principal Kafele discuss his career, the attitude gap, how to approach conversations about racism and social injustice, his role in transforming Newark Tech into an award-winning high school, and why he has been coined as America's discomfort speaker. Skip to: 01:20 To begin with, would you give us an overview of the journey that brought you to where you are today as an educator, writer and speaker? Skip to: 02:30 We know about various “gaps” - the achievement gap, the opportunity gap - Could you explain what the attitude gap is? “I want to transform attitudes because if I can change the attitude, then the achievement will follow.” “The attitude gap is the gap between those students who have the will to achieve excellence and those who do not.” Skip to: 05:20 Following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a loud call for social change across the country. What guidance would you give to schools about how to approach conversations about racism and social injustice? “Leadership has to have the courage, the backbone, the spine, the audacity, to engage staff in that tough conversation.” Skip to: 07:44 Under your leadership, Newark Tech transformed from a low-performing school to being recognized by U.S. News and World Report Magazine as one of America’s best high schools, three times over. What was the primary catalyst for this change? “When the vision can be shared, now there's a higher probability that we can turn this thing into our reality. So, our vision was shared, the students embraced the vision of what we can become, and now we were able to go to work and make it happen.” Skip to: 09:04 You have been coined as America’s discomfort speaker because of how you force your audiences to reflect on themselves. Can you explain why this type of self-reflection is important? “I'm here for you to look within yourself because as you feel that pain, so to speak, that will be the motivation or the impetus for you to bring about change to your practice.” Skip to: 12:20 How can listeners learn more about your work and your books? Q: Could you give us an overview of your journey that brought you to where you are today as an educator, writer and speaker? A: Yeah, the short version is that I was teacher in 1988 in Brooklyn, New York City. I loved it and decided to do it full time, so I came back home to Jersey and continued it. I became an award-winning teacher in a very short period of time as teacher of the year at the school district, county and finalist for New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. I went on and became a principal, which I did for 14 years. But while I was doing that work, even as a teacher, I was writing. So, I was writing my first books and here we are up to number 11. I left my principalship in 2011 because I wanted to do this. I wanted a larger platform to do it. I had been doing it for 30 some odd years, but it was simultaneous with my principalship, so that meant weekends and summers and that type of thing. And I really wanted to live it. So, I left in 2011 and that's what I've been doing ever since. Q: So, we hear about different types of gaps – achievement gap, opportunity gap. Could you explain the attitude gap? A: Yeah, I've had a focus on attitude since my undergraduate days in the early 80s. I thought that the whole idea of a positive attitude was a powerful thing. So, as I evolved as a practitioner, as an educator, I started thinking about attitude, attitude, attitude. Then with the achievement gap language, No Child Left Behind language and the pressures to close this achievement gap – at that time,

Baruti K. Kafele, principal, educator and best-selling author is the guest on this episode of Mind the Gap, discussing the linking of social justice with school leadership. Kafele points to the early influence of Lewis Lomax's book To Kill a Blackman on the parallels between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X as the inspiration to his teaching and leadership methods. It all comes naturally to Kafele, who makes it a point to tie in the classroom environment to the outside world. He shares pivoting during the aftermath of George Floyd's death and the ensuing civil unrest to message the importance of weaving real-life events into the framework of school culture, including the subject areas of math, science, social studies, and the language arts. To find full video episodes, featuring additional segments from Tom and Emma, subscribe to Mind the Gap with Tom & Emma on YouTube. Mind the Gap is presented by John Catt Educational, a leading independent publisher that has supported teachers and school leaders with research-based, easy to use professional development publications since 1959. Learn more about books from Tom, Emma, and many other world-class authors at us.johncattbookshop.com (US) or johncattbookshop.com (International). Baruti K. Kafele is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Milken Award-winning educator who spent nearly 30 years as an urban public school teacher and principal in New Jersey. His books include Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Follow Principal Kafele on Twitter @PrincipalKafele Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner are co-hosts of Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe. Tom has worked in schools as a teacher and leader for 30 years and is now a consultant specializing in teacher development and curriculum & assessment planning. His books include Rosenshine's Principles in Action and The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook. Follow Tom on Twitter @teacherhead After 20 years in primary teaching, Emma joined Discovery Schools Academy Trust where she is currently the Research and CPD lead. She is author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education from Our Little Learners. Follow Emma on Twitter @emma_turner75 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindthegap-edu/message

