The Elemental Educator Podcast

Tyler Comeau
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The Elemental Educator Podcast explores the defining moments behind exceptional leadership. Hosted by Tyler Comeau, school principal, doctoral researcher, author, and speaker, the show features in-depth conversations with educators, executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and world class thinkers who have led through uncertainty, adversity, and change. Every episode is built around four elemental forces that shape every leader: 🌍 Earth: the values that ground us. 💨 Air: the adversity that strengthens us. 💧 Water: the change that transforms us. 🔥 Fire: the decisions that define us. This isn't a podcast about quick leadership tips or trendy management advice. It's about understanding how extraordinary people think, grow, and lead when the stakes are highest. Because every great leader is forged through the elements. Decide with Fire. Stand on Earth.

  1. 2일 전

    When “Control What You Can” Becomes Bad Leadership

    Phil Januszewski returns to The Elemental Educator after making one of the biggest decisions of his career: leaving the classroom after 20 years to become a full-time speaker. This time, we go much further than the usual conversation about happiness, self-care, and avoiding burnout. Phil believes we have more control over our ability to flourish than we sometimes admit. So I put that belief under pressure. What if the workload keeps growing? What if your boundaries are quietly punished? What if leadership tells you to “protect your energy” while refusing to fix conditions within their control? And eventually, what happens when the environment begins affecting safety, health, or your ability to do work you can ethically stand behind? Phil’s new book, Too Damn Happy: Flourishing in a Tired and Uninspired World, explores how small, intentional choices can build a life with more joy, energy, connection, and purpose without pretending the difficult parts of life do not exist. Get Too Damn Happy: https://TooDamnHappy.com Connect with Phil Januszewski: Website: https://philjanuszewski.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilJanuszewskiSpeaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philjanuszewski YouTube: https://youtube.com/@philjanuszewski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philjanuszewski TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philjanuszewski X: https://x.com/philjanuszewski Positive Growth Clothing Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PositiveGrowthStore Join the Positive Growth Lounge email list: https://mailchi.mp/efbb1914fa7b/join-the-positive-growth-lounge-email-list Chapters: 00:00 Who owns your wellbeing? 00:30 Was leaving teaching actually worth it? 04:03 Phil returns and Too Damn Happy 06:30 Happiness when nobody is watching 08:40 When positivity feels fake 11:46 Why giving something matters 14:10 An Old Fashioned at 6 AM 24:17 What leaving the classroom actually cost 27:04 “What if I made the wrong decision?” 31:34 Learning to control the controllables 33:57 Acceptance vs resignation 36:28 Ranking the advice exhausted people hear 55:06 Ripples of Change 55:22 The tiny decisions that change a life 57:35 Are you busy or is your life full? 1:01:42 Why givers struggle to receive 1:03:10 The biggest lie about burnout 1:04:51 When personal responsibility goes too far 1:08:04 Who owns employee wellbeing? 1:09:07 The five-level stress test 1:13:18 Level Five: when the system crosses the line 1:13:55 What Phil still gets wrong 1:14:30 The question designed to ruin relationships 1:19:36 What flourishing actually means

    When “Control What You Can” Becomes Bad Leadership

  2. 9월 7일

    When Does Commitment Become Rigidity?

    What happens when commitment becomes so strong that changing course feels like betrayal? Colin is pursuing an outcome nobody can guarantee: becoming an MMA champion after beginning the journey at 28. But this conversation isn't really about fighting. It's about what happens when something matters enough that you're willing to commit without being able to control the result. We explore the line between conviction and rigidity, instinct and evidence, dedication and self-destruction. Colin opens up about fatherhood, faith, ambition, pain, sacrifice, rebuilding his life around an uncertain goal, selling part of what represented his financial backup plan, and learning how to surround himself with people capable of telling him when he's wrong. And underneath it all is a question every leader eventually faces: When should you stay the course, and when should new information change your mind? Because refusing to quit and refusing to learn are not the same thing. The Elemental Educator explores leadership and decision-making under pressure through conversations about values, adversity, change, judgment, and the choices we make when there is no perfect answer. Chapter: 00:00 What Are You Actually Certain About? 02:16 Why This Is Bigger Than Becoming Champion 07:28 The Hidden Safety of Starting Over 09:45 Can You Actually Trust Your Gut? 13:15 When Fatherhood Changes Success 13:48 Principle or Preference? 16:36 When the Problem Can't Be Fixed by Working Harder 22:38 Learning to Hit and Be Hit 28:56 What If the Dream Stops Being Realistic? 31:10 The Beliefs We Stop Questioning 35:43 What Going All In Actually Costs 37:26 Building a Team That Can Tell You You're Wrong 39:57 Dedication or Self-Destruction? 41:28 Selling the Backup Plan 43:02 100% Alignment Without 100% Certainty 44:05 When the Mission Starts Feeding on Sacrifice 45:27 What If He Never Becomes Champion? 46:58 Instinct, Courage, Humility or Faith? 49:59 The Question Beneath the Entire Conversation Follow Colin's journey through Impossible: impossibledocumentary.com Learn more about Elemental Educator and Tyler Comeau: https://www.tylercomeau.ca

