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Your Booster Shot - Enhancing Your Application: Tips for Landing the Right Job.

Your Booster Shot
Beyond the daily dose. 'Booster Shot' episodes offer a deeper dive into the most pressing issues in education today. Prepare to expand your thinking and challenge your assumptions.
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In this episode of Your Booster Shot from AWB Education Network, we delve into the multifaceted challenges faced by school leaders in today’s education landscape. Join us as we engage in a compelling conversation with Chris Whetzel, a distinguished expert in educational leadership, who shares his insights on making a formidable impression in the field.
Discover practical strategies to navigate the complexities of educational leadership, from creating an impactful resume and cover letter to emphasizing the importance of adaptability and fit. Learn how to effectively communicate your unique skills and experiences to stand out to hiring committees.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable advice on leveraging professional networks, avoiding common application pitfalls, and preparing for successful interviews in a competitive job market. Tune in now for tips that will empower you to achieve your leadership aspirations.

Your Morning Boost - Empowering Gifted Education in Rural America

Your Morning Boost
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Join us on Your Morning Boost as we delve into the unique challenges and opportunities in gifted education within rural America. Inspired by Jen Strickland's article, "One Teacher and a 20-Year-Old Buick," this episode highlights the struggles and triumphs of gifted students, educators, and families in resource-constrained environments.
Explore how dedicated teachers and creative families are leveraging online resources and emphasizing social-emotional learning, amidst limited educational resources. Learn actionable strategies to foster collaboration, from partnerships with neighboring districts to enhancing technology use, and empower parents as advocates for their children's education.
Reflect on how school leaders can drive meaningful change, ensuring that gifted learners in rural areas receive enriching educational experiences. Tune in for today’s boost and be inspired to make a difference in your school community.

Your Morning Boost - Creating Safe Spaces for ESOL Students Amidst Immigration Anxiety

Your Morning Boost
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In this episode of Your Morning Boost, host Adam Busch addresses the critical issue of supporting ESOL students experiencing anxiety and stress due to immigration-related news. The focus is on implementing non-political, practical strategies to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students, regardless of their background.
Adam emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the challenges faced by ESOL students, fostering a culture of inclusion, and providing access to culturally sensitive mental health resources. By celebrating diversity and promoting open communication with families, school leaders can build a supportive school community.
The episode also highlights the significance of cultural sensitivity training for staff and partnering with community organizations to extend support beyond the classroom. Join us as we explore effective ways to make every student feel safe, respected, and empowered to succeed.

Your Morning Boost - Reimagining Gifted Education: Embracing Neurodiversity

Your Morning Boost
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Welcome to Your Morning Boost, where we explore innovative leadership concepts to enhance your role as an educational leader. This episode delves into Phoebe Patterson's insightful article, "Giftedness Conceptualized as Neurodiversity and Considerations for Advocacy," featured in the "Parenting for High Potential Journal." Host Adam Busch discusses the importance of recognizing gifted students through the lens of neurodiversity, shifting away from traditional elitist views to advocate for specialized programs essential for their development. Join this compelling conversation to understand the critical need for reframing gifted education and ensuring all students receive the support they deserve.

Your Morning Boost - Mastering Negative Feedback: Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes

Your Morning Boost
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In this episode of Your Morning Boost, host Adam Bush leads a deep dive into effective leadership strategies with a focus on delivering negative feedback. Highlighting insights from a Harvard Business Review article, the discussion revolves around common pitfalls that leaders face when providing negative criticism and how to avoid them.
The key points emphasize the importance of timing, specificity, and the focus on behavior rather than personality. It's also crucial to maintain a balance between positive and negative feedback, while ensuring follow-up and support. Tailoring feedback to the individual’s communication style is highlighted as an area for further exploration, akin to how educators adapt to different learning styles.
This episode encourages leaders to enhance their feedback skills, fostering growth and development within their teams. Tune in to discover practical advice for turning potentially demoralizing feedback into a powerful tool for positive change.
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Your Morning Boost - Winter Wellness: Boosting Well-being for Academic Success

