Digical Education

Curiosity: Leadership Lessons from Lasso

Jessica DeWit shares a connection from Season 1 about leading with curiosity to Season 2 and what happens with Coach Nate.

The Inclusive Mindset: Conversation w/ Justin Jones-Fosu

In this podcast we talk about Justin's book "The Inclusive Mindset" and his work around the country.
Justin Jones-Fosu is a full-time husband and daddy who also happens to be an international speaker, young-award winning entrepreneur, and author. He is the President/Chief Inspirational Officer of Justin Inspires International, LLC (www.justininspires.com) where he speaks 50-60 times a year for professionals, colleges, and youth internationally.  He has spoken in 4 countries for over 250+ organizations, and has given over 450+ presentations.  Justin is also the founder of Respectivity (www.respectivity.com), a company helping workplaces to develop better cultures of respect.  He is a CAMPUSPEAK speaker.

Mentor Where They‘re At: Leadership Lessons from Lasso

My friend Drew Snelgrove shares some of what he's discovered about mentoring in his coaching career that resonates with the show.

Stories in Becoming More Human with Ginger Merritt-Paul

Ginger Merritt-Paul started her education career in the juvenile corrections system and traces her story to more traditional schools and now as principal of a PBL school. I think you'll enjoy hearing her reflections on authenticity and choosing joy in the work.

Can I be an Elephant? Leadership Lessons from Lasso

This is a return to the short series conversation with friends on Leadership Lessons we've taken from the show Ted Lasso. My great friend, Lynn Swaner, shares a quick take from Season 1 that most people would have missed.

”A Church Called Tov” & the work of an educator with Laura Barringer

This summer I had the opportunity to read "A Church Called Tov" that challenges us to rethink leadership, power, and the creation of culture in churches. What I didn't realize at the time was that a college classmate and fellow educator, Laura Barringer, was the coauthor. Therefore, in this conversation I wanted to delve into a conversation with Laura about where this book came from, what she learned, and how it might impact our work in our classrooms and schools.
I liked how she encouraged us that we should be a "people of goodness."
Check out the book here: https://www.tyndale.com/p/a-church-called-tov/9781496446008

Stories in Becoming Human with Mike Chen

Mike Chen is an incredible friend, selfless educator, and servant-leader, but in this episode he shares about an encounter with a former student that reminded him that learning success and joy can coexist in a classroom and a school.
Check out Mike's work as leader of Pacific Bay Christian School: https://www.pacbay.org/

Be a Learner: Conversation with Adam Carter

Adam Carter is Executive Director of Marshall Street Initiatives (https://www.marshall.org/who-we-are/) and has been Chief Academic Officer, Professional Development Director, and English Teacher at Summit Public Schools.
In this episode, Adam and I talk about his experiences as a young teacher and what led him to being part of a start-up charter school like Summit, but then we reflect on lessons learned from those experiences as well as work left undone as he continues his work through Marshall.

Stories in Becoming Human with Dan Daly

Dan Daly is a Special Education teacher in Chicago, a former student of mine, and a great friend. Dan shares a number of anecdotes about how he has changed because of his work. At one point, Dan states, "Just Show Up" which sums up who he is as a person and why he has been committed to this work and school for the past 9 years.

Stories in Becoming Human with Dennis Eastman

We enter a new school year, and I am going to do a monthly series with friends entitled "Becoming More Human."
This series was inspired by my first guest, Dennis Eastman, when we were having a conversation about how interactions with certain students made a difference in our life making us better professionals, but more importantly more fully human.
We do our work as educators to make a difference in the lives of students, but this flip in conversation drives us back to those times when we were changed because of the intertwined nature of our work and relationships. We hope your spirits will be renewed in this work as you think of the interactions that impacted you as we start a new school year.
Dennis Eastman is a professor of Education at Biola University and former charter school leader.