John Green II chats with us about believing in students so they can believe in themselves, the power of never giving up, and the importance of learning to not take things personally. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/johngreen. John's Recommendations EdTech Tool: G Suite Book: “Play Through The Foul.” by Vera Jones. “The Assistant Principal 50.” by Baruti Kafele. “Award Winning Culture.” by Hans Appel Who to Follow on Social Media: Baruti Kafele @PrincipalKafele Brad Johnson @DrBradJohnson Sarah Johnson @SarahSajohnson YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Principal Kafele YouTube Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Taking care of your bodies (exercise & diet). Personal/Professional growth (reading, blogging, podcasts, PLN, etc) Best piece of advice you've ever received: “Nothing beats a failure but a try” - John's dad. Links to Connect With John Twitter: @John2_4EDU --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teach-better-talk/message

"Do I ensure that my staff utilize a variety of instructional strategies that take into account the different learning styles, ability levels, and social-emotional needs of my students in student-centered, culturally responsive, culturally relevant, and equitable learning environments?" A powerful statement from Baruti Kafele, an author and leader of educational leaders around the world! In this episode, we discuss his new book for Assistant Principals and a whole list of other topics. It feels like a leadership master-course! We hope you enjoy the episode! Follow Baruti K. Kafele on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrincipalKafele The Assistant Principal 50: Critical Questions for Meaningful Leadership and Professional Growth - https://www.amazon.com/Assistant-Principal-Meaningful-Leadership-Professional/dp/1416629440/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/141-0788039-0932751?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1416629440&pd_rd_r=d0bd5222-9248-4f99-900e-bb723a2626ab&pd_rd_w=kmQ3o&pd_rd_wg=D99Ap&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=ARAYEMZ7HBZB54Q4RX9R&psc=1&refRID=ARAYEMZ7HBZB54Q4RX9R Baruti Kafele Blog - https://principalkafele.com/ Rita Pearson Every Kid Needs a Champion - https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion?language=en George Couros Blog Post “Kids don't learn from people they don't like.” - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3862 Closing the Attitude Gap on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Closing-Attitude-Gap-Students-Success/dp/1416616284 Baruti Kafele Interview Video Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvq4aSHMSAw Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset. More at georgecouros.ca George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0 Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A

School Leadership Expert One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. His strategies for inspiring school and classroom excellence are vastly impacting America’s school leaders and teachers! Contact Principal Kafele today to present at your next conference, inservice, event or program at PrincipalKafele@gmail.com or (201) 424-0201. 

You're gonna learn today! We sure did while having an overspending with renowned educator, Principal Baruti Kafele - who is an author of over a dozen "must read" books and an educational consultant. The conversation was absolutely phenomenal, we picked up so much "free" game and you will as well y the end of this Zoomcast. For many decades, Principal Kafele has been a leader in education and has had a significant impact on so many educators careers and young minds as a school leader. www.PrincipalKafele.com. Below is some of his impactful work: Books The ASSISTANT Principal 50 (Coming May, 2020) The ASPIRING Principal 50 (New) Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It? (New) The TEACHER 50 The PRINCIPAL 50 Closing the Attitude Gap Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life A Handbook for Teachers of African American Children A Black Parent’s Handbook to Educating Your Children YouTube Channels Message to a New and Aspiring Principal Message to a Teacher Message to Your Son Principal Kafele Speaks to Educators WATCH • LIKE • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Instagram @globalbrotherspodcast We are also streaming on all platforms: Google Podcasts | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Radio Public | Copy RSS | Pocket Casts “Live global and prosper!” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/globalbrotherspodcast/message