    When Does Commitment Become Rigidity?

  3. 8월 31일

    When Persistence Becomes a Leadership Mistake

    Leadership culture tells us to finish what we start. Push through. Stay disciplined. Keep the commitment. Don’t quit. But what happens when continuing is no longer the courageous decision? In this episode of The Elemental Educator, Tyler Comeau sits down with writer David Deane Haskell for a raw conversation about boundaries, change, perseverance, discomfort, identity, and the difficult moment when a plan that once made sense stops fitting the reality in front of you. One story becomes particularly important. David had made the plan. He had booked the flight. He had every logistical reason to continue. Yet something about the decision no longer felt right. Eventually, the entire plan changed. That raises a much bigger leadership question: How do you tell the difference between discomfort you need to endure and information that should cause you to reconsider the decision? Because resilience matters. So does judgment. And mature leadership sometimes means having enough courage to keep going, while other times having enough courage to change course. In this conversation: • Why boundaries matter • When persistence becomes unhealthy • Why changing a decision is not necessarily failure • How reflection changes judgment • The role of discomfort in difficult decisions • Why leaders should pay attention when circumstances change • How to stay grounded without becoming rigid Chapters: 00:00 Why We’re Terrified of Not Knowing 05:58 When Pushing Harder Starts Hurting You 09:23 The Relationships You Stop Chasing 12:42 Principle or Preference? 19:36 The Stories We Build to Survive 27:56 Why Awareness Can Take Decades 30:12 Self-Help Advice Worth Questioning 36:49 When Something Has to Change 37:34 The Flight He Almost Forced Himself to Take 41:33 Is This Discomfort or Information? 45:40 The Risk of Being Completely Seen 50:09 What You Can Actually Control 51:05 Surrender, Boundaries, Stillness, Truth 53:56 What Were We Really Solving? 57:15 The Question for the Next Guest Connect with Tyler tylercomeau.ca Connect with David https://www.daviddeanehaskell.com/

