How to Make Data Work: A Guide for Educational Leaders
First Aid for Teacher Burnout: How You Can Find Peace and Success
Other Resources:
TED Talk: http://tedxtalks.ted.
Books: http://www.amazon.com/
Recommended Books by Others: http://www.amazon.com/
Website: www.
Over-the-Counter Data Standards (for reporting data to educators): www.
Twitter (@OTCData): https://twitter.
Jenny’s Presentations:
http://overthecounterdata.com/presentations/#/el2016/
Jenny shares a little about her background, family, her love of teaching aerobics, teaching a PostDoc Masterclass at the University of Cambridge in England every summer, and authoring five books (2:02)
Why Jenny created Over the Counter Data and what it’s all about (5:17)
How Over the Counter Data reporting is different than traditional data reporting, and how it’s helping educators make better decisions. (9:58)
How better data reporting could’ve prevented the Challenger space shuttle disaster (12:49)
How Jenny got invited to give a TED talk (17:17)
Jenny’s college and career path – from full-scholarship art studio major, to world traveler, to where she is today (19:46)
This is much more important than pay when making career decisions (23:00)
After deciding to go into education, here’s the path Jenny took (24:58)
Making the decision to move from teaching into school leadership (27:40)
Jenny describes her books in print (five so far!) (41:18)
One of Jenny’s favorite moments from her career occurred at a school in a rough neighborhood where the drawers in the principal’s desk were filled with confiscated knives and marijuana (44:40)
Keeping your connection to kids after shifting from teaching to administration (50:20)
The best leadership advice Jenny has ever been given (54:32)
You’ve got to lead with your heart and put the kids first (55:14)
Two books Jenny believes every school administrator should read (57:27)
Jenny’s advice for school administrators on working with students (58:57)
Her advice for school administrators on working with the teachers in your building (1:03:10)
If Jenny could go back and talk to herself when she was first starting out, here’s the advice she would give her younger self (1:04:28)
Books mentioned in this episode
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
How to Make Data Work: A Guide for Educational Leaders
First Aid for Teacher Burnout: How You Can Find Peace and Success
Standards for Reporting Data to Educators: What Educational Leaders Should Know and Demand
Engaging & Challenging Gifted Students: Tips for Supporting Extraordinary Minds in Your Classroom
Designing Data Reports that Work: A Guide for Creating Data Systems in Schools and Districts
Connect with Jenny Grant Rankin
About EducatorsLead:
Educators Lead is a podcast created to help launch educators into the next level of leadership. This show is for you if you are interested in educational leadership as an assistant principal, principal, superintendent, teacher or someone who hopes to be a school leader one day. Educators Lead offers inspiration and practical advice to help you lead more effectively. Jay Willis interviews school leaders weekly to discuss why and when these educators made the decision to move into school leadership, challenges along the journey, and stories that made it all worthwhile. Educators Lead is a great resource for any educator looking to make a greater impact.
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