NHASCD Spotlight: A Podcast

Alyssa Gallagher, author of the just-released book Messy Leadership, shares her insights on embracing complexity and uncertainty in educational leadership, a topic she has explored through the experiences of 20,000 school leaders.

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Alyssa Gallagher co-leads BTS Spark in North America, helping school leaders access leadership coaching and professional development. She has 20 years in K-12 public education as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent. One of Alyssa’s great successes was the transformation of the Los Altos, CA school district which became a leader in educational innovation and was featured on national media, including CNN and 60 Minutes. Alyssa also worked with Sal Kahn to pilot Khan Academy through that district. She has coauthored books on design thinking, and her latest ASCD book Messy Leadership, was co-authored with Rosie Connor.

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BTS Spark

ASCD: Embracing Messy Leadership

ASCD Alyssa Profile

Alyssa’s LinkedIn

Video from Alyssa-Messy Leadership

Alyssa on EdSurge

Alyssa on Amazon

Since 2002, TIGER (Theater Integrating Guidance Education and Responsibility) has produced 2,500 shows, hosted 3,000 student workshops, and visited over 500 schools throughout New England with many different casts. For scores of NH schools, TIGER has been a lynchpin of social-emotional learning for elementary and secondary students. In this podcast, we chat with Dr. Trish Lindberg and Pam Irish, the two most responsible for this strongly successful program.

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Dr. Trish Lindberg is a Professor in the Education Leadership, Learning, and Curriculum Graduate Department at Plymouth State University (PSU). She coordinates the Master of Education in the Integrated Arts Program at PSU. Trish is also co-founder of the Educational Theatre Collaborative, founder of the Kearsarge Arts Theatre program, and artistic director of TIGER.

Pam Irish is TIGER’s tour manager. She’s a native of Rhode Island, studied at Johnson and Wales University, and is the machine that keeps TIGER rolling year after year, now in its 21st season.

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Pamela Irish: [email protected]

Trish Lindberg: [email protected]

TIGER Home Page

TIGER on Facebook

TIGER Theatre Program Returns to K-8 Schools

TIGER on YouTube

Turbo TIGER

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Christina is the Director of EdTech Learning and Growth, and Kirsten Soroko, is the Director of Personalized Learning and Growth, both at Pinkerton Academy.

Christina has more than 15 years of experience in education. She serves on the NHSTE (NH Society for Technology in Education) board as the Professional Learning Chair, and is a Google Certified Trainer, Google Innovator, and ISTE Certified Educator / Community Leader. Christina has many years of working in the IT private sector. She has also been a previous guest on this podcast, speaking on AI.

Kirsten supports the development and facilitation of Pinkerton professional learning and growth of all educational personnel. She has become a leader for professional learning in many state venues including CTE career and Technical educators. Kirsten is an East Kingston school board member and an award-winning, four-year standout tennis player for Colby-Sawyer College.

LINKS AND SHOW NOTES

Pinkerton Academy

Empowering Teacher Learning

Kirsten Email: [email protected]

Christina Email: [email protected]

Harkness Model

NHASCD

NHSTE

In this far-reaching discussion, Starr reveals why she is one of our field’s most progressive educators. For over 20 years, she has researched and written on topics such as blogging, assessment, peer feedback, social/emotional needs, and leadership. Her primary goal is to “change the world one mind at a time.”

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Starr Sackstein’s book Hacking Assessment began a worldwide discussion on assessing students appropriately and questioned our traditional grading system. In 2012, Education Update named her an outstanding educator, and she achieved National Board Certification that year. Starr is a speaker, author, social media expert, consultant, and instructional coach.

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Starr’s Website

Starr’s Amazon Page

TedX: A Recovering Perfectionist's Journey To Give Up Grades

Starr’s ASCD Page

Starr on X

National Board Certification

Could You Teach Without Grades?

Register for free webinar: Habits of Resilient Educators

With the cost of a four-year college education out of the reach of many in NH, we spend some time with the Vice-Chancellor of the Community College System of NH, Dr. Charles Lloyd, to learn about the vast statewide system of community colleges in our backyard.

ABOUT DR. LLOYD

Dr. Lloyd is the Vice Chancellor of the Community College System of NH. Before this post, he was President of White Mountains Community College. He served at NHTI/Concord Community College as Interim VP of Student Affairs, Associate VP of Student Affairs, and Professor of Business. Charles also teaches in New England College’s doctoral program. He grew up in Franklin, NH, and is a proud graduate of Keene State College. Charles received his doctorate at Northeastern University.

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Community College System of NH

Press Release on Dr. Lloyd’s Vice-Chancellor appointment

Dr. Lloyd on Twitter/X

Pop Quiz: How to Score Higher Education with Lower Debt | Dr. Charles Lloyd | TEDxWolfeboro

ABOUT Lindsay and Piper

Lindsay has worked as a secondary special education teacher, an Assistant Principal, and an International School Principal. She’s served as a senior consultant and school improvement coach for the Northwest Evaluation Association, and is now Asst. Director of Learning Experiences at the Danielson Group. Lindsay is also an ASCD Emerging Leader and a frequent presenter at conferences.

