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Blue Skies Leadership Podcast – Episode #14

When crisis hits, what’s the first thing you prioritize as a leader? Devin Pratt Ed. D., AAIE Superintendent of the Year 2025, shares invaluable lessons from leading through conflict. What’s your top crisis management tip? https://lnkd.in/gznQP38j In our latest Blue Skies Leadership episode, we discuss

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Blue Skies Leadership Podcast – Episode #13

Is ‘cautious trust’ the right approach to AI in education? Rita Bateson FRSA from Eblana Learning joins the Blue Skies Leadership Podcast to discuss ethical AI implementation. What are your biggest hopes and concerns about AI’s role in schools? Comment below! https://lnkd.in/gXK7-gsz Dan Kerr and

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People are Beautiful

       So I have spent the last six weeks or so traveling around the world interviewing at amazing schools, trying hard to find that perfect long term fit for my family and career. It’s been an inspiring, exhausting, and exhilarating experience, and probably

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Embracing Regret

        So I’ve been going through the interview process a lot lately, both as a candidate and as a recruiter, and one of the questions that keeps coming up has to do with the idea of mistake making and regret. It’s a

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Inspiration Projects

So last year we got rid of traditional homework in our upper elementary grades, and we replaced it with inspiration projects instead, as a way for kids to bring their passions and learning to life. We still ask kids to read every night with their families, and

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They Ask Me Why I Teach

So I had to deal with a few situations last week that truly made me appreciate being an educator, and that made me feel honored to have the opportunity to interact with young people each and every day. Most of the issues revolved around students who had made bad

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Blue Skies Leadership Podcast – Episode #14

When crisis hits, what’s the first thing you prioritize as a leader? Devin Pratt Ed. D., AAIE Superintendent of the Year 2025, shares invaluable lessons from leading through conflict. What’s your top crisis management tip? https://lnkd.in/gznQP38j In our latest Blue Skies Leadership episode, we discuss

Read More...

Blue Skies Leadership Podcast – Episode #13

Is ‘cautious trust’ the right approach to AI in education? Rita Bateson FRSA from Eblana Learning joins the Blue Skies Leadership Podcast to discuss ethical AI implementation. What are your biggest hopes and concerns about AI’s role in schools? Comment below! https://lnkd.in/gXK7-gsz Dan Kerr and

Read More...

People are Beautiful

       So I have spent the last six weeks or so traveling around the world interviewing at amazing schools, trying hard to find that perfect long term fit for my family and career. It’s been an inspiring, exhausting, and exhilarating experience, and probably

Read More...

Embracing Regret

        So I’ve been going through the interview process a lot lately, both as a candidate and as a recruiter, and one of the questions that keeps coming up has to do with the idea of mistake making and regret. It’s a

Read More...

Inspiration Projects

So last year we got rid of traditional homework in our upper elementary grades, and we replaced it with inspiration projects instead, as a way for kids to bring their passions and learning to life. We still ask kids to read every night with their families, and

Read More...

They Ask Me Why I Teach

So I had to deal with a few situations last week that truly made me appreciate being an educator, and that made me feel honored to have the opportunity to interact with young people each and every day. Most of the issues revolved around students who had made bad

Read More...