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Send us a textTom Vander Ark is an advocate for innovations in learning. As CEO of Getting Smart, he advises schools, districts, networks, foundations, and learning organizations on the path forward. Tom is the author of Getting Smart, Smart Cities That Work for Everyone, Smart Parents, Better Together, The Power of Place, and Difference Making at the Heart of Learning. He has published thousands of articles and papers through GettingSmart.com and LinkedIn.Previously he launched one of the first edtech venture funds, was president of the X-Prize Foundation, served as the first Executive Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tom served as a public school superintendent in Washington State and has extensive private sector experience. He serves on the board of Digital Learning Institute, Latinx Education Collaborative, Mastery Transcript Consortium, and Getting Smart Collective and advises schools, impact organizations and edtech startups.

Schools in Australia are being asked to open up their grounds after hours to give families more green space and areas for children to play. With the population of Australia's south-eastern Victoria state growing rapidly, the demand for additional green spaces in cities and towns is also increasing. Asking to go back to school during the holidays isn't something parents would expect from their children, but mom of five Amanda Murray-Alston says it's a little different these days. “First day of school holidays, the first thing they said to me on the Saturday was ‘Can we go up to school and play?'” she quips. She says her children need space to play and run around, so they come to the local primary school which is open all week long. On Sundays, they can even enjoy a farmers' market on school grounds. “Often we'll turn up to do something and there will be half a dozen people here already,” says Murray-Alston. According to research conducted by Infrastructure Victoria, two-thirds of Melbourne's public schools stay open for the wider community outside of school hours. That allows local families to have a space to come to and play next to their homes. “Especially as our city and our population grows there's a really big opportunity to make better use of our school grounds,” says Infrastructure Victoria CEO Johnathon Spear. The advisory body is now urging the state government to help more schools stay open after hours. Their research indicates that if all public schools in the city were accessible, an extra 450,000 residents would gain access to green spaces nearby. Some school principals have expressed concern that opening their facilities to the public might lead to increased graffiti and damage. Spear says the project would offer funding to counter any additional costs incurred by the school. “We've recommended that schools that open up for community use get funding to help them with any additional maintenance or administrative burden to do that,” he says. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

新学期开始咯准备好重回校园了吗？一起看看“开学”英语怎么说吧01“开学”英语怎么说？用 open school 来表示“开学”这是一个典型的中式英语其实 open school 英语中也有出现只不过它指的是“开放的学校”这里 open 是形容词，表示“开放的”开学的“开”其实是“开始”的意思可以用 start 和 beginschool starts / begins 表示“开学”另外“开学”是新学期的开始“学期”的英文是semester/term所以new semester（或term） starts/begins也可以表达开学如果特指大学开学还可以用university starts / begins例：School starts in October.十月份开学。British universities start in September or October.英国大学于九月份或十月份开学。02“学期”semester和term的区别semester和term都可以表示“学期”但两者的学期划分是不同的semester是双学期制，包括：the spring semester 春季学期fall semester 秋季学期term是三学期制，包括：the spring term 春季学期the summer term 夏季学期the fall term 秋季学期我国的学校基本都是两学期制semester美国以semester为主，英国则以term为主03“上网课”英语怎么说？提到“上课”我们说得最多的是 take a class要强调在“网上”上课，可以说：take an online class另外，course是“课程、科目”所以“上网课”也可以说：take an online course例：Recently many students have to take online courses.最近很多学生不得不开始上网课。 I'm taking an online course in English. 我正在学习英文网课04在英国，public school不是"公立学校"在美国 public school=公立学校这里的public指public fund（公共资金）支持的学校 但在英国 public school=很贵的私立学校（也叫“公学”，但不同于公立学校）这里，public的意思是：入学资格公用，只要付的起钱就能进例：He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England. 他是英格兰西部一所公学的校长。

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Det här ett återpublicerat och reklamfritt samtal som spelades in 2019.Ben Page är grundare av Shinrin Yoku LA och har arbetat som skogsguide sedan 2016. Han har även grundat The Open School i södra Kalifornien, som baserar sin pedagogik på radikal elevdemokrati.Följ Ben här:https://www.instagram.com/shinrinyokula/https://www.openschooloc.com/https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/Här hittar du alla samtal från Hur kan vi?Utforska Hurkanvipedia för att lära dig mer Stötta Hur kan vi? 3.0 genom att bli månadsgivare härBoka oss till ditt team, ledningsgrupp eller företag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12.AI Edcamp for facultySchools are opening and AI looms as a BIG  question mark. How will teachers and administrators use it? What about students? How can we start to understand the complexity of AI in schools? This brief, chock-full episode offers a prescription for busy administrators and teachers. Use the simple formula of an Edcamp and bring the expertise to your school community today!Concepts adapted from my book:Radical PrincipalsMore info:How to run an Edcamp virtually Listen to Mike, a principal, author, and podcaster, share quick, actionable strategies, bite sized solutions that have sustainable impact. Each episode gives you a take home approach you can use today. You'll hear about a study, a story, and a strategy that are linked together. Educators face more challenges than ever. Stop spinning your wheels and listen to refreshing answers backed by 25 years of experience, interviews, and research. Take the journey with Mike today and start helping children now!Mike's overarching goal: If I can help one child and one adult, this was all worth it! Support our SponsorsSchoolAI: The Classroom Operating System: Help your teachers save 10 hours a week. Sign up for a free account and see new AI-generated experiences that will change the way you teach.Scrible: Worried about AI Plagiarism? Take the high road and improve your students' skills before they feel the need to cheat with this modern research and writing platform for schoolFocalPointK12: Manage student portfolios that they can take with them with blockchain technology and AI assisted grading. Listen to our interview with the founder and chief learning officer here.

