Podcasts about bolivar high school

In another trip back to Bolivar High School, we meet with Mrs. Ashley Clift and the BHS SentrePact class. This group of outstanding high school upperclassmen take a positive and progressive spin on the traditional high school economics class and work together with our community to help growing businesses thrive and become successful! This group is really one-of-a-kind but has big future plans for Southwest Missouri. Take a listen and find out about all of the new and exciting prospects this neat group of young adults have for our local economy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingpolkcounty/support

Excitement abounds at the Bolivar High School as the year begins to draw to a close. Few are more excited right now than the ladies of Tara Akins's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) squad. These local high school students have worked extraordinarily hard throughout the academic year and overcome various challenges to win the Missouri regional competition, and now will progress to the National Qualifying event held in sunny San Diego, California this summer! Join us as we support our local FCCLA students as we learn about how this group discovered the road to success and where they expect to go in life! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingpolkcounty/support

David Geurin is a principal and lead learner at Bolivar High School in Bolivar, Missouri.  He earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri.  Beyond his principalship, Geurin teaches graduate education classes for Southwest Baptist University and Regent University.  In 2013, his school was named a National Blue Ribbon School and he was honored as principal of the year for his state.  Additionally, he was recognized as a NASSP Digital Principal in 2017. Furthermore, Geurin is the author of a landmark book titled: “Future Driven” which focuses on empowering students to navigate an unpredictable world.  In the episode, Geurin talks about compliance vs. empowered students, shares his vision for improving education, and challenges educators to use their unique gifts.  Later, Brielle joins Audrey and Brayden as they reflect on teacher characteristics that they enjoy most.

This week, I am so thrilled to be joined by David Geurin, the principal at Bolivar High School, the 2017 NASSP National Digital Principal of the Year and author of “Future Driven”.

On this episode I connect with Missouri School Leader and NASSP 2017 Digital Principal of the Year David Geurin.  Among other things, he shares about his epic SWAT team at Bolivar High School who are armed with technical knowledge, not weaponry.  I also really enjoyed his story about a barrage of positive tweets he unleashed recently.  You can find him on Twitter @DavidGeurin and his excellent blog is at davidgeurin.com.  

In today’s episode, Kathryn Cole of Springfield MO and I dive into stories of selling two major undertakings to her administrators, and how she did it all in her THIRD YEAR at her middle school! Listen Kathryn Cole Kathryn Cole earned her bachelor’s degree in vocal music education from Evangel University in May of 2008. She continued on to receive a master’s of music in choral conducting from Missouri State University. Upon graduating in 2010, Cole began serving on the faculty of Evangel University, Ozarks Technical Community College, and Grace Classical Academy where she spent the first four years of her teaching career. She also served as an accompanist and conductor for Children's Choirs of Southwest Missouri for two seasons. Cole is in her third year as the Director of Vocal Music and Piano Lab Specialist at Bolivar Middle School in Bolivar, Missouri. She is also the color guard coach at Bolivar High School. She soon plans to pursue a doctoral degree with a focus in choral conducting. Cole is the owner of ColeCreative, LLC. - a client-centered brand development agency. She also works as Director of Talent for SPARK Events in Springfield, Missouri. She grew up in Munford, Tennessee and is the daughter of The Honorable Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Cole.     Support the show on

Education can get stuck in an implementation culture that disempowers educators and inhibits innovation. However, you don’t have to be at the whim of the next education trend.  Listen to guest David Geurin discusses using possibility thinking and exercising your innovation muscles so you have a voice and can lead from wherever you are.   The Edspiration Inbox Answers… “How to set a mindset for coping with and embracing change.”  Special comments   About today’s guest Bio: Dr. David Geurin is principal and lead learner at Bolivar High School, a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. He is committed to developing future-driven, student-centered schools. He shares his ideas on learner empowerment, leadership, and innovation via social media, blogging, speaking, and consulting.     Guest Links: Twitter: @DavidGeurin Web: www.davidgeurin.com Email: david.geurin@gmail.com       Connect with Us Connect with the show at www.Edspirationpodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/impactschoolclimate Twitter: Follow us @schoolclimates Newsletter: Sign up on sidebar at www.Edspiration.org   Questions / comments for John in the Edspiration Inbox: Edspirationpodcast@gmail.com   Show Sponsors International School Climate Institute – Provides practical training, workshops, coaching, and speaking to create positive school climates. Contact us about school climate improvement, planning and climate survey support, bullying prevention and upstander intervention training, restorative justice practices, school safety, youth development, and more.