How do we help learners find a pathway to success that is meaningful to them?
Too often, “success” is determined by others for our students, but everyone reading this right now could consider themselves successful, but have very different measures on what that means to them.
If I don’t have a say on what success looks like to me, why would I care about getting to someone else’s destination?
This is something I have been thinking about a lot since I was the opening keynote at #NAGC23 this past week, and how I emphasized the importance of focusing on bringing out the gifts in EVERY learner we serve, including our adults.
We can’t bring out the best in our students if we only focus on the deficits of what we do as adults in education. It is imperative that we don’t just “value” people but that people feel valued. There is a difference in those two ideas.
Here is a question I have really been focused on over the last few years; Do our students walk out of school all good at the same thing, or do they all walk out knowing they are good at something?
Not everything that is important to bring out the gifts in our students can be easily measured, but not all things that matter can fit into nice and neat metrics.
Helping learners find their own gifts within education ensures that they are more likely to find that pathway to success that matters most to them. @NAGCGIFTED
Excited to get #Aurora23 underway! If you are here, join @joannemceachen and me for our session on building purposeful leadership teams this morning at 9:45am in Oasis 2! #contribute
Our Contributive Learning framework, measures and tracks the Skills and Objectives of Self-Understanding, Connection and Competency through Learning Progressions to determine where we’re at and the next steps.
#measurewhatmatters#socialemotionallearning#contribution#growth
What a pleasure to have #NAESP23 keynote speaker @joannemceachen join the Women in Leadership Luncheon for a inspirational chat about being rooted in who you are!
“People inside schools know what’s best to do for kids. Principals know best what’s best for kids. Your parents, teachers, and community know what your kids need the most,” said @joannemceachen, during her keynote speech. #NAESP23
It's day 2 of #NAESP23! Join us for a keynote address from @TheLearnerFirst's @joannemceachen at 10:30 a.m. to learn how to use contributive learning as a new lens for integrating academic and social-emotional learning into everyday instruction. Visit https://t.co/CPTI9IhEwq.
To all the educators out there- happy teacher appreciation week! YOU are AWESOME. This week celebrates YOU, however, I hope you know and are celebrated daily for your service to the students and community you work with. ❤️
Level up your leadership! The NAESP Pre-K-8 Principals Conference will leave you energized, refreshed, and connected, with sessions for every career stage and keynote speakers @houstonkraft, @joannemceachen, and Freeman Hrabowski III. Register at https://t.co/CPTI9IiclY. #NAESP23
It's exciting to be named one of the worlds #Edruptorsof2022 across international education ISC Research. They are the leading provider of English-medium K-12 international school data, trends & intelligence. @TheLearnerFirst@AdrianoDiPrato https://t.co/T3O24jvyGr
Our very own ELO Member Ellen Perconti is wrapping up her first year as Board President! Join us in thanking her for the support and leadership she has given to other Superintendents around the country!
Together, we hope to support more school leaders around the country in 2023!