Lily talks with Principal Scott Bain of the Jefferson County Open School about their non-traditional approach to education that centers student-led learning and education through travel, adventure, and the pursuit of big goals. Scott also shares about the path that led him from discontentment as a student, to a years spent working as a river guide and ski instructor, to becoming an educator himself and finding a home and a sense of purpose in non-traditional education. To learn more about the Jefferson County Open School, check out https://jcos.jeffcopublicschools.org/Another great resource is the book Lives of Passion, School of Hope: How one public school ignites a Lifelong Love of Learning  by Rick Posner, which explores the Open School model and the lives of JCOS alumni. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41749354)

We have a special treat for you today. Amy had the opportunity to be a guest on her show, Open School of Business and now we have the please to chat with Anar Umurzak as our guest today. Anar is committed to bringing real-life experts from different walks of life to share different perspectives and paths…

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Welcome back to Fall 2021 with Open School of Business! Stay tuned for more interviews on hands on tips and advise to people who want to transition from a full time day job into starting your own business! Today we discussed pivoting from public accountant services firm to a tech company, which developed software simplifying processes and helping small business owners. Giundiuz Osmanov, CEO of NumberSquad has shared the following in this episode: 1. How to use your skills and expertise to build your own empire 2. Challenges and benefits of working with co-founders 3. Pivot, how to do it right

Welcome back to Fall 2021 with Open School of Business! Stay tuned for more interviews on hands on tips and advise to people who want to transition from a full time day job into starting your own business! Today we discussed the matters of tax and finance with Ainel Forni, a rare ACCA qualified International Tax Expert with 15 years of international tax experience across industries and regions. Currently, she works for the University of the Arts, London and resides in London, UK. She started her tax advisory career at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1997 and has continued on focusing on a niche that is highly in demand and requires continues learning and improvement. Since then she has worked for strong brands and complex worldwide operations like British Gas, Shell, Halliburton, Acer, GSK, etc. Today we shared the strategies in dealing with taxation in the following scenarios: 1. If you offer digital content, consumed and paid for by citizens of different countries 2. If you ship goods to different countries 3. If you offer webinars and live events, to which people from any country can sign-up

Our Dirty Hinoki fragrances draws inspiration from the practice of Shinrin Yoku, or forest bathing, so we've sat down to speak with an expert on the topic.   Ben Page is a Forest Therapy Guide, global advocate for the practice of forest bathing, and the author of Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing. He is the founder of Shinrin Yoku LA and Integral Forest Bathing and has been guiding Forest Therapy walks since 2015. Ben  has served as the Director of Training for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, and has trained hundreds of guides around the world. He's been featured in such publications as Women's Health, USA TODAY, Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and WebMD. Ben is also a co-founder of The Open School, Southern California's only free democratic school. He holds a B.A. in religious studies from Carleton College and an M.A. in human development and social change from Pacific Oaks College. This episode will give more insight into our Dirty Hinoki functional fragrance, designed to express the multisensory experience of clearing your mind and truly opening yourself up to the nature around you. You'll also get to dig deep into the practice and theory behind forest bathing from Ben, and hopefully get inspired to connect with nature on a deeper level yourself.

An insightful deep dive exploration with global forest bathing advocate Ben Page into the philosophy and evolution of forest therapy. Ben discusses how at this time of big ecological challenges many voices and practitioners all over the world are contributing to a reshaping of our human perspective on and relationship with nature; and what it can be like to love the earth no matter what.Some of the topics in this episode:From a discovery of deep emotional reciprocity to a remedy for stress related illness: the many aspects and development of forest bathing.Nature is a gateway to wholeness through the imaginal sense: reality is so much more than we can see, touch or count.Equal dignity of being is a requirement for unconditional love.What's missing from most activities that give back to nature and save the earth. Ben Page is a  global forest therapy advocate and the author of Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing. (June 29, 2021)Ben is the founder of Shinrin Yoku LA and Integral Forest Bathing and has been guiding Forest Therapy walks since 2015. During his tenure as a trainer and mentor of guides, Ben has trained hundreds of guides around the world. From 2017-2020, he also served as the Director of Training for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, specializing in curriculum and pedagogical design. Since his practice began, Ben has been featured in such publications as Women's Health, USA TODAY, Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and WebMD. Ben is also a co-founder of The Open School, Southern California's only free democratic school. He holds a B.A. in religious studies from Carleton College and an M.A. in human development and social change from Pacific Oaks College. www.integralforestbathing.com(Book reference:  Lost Knowledge of the Imagination by Gary Lachman)Hosted by: Pamela Wirth and Kat NovotnaSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/oneinnature)

Prior to the pandemic, experts widely acknowledged that America's students were experiencing a mental health crisis. A 2017 CDC report showed that suicide was the second-leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. Add incidents of self-harm into the equation and the outlook is even more bleak. The average age a student begins self-harming habits is 13 and 45% of people use cutting as their method of self-injury. And who has the most exposure to students during these years? Ostensibly, its teachers.Earlier this year, the Brookings Institution published an article titled “Educators are key in protecting student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Cassi Clausen, teacher and founder of The Open School in Mission Viejo, CA, realized she was not equipped for this challenge. In 2018 Cassi received a Fund for Teachers grant to Attend the annual Sudbury Schools Conference in Kingston, NY, to learn best practices for supporting at-risk students. Using one of Fund for Teachers' new Innovation Grants, she will spend the summer in dialogue with psychology Dr. Thomas D'Angelo, an expert in pre-teen and teen mental health and self-harm practices, to shift her personal understanding of self-harm and learn how to create safe spaces for struggling students.____________________________________________________________________________Resources referenced in the podcast:This American Life's "Kid Politics" on democratic educationAmerican Psychological Association article “A New Look at Self Injury”

On today's episode we were fortunate to be joined by a truly talented, and empathy filled educator, Jennifer Binis. Jennifer discusses how teaching began as a job only for women. We also discuss feminism and how white feminists in the Open School movement think feminism is telling other women to quit their job if they feel unsafe? We had a blast talking with each other and hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Jennifer can be found on TikTok @JenBinis __________________________________________________________________ Follow us on Twitter @LRedSchoolHouse. Email us at LittleRedSchoolHouse@protonmail.com Support us by becoming a member of the LRSH patreon page: patreon.com/LittleRedSchoolHouse. Solidarity!