    When Persistence Becomes a Leadership Mistake

  4. 6월 22일

    How to Stop Letting Other People Define Your Worth | LaVonna Roth

    In this episode of the Elemental Educator podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with LaVonna Roth, the creator of the globally recognized SHINE framework, to untangle a profound human paradox: How do leaders build massive platforms helping others recognize their value while simultaneously battling deep internal struggles with self-worth? LaVonna opens up about her personal journey of growing up without her biological father and how that foundational absence unintentionally weaponized her psychology. For years, she chased accolades, joined every club, and achieved elite educational milestones—not out of pure passion, but as a defense mechanism to prove her worth to someone who wasn't there. Through a life-altering car accident and years of radical self-reflection, LaVonna learned how to rewrite her internal narrative and re-architect her organization's core philosophy around a single umbrella value: a Heart for Humanity. This conversation delivers a masterclass in shifting from external validation to intrinsic confidence, optimizing team dynamics, and navigating leadership through structural empathy. The Excellence Trap: Most high-achievers believe their perfectionism and intense work ethic are their greatest strengths. In reality, these are often deep-seated trauma responses designed to protect you from abandonment and rejection. True leadership scale doesn't come from proving people wrong; it comes from healing the need to prove anything at all. Watch Next (Playlists & Videos) 📺 Leadership Masterclasses: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Connect With Guest (LaVonna Roth) Website: http://www.igniteyourSHINE.comLinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavonnarothLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igniteyourshine/Instagram Personal: http://instagram.com/lavonnarothInstagram Business: http://instagram.com/igniteyourSHINEnowFacebook Personal: https://www.facebook.com/lavonnarothFacebook Business: https://www.facebook.com/igniteyourSHINEEmail Contact: lavonna@igniteyourSHINE.comConnect With Host (Tyler Comeau) Website: https://tylercomeau.caSpeaking & Consulting Inquiries: info@tylercomeau.caPodcast Guest Inquiries: tyler@elementaleducator.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educatorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGiYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducatorAudio Podcast Feed: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/Read "The Elemental Leader" Book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/Timestamps 0:00 - The Paradox of Worth and Achievement 3:40 - Grounded Moments: The Hierarchy of Core Values 7:34 - Deconstructing the SHINE Framework 15:54 - Game: Principle or Preference 20:30 - Headwinds & Tailwinds: Overcoming the Biological Father Narrative 28:49 - Game: Flip the Script 31:31 - Ripples of Change: From Framework to Movement 44:03 - Spark or Burn: The Constant Risk of Entrepreneurship 47:13 - Game: Word Versus Word 50:04 - Advice to My 5, 13, and 20-Year-Old Self Are you leading from your strengths or from your historical wounds? In this data-driven and emotionally resonant episode, Tyler Comeau breaks down the psychology of validation with international speaker and educational consultant LaVonna Roth. LaVonna exposes how the trauma of abandonment can masquerade as high-achieving perfectionism and people-pleasing. She shares the exact architecture of her famous SHINE framework (Self, Heart, Inspire, Navigate, Exceptional) and explains how shifting organizational culture away from rigid credentials toward intrinsic human gifts can dramatically minimize people problems and accelerate company growth. Perfect for educators, corporate executives, and anyone looking to reclaim their personal narrative.

    How to Stop Letting Other People Define Your Worth | LaVonna Roth

  5. 6월 15일

    The Student Skills Crisis Is Worse Than Anyone Realizes | With Chris Roberts

    Beat My Score From This Episode: https://www.whattimeswhat.com Most people think the education crisis is about funding, technology, or curriculum. They're wrong. After spending three decades leading enterprise technology teams and engineering large-scale software systems, Chris Roberts stepped into a high school classroom and discovered a problem that few people are willing to talk about. Many students aren't struggling because they lack intelligence. They're struggling because foundational skills were never fully built in the first place. In this episode of The Elemental Educator Podcast, Chris shares what happened when he left corporate leadership and inherited classrooms filled with students who couldn't access higher-level math because basic number relationships, multiplication facts, and foundational thinking skills had never become automatic. What followed challenged many of the assumptions educators, parents, and policymakers hold about student achievement. This conversation explores cognitive load, mathematical thinking, accommodations, technology dependence, educational equity, leadership, and what it actually takes to help students succeed. Chris brings a unique perspective shaped by decades of executive leadership, systems thinking, mathematics education, and firsthand classroom experience. If you're an educator, school leader, parent, policymaker, or anyone concerned about the future of learning, this episode offers an uncomfortable but necessary conversation. Contrarian Insight Many people believe the solution to struggling students is more technology, more accommodations, or easier access to information. Chris argues that the real solution may be rebuilding foundational knowledge and cognitive fluency so students can think deeply without exhausting their mental bandwidth on basic tasks. Watch Next Elemental Educator Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Guest Links Chris Roberts: Social: https://facebook.com/whattimeswhat https://instagram.com/whattimeswhat https://youtube.com/@classicaleducationfoundation https://www.tiktok.com/@whattimeswhat Web: https://whattimeswhat.com https://classicmathgames.com https://classical-education.org Email: chris@classicmathgames.com Host Links Tyler Comeau Website: https://tylercomeau.ca LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylercomeau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylercomeau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Timestamps 0:00 - The Hidden Education Crisis 1:20 - Why Students Freeze During Math 4:00 - Leaving Corporate Leadership for Teaching 7:10 - The Afghan Refugee Student Story 11:45 - Why Foundational Skills Matter 18:20 - The Cognitive Bandwidth Problem 25:05 - Education as a Pathway Out 34:00 - Calculators, Accommodations & Learning 42:15 - What Schools Are Missing 51:30 - Leadership Lessons from the Classroom 59:00 - Building Better Thinkers 1:05:00 - Final Reflections SHOW NOTES What happens when a corporate technology executive trades the boardroom for a high school classroom? After 30 years leading enterprise IT teams, Chris Roberts entered education and discovered a troubling reality: many students are struggling not because they lack intelligence, but because foundational skills were never fully developed. In this episode, Chris and Tyler explore mathematical thinking, cognitive load, technology dependence, student motivation, educational equity, and why rebuilding foundational knowledge may be one of the most important challenges facing modern education. A powerful conversation for educators, leaders, parents, and anyone concerned about the future of learning.

