Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him)

🤖 AI Expert 🧑🏿‍💻 Chief Academic Officer 📝 Author 🎤 Speaker Ⓜ️🅰️🏝♓️ Educator 🐍 FAMU ⚡️ UCF 🐶 ΩΨΦ Life

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

Teachers: Are you cultivating your students to become problem solvers or rule followers? #k12 #education #WednesdayWisdom #edchat

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

PreK and Kindergarten teachers:

What’s one mathematics activity young children never seem to get tired of?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

For children ages 4–7, this is where everything starts.

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

This is not just a counting book.

Most children can say numbers
but don’t understand what they mean.

That’s the problem.

I wrote something different.

Pre-orders are open.
https://t.co/0HnHS8CyOZ

#EarlyLearning #NumberSense #school #math

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

You don’t have to guess how to help your child with mathematics anymore.

I built two things:
• A book for early learners
• An AI coach that helps you respond in real time

Pre-orders are open.

DM me for the link.

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

A parent asked me:
“What do I say when my child counts everything one by one?”

That’s not a mistake.

That’s a developmental moment.

I built something to help.

DM me if you want to try it.

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What is mathematics to you?

How will you use it today?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive
Key 10 of 10. Lead with Humanity

Humanity is a strategic advantage.

• Treat folx with dignity
• Communicate with care
• Honor the impact of your decisions

Leadership Challenge:
How will you lead with humanity this week?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive
Key 9 of 10. Identify Team Member Goals

Your team members are humans, not headcount.

• Ask about dreams, not just deliverables
• Align goals with opportunities
• Growth builds trust

Challenge:
Whose goals will you learn this week?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive
Key 8 of 10. Embrace AI

AI is not optional.
Leaders who avoid it will be replaced by those who use it well.

• Work smarter
• Reimagine workflows
• Make AI your advantage

Leadership Challenge:
What AI tool will you learn this week?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

Key 7 of 10. Consider Economic Impacts

Every decision carries economic weight.

• Budgets are moral documents
• Hiring changes lives
• Contracts uplift or exclude

Leadership Challenge:
What financial decision deserves deeper reflection?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive
Key 6 of 10. Understand Policies vs Practices

Practices shift behavior.
Policies sustain it.

• Practices are habits
• Policies are structure
• Codify what works

Leadership Challenge:
What practice should become policy?

#leadership

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive
Key 5 of 10. Ensure Excellence in Execution

Excellence is a choice leaders make daily.

• Execute with precision
• Track measurable metrics
• Maintain accountability

Leadership Challenge:
What standard will you raise this week?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

Key 4 of 10 for thriving executives:
Create opportunities for historically excluded people.

Leadership means asking who’s missing from the room and why.
Inclusion must be intentional.

Who will you bring into the room this week?

#Leadership

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

Key 3 of 10. Create a Collaborative Team Environment

Collaboration is not meetings.
It is shared responsibility and trust.

• Clarify roles
• Build trust through consistency
• Let folx use their strengths

Leadership Challenge:
How will you strengthen your team this week?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive
Key 2 of 10. Share Knowledge

Strong leaders share information freely.
Weak leaders hoard it.

• Knowledge flow strengthens teams
• Teaching builds succession
• Learning must be daily

Challenge:
Who will you teach or mentor this week?

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

What Today’s Executives Must Do to Thrive

Key 1 - Be Unapologetic

Great leaders stop waiting for permission.
They act with clarity, purpose, and conviction.
• Focus on your sphere of control
• Lead with intention
• Use your power to do what is right

#Leadership

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

For context, the majority of children in public schools identify as Black or Brown.

Representation is not a side detail. It shapes how children see themselves and what they believe is possible.

[Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) @DrKChilds]

If your school has a “Santa visit” this year and he is white, what message are you sending to the Black and Brown children at your school?

[Jasmine Crockett @JasmineForUS]

Tune in for my first national TV interview as your US Senate candidate at 10pm CT on Laura Coates Live on CNN.

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JRME is seeking proposals for a new Special Issue that elevates powerful, innovative, and underrepresented research in mathematics education.

If you have a compelling topic that advances theory, methodology, or the social good — we want to hear from you!👉https://t.co/4djsaGvvoz