CDC recommending vulnerable minority populations be a priority for COVID-19 vaccine The health department website acknowledges the inequity saying “with already less access to healthcare and, more often than not, receipt of lower-quality health care than their white counterparts, Black/African American, Asian, and Hispanic/Latinx residents have more often tested positive for the disease, been hospitalized and have higher death rates due to COVID-19.” https://www.kctv5.com/coronavirus/vaccine_tracker/cdc-recommending-vulnerable-minority-populations-be-a-priority-for-covid-19-vaccine/article_331c42ea-43df-11eb-8520-7b02de69c9b8.html Whistleblower: Coca-Cola Uses Antiracist Training That Tells Employees ‘Try To Be Less White’ Coca-Cola has used a training video by antiracist activist Robin DiAngelo that tells employees to “try to be less white,” according to “unwoke... View Article

Thank you so much to our team who were present last time during the recording and I appreciate these new strong voices that added more analysis and insight into this topic. 1. Dr. Robert Saunders, Professor of Geopolitics and International Relations, has been named as a boratologist, because of his extensive research on SBC characters from Bruno to Ali G to Borat, the author of "The Many faces of SBC: Politics, Parody, and the Battle over Borat" available on Amazon. 2. Edward Lucas, The Times columnist, Senior Fellow at Center for European Policy Analysis, author of “The Borat films are hilarious — for some", author of many books on politics, espionage and history available on Amazon. 3. Aizada Arystanbek, Gender Researcher, Hungary, Holder of a double-diploma Master of Arts degree in Critical Gender and Women's Studies at Central European University and the University of Oviedo. Author of “Borat profits from Kazakhstan's name, we don't” 4. Associate Professor at Bowling Green university, Dr. Megan Rancier, PhD in Ethnomusicology and her research focuses on Kazakhstan and the intersections between musical instruments, traditional and popular music, and national identity narratives. She is the co-author of “Turkic Soundscapes From Shamanic Sounds to Hip-Hop” available on Amazon 5. Wade Channel, Women's Rights Champion, USA Host: Anar Umurzak is a curious mind who aims to bring awareness and harmony through dialogue, she is an entrepreneur and podcaster at "Let's Talk About It" and "Open School of Business". In her spare time, Anar sings and writes poetry.

Dear friends, Kazakh communities in the West are small, however, we are very proud of our heritage, culture, and history. As an ethnic group, we are coming out of a colonial past and building back our nearly erased identity. The very reason why #SachaBaronCohen used our country as a subject in his comedies #Borat and #Borat2 is because our indigenous culture is still an enigma to the Western world. In this discussion Kazakh professionals from different parts of the world will share with you why these films promote violence against our people and especially children.  #WeAreNotYourJoke   #ҚазақМазақЕмес    #QazaqMazaqEmes Host: Anar Umurzak is a curious mind who aimes to bring awareness and harmony through dialogue, she is an entrepreneur and podcaster at "Let's Talk About It" and "Open School of Business". In her spare time, Anar sings and writes poetry.  Master of Science in Project Management from the George Washington University Washington DC Speakers: Adilet - is a social media activist, his #cancelBorat movement was supported by thousands of Kazakhs who were desperate to be heard. Student at Malmö University, Master in Leadership and Organization Sweden Tina Bainakova - is a social media activist, one of the first ones to speak up on and spread the #cancelborat hashtag. Netherlands Dimash Niyazov emigrated to the USA as a teenager to unite with his parents after not seeing them for almost 8 years. Dimash is a professional boxer and a New York City police officer. He's known as the best police officer and for his work out outside of force as a successful athlete, an animal activist, motivational speaker and by being the voice for the voiceless. His police motto is CPR which stands for Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect. New York, NY Ella Kelleher is a current senior at Loyola Marymount University, where she majors in English and specializes in multi-ethnic literature.  She volunteers at the Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in Los Angeles, where she helps young people from her native country, something she is very passionate about. Los Angeles, California. Erden Zikibay, artist and educator passionate about human rights, politics, history, and pop culture (zikibay.com). Master of Fine Arts in New Media Art from the George Mason University Rohit Talwar is a futurist keynote speaker and a strategist with over 20 years of experience business ownership. He is a CEO and a founder of Fast Future Company in publishing and strategy consulting space. He is an author and an editor of many books including "Aftershocks and opportunities: scenarios for a post-pandemic future." Rohit has an MBA from London Business School and BA with Honors in Engineering and Computer Science. England, UK David Valera, businessman and philanthropist, CEO of 4KZ and board member at KDH Foundation. New York, NY Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is an author of Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook "How to Thrive in Chaos" published in 2020. Called ‘The Reinvention Guru' (In Ventures magazine) & ‘The Queen of Reinvention' (TEDx Navasink), Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is a business owner, educator, speaker & author -- specializing in reinvention. Columbus, OH Aika Alemi, well known fashion designer, Duke University graduate, business woman with 20 years of experience both in Kazakhstan and internationally. Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Gaukhar Gia Noortas - filmmaker and an entrepreneur with 20+ years of an extensive corporate management experience both in her native Kazakhstan and in the US. Founder and CEO of Hollywood Film Academy®️ (USA) Los Angeles, California