How do we lead a class, a school, or a school district when there is no textbook, guidebook, or map for the scenarios we face?.  As big anxiety, fears, and doubts arise, how do we teach or lead others when we are struggling ourselves? Follow on Twitter: @ASCD @runnin26 @APrincipalKafele @Jenschwanke  @jonHarper70bd Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Guest host Jennifer Schwanke has been an educator for 20 years, teaching or leading at all levels. She is the author of You're the Principal! Now What? Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders. In addition to on her blog, she publishes frequently on the Choice Literacy and Lead Literacy websites as well as Education Week Teacher, Principal, and Principal Navigator. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

School leadership expert Principal Baruti Kafele joins us to discuss the power of communication, leadership, and rediscovering you "why."

Our guest is widely respected across the education community for his work in turning around school culture and outcomes. He tells us that the process begins with one word. Can school performance truly pivot on three syllables?  Follow on Twitter: @APrincipalKafele @efranksnaesp @NAESP @bamradionetwork Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence.

This is part two of our interview with Principal Baruti Kafele and in this part of the conversation we dig into why leadership and leadership style matters so much to teachers. After a successful career as a teacher and administrator Kafele has spent the better part of two decades working with teachers and administrators in developing their leadership styles. Many of these questions are the ones he asked us when we saw him present at AIE in October of 2019 and we're so thrilled to share them with you. We hope that as an educator you realize that your individual leadership style matters and the important question you must ask yourself to find your leadership style comes from Kafele-- ask yourself WHY DO I LEAD THE WAY THAT I LEAD? This episode is all about purpose and we hope that it helps you to reengage with your purpose as an educator! To learn more about Baruti Kafele head over to prinicipalkafele.com! To learn more about our work head over to theledproject.com! To get access to exclusive trainings and videos go to patreon.com/valueaddsvalue. If you'd like support our work visit anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue and hit the support this podcast button! And you can always find us online @valueaddsvalue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Three years ago when we started the Value Adds Value Podcast (it was called The LED Project Podcast back then) we made a list of our dream educators to have on the podcast and at the top of the list was Principal Kafele! After three years of hard work and having the opportunity to meet Baruti in person at The AIE Conference in October we got to spend two powerful hours with him! Part 1 of this 3 part interview was 30 minute of Kafele's backstory and it was fascinating to us. You would assume that a person who has influenced as many educators as he has, he did 200 presentations in 2019, would have been an educator all his life. The fact is that it took him five years to get his high school degree and it was in his late 20s that he found his calling in education after taking an African American History class. This story is sums up his career in which he said he always had to "do it my way." In this episode he talks about how he code switches when in different settings how he has always remembered his why. Please be on the look out for episodes 2 and 3 and to learn more about his work head over to principalkafele.com! Please do us a favor and hit the subscribe button and share this episode! Head over to our Youtube page to see our two newest presentations PODCASTS AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & OLD SCHOOL STRATEGIES WITH NEW SCHOOL TOOLS! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA We would be honored if you would take this journey with us by supporting the podcast! Every dollar helps us reach more teachers and make them the teachers kids deserve! To become a supporter click the link below! https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support If you'd like to try Nearpod for free head over to go.nearpod.com/valueaddsvalue! To see how we've used Nearpod check out our Youtube video below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOs9rFqWay8 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Instructional coach, and host of the Leader Of Learning Podcast, Dan Kreiness, chats with us about staying true to your why, rolling with the punches, and finding the positive in every failure. Dan talks about the power of getting connected, how we need to get comfortable being uncomfortable, and why you need to think of yourself as a leader. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/dankreiness Episode Highlights 1:27 -  Rae slyly plugs our new book, "Teach Better." Get it now on Amazon! Get the FREE Book Study here! 8:47 - Previewing the episode with Dan Kreiness. 12:46 - Dan introduces himself. 14:07 - Talking about Dan's recent transitions to a new school. 15:41 - Dan's tips for teachers going through changes in their careers. 18:07 - Dan's failure: Figuring out that sometimes things just aren't the right fit. 21:11 - Dan's success: Being recognized as a 2017 ASCD Emerging Leader. 25:34 - What's got Dan excited about education right now: Adult learning - Helping to inspire teachers. 28:25 - Dan's advice for new teachers: Get connected. Developing yourself as an educator can't happen if you're teaching in isolation. 31:28 - 6 questions answered in 15 seconds or less. 33:40 - How to connect with Dan. Dan's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Google Calendar Book: "Innovate Inside the Box" by George Couros and Katie Novak. Who to Follow on Instagram: Sabba Quidwai - @AskMsQ YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Claudi0 Zavala, Jr. and Baruti Kafele (aka Principal Kafele). Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine:  Daily - try your best to leave work at work. Best piece of advice you've ever received: "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care" - Teddy Roosevelt --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teach-better-talk/message

