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Pamela Briskman is the Vice President of Education at Galileo Learning where she works to develop innovators who envision and create a better world. A graduate of Stanford University with a BA in design and a BS in product design engineering, Pamela has been working at the intersection of education and design for more than 25 years. She served as a Teach for America corps member in Oakland, taught STEM at the American School of Antananarivo in Madagascar, and designed learning experiences for National Science Foundation–funded programs, educational television, toys, and video games. She is also Chief Learning Officer and co-founder at Brainquake, an education technology company with patented game-based learning products that dramatically improve math proficiency. Pamela is also a co-founder of Urban Montessori Charter School and Latitude High School in Oakland, CA.

Randy Weiner has worked in education, ed tech and consulting throughout his career. In 2012, He co- founded and served as the first Chairman of the Board at Urban Montessori Charter School (UMCS) in Oakland, CA—the nation's first public Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking school. Randy is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake, a three- time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Award winner.   Along with his Brass Tacks Innovations consulting firm partner, Dr. James Bailey, Randy co-authored “The Daily SEL Leader: A Guided Journal“, published in March 2021 by Corwin Press. A Teach for America alum and father to two daughters, Randy taught for five years in Oakland and Madagascar, and holds two BAs from Middlebury College and an MA in Education from Stanford. James' career has encompassed teacher, principal, school turnaround, principal consultant, and superintendent roles spanning Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming. As Superintendent in Wyoming,  his district was the first member in the state to join the League of Innovative Schools after reform efforts around personalized learning and social-emotional development. In San Antonio, he led the turnaround efforts for the Carpe Diem Schools. His deep-seated commitment to equity and supporting school leaders led to him training as an executive coach and co-founding Brass Tacks Innovations focused on adult SEL development, school redesign, and the use of improvement and implementation science to help all schools and learners meet the demands of our emerging society.  He is also an advocate for helping leaders and young people become more self-aware of their social and emotional needs and develop the skills to work with others on a more human level. James has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation, is a prolific publisher and presenter and serves as a core faculty member at Walden University in the areas of educational leadership. He recently had a book published called The Daily SEL Leader: A Guided Journal. Show Highlights SEL is not  warm, fuzzy or extra. Unpack the misunderstandings of SEL The “Holy grail of leadership”  with 5 minute transformational feedback.  The book you need for being a leader of action. Identify the “Knowing - Doing Gap.” Avoid feedback being a “freud experience” for everyone.  Safe spaces are not the goal, intentional, tailored feedback is.  Five minutes to see “everyone is an ocean and not a surface.” Learn a deliberate daily practice plan to build a leadership playground.  People who are better at leading with social-emotional skills tend to get a lot more impact and influence in their leadership. -James  James Bailey and Randy Weiner's Resources & Contact Info: The Daily SEL Leader: A Guided Journal  Randy Weiner -Twitter Brass Tacks Innovations Linkedin-James James Bailey - Twitter Brass Tacks Innovations -Facebook   Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog   SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a “Fitbit for teachers” that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently.  Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

Get the book, The Daily SEL Leader Visit the Brass Tacks Innovations website, www.brasstacksinnovations.com About the Authors James Bailey's career has encompassed teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, school turnaround leader, consultant and superintendent roles spanning Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. As Superintendent in Wyoming, his district was the first member in the state to join the League of Innovative Schools after reform efforts around personalized learning and social-emotional development. In San Antonio, he led the turnaround efforts for the Carpe Diem Schools. His deep-seated commitment to equity and supporting school leaders led to his training as an executive coach and co-founding Brass Tacks Innovations with a focus on supporting educational leaders to develop their SEL skills to support adults and students. He is also an advocate for helping schools and districts create better learning capacity to adapt to the future and in helping leaders and young people become more self-aware of their social and emotional needs to develop the skills to work with others on a more human level. He has a PhD in Educational Leadership and Innovation from the University of Colorado-Denver, is a prolific publisher and presenter, and currently serves as a core faculty member at Walden University in the area of educational leadership. Randy Weiner has worked in education and education technology and consulting throughout his career. He co- founded and served as the first Chairman of the Board at Urban Montessori Charter School (UMCS) in Oakland, CA—the nation's first public Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking school. Randy is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake, a two- time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Award winner. A Teach for America alum and father to two daughters, Randy taught for 5 years in Oakland and Madagascar, and holds two BAs from Middlebury College and an MA in Education from Stanford.