Michelle Morris Jones caught up with Scott Bain to unpack how he and his staff are taking on the challenges associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic and its impact on the "Open School."  Scott, a PEBC Leadership Lab Host,  is the principal of the Jefferson County Open School which is a P-12 progressive school of choice in Jefferson County, Colorado.  Supporting the  whole child, believing that every learner is inherently curious, and fostering self-direction are keystones of the Open School experience.   In addition, the Open School embraces and implements the instructional practices of Planning, Community, Workshop, Thinking Strategies, Discourse, and Assessment as described in the PEBC Teaching Framework and published in Phenomenal Teaching by Wendy Ward Hoffer. In this episode, Scott shares the complexities of leading a complex system of four schools within a school, the importance of leaning into one's beliefs, and actions he is taking as an instructional leader.  Scott has found that leadership during this time requires: Maintaining a Strong Collective Vision Delegating Leadership Responsibilities Trusting Teachers Tending to Community Shifting from Crisis Mode to Creative Thinking Scott and Michelle also discuss how the concept of "Beautiful Constraints" has allowed the staff to move beyond worrying about the things they cannot control to thinking about things differently.  Through this lens Scott's team and staff have adjusted their instructional model to meet the needs of in-person, hybrid, and remote learning in unique ways. From creating cross curricular intensives to shifting resources to create artificially small class sizes for social distancing, the teachers have reimagined systems, structures, curriculum and assessment to meet the needs of their students.  The Jefferson County Open School prepares students to "Create the World that Ought to Be" and Scott is wondering if the constraints put forth by the pandemic will encourage the education community to see new possibilities when we all return to a new normal.

Ordering a coffee shouldn't be so difficult but neither should managing expectations. Why are are leaders as good as managing expectations as the Post Office as managing funds? we're seeing moons and stars when we talk about Kamala, but we may have the wrong one in mind. Maybe we're famished and in need of a slurpy,,,,oh wait, it's a slurry? no thank you.

I dagens avsnitt pratar Navid med Ben Page som är grundaren av Shinrin Yoku LA och har arbetat som skogsguide sedan 2016. Han är också grundare till The Open School i södra Kalifornien som baserar sin metodik på radikal elevdemokrati. Istället för att använda färdiga scheman och traditionella klasser lär sig eleverna genom upplevelser och genom öppna demokratiska processer i utbildningen. Följ Ben här: https://www.instagram.com/shinrinyokula/ https://www.openschooloc.com/ https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/ Bli Patreon och stötta oss på valfri summa per månad på www.patreon.com/hurkanvi Gillar du det vi gör och vill stötta oss på en engångssumma så swishar du på: 123 124 77 33 Följ oss på sociala medier Instagram: @hurkanvi YouTube: https://bit.ly/36hHqcS Följ Navid på Sociala medier: Instagram: @navidmodiriofficial Twitter: @modiri_navid Alla avsnitt av podden och kontaktuppgifter till oss hittar du på www.hurkanvi.se

Mrs. Anar Umurzakova, Director and a Trainer at GOPM startup consultancy firm in Greater Washington Area, with over 13 years of professional PM experience in various organizations such as Accenture, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and GOPM consultancy. Presidential Scholar of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who graduated with MS in PM from The George Washington University, PMP and PRINCE2 Practitioner. Currently, she focuses on helping executives and PMs create winning harmonious teams and increase productivity through improving morale. She is also a host of podcast "Open School of Business", where she interviews prominent figures in business and entrepreneurship. "A lot of people told me that I ask good questions and sometimes even could be like an interrogator ( which hopefully isn't as scary for the speakers, but definitely, very interesting for the audience, because sometimes are do discuss the things that are essential to a story, but could be a little uncomfortable)" For a 50$ Amazon card sweepstakes, please go to www.openschoolofbusiness.com and register your email with the Leaders Group for a chance to win an Amazon card (worth of 50$) If you are a podcaster or interested in engaging your audiences through live sessions on social media, please join our webinar on August 21st, 9 am EST please, register, here: https://bit.ly/3ivp3HI

‘Huge Impact' on Kids, Families If Schools Don't Open School districts across the country have had all summer to come up with plans to safely reopen schools, and there will be a “huge impact” on children and their parents alike if that doesn't happen, but Democrats want to keep everything closed, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Wednesday. “I think the president has been very clear that he is going to put the health and safety of kids first and foremost, but recognizing that we can balance that with starting school,” McDaniel said on Fox News' “Outnumbered Overtime.” “There... View Article