    The Student Skills Crisis Is Worse Than Anyone Realizes | With Chris Roberts

  6. 6월 8일

    Why Great Teachers Are Leaving Education (And How We Stop It) | Terri Walker

    In this powerful episode of the Elemental Educator Podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with veteran educator, former school head, and curriculum coordinator Terri Walker to dissect the real reason teachers are leaving the profession in droves. The conventional blueprint of modern education is obsessed with giving teachers more: more tech, more professional development, and more checklists. Yet, the data and raw reality reveal that teachers aren't leaving because they lack skill—they are leaving because they are completely out of breath. Terri shares her raw, personal journey from feeling dry and drained by top-down administrative mandates to launching "Dance to Your Own Drum," a thriving global community designed explicitly to give educators the sacred space they need to heal, reflect, and restore. We pull back the curtain on the "do it for the kids" trap, exploring why this self-sacrificing narrative has caused massive psychological damage to modern educators. Terri breaks down her core framework—that your thoughts create your feelings, your feelings drive your actions, and your actions dictate your results—offering a highly practical anchor for educators navigating environments that feel entirely out of control. If you are an administrator looking to fix a toxic school culture, or a classroom teacher holding your breath until the next school break, this conversation delivers the exact paradigm shift required to transition from systemic survival to autonomous fulfillment. One of the most provocative revelations in this episode completely upends the traditional view of professional development. While school divisions spend millions on new literacy strategies and curriculum workbooks, Terri’s research and global community data prove that teachers are actually drowning in strategies. The most impactful, life-saving intervention for a burning-out educator is not a better teaching tool; it is the radical introduction of unscheduled space. True fulfillment cannot be institutionalized from the top down—it must be reclaimed from the inside out by stopping the urge to carry the weight of an entire system on your shoulders. 🔄 Watch Next (Playlist) Maximize your leadership impact. Watch the full Elemental Leadership playlist here: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/ 👥 Connect with Guest Terri’s Newsletter: https://www.dancetoyourowndrum.co/subscribeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terri-walker-coaching/ 🎙️ Connect with Host (Tyler Comeau) For Speaking and Consulting Inquiries: Email: info@tylercomeau.ca  For Podcast Guest Inquiries: Email: tyler@elementaleducator.com  Website: https://tylercomeau.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Podcast Platforms: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/ Buy the Book ("The Elemental Leader"): https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/ ⏳ Timestamps 0:00 - The Obsession with "More" in Education 1:25 - Terri Walker’s Global Journey 3:10 - Accountability vs. Core Values 4:15 - Grounded Moments: Controlling Your Thoughts 6:25 - The Scripted Initiative That Broke the Camel's Back 9:55 - Game: Principle or Preference 12:35 - Reclaiming Agency and Teacher Confidence 16:15 - The Dangerous Weight of "I'm Just a Teacher" 20:30 - Building a School Culture of Trust 23:50 - Game: Flip the Script on Limiting Beliefs 27:00 - Deconstructing the Total Self-Sacrifice Myth 28:15 - Launching Dance to Your Own Drum Without Certainty 30:40 - Why Educators Need Sacred Space Over More PD 36:55 - One Tiny Prompt to Create Breathing Room Next Week 40:10 - Keeping the Corporate World and Coaching Space Separate 45:00 - Game: Final Answer (Finding the North Star Value) 48:30 - Overcoming the Lifelong Fear of Failure 50:15 - Final Question: What Are You Carrying That Isn't Yours?