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Rebecca Midles is talking with Randy Weiner and James Bailey about their new book The Daily SEL Leader: A Guided Journal.  Aside from being an author, Randy Weiner co-founded and served as the first Chairman of the Board at Urban Montessori Charter School (UMCS) in Oakland, CA—the nation's first public Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking school. He is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake, a two-time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Award winner.  James Bailey's career has encompassed teacher, principal, school turnaround, principal consultant, and superintendent roles spanning Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming. As Superintendent in Wyoming,  his district was the first member in the state to join the League of Innovative Schools after reform efforts around personalized learning and social-emotional development. Let's listen in as they discuss the impetus for a daily SEL practice and the importance of educator self-care and self-efficacy.  Links:  Corwin The Daily SEL Leader: A Guided Journal Twitter: Corwin PressTwitter: James BaileyTwitter: Randy WeinerDebbie Silver on Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8Mark White and Dwight Carter on Leading Schools in Disruptive Times

Most school administrators are committed to good leadership, so why is becoming an ideal school leader often so elusive? In this episode, we take off the masks, gaze deeply in the mirror, and search for real answers.  Follow on Twitter: @randybw15  @PrinCoach81 @BrassTacksInno1 @gustafsonbrad @benjamingilpin @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #unearthedpodcast James Bailey and Randy Weiner co-wrote Leading SEL by Modeling It. James Bailey's career has encompassed teacher, principal, school turnaround, principal consultant, and superintendent roles spanning Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming. As Superintendent in Wyoming, his district was the first member in the state to join the League of Innovative Schools after reform efforts around personalized learning and social-emotional development. In San Antonio, he led the turnaround efforts for the Carpe Diem Schools. His deep-seated commitment to equity and supporting school leaders led to him training as an executive coach and co-founding Brass Tacks Innovations focused on adult SEL development, school redesign, and the use of improvement and implementation science to help all schools and learners meet the demands of our emerging society. Randy Weiner has worked in start-ups, education, and education technology throughout his career. He is a co-founder and served as the founding Chairman of the Board at Urban Montessori Charter School  (UMCS) in Oakland, CA—the nation’s first public Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking school. Randy is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake, a two-time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Award winner. Randy taught for five years in Oakland and Madagascar. He provides educational consulting services, along with James Bailey and Elana Feinberg, through Brass Tacks Innovations.

Join us as we expand our thinking about how game-based learning can effectively make learning math engaging and entertaining. Follow: @MatthewFarber @mrmatera @mr_isaacs @randybw15 @bamradionetwork Randy Weiner is a former teacher, father, co-founder and former Board Chair at Urban Montessori Charter School in Oakland, CA - the nation's only public Montessori, Design Thinking and Arts Integration model. He is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake, a nationally recognized and award-winning math education company, who generated the App for Wuzzit Trouble.

A Stanford mathematician & Co-founder/Executive Director of the H-STAR Institue, Keith Devlin addresses insights into market segmentation and audience analysis gleaned from his work with the educational technology company BrainQuake.

A Stanford mathematician & Co-founder/Executive Director of the H-STAR Institue, Keith Devlin addresses insights into market segmentation and audience analysis gleaned from his work with the educational technology company BrainQuake.

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After almost 1 year! The brand-new Brainquake Podcast… Enjoy!

Brainquake… First Podcast from the 3 guys. Enjoy a special ITALIAN Hardstyle Podcast!!