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Today I'm speaking with Roy Notowitz, President of Noto Group Executive Search. Roy has spent nearly his entire career in the Pacific Northwest. His work includes founding the Generator Group, he spent time in recruiting at Nike, he's is a recipient of the SGB 40 Under 40 award and has his own podcast How I Hire.   Facebook Twitter Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Show Notes How'd you get introduced to the outdoors? What was your first outdoor experience like? I feel really lucky. I grew up in upstate New York in a small town called Manlius, the Manilius Fayetteville area, which is just outside of Syracuse. And, you know, it was at a time when kids would roam free in the woods, and around the neighborhood. It was a pretty standard neighborhood, but we had woods nearby. We built sledding tracks and we played baseball in the street and in our backyards, we rode bikes. Basically it was a time when parents would just kick their kids out of the house all day and say come home at night for dinner. We were a big ski family, so my parents were, they weren't hippies, but they acted like it. We had a garden and they went jogging before everyone else was jogging. We had a very active and healthy family lifestyle, and we would ski every weekend. Sometimes twice on the weekends or sometimes once during a weeknight. In Syracuse, there are a few different mountains within 20, 30-minute drive. We went to this place called Labrador mountain, “Ski more at Labrador”, was their slogan. And it was like 800 vert, they had a T-bar and chairlift that was super slow. That was a big part of my early outdoor experience. And, and then in my teens, my parents had bought this little fishing cabin in the thousand islands, which is about two and a half hours north of Syracuse, just outside of Brockville, Ontario. We kept our boat on the US side and we'd cross the river and check-in at customs then go to this little Island. And there's a 30 mile stretch of the Saint Lawrence River that flows out of Lake Ontario, bordering New York and Ontario. And there are about 1800 small to medium-sized islands with little cabins and stuff on them. A lot of them aren't winterized, ours wasn't. I saved up all this lawn mowing money that I earned to buy a small aluminum fishing boat and with a 15 horse Evinrude motor. It was my obsession. I became obsessed with fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass and Northern pike. And there's a 10 mile stretch of that river that I know like the back of my hand to this day. I went back there a few summers ago and I still know where all the Shoals are and where all my fishing spots are. I have a nautical chart framed in my office. It's changed a lot because of the zebra mussels and the cormorants. The whole ecosystem in the Saint Lawrence River hs changed. It's sad in the last 15 years the river has really declined. But that's my happy place. I can still picture the early morning fog burning off the river and then loons and the carp jumping and casting and trolling along the weed beds. What was your first outdoor job? I went to Potsdam college, which is right on the edge of the Adirondack Park. There are 9,000 square miles of lakes, rivers, and mountains, and it's close to the Saint Lawrence River. So I was able to continue to go to the cabin in summers. Potsdam was part of the State University of New York, and they had a satellite outdoor recreation campus on a little Lake called Star Lake. It was about 35, 40-minute drive from campus. Students would go there on the weekends to take classes, physical education classes. So they had a tiny ski hill with the little J bar. And I never taught before. So I basically had to teach how to put your skis on how to fall, how to get up, how to stop and turn. Then in the warmer months, I stayed there in the summer and taught canoeing and sailing, mostly Sunfish and Snarks. I was always active in student activities. I was on the camp board, which is the student board for that outdoor recreation facility. I was a student orientation leader, I volunteered on the local rescue squad. So I had a lot of activities. I was more social than academic at that point. Figuring out a lot of things and whatever you could fit in around the fund. Tell our listeners how you became an outdoor industry recruiter. It's an interesting story and it's part luck, being in the right place at the right time. And it starts in grad school. After Potsdam, I went to Virginia Tech and earned a master's degree in education with a focus on education administration. During my graduate studies, I was really drawn to the career services center and found an interest in how students formed career aspirations and how people figured out what they wanted to do and making the connection between higher education and the business world, which I think to this day, there's still a bit of a disconnect. The challenge was I really didn't have a lot of business experience or career experience. So I don't know if my obsession was because I really didn't know what I was going to do with my career or if I really wanted to help people. Anyway, after grad school, I drove my pickup truck across the country with my dog to Portland, Oregon. It was kind of on a whim, I identified the Pacific Northwest as a place I wanted to be. I checked out Seattle and Portland and Portland just felt kind of right. When I got here, it was July 1995. My first job was pumping gas for five and a quarter an hour. And I also got a second job selling shoes. Hiking and walking shoes at the walking company. I sold the European comfort shoes, mostly like Echo's, Mephisto, and Clarks. They were really innovative and differentiated at the time, they used better materials and construction. I enjoyed the customer interaction and I was always selling in the top 10% nationwide because I'm competitive. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed that job. In fact, I got employee discounts from that manager for maybe 10 years after I worked there. But after about six months of working there, I landed a desk job as a recruiter in a staffing agency in downtown Portland. It was kind of an old school Jerry McGuire kind of staffing agency. On my desk, I had a phone, a shoebox of three by five cards that were blank, a phone book, and a phone. They had computers at the time, but not at that company. We faxed resumes to companies and we took out classified ads on the job. I was marketing candidates to companies. And at the time even candidates paid fees, part of the fees to companies. So very different, but, and it took me about a year to really figure out was I very commission focused. After a year, I got a call. I don't know if it's divine intervention or just luck, but a recruiter called asking if I would be interested in that position at Nike. And in my interview with the HR manager at Nike apparel, he asked, what do you know about apparel footwear? So I took the shoe off of my foot and I started taking him through all of the things I just talked about, the materials, the construction. And he could tell that I had a passion for the product. And he literally said his name's Adam Baker, and every day to this day, I still thank him for that opportunity. But he said, “Okay kid, I'll give you a shot”. So anyway, I landed in the apparel division, right when Nike was shifting from selling tee shirts and accessories with footwear to becoming a functional apparel brand. And that really enhanced the performance of athletes with the fit, the fabrication, and materials. Dry fit when had just come out. So the apparel team was really small in comparison to the recruiting team and the rest of the company. The apparel business grew from 400 million to 3 billion during the time I was there and we recruited about 1200 people in those three years. I learned a ton, it was a great experience. And of course, now it's one of the most successful apparel companies in the world. What inspired you to continue down that outdoor industry recruiter path? That's a great question. I saw a need, to be honest, in recruiting. It's very inconsistent, the results when we were partnering with external firms. You know, the way they represented the brand, Nike was very particular about that. The way that these candidates are screened, we like to use structured interviewing and competencies and, a lot of recruiters were kind of just pitching candidates. And I felt like if we could create a more consistent and more professional service model, sort of like there's no bar associated student association or MBA or any accreditation that's meaningful in recruiting. So I wanted to take it up a notch. And what I realized is there's an opportunity to act more like an in house recruiting team to bring these fortune 500 best practices, to bring more consistency, to have a service delivery model with the accountabilities and, and deliverables, and to really help companies figure out where they want to go and how they want to get there and bringing world-class recruiting resources to small and midsize growth-oriented companies. So that's kind of what my first vision was for The Generator Group and to a large degree that's the vision here as well. So I started The Generator Group and ran that for about nine years. I had two partners and then in 2009, I branched off and started The Noto Group, We're coming up on 11 years here.   