    Why Great Teachers Are Leaving Education (And How We Stop It) | Terri Walker

  7. 6월 1일

    How to Find Yourself When Success Leaves You Empty | The Power of Subtraction with Scott Lackey

    In this episode of The Elemental Educator Podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with veteran, ironman finisher, and best-selling author Scott to dissect the ultimate paradox of achievement: why reaching your highest external goals can actually hide your deepest internal wounds. Scott shares his raw journey from chasing "scoreboard moments"—like completing an grueling 140.6-mile Ironman or engineering patented inventions—to losing everything in a life-altering "lightning strike" event that forced him to look inward.  The breakthrough moment happens when Scott pulls back the curtain on the grueling reality of his 11-month Ironman training and a bloody country-road bike wreck that radically shifted his perspective on pain. Instead of offering sugar-coated internet solutions or a generic seven-step formula for happiness, this conversation provides a data-driven, deeply moving masterclass on navigating what Scott calls the "fiery middle"—the uncomfortable space where you are too far from where you started to turn back, yet too far from your destination to see the way forward. If you are currently feeling numb, stuck on a treadmill of endless production, or struggling to find your true center mass, Scott’s framework will teach you exactly how to stop running, face your past, and embrace the beautiful reality of sacrificing who you thought you had to be.   🧠 Contrarian Insight (Our Distorted Reality)Most self-help gurus tell you that if people don't recognize your value, you simply need to work harder until they do. This episode completely flips the script. Scott argues that chasing external validation is a trap, and that true success is entirely non-transactional. If you are hanging trophies on your wall to convince other people who you are, you are operating out of emptiness. True alignment means becoming completely self-sufficient and realizing that "success teaches you nothing, while failure gives you everything you need to move forward."   🔄 Watch Next Maximize your leadership journey by diving into our dedicated growth playlist:https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/ 👥 Guest Connections & Resources Scott's Best-Selling Book: Wake Up to Die Again 🎙️ Host Connection Block (Tyler Comeau) For Speaking and Consulting Inquiries: Email: info@tylercomeau.ca For Podcast Guest Inquiries: Email: tyler@elementaleducator.com Website: https://tylercomeau.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator Podcast Platform: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/ Book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/ ⏱️ Timestamps  0:00 - The Paradox of Achievement & Scoreboard Moments 1:54 - Reaching Internal Fulfillment Through Subtraction 3:16 - High School Lightning Strikes & Choosing the Army 5:16 - Finding Clarity in the Quiet Absence of Noise 7:25 - Entering the Four Elemental Segments 8:00 - Grounded Moments: What Iron Man Taught Scott About Sacrifice 11:48 - Dissecting True Self-Correction vs. Outward Identity 14:38 - Behind the Bestselling Book: Wake Up to Die Again 18:05 - Game: Principle or Preference Rapid Fire 21:10 - Redefining Success: Why Accolades Are Garbage 25:01 - Headwinds & Tailwinds: The Reality of the Hardest Day 26:30 - The 64-Mile Bike Crash & Pushing Through Stitches 29:26 - Rejecting Broken Promises & Choosing Yourself 31:48 - Flipping the Script on Pain, Vulnerability, and Worth 35:54 - Navigating the Fiery Middle Without Giving Up 38:40 - The Cost of Creation: Overcoming the Internal Critic 43:30 - Warning Signs of Disconnection & Clearing the Office Walls 46:55 - Tyler’s Counter-Perspective on Trophies vs. Memories 49:15 - How to Guard Your Nuance: Who Are Your Medals For? 50:35 - Spark or Burn: The Road to Security Without Applause 51:40 - Lessons From the Atlanta Airport Security Line 56:10 - When Did We Stop Noticing Each Other? 57:40 - Elemental Game: Final Answer 58:50 - The Intimate Dedication to Family 1:01:35 - Answering the Leadership Vault Question 1:02:40 - Question Left for the Next Podcast Guest 💬 Community Question QUESTION - What is the one non-essential habit, belief, or metric you need to subtract from your life this week to get closer to who you actually are? Drop your perspective in the comments below! ⚖️ Affiliate Disclaimer This video is not sponsored. Some links in this description may be affiliate links, meaning that if you choose to make a purchase, the channel will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Elemental Educator network!🎧

    How to Find Yourself When Success Leaves You Empty | The Power of Subtraction with Scott Lackey

