Podcast for Leaderful Schools Galileo Institute

Dr. Mag Gardner,Senior Global Capacity Building Facilitator for New Pedagogies of Deep Learning, discusses "how four elements of learning design foster the development of six global competencies, creating deep learning for all students. "By inviting student voice and agency, teachers create a listening and coaching culture 'defronting their classrooms'. Deep learning is about drawing connections with what we learn, with whom we learn, and how we learn. It builds a sense of individual and collective efficacy, and changes students’ trajectories. Deep learning authentically supports equity and well-being."
https://deep-learning.global/

Will Richardson, co-founder of the Big Question Institute, explains, “It’s not going back to school, and doing things a bit better, but doing things differently; creating environments where learning happens really deeply. It’s capacity building around a coherent definition of learning, arising from conversations with students, teachers and the school community. It’s strategic design for the future.” https://bigquestions.institute/bqi-new-homepage/

Mary Kay Gallagher, Superintendent of Northville Public Schools, shares her inherent belief in the tremendous importance of collective work and shared leadership. “The leadership capacity work occurs when you’re looking at how your principals have a voice in what's happening in your district and at the building level when teachers are involved in looking at their sphere of influence and where they have impact, and the idea of leading from everywhere in your organization. It's not about your title; it's about your action.”

Lori Higgins is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Detroit. Chalkbeat is a national nonprofit educational news organization providing local coverage of educational policies and practices. Chalkbeat also covers school news in communities across the state. Lori Higgins discusses the media partnerships, covering district use of ESSER Funds, teacher recruitment and retention initiatives, and her experience reporting on COVID’s lasting toll on schools in an article co-published with the New York Times. https://www.chalkbeat.org/

Who would want to become a school superintendent during the pandemic? Dr. Chris Delgado, Superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, reflects on his experiences as he completes his first year in this position. He discusses building school board and community relationships, responding to social media, fostering distributed leadership, the challenges of teacher recruitment and retention, and the steps taken in his district to re-imagine education moving forward. Dr Delgado concludes the podcast with his advice to aspiring superintendents and a personal testament to the power of public education.

Dr. Gerald Hill engages in a rich conversation with Bob Maxfield and Suzanne Klein, reflecting on his district leadership experiences, guiding principles and vision for re-imagining teaching and learning. Drawing upon a wealth of experience as an educational leader and insight as a forward thinker, Dr. Hill shares his perspective and advice for current district leaders offering eight essential guideposts: School Finance; School Board Relations; Staff Relations; Organized Abandonment; Flexible Thinking; Student Learning Environments; Graduate Students with the Four C’s; and Support Current and Future Educators.