The Lionel Shipman $HAPE YOUR FINANCES Show is a financial and life empowerment show focusing on our lives around money and finances. The show aims to educate and motivate people to improve their financial outlooks and empower them to take charge of their lives and to live life to the fullest.  Guest: Principal Baruti Kafele (BS in Mgmt Science/Marketing from Kean University and MA in Educational Admin from New Jersey City University). Recipient of more than 100 educational, professional, and community awards, including the prestigious Milken National Educator Award and the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award. Inductee into the East Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame. City of Dickinson, TX proclaimed February 8, 1998 Baruti Kafele Day. He and his wife Kimberley are the parents of three children, Baruti, Jabari, and Kibriya. One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America's schools! Since leaving his principalship in 2011, he has delivered/conducted more than 1000 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars, and student assemblies. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” he is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the “Attitude Gap.” A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored 10 books, including his five ASCD best sellers.  Website: PrincipalKafele.com

He didn't like school. But now he's been a principal and written ten books and travels the world helping principals and educators learn how to engage today's students -- especially inner-city youth. Baruti Kafele has inspiring words for us on today's Motivational Monday episode. He has authored ten books, recently the Principal 50: Critical Questions for New and Aspiring School Leaders and Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students for Success. www.coolcatteacher.com/e541 Today's Podcast PD Challenge Here’s your challenge for today: How will you start Day One building relationships? Don’t just read your syllabus – you’ve got to start building those relationships. Start connecting. Check your attitude – have you decided you want to be an excellent, compelling engaging teacher who improves your craft every day? Make a decision about who you want to be. Baruti Kafele Milken National Educator, internationally-renowned speaker and best-selling author, Principal Baruti Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban public schools including Newark Tech, which was three times recognized by U.S. News and World Report Magazine as one of America's best high schools. Blog: https://principalkafele.com/ Twitter: @PrincipalKafele