  8. 5월 25일

    How to Scale AI in Schools Without Overwhelming Your Staff | Dr Tom D’Amico

    Learn how to successfully lead massive AI implementation in education while protecting staff well-being and maintaining data privacy in this exclusive interview with veteran school district leader Dr. Tom D’Amico.  In this episode of the Elemental Educator podcast, host Tyler Comeau sits down with Dr. Tom D'Amico, the recently retired Director of Education for the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Tom successfully scaled artificial intelligence across an entire school district, but his core thesis challenges the entire EdTech industry: change management is a human leadership problem, not a software problem. Throughout this masterclass on educational leadership, Tom breaks down how to navigate the rise of "shadow AI" in K-12 systems, resolve internal friction between IT departments and teaching staff, and establish clear guiding principles that protect student data privacy without stifling rapid innovation.  Drawing from his unique background transitioning from a Master of Physical Education and NHL off-ice official into a national voice for educational technology, Tom brings a refreshingly practical coaching mindset to institutional change. He shares the sobering professional failure early in his career that solidified his value-based framework, why mandatory district-wide training sessions rarely build authentic capacity, and his exact three-step playbook for school principals to roll out AI literacy starting tomorrow. Whether you are a superintendent, principal, or forward-thinking educator, this conversation provides the blueprint for building an innovative school culture where human relationships always take precedence over technology.   Connect with Dr. Tom D'Amico Website/Consulting: Contact via Tyler Comeau speaker inquiries. 🔗 Connect with Tyler Comeau (Host) For Speaking and Consulting Inquiries: Email: info@tylercomeau.ca Website: https://tylercomeau.ca For Podcast Guest Inquiries: Email: tyler@elementaleducator.com Podcast: https://elementaleducatorpodcast.transistor.fm/ Social Media & Video Content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elemental_educator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555973948902&mibextid=JRoKGi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalEducator LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-comeau-961a49310/ Grab Tyler’s Book, "The Elemental Leader": Book Link: https://www.routledge.com/The-Elemental-Leader-Unlocking-Your-Potential-Through-Values-Perseverance-Adaptability-and-Innovation/Comeau/p/book/9781041006084 Timecodes 0:00 - Leadership over tools in change management 1:06 - Introducing Dr. Tom D'Amico 2:05 - Operationalizing "Use the group to change the group" 4:08 - The real meaning of delegation and trust 5:21 - From physical education to EdTech leader 7:23 - The summer schedule choice: Spanish or programming? 9:53 - Game: Principle or Preference 11:33 - The balance of data privacy standards vs. shadow AI 13:26 - The Ottawa checklist model for trust and innovation 16:21 - A career-defining failure: The online calculus course 17:42 - Establishing the "Why" behind district AI implementation 21:52 - Hot Seat: High-profile data breach protocol 23:39 - Hot Seat: Navigating staff anxiety and tech pushback 24:41 - Hot Seat: Handling a principal moving too fast 25:48 - Hot Seat: Overcoming a split senior leadership team 28:07 - Game: Flip the Script on AI replacing leaders 31:48 - Preventing emotional exhaustion through coherence 33:17 - How to spark ripples of change at scale 35:12 - Setting up monthly interdepartmental leadership monitoring 36:31 - The single biggest EdTech mistake senior leaders make 37:12 - 3 practical actions to build AI literacy tomorrow 39:46 - Launching a consulting company after retirement 42:28 - Game: Final Answer (Why culture always wins) 45:21 - Bringing authentic student voice and agency to the table 46:36 - The grade 12 physical education teacher who sparked a legacy

    How to Scale AI in Schools Without Overwhelming Your Staff | Dr Tom D’Amico
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The Elemental Educator Podcast explores the defining moments behind exceptional leadership. Hosted by Tyler Comeau, school principal, doctoral researcher, author, and speaker, the show features in-depth conversations with educators, executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and world class thinkers who have led through uncertainty, adversity, and change. Every episode is built around four elemental forces that shape every leader: 🌍 Earth: the values that ground us. 💨 Air: the adversity that strengthens us. 💧 Water: the change that transforms us. 🔥 Fire: the decisions that define us. This isn't a podcast about quick leadership tips or trendy management advice. It's about understanding how extraordinary people think, grow, and lead when the stakes are highest. Because every great leader is forged through the elements. Decide with Fire. Stand on Earth.

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    Tyler Comeau
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    2024년 - 2026년
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    © 2026 Tyler Comeau
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