What are a couple of the accomplishments you're most proud of? We passed our 10 year anniversary last year and I'm really proud of the team we've built. The team is really my biggest asset here. The level of experience that they bring is significant and clients really trust us. They turn to us when they need an experienced partner that they can trust. And when we do great work, we get more work. There are three things that kind of come to mind. One is being the first outdoor industry professional services firm to become a B Corp, or at least the first outdoor industry recruiting firm, for sure. We certified in 2013, and we've recertified three times and scored higher each time. They get harder every time. And we also, for the last six years in a row have earned B Corp's best for workers award. So this coupled with the opportunity to work with so many great clients has been huge in helping me attract top-level talent to the firm. And then the second accomplishment I think was, a decision I made shortly after I started this firm to really expand our client base beyond the athletic and outdoor industry. So we do work in parallel consumer sectors, such as food beverage, grocery, natural products, restaurant hospitality. And this really aligns us with the way PE firms operate and the way law firms operate with consumer practices and the way investment bankers work. So this strategy has really helped us create more stability for the firm, which then allows us to invest more in the team, the tools, and the causes we care about. And it also enables us to sort of cross-pollinating to generate a more diverse range of candidates for clients. And that's really smart too because it gives you a lot of opportunities to bring a broader resource, broader opportunities to both the client and the applicant, right? Yeah. You might see someone who comes in wanting to focus on outdoor and athletics, but you look at them and you talk to them and you realize, you know what, you're going to fit way better over here. Right? One of the differentiators is that we put a lot of energy and effort into cultivating and engaging this talent ecosystem. We have over 10,800 people following us on LinkedIn. We have a monthly newsletter that goes out to 8,000 people. We have web traffic, like 2,500 to 3000 people a month hitting our sites. So we have a really engaged talent network. And I think that's a huge differentiator for us. I think the third thing I'm most proud of is launching our leadership consulting practice. So last year and in the past 12 months, we've really been working on communicating and integrating our new capabilities and it's been really well received. It started with a colleague and actually a former client, Dr. Ted Freeman, who's based out in New York. He worked at Eileen Fisher, which is basically like the Patagonia of the fashion world. They're a highly sustainable women's fashion brand, and very mission and purpose-driven. We did some work there, some leadership, a CFO, and a board position, and Ted was our client and he branched off on his own. He has a background in leadership development, coaching, and assessment. And I started thinking about how we could wrap these services around our recruiting and our search work to create greater success for clients and to get people ramped up faster and to be more effective, faster. So he, and a bunch of his colleagues that he collaborates with have really helped us broaden and deepen our work around leadership assessment, onboarding, integration, leadership development, and coaching. Our clients are engaging him and his team of colleagues to help do really meaningful work. And so as the economy recovers, I'm confident that this will become even more central. Leadership is a word that's used very lightly. I've found over the years, the more energy effort and thought that you put into hiring and, and developing and, bringing the team along. The more results you get, it's just part of that. The better the team works together too. I think. There's a lot of things that can derail teams and a lot of issues around culture and communication and, people can be more effective. I think that's what companies are realizing now. They don't have a lot of resources to hire a lot of people, especially moving forward. So they have to make sure that they get it right, and that the team is as effective as it can be. You probably have a pretty good read on what's going on in the job market. What are you reading in the tea leaves right now? How's it looking? Um, it's a mixed bag. So there's obviously a significant amount of job loss. And to be honest, I don't think that everyone is going to get hired back. Companies are not going to be like, okay, well, let's get back to work and let's use the same strategy and the same people, it's going to be a complete reset. And there's been some acceleration points, obviously around digital and eCommerce. Some of our clients are really investing in that even while they're divesting other resources. Other companies are realizing, that there are weaknesses within their leadership team, or they have a key position that they still need to fill. So there are still, I would say it went from a flood of opportunities and people calling us every week to see if we could help them work on projects to a trickle. For candidates, I think that means you have to really know your strengths. You have to really know the job that you're best suited for, and you have to go beyond. You can't just look at postings and hope that you can apply and find a job. I think it's going to be really competitive. And I think you're really going to have to make sure that you're able to differentiate and communicate and realize that you're going to have to have a lot of activity to be in the right place at the right time because there's going to be such a competitive market. I feel really bad for a lot of the newly minted job seekers but at the same time. It's an opportunity for people to reinvent and rethink and maybe chart different directions. And I'm sure at the end of the day, even some of these companies that are failing right now, they might get recapitalized. I know there's a lot of private equity firms that might find these distress brands and bring them back to life. And so over time, I'm optimistic that everything will work out and that companies will actually be stronger as a result of this because retail, let's be honest, it was struggling already.vI'm trying to put a lot of resources on our website and blog and being as kind as I can, you know, and my team as well, to be responsive and supportive of job seekers. It's hard to keep up though, for sure. Who are some of the mentors that have helped you along the way, building this great team? I've had a lot, Adam Baker, I talked about who was the person who gave me my start. To this day when I call him, I thank him for giving me my start. But what I learned from him, he was a great manager and supervisor, and I haven't had a lot of managers and supervisors in my career. So I learned a lot from him, always supportive, kind of gave us a lot of freedom, even when we were very inexperienced, he trusted us and very metrics-driven, a lot of communication and follow-through, strategy and planning, follow-through, every month, every quarter, I learned that. Sue Schneider, who was his boss. She was also very involved in guiding the Nike apparel recruiting team and a super straight shooter, great at team building. After I left Nike, she sort of was a constant supporter. She's done tons of offsite strategy and planning meetings for the firm and probably a dozen team-building off-sites. And she never took any money. She always says just to pay me with a bottle of wine and a restaurant gift card. So I got to learn her favorite restaurants. She's fantastic. Steven Gomez, who was the brand president at Nike apparel when I was there, was sort of my boss's boss's boss. I wasn't obviously exposed too much to Steven at Nike, but after Nike, his mentorship really was around getting involved with the community. He's been involved with a lot of really great organizations and he's brought me in to do executive searches and we've also worked together on a few nonprofit boards. He's very process-oriented and he thinks through how to engage all the stakeholders. His leadership is just Epic. I would pretty much do anything for him. His values and his commitment to the community is just inspiring to have in your corner. One other person that I mentioned is Jack Ramsey, he's been a brand and marketing person. He worked for Regis McKenna, which is one of the most successful PR and marketing firms, then Apple and Intel, and companies like that in the early days. He really helped me bring the brand to life and define our differentiation early on with both firms and again, for little or no money. And his thing was acknowledging that people helped him along the way. His expectation of me is that I pay it forward. So I try to also support other entrepreneurs as well. How'd you get into podcasting, how'd you discover it or decide that you wanted to do it? It was born out of a need. So you know, it's called How I Hire, where I interview