(https://alwaysalesson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Picture1.png) Jahkari “JT” Taylor was born to be a Purpose Pusher.  His life’s work demonstrates his passion for cultivating, motivating, and inspiring people from all walks of life. Yet, JT’s life story may not fit the mold of an ideal Purpose Pusher.  When he was just a child he went from living in a 1987 Ford Fairmont, to a packed homeless shelter.  Then, after his mother applied for Section 8 housing, they soon relocated to a tough neighborhood in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake, Virginia.  He attended Title 1 schools as a struggling student who failed to realize his academic potential.  Yet, in spite of the adversities he encountered as a youth, JT emerged out of an impoverished, single-parent upbringing with a desire to push others into their divine purpose in life.  JT is now a transformational educator who has three earned degrees (magna cum laude) and he is the 2017 City-wide Teacher of the Year for Chesapeake Public Schools in Virginia.  JT is also the founder of Purpose Pushers LLC which is a hybrid educational consulting company that couples research-based professional development with motivational speaking. He has written 5 books and presented at numerous K-12 schools, colleges/universities, and professional conferences across the East coast. (https://alwaysalesson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Dw0Y7w7VYAA9sj-.jpg) Quotables I was present, but not available for learning. Cumulative Effect: I needed to hear the same message multiple different ways from many different people before it began to click. We know that educators wear so many hats, you have to be multi faceted. you have to be organized, analytical, understand curriculum framework and alignment, so many things you need. above everything else I think you need to have the right heart. i think you can learn strategies, techniques, so many things when you go into teacher prep programs but the one thing you cant learn is to be empathetic and have a heart for kids and love kids genuinely, authentically and want to be present to help them. Above all, educators who i consider teacher with a purpose are those who are understanding, empathetic, compassionate, resilient..to me they manifest character traits of good decent people opposed to those who we would consider book smart or have a good handle on curriculum and instruction. Teachers want to feel supported and have a sense of encouragement. Always be mindful of the reason why you entered the field of education. You need to approach every day like you’re on assignment. What’s not scheduled will not get accomplished. Their success is my success. It’s the teacher that creates the bridge to help [students] move from disengaged to highly engaged. This pedagogy stuff won’t work if you don’t build a relationship with kids. An uninspired teacher cannot be expected to inspire teachers. JT’s Stamp of Approval Pedro Noguera (http://www.ascd.org/Publications/ascd-authors/pedro-noguera.aspx) (equity leader) Baruti Kafele (https://principalkafele.com/) (motivational principal) Hamish Brewer (https://hamishbrewer.com/) (inspirational, unconventional leader) “Teaching with Poverty in Mind” (http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Books/Overview/Teaching-with-Poverty-in-Mind.aspx) by Eric Jensen Connect with JT (Purpose Pushers LLC) Website: www.purposepushers.com (http://www.purposepushers.com) Email: jtwithapurpose@gmail.com (mailto:jtwithapurpose@gmail.com) Mailing Address: PO Box 2832, Chesapeake VA, 23327 Social Media Handles: Twitter – @PurposePushers LinkedIN- JT Taylor Connect with Gretchen Email: gretchen@alwaysalesson.com Blog: Always A Lesson Facebook: Always A Lesson Twitter: @gschultek Instagram: Always.A.Lesson Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers Google+:...

As we know, reflection is essential for self-awareness, growth, and effective leadership. In the episode, we discuss the critical question every school leader must be willing to ask themselves to have a positive impact on staff and students. Follow: @ASCD @runnin26 Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

AN ASCD SHOW..TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING PRINCIPAL..That's Aspiring , not Expiring. Being a principal is a tough job.Being a new principal is even tougher. My guest, ASCD author Baruti Kafele, is an expert on handing the challenges and has a new book out on the subject...about being well prepared to lead. 

AN ASCD SHOW..TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING PRINCIPAL..That's Aspiring , not Expiring. Being a principal is a tough job.Being a new principal is even tougher. My guest, ASCD author Baruti Kafele, is an expert on handing the challenges and has a new book out on the subject...about being well prepared to lead. 

Interview Notes, Resources, & LinksGet the book, Is My School a Better School Because I Lead It?Visit Principal Kafele's websiteFollow Baruti on Twitter @principalkafeleAbout Baruti KafeleBaruti Kafele, better known as Principal Kafele, is a sought-after speaker, as well as an award-winning teacher and principal. He's the author of numerous books, including Closing the Attitude Gap, Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life and The Principal 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence

Our guest encourages school leaders to ask a series of challenging self-reflective questions about whether or not they are making a positive difference. In this interview, he explains how the answers to these questions provide a roadmap to better leadership and better schools. Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