Your Morning Boost
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Welcome to Your Morning Boost, your daily leadership advice to help you lead your school community. Brought to you by AWB Education and sponsored by Grundmeyer Leader Services, where together we are transforming education, one leader at a time. Now here's your host, Adam Bush.
In today's episode, we dive into the importance of well-being, focusing on winter wellness for students and staff. Inspired by an article from the Donovan Group, we explore how academic success is deeply intertwined with physical and mental health, and offer practical tips for maintaining health during the winter months. From eating a healthy breakfast to managing stress and creating supportive environments, we discuss strategies to foster wellness in schools.
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Your Morning Boost - The Hidden Cost of Classroom Interruptions

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Welcome to Your Morning Boost, your daily dose of leadership insights aimed to enhance and transform your school community. Brought to you by AWB Education and proudly supported by Grundmeyer Leader Services.
In today's episode, we delve into a compelling article from Education Week that explores the growing concern of classroom interruptions. These seemingly small disruptions, such as PA announcements or administrative check-ins, can accumulate into significant lost learning time, as highlighted by recent research. The impact is even more pronounced for students in underserved areas, stressing the need for systemic solutions.
Join us as we discuss how schools and districts can work together to minimize these interruptions and create a more focused educational environment. Learn about practical strategies to maximize instructional time and better support both teachers and students in the pursuit of educational success. Tune in now for this crucial discussion and discover actionable steps to enhance learning outcomes.
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Your Morning Boost - Top-Down Reforms: Why They Fail Schools

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Welcome to Your Morning Boost, brought to you by AWB Education and sponsored by Grundmeyer Leader Services. This episode takes a deep dive into the Fitting 5 newsletter, focusing on the article, "Why Top-Down Reforms Are Failing Our Schools" by the Deming Institute. The discussion critiques traditional educational reforms and emphasizes the importance of profound knowledge and continuous improvement.
The episode argues that meaningful change in education comes from empowering educators, students, and administrators rather than imposing reforms from the top down. Highlighting the concept of profound knowledge, as championed by W. Edwards Deming, it explains how an in-depth understanding of educational systems is crucial for implementation success.
Tune in for insights on balancing accountability with local autonomy and join the conversation about embracing a bottom-up, systematic approach to educational reform. Don't miss out on these valuable insights from the Fitting 5 newsletter to transform your leadership game.
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Your Morning Boost - Rethinking Wealth: Unpacking the Money-Happiness Connection

Your Morning Boost
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Welcome to Your Morning Boost, presented by AWB Education and sponsored by Grundmeyer Leader Services. In today's episode, host Adam Busch explores Arthur C. Brooks' thought-provoking article from the Harvard Business Review titled, "Does More Money Really Make Us More Happy?"
Brooks challenges the conventional wisdom of the wealth-happiness link, suggesting happiness is influenced more by relative income and non-monetary factors like relationships and purpose. He questions how spending habits, such as spending on experiences versus material items, play a role in our happiness.
With a nod to current inflation concerns, Adam encourages listeners to rethink how financial goals impact true fulfillment and invites them to explore Brooks' insights for a more balanced and meaningful approach to life. Don't miss this valuable read in the Fitting 5 newsletter. Thanks for joining Your Morning Boost—leading you to a more fulfilled life.
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Your Morning Boost - Mastering 504 Plans: Ensuring Student Success

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In this episode of Your Morning Boost, we wrap up a series on Section 504 by emphasizing the crucial role of consistent follow-up for effective implementation. Learn about the importance of regular monitoring to ensure accommodations truly benefit the student, as well as the significance of ongoing communication between teachers, parents, and students.
Get insights into practical strategies such as teacher feedback, informal and formal check-ins, and including student perspectives in 504 plans to enhance learning experiences. Discover how collaboration with parents and educators can lead to better educational outcomes for students facing additional challenges.
Join us as we explore how listening and adapting can transform the educational environment, ensuring that every strategy aligns with a student's current needs. Tune in for expert tips on how to make 504 plans a success and prepare to elevate your leadership with us each morning.