VP and C level executives to learn their best executive hiring advice and insights. So I started looking for that content in the podcast sphere. And what I found was there were some recruiters and search consultants sharing their own views and some interviewing other recruiters and talent acquisition professionals. But no one was interviewing the actual hiring executives on how they hire. And I saw a huge gap in information that existed out there. And so, you know, people don't want to hear what I have to say. They want to hear what my clients have to say. I love the format because I've interviewed thousands and thousands of people over the years and it's my fascination, learning, and interviewing. I found How I Hire dot com was available and I recruited a top-notch podcaster to help me get things off the ground. It's been about 10, 11 months and we've been doing about one episode a month and we're about to kick it up to two a month. I've been able to get some pretty inspiring leaders to be on the show and it's been really well received and I'm super excited about it. It's one of my favorite things to do. Where do you think that curiosity comes from? Hiring's not a perfect science, so I'm always looking for content and it's so broad and deep. There are so many different areas you can talk about, executive recruiting, selection, diversity, there's just a million topics. And so the curiosity just comes from a learning sort of mindset. The fact that I found that I'm always talking about with our clients and, even when we could go to parties, meet up with friends, I'm always fascinated by again what people do and, and whether or not they're good at it. In companies, there's a leader for marketing and an expert in finance and supply chain and operations and product creation people, and they're all masters at what they do, but everybody recruits and hires and not everyone is great at. Let's talk about any nonprofit work you do. I know you guys do a lot of that. Yeah. I mean, it really aligns with our mission as a B Corp and as a purpose-driven search firm, about 5% of our work is nonprofit. And we have some of that is pro bono. And some of it is at a discounted rate. We donate about 1% of revenue to nonprofits focused on equity and education and environmental conservation and outdoor education. So we work with and donate money to Nature Bridge and Open School and Big City Mountaineers, and Conservation Alliance, organizations like that. We also provide paid time off for volunteer work and match employee donations. We've done executive searches for American Alpine Club, Access Fund, Bicycle Transportation Alliance, OIA, Open School, and Period.org. Just to name a few off the top of my head. And then we also have donated space in our office building that we moved into last year. We have two of our desks are for nonprofits that we support. So, yeah. I try to make that central to our purpose so that 1% or more of revenue and we're trying to do more. I think the more success we have, the more we can do. What outdoor activities do you participate in, do you still out skiing? Not as much, I really have fallen off. My daughter's 12, almost 13, and she's become involved with the equestrian sport. So it's like a year-round thing. She's always training and competing as a Hunter jumper. And I love going to the barn and watching her train and compete. It takes away from our ability to go skiing and hiking on a lot of weekends because literally, it's both days and several times during the week. I'm learning a ton about the sport. It's fascinating. Do you have any suggestions or advice for folks wanting to get into the outdoor biz or grow their career if they're already in the industry? So I could focus on recent college grads or more experienced people, or do you have a preference? So to get into the outdoor industry, actually we have a ton of stuff on our blog and have information out there where people can check it out, but I'll give a good example too. Basically a lot of college grads come saying to me saying that they want to get their foot in the door, or I want to be in sports marketing. And, you know, when I ask if they want to work with athletes or in product marketing or in brand marketing, they're not really clear. They just think sports marketing is outdoor or athletic. So I think the first thing is you really need to do your homework and to understand what jobs are out there and where you might fit in and where the starting points are. and to get creative, you know, like if you just apply to Patagonia, there are 9,000 applicants, you know, for, I dunno how many internships, but a dozen at the most. So it's very hard to do that. And I'll give you an example of somebody who was successful, who I interacted with, from Michigan State. So I got a call. This was three years ago, from this guy named Oliver, Oliver Ambrose. He called me and he said, “I'm a student at Michigan State. I was looking at internships at Patagonia. I realized the recruiter there used to work for your firm, Alyssa Kessler. And so I started checking out your firm and I'm really interested in learning what you do. And wondering if you have any internship opportunities, I'll get myself to Portland for the summer. And these are some of the other things I'm doing”. And he started an outdoor blog, he did travel photography, he was a double major in philosophy and business and all this other stuff. He was obviously ambitious. And so I'm like, all right, well, well, let's talk some more. And we ended up hiring him and he came here for the summer. We got him a bike so he could commute. He was great. In fact, he worked for us for the entire rest of his senior year. Then he got an internship at Prana, probably because of some of the work that he did here. We even gave him a project around helping us become carbon neutral, like evaluating our footprint. And so he got an internship doing work on building a sustainability scoring system and then he got hired in product sourcing and sustainability. He made his way just by being really creative. I think that's a great example. And there are a few other programs that might be like the Portland State Athletic and Outdoor Industry certificate and Oregon State has a product management program. And I'm sure there are others. You are probably not going to get in the door doing the role of your dream job, but you'll get in the door doing something and then work your way into your dream job. If you could have a banner at the entrance to the OR show what would it say? I have two signs. One that says “hiring is a process, not an event”. And that is the more energy and effort and thoughtfulness you put into the process, the better the results you get. And on the other side of the banner, I'd say, “thank you for hiring my team. I love everybody in the industry and feel grateful.” How about favorite books or books you give us gifts? Well, lately I've been giving the book Made to Hire by Marin Huntley and that's about how to get the job you really want. And there are so many job seekers or people interested in making career moves. That's a book that I've been spending a lot of energy helping to promote cause I think it's really good. She has a background both on the corporate side and in marketing and she has also helped a lot of people. She has an online program as well as a book. Do you have a favorite outdoor gear purchase under a hundred dollars? Outdoor Research just came out with this essential face mask and it comes with a removable filter system and a special coating on the fabric that can provide some extra protection. I don't think they can make any claims that it's antiviral, but the construction, the ear loops, the shape, the way it's constructed looks really comfortable. Is there anything else you'd like to say or ask of our listeners? I'm so grateful for the outdoor industry and I feel honored to be on your podcast. I've really appreciated and enjoyed all of the friendships and relationships and professional support that I've gotten over the years. It's hard, you know, especially during these times, where we can't see each other. I really miss everybody and look forward to seeing things soon. Where can people find you if they want to reach out, email, Twitter, Instagram, go to the website? LinkedIn is great. You can follow us on LinkedIn. You can reach out to connect to me. You can InMail me. You can go to notogroup.com and subscribe to our monthly newsletter, which has updates on the jobs we're working on. And you can go to howIhire.com or wherever you listen to podcasts for How I Hire and subscribe. 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When you hear the idea of a self directed democratic school, you might wonder if that means the students will vote for ice cream everyday.Or, more likely, you have a more mature viewpoint than I and are curious how a school can be democratic in its educational mission and still deliver a strong learning environment. Cassi Clausen is a core founder of Open School based in Southern California.  At Open School, self directed learning is expected and democratic decision making is the norm.  She explains how this concept works and what types of students, teachers (she does not call them teachers), and parents learn in this type of environment.