In this episode, Baruti Kafele (Principal Kafele) shares his thoughts on school leadership and explains why the role of the school principal is often the most challenging and misunderstood position in education. Principal Kafele also shares his thoughts on creating a positive school culture, finding your own “Inner Circle” and discovering why closing the “Attitude Gap” is the key to putting kids of all ages on a higher trajectory to success. Principal Kafele is the author of numerous books on educational leadership, including his newest release, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It? Twitter: @PrincipalKafele. Website: www.principalkafele.com Become A Supporter You can now help keep the conversation going by supporting the Reimagine Schools Podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Thanks for your support! anchor.fm/greg-goins/support About Dr. Greg Goins As the Founder/Host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast, Dr. Greg Goins has emerged as one of the nation's leading voices on visionary leadership and the path to transforming our schools. He currently serves as the Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Georgetown College (KY) and previously spent 15 years as a school district superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Goins is a passionate keynote speaker and is available to speak at your next education conference or school PD day. To book Dr. Goins, please send inquiries to drgreggoins@gmail.com. Twitter: @DrGregGoins. Website: www.reimagineschools.net. Become a supporter of this podcast: anchor.fm/greg-goins/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

Our guest encourages school leaders to ask a series of challenging self-reflective questions about whether or not they are making a positive difference. In this interview, he explains how the answers to these questions provide a roadmap to better leadership and better schools. Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

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If you are unclear about the meaning of a culturally responsive classroom or why it matters, tune in. Follow: @bamradionetwork @jasonFlom @raepica1 @PrincipalKafele @jlwf Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Jennifer L.W. Fink is a freelance writer who specializes in education and health. Her education articles have appeared in Scholastic Teacher, District Administration, and online at WeAreTeachers.com. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services.

Featured ContentMike Andriulli joins us as our first-ever guest on the podcast! In this episode, we're talking all about ASCD Empower 2017, as well as conference attendance benefits. Mike shares his experience at the west coast conference, highlighting a session with education power-house, Baruti Kafele, one of the most sought-after educational speakers in the country. Other conference highlights include using math performance tasks, which Mike plans to turnkey to his district in the near future, as well as personal conversations had during downtimes. Mike's biggest regret/criticism was his inability to attend all the sessions he wanted to attend; the offerings were so robust that he could have easily attended more than one offering per session — we should all have that problem!Mike goes on to discuss his role in bringing new strategies to the teachers of his district and passionately shares his views that it is NOT ok for teachers to say, “I'm just not a math person.” We hope you enjoy our conversation with Mike as much as we did.Mike Andriulli is the Supervisor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, at Hillsdale Public Schools (NJ). A former elementary and Math teacher, Mike has degrees from both Rowan University and Ramapo College. He is a well-respected educational leader with experience in curriculum design, staff development, and technology integration. Mike is also a member of the North New Jersey Chapter of ASCD.Links and ResourcesASCDBaruti K. Kafele – @PrincipalKafele, PrincipalKafele.comMathematical Mindsets – http://amzn.to/2ooHulLDenis Sheeran – @MathDenisNJ; denissheeran.comGretchen Bridgers – Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators PodcastWhat We Are LearningAJ is continuing to research and learn about ways to help students create a growth mindset and change the culture of the middle school social studies classroom. He is also taking the time to learn more about the use of learning menus, asynchronous and personalized learning, which will hopefully create a stronger student-centered classroom experience.Chris continues to learn a lot about 20% Time and has implemented it for the last marking period with his High School Social Studies students. He has limited prior experience when it comes to this topic but is not afraid to try and put this opportunity in front of the students.Stacey has recently learned how not to deliver PD at a recent conference/PD Day. She was also able to pick up a few copies of Denis Sheeran's book Instant Relevance and hope to be leading a book group with my team. It was a great book with ideas that can easily be brought back to her team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Baruti Kafele joins Justin Baeder to discuss his book The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence.Interview Notes, Resources, & LinksPurchase Principal Kafele's book,The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom ExcellenceFollow Principal Kafele on TwitterVisit Principal Kafele's website

#EducationReformSeries | The Funky Politics, with our friends from Chalkbeat TN is peeling back the layers on “Education Reform” with some of the brightest and most committed minds in the Education arena.   Guest for this show:  Baruti Kafele, Education Consultant  ( Principal Kafele ) Teaching today's young males School leadership is critical to success of an urban school On this show, we cover a lot of territory.  Ths series is about tackling the issues of Education Reform.  Enjoy!

