How To Be An Inspirational Leader

"People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." --Simon Sinek

This is a great TED Talks that breaks down the importance of explaining WHY you do what you do first. This should happen even before explaining how, finally followed by the what. WHAT you're teaching in the classroom loses its significance if students don't know WHY they're learning it. By emphasizing the long-term importance of mastering concepts, students themselves can begin to think in long-term goals. All of you students are going to college. Talk to them and teach them like they are. If you raise your expectations, students will understand they can push themselves to meet the new, raised bar.

If you're looking to be an inspirational leader in the classroom, here is a fantastic video to watch.

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

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The Optimal Learning Model

I Do. We Do. You Do. These diagrams expand upon building independent students. All lessons should be aligned--what you talk about and what graphic organizers you use in the beginning should be exactly what the scholars work on in small groups, what they practice independently, and what they are assessed on at the end. What should your goal ultimately look like? Diagram Source: Yasmin, TFA, literacy specialist

The Academic Impact Model

so...what does this even mean?? Let's start from the beginning. What else? What can we do about it? Informed and resilient teachers who know their strengths and weaknesses are most effective for tapping into the mindsets of those you perceive as different or the same as yourself. Source: TFA, Atlanta Institute Diversity Competencies session

How Can We Teach Our Students about Their Own Cultures and About New Cultures?

Teacher actions impact how and to what extent students are invested, which directly correlates to student achievement. Our personal history and sociocultural background can really impact what we teach our students. How Much Do You Know About: Martin Luther King, Jr Cesar Chavez Harvey Milk Japenese Internment Hispanic Heritage Month The Feminine Mystique

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