Piper Lee is a former classroom and EL teacher, a Graduate Induction Clinical Supervisor, an Executive District Partnership Coach with the American Reading Company, and works for the Northwest Evaluation Association as Senior Account Manager of Strategic Accounts.

Lindsay and Piper are co-authors of Habits of Resilient Educators: Strategies for Thriving During Times of Anxiety, Doubt, and Constant Change.

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Habits of Resilient Educators: Strategies for Thriving During Times of Anxiety, Doubt, and Constant Change.

Lindsay and Piper’s Corwin page

Lindsay’s ASCD page

Lindsay on X

Piper’s Corwin page

Sign up for Lindsay and Piper’s FREE NHASCD Webinar

Register for NHASCD’s K-8 Math Conference

ABOUT ROBERT JACKSON

Robert Jackson has a compelling life story. Growing up in poverty and in an abusive home, he persevered and became a college football star, leading to a brief career in the NFL. He began teaching in the Indianapolis School District and is now an award-winning speaker and author. His latest books are Becoming the Educator They Need: Strategies, Mindsets, and Beliefs for Supporting Male Black and Latino Students (ASCD) and Mothers Raising Sons.

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Robert Jackson Consulting

Becoming the Educator They Need: Strategies, Mindsets, and Beliefs for Supporting Male Black and Latino Students

Mothers Raising Sons

Robert Jackson’s ASCD Page

Robert Jackson (’94) Gives Educators Strategies To End Mass Incarceration

Social Media: @RJMotivates

Tajuana “TJ” Butler-Jackson

We know more than ever that educators must aim to educate the whole child. But school leaders also need to be coached to be “whole.” Sean Slade has spent a career in health promotion, focusing on the whole child. His passion is coaching school leaders to reach their potential to be effective, caring educators. In this podcast, he describes his vision for coaching those who are leading schools and districts.

ABOUT SEAN SLADE

Sean served as a senior education officer for New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia, as Project Director for consulting firm WestEd, and has advocated regularly for health promotion and educating the whole child. Sean worked for ASCD in various positions, including Director of Whole Child Programs and Senior Director of Outreach. He spent five years with UNESCO, and now he is head of BTS Spark of North America, a branch of BTS, focusing on training the next generation of educational leaders. Sean also regularly writes for publications such as Ed Week, EdSurge, and NAESP. He is the author of the book “The Power of the Whole: What is Lost by Focusing on Individual Things.”

LINKS AND SHOW NOTES

NHASCD web site

Register for our K-8 Math Conference

BTS Spark

BTS Spark YouTube Page

The Power of the Whole: What Is Lost by Focusing on Individual Things

Sean’s website

The Whole Child Needs a Whole Educator

The Case for Embracing Messy Leadership in Schools

ASCD’s Whole Child Approach to Education

Releasing in May 2024 by ASCD: MESSY Leadership: What We Learned From Coaching 20,000 School Leaders

Katie Pagnotta, author of the book Empowered by the Human Design: Utilizing the BBARS of Excellence Framework to Foster Student and Educator Success, believes that it is within our grasp to find joy in teaching, even in an era of high anxiety and mental illness with our students. She developed the BBARS (Brain and Body Aligned Responsive Systems of Excellence) by integrating the evidence-based approach of 18 professionals from various fields. In this podcast, we learn more about the hope inherent in this process.

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Katie is a Saint Anselm College graduate and holds a Masters degree from UNH. She has been a child and family therapist, a long-time K-12 school counselor, and now serves as a consultant, coach, and mental health counselor at Resilient Roots. Katie has a passion for helping her clients and families deal with stress, anxiety, ASD, and ADHD. With the release of Empowered by the Human Design, the world is just beginning to know Katie’s expertise.

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Bars of Excellence

Purchase "Empowered by the Human Design" on Amazon

Purchase “Empowered by the Human Design” on the publisher’s site

Resilient Roots

Register for NHASCD/NHTM K-8 Math Conference on March 22

Episode description

There are over 500 million references on Google Scholar regarding the topic of leadership. Yet, Kristen Moreland offers a refreshing new approach with her H.U.M.A.N. Leadership Framework, which emphasizes the power of positive adult school culture.

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Kristen Moreland is an accomplished facilitator and educational leader with over 25 years of international and domestic experience. Kristen has recently transitioned from the Pan American School in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she served as an instructional coach for three years, to northern New Hampshire, where she is currently the Director of Teaching and Learning for the Littleton Schools in SAU 84.

After graduating from the University of Colorado, Boulder, she joined the U.S. Peace Corps and moved to Cameroon in Central Africa, where she taught English as a foreign language at a local public school. Upon completing her service, Kristen returned to teaching in the United States with a short break to complete her master's degree at the University of Denver. In 2005, she moved to Istanbul, Turkey, where she taught middle school English for five years. Back in Denver, Colorado, Kristen transitioned into an instructional coaching role, where she received extensive training in facilitation, culturally responsive pedagogy, and the needs of adult learners. Committed to growth and transformation, Kristen recently earned her EdD from Southern New Hampshire University, focusing on bringing humanity back to education.

Links and show notes

Adult Cultures Matter

Emotionally-Compelling, Buildingwide, Differentiated Coaching

YouTube: Coaching Better Show with guest Kristen Moreland

Educators For Humanity Instagram

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