Many of us who aspire to be great educators have role models. I studied my role model intensely and tried to emulate his school leadership. Why did this approach fail? Follow: @PrincipalKafele @Jonharper70bd @bamradionetwork Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Motivating Black Males to Succeed in School and in Life, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence.

Our guest believes that a certain amount of self-confidence is required to lead great schools and create great classrooms. Education leaders and teachers have to bring their best selves and principal Kafele explains how you can. Follow: @mjanatovich@PrincipalKafel @ASCD @bamradionetwork Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Motivating Black Males to Succeed in School and in Life, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Host Mike Janatovich is the assistant principal of Harmon Middle School in Aurora, OH, and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

Our guest believes that a certain amount of self-confidence is required to lead great schools and create great classrooms. Education leaders and teachers have to bring their best selves and principal Kafele explains how you can. Follow: @mjanatovich@PrincipalKafel @ASCD @bamradionetwork Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Motivating Black Males to Succeed in School and in Life, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Host Mike Janatovich is the assistant principal of Harmon Middle School in Aurora, OH, and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

Better Leaders Better Schools guest Jason Bodnar is the new principal at Lincoln Middle / High School in Cambridge City, Indiana.  This is his 12th year in education.  He taught high school science for nine years and was a middle school assistant principal before accepting his new position.  Mr. Bodnar loves connecting with other educators, learning, and helping others learn through his podcast which can be found at principallyspeaking.com.  He can also be found on Twitter @PrincipalBodnar.     In this episode you will learn: What can make you look different The power of putting yourself "out there" The paper resume is dead and what to do about it What it’s like to be a 1st year principal His New Personalized Learning Academy Why we should build classes with glass walls How to ignite learning with disengaged schools   Resources   Jason’s website and podcast   Episode 46 w/ Ken Grover   Episode 47 w/ Joe Mazza   Episode 50 w/ Neil Gupta    Jason’s Twitter   Utah school mentioned in the show   The Principal 50 by Baruti Kafele     Do you need accountability? Text BETTERMASTERMIND to 33444 Daniel wants to work with you and help you accelerate your leadership development and increase your impact.   Follow Me and Get Behind the Scenes Access on SNAPCHAT!!!   BECOME A PATRON OF THE SHOW FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH DID YOU LIKE THE SHOW?  iTunes SUBSCRIBE HERE! SHOW SOME LOVE: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR RATING AND REVIEW Grad your FREE 15 Phrases of Effective School Leaders  Text PHRASES to 33444 or click the link above.   Website :: Facebook :: Insta :: Twitter :: LinkedIn    

Here is a little bonus episode with Principal Kafele. We talk about how to reach those that are hardest to reach. Principal Kafele spoke at the Alaska Principals conference in Anchorage on October 18th.  If this is your first time listening to Transformative Principal, please subscribe.    Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Ready for a Modern Web Site for your school? Simple School Sites is the place to go for high quality Wordpress sites specially designed for schools. Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey

  Just last year, I had the privilege of seeing Mr. Baruti Kafele speak at a local school.  It was extremely inspirational and helped reinvigorate my passion for education and building relationships with students.  I am honored to have had the opportunity to speak to him on my show and look forward to connecting with him in person at some point.  I'd highly recommend checking out his books as well as his website, which is home to his dynamic YouTube videos, which deliver powerful messages to both educators and students alike.   Principal Kafele's Website Connect with Mr. Kafele on Twitter      

In this episode, ASCD's Sean Slade speaks one-on-one with author and veteran educator Baruti Kafele about how knowing your students, intentionally creating a positive school climate and culture, and making learning relevant sets the stage for students to be motivated to succeed.