Navid talks to Ben Page, who is the founder of Shinrin Yoku LA and has been a forest guide since 2016. He's also the co-founder of the Open School which is southern California's only democratic school. Instead of a curriculum and classes, they learn through life and democracy. The How can we? podcast is available at Radio Play, Spotify, Itunes, Acast and www.howcanwepodcast.com.

Episode 45: Founding Stories - The Open School This is the second part of our special series called Founding Stories, in which we interview founders of other self-directed democratic schools around the world. This episode takes us to sunny California to the two (yes, two) campuses of The Open School. Hear how founder Cassi Clausen’s Master’s Degree in Education led her to the self-directed democratic schooling model. You’ll also learn about the pioneering days of The Open School OC - bet you can’t guess where they held their first day of school! Want more?  Find out more about The Open School Listen to part one of our Founding Stories Series: East Kent Sudbury School Hear about how Alpine Valley School was founded, from Larry Welshon Subscribe to the Alpine Valley School podcast so that you never miss an episode! Support Alpine Valley School on Colorado Gives Day! Read some posts from The Open School’s amazing blog. Send us your questions, suggestions, and feedback at podcast@alpinevalleyschool.com  This episode is also available in video format on YouTube. 

After listening to our episode "Grades are Capitalism in Action,” a former student from Jefferson County Open School in Denver reached out to us. “I never got a single grade while attending JCOS,” Edward told us. Obviously, this sparked our interest. This led to a fantastic conversation that had become one of our favorite episodes. Not only did we get to hear about Edward's experience as a student of an open school, but we also got to speak to his former advisor and former teacher from the same open school, too. Thank you Lauren and Edward for an amazing time. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it. Solidarity! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little Red School House focuses on issues with our current education system and ways we can empower students, educators, and anyone who cares about education. Shouldn’t people be put before profits? Shouldn’t our children be educated to grow and learn instead of being treated like the means to the financial gain of those in power? If you agree with this so-called “radical” and “revolutionary” perspective, you’ve come to the right place! Join educators Gord Milstone and John Battalion as they call out systemic problems and discuss how we can break down barriers in the educational system. Engage with us on social media at @LRedSchoolHouse on twitter. You can also find us on Patreon at patreon.com/LittleRedSchoolHouse. Please rate and review Little Red School House on iTunes too. This will help increase our reach.

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Drew Holguin was born in a predominantly black neighborhood to mixed-race family. "I was too white in my neighborhood, but not white enough at the white dominant schools I attended. Regardless of where I was, I wasn't accepted." Holguin began delivering drugs as a way of getting attention and friends.   Holguin is one of 3.45 million kids in this country who are suspended or expelled from public school, with few options for what comes next. Open School is an innovative education program for students like Drew, who needed something different than a traditional school. Open School knows which kids are most likely to drop out. Educators interested in the whole person find those students and surround them with what they need to graduate and get ahead; rigorous academics, teachers who believe in them, and a whole lot of relentless love and support.  In this conversation, Drew talks about how emotional skill-building helped him create a healthy relationship, earn his Master's degree in Social Work, and return as a program manager in the counseling department at Open School.    www.openschoolnw.org      

What should we do with children? How do we best guide them on their life’s course and provide them with the skills they will need along the journey? We believe in a radical concept: Let the children decide. On this episode of the Alpine Valley School podcast we share a blog post from the Open School in Orange, California that deals with the fundamental purpose of education and how Sudbury Schools, like both of ours, approach those concepts.   Show notes for this episode are available at: alpinevalleyschool.com/podcast/ep27   Want more? Read the original blog post: What Should We Do With Children? Let Children Decide. Check out the Open School in Orange, California Read our blog post on the purpose of education Watch a video from our sister school, Hudson Valley Sudbury School in Upstate NY Listen to a podcast interview with two students who have only attended Alpine Valley School   Get in touch with the show! Send us an email at: podcast@alpinevalleyschool.com

Malcom and the Black Dot talk about a number of important topics within the Urban Community.

Jessica Perlo from IHI's Open School discusses the I-CAN network.

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