Eric Jones has "been there - done that" in education! From teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, Superintendent. Now Director, Professional Learning at National Center on Education and the Economy, Eric shares incredible advice for school leaders and insight on the direction education is headed.

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4:00 - Casey Wardynski
9:30 - Be passionate at what you do
10:30 - Put the good of the organization above self
10:45 - The leader is the vision & tone setter
11:00 - What motivates people to get behind a leader
11:45 - The best schools allow a structure continuous learning and improvement
13:30 - We need to be courageous enough to help all students be successful
15:15 - Whatever is happening in a school is a direct reflection on the leader
16:15 - Treat teacher like the professionals they are
17:30 - Too many processes and bureaucracies stifle the innovative atmosphere
18:30 - CJ Reynolds   -   Education Insights Podcast
19:00 - Carol S. Dweck
19:15 - You have to work hard, but you have to work hard on the right things
19:30 - How People Learn
19:45 - We teach in a manner that does not take into account how the brain works
21:45 - Have a servant mindset - There is no task too small for me
22:00 - You never know what opportunity will lead to from saying yes
23:30 - Go to your leader and ask what you can do to help
24:00 - Put yourself in a position where your leadership ability can be seen
29:30 - "Never miss an opportunity to take advantage of a good crisis" - Winston Churchill
30:15 - We have been presented with an opportunity to rethink how to deliver education
34:45 - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
34:45 - Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
37:15 - The knock on education is "Why would you want to get into that. I see it the opposite"
37:30 - If you are looking to change lives - there is no place better than education
44:45 - Between the Clouds and the Dirt: A Short Film - Gary Vaynerchuk

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