33 min
Season 4, Episode 6 of the FocusED School Leadership Podcast with Christine Ravesi-Weinstein FocusED: An educational leadership podcast that uncovers what is working in our schools.
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Christine Ravesi-Weinstein Brings Tons of Experience to FocusED Listeners
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Christine Ravesi-Weinstein serves as a high school Assistant Principal in Massachusetts and previously worked as a high school science department chair for four years as well as classroom teacher for 15. Diagnosed with anxiety and depression at 23, Christine began her journey towards mental wellness. She began a non-profit organization in June of 2017 aimed at removing the stigma of mental illness and promoting physical activity as a means to cope with anxiety.
As an avid writer and educator, Christine became passionate about bridging the two with her advocacy for mental health. Since March of 2019, she has had numerous nationally published articles, including the number one most read article of 2019 on eSchool News (she also had the number six and eight most read articles in that year). She has also published articles with District Administration, the Teach Better Team, Tech & Learning, and SmartBrief.
Not only is she a highly sought after speaker, Christine is an MASCD Board Member, author of the books Anxious (by Times 10 Publications), Fighting Your Inner Voice, and Disrupt the Status Quo (both by Code Breaker, Inc.).
Follow her work on Twitter @RavesiWeinstein and on YouTube at The Runner's High.
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FocusED Show Notes with Christine Ravesi-Weinstein
Christine and her co-authors focused on the four areas of the book because everything fell into those four categories, including culture.
Joe asked Christine to dive deeper into the conversation about positive toxicity.
Don’t miss what she says about perspective building.
Christine talks to us about strategies for listening and really hearing what others have to say.
The seed of toxicity is the parking lot conversation that’s not productive for anyone.
It’s the million decisions that we have to make in a day that prevent us from listening. ~ Christine Ravesi-Weinstein
Sometimes the reason for our lack of failure is that we forgot what the goal is.
Don’t miss what Christine says about the power of face-to-face conversations.
Christine wants to eliminate numerical grading to improve the student experience. She believes that this can change the SEL landscape for kids.
You have to hear what she says about Jim Hensen.
Chrinstine shared that she reads a lot of books about running.
She mentions Edutopia and Code Breaker as places to go for leading and learning.
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Thanks for listening to FocusED, an educational leadership podcast brought to you by TheSchoolHouse302 @ theschoolhouse302.com where we publish free leadership content. Go to the site, subscribe, and you’ll get all of our content sent directly to your email.
FocusED is your educational leadership podcast where our mission is to dissect a particular focus for teachers and school leaders so that you can learn to lead better and grow faster in your school or district. Let us know who you would like to hear from next.
Christine Ravesi-Weinstein Brings Tons of Experience to FocusED Listeners
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Christine Ravesi-Weinstein serves as a high school Assistant Principal in Massachusetts and previously worked as a high school science department chair for four years as well as classroom teacher for 15. Diagnosed with anxiety and depression at 23, Christine began her journey towards mental wellness. She began a non-profit organization in June of 2017 aimed at removing the stigma of mental illness and promoting physical activity as a means to cope with anxiety.
As an avid writer and educator, Christine became passionate about bridging the two with her advocacy for mental health. Since March of 2019, she has had numerous nationally published articles, including the number one most read article of 2019 on eSchool News (she also had the number six and eight most read articles in that year). She has also published articles with District Administration, the Teach Better Team, Tech & Learning, and SmartBrief.
Not only is she a highly sought after speaker, Christine is an MASCD Board Member, author of the books Anxious (by Times 10 Publications), Fighting Your Inner Voice, and Disrupt the Status Quo (both by Code Breaker, Inc.).
Follow her work on Twitter @RavesiWeinstein and on YouTube at The Runner's High.
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FocusED Show Notes with Christine Ravesi-Weinstein
Christine and her co-authors focused on the four areas of the book because everything fell into those four categories, including culture.
Joe asked Christine to dive deeper into the conversation about positive toxicity.
Don’t miss what she says about perspective building.
Christine talks to us about strategies for listening and really hearing what others have to say.
The seed of toxicity is the parking lot conversation that’s not productive for anyone.
It’s the million decisions that we have to make in a day that prevent us from listening. ~ Christine Ravesi-Weinstein
Sometimes the reason for our lack of failure is that we forgot what the goal is.
Don’t miss what Christine says about the power of face-to-face conversations.
Christine wants to eliminate numerical grading to improve the student experience. She believes that this can change the SEL landscape for kids.
You have to hear what she says about Jim Hensen.
Chrinstine shared that she reads a lot of books about running.
She mentions Edutopia and Code Breaker as places to go for leading and learning.
_________________________________________
Thanks for listening to FocusED, an educational leadership podcast brought to you by TheSchoolHouse302 @ theschoolhouse302.com where we publish free leadership content. Go to the site, subscribe, and you’ll get all of our content sent directly to your email.
FocusED is your educational leadership podcast where our mission is to dissect a particular focus for teachers and school leaders so that you can learn to lead better and grow faster in your school or district. Let us know who you would like to hear from next.
33 min