SEEing to Lead

Bo Ryan is principal of the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School in Hartford, CT. Ryan also served as a Principal for Woodside Intermediate School in Cromwell, CT. He is passionate about building and sustaining professional learning communities; and led both schools to Model PLC status. Ryan has been an educator for 27 years with a background as a teacher, coach, director, adjunct pr...

Dr. Jones, host of the SEEing to Lead podcast and author of SEEing to Lead, was a guest on the This is Leadership podcast. Join us as we discsuss all things leadership and go over my recent book, SEEing to Lead. Here are three ways you can increase your impact and continue to improve as a leader! Pick up your copy of the 5 star rated  SEEing to Lead: Support, Engage, Empower today! Bulk orders are...

Rick Butterworth is a co-founder & leads engineering and operations at Wakelet. He studied aviation technology at Salford University, obtained his private pilot’s license, and worked as an airport consultant, before joining Wakelet. His interests include UX, product, coding, and Web3.     Tisha Poncio, M.S. Learning Technologies/Instructional Design, has served in education for the last 21 yea...

Rick Butterworth is a co-founder & leads engineering and operations at Wakelet. He studied aviation technology at Salford University, obtained his private pilot’s license, and worked as an airport consultant, before joining Wakelet. His interests include UX, product, coding, and Web3. Tisha Poncio, M.S. Learning Technologies/Instructional Design, has served in education for the last 21 years....

Sarah Regan Key Takeaways: Confidence comes from opportunity. Personalizing instruction makes all the difference when supporting students. Connecting material to a student in an authentic way creates better understanding. Eyes on is more about attention than respect in the classroom. Empowerment comes from recognizing the small successes students have. There needs to be more fun brought into the h...

Matthew Woods has served in various roles within K-12 education. His professional experience includes being a high school social studies teacher, middle and high school assistant principal, middle school principal, and director of student support services. In addition to his K-12 work, Matthew has also served as an adjunct professor and field instructor at the collegiate level for student-teachers...

Victor "Coach" Hicks is the founder of the Coding with Culture brand.  He has six years experience teaching Computer Science and Technology and over 20 years experience teaching and coaching in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois and current residence, Atlanta, Georgia! Victor is passionate about closing the digital divide among students of color, more specifically, Black Students. He enjoys using h...

Key Takeaways: It's important for schools to focus on the little things to get students engaged. It's really about teachers having fun in order to engage students and bring them in. It's important to be clear about expectations and organized. Engaged teaching is visible through not just cold calling students, but relating those questions to real life events. Present complex concepts simply so that...

Brian Aspinall is a former classroom teacher, current educational speaker, and university instructor at York University in Ontario. He's from Ontario but leads workshops and other EdTech-related courses for educators all around North America. Key Takeaways: People need to get their stories out about how to change education. We need to get out of our silos if we are to grow and and take opportuniti...

John J. Whalen is a leading Restorative Practices pioneer in both theory and application. He has trained thousands of teachers, staff, and students throughout the United States. He is an innovator in professional development and training.  John has spoken at numerous national education conferences including ASCD Empower, ASCD Leadership Conference, the ESEA Conference, National Association of Comm...

John J. Whalen is a leading Restorative Practices pioneer in both theory and application. He has trained thousands of teachers, staff, and students throughout the United States. He is an innovator in professional development and training.  John has spoken at numerous national education conferences including ASCD Empower, ASCD Leadership Conference, the ESEA Conference, National Association of Comm...

Key Takeaways:  The biggest part in STEM education is finding the balance between hands on and book work in classes. It's important to create and deliver hands on activities that don't just feel like chores, but as if they're important to the student. Learning becomes engaging when it is not about checking off a list for curriculum, but instead discovering new, meaningful material. Student voice i...

Dr. Darrin Peppard is a leadership coach, consultant, and speaker focused on organizational culture and climate, and coaching emerging leaders. Darrin is the best-selling author of Road to Awesome: Empower, Lead, Change the Game, and is the host of the Leaning into Leadership podcast. Darrin was named the 2015 National Educator of the Year and was the 2016 Wyoming Secondary School Principal of the...

Amy Matthews-Perez is Texas-born & raised. She is currently in her 30th year of serving public education in Texas where Amy has served as a General Ed. Teacher, an SLP, a Diagnostician, a SPED Specialist and a Director of Special Education. Amy has also worked in the private sector as an Education Coordinator at a JJAEP and in both home health & nursing home settings as an SLP. She current...

Kari Pitstick is a 7th grade English Language Arts and math teacher in Illinois. She also coaches track and field. She is the Director of Digital Content for the Teach Better Team. She graduated from Illinois State University in 2015 with a bachelor’s in Middle Level Education, and American College of Education in 2018 with a master’s in Curriculum & Instruction. Kari has known she wanted to t...

Joël began his career as a science and chemistry teacher in 1997 and for the past 15 years has served as a principal, guiding improvement initiatives, and providing instructional leadership to staff and students in elementary, middle, and high schools.  From 2014 to 2018 he coached French Ontario principals as an Instructional Leader with the CFORP. He supported the development of leadership skill...

Dr. Cindi Burnett is the director of possibilities for creativity and education. Like her creativity Focus curriculum for students and teachers, Cindy embraces the creative Life Style that she teaches. You will often find her trying on new ideas, exploring resources to stretch your thinking, and being an advocate for playfulness and humor. Although she loves to research and write about creativity,...

Alex T. Valencic is an educator, former small business owner, Boy Scout leader, volunteer drug prevention specialist, and geek of all things. Alex has worked as a substitute teacher, fourth grade teacher, and curriculum coordinator Since July 2021, he has been serving as the Professional Learning Coordinator in Freeport, Illinois, organizing summer institutes, new teacher academies, and supporting...

Joshua Yeager is a servant leader who strives to be compassionate and loyal while holding a high level of integrity. With fifteen years of dedicated service in the areas of business, education, and leadership, he feels that now is the time to collaboratively be a catalyst of change by providing a high level of quality leadership that increases principal and teacher capacity. Joshua has held many l...

Brian Martin is the host of the Teaching Champions Podcast, but much more than that. He is a Teacher/Student, Speaker/Listener, and Failer/Achiever. Brian’s continuous positive messaging about mindset, learning, gratitude, and how to improve education through twitter is truly inspiring. Brain is consistently lifting educators up. Personally, I found him through that very platform and after reading...

Shelli Ann currently works as a Librarian/Media Specialist for both a primary and elementary school in Texas. She began her library career working in a public library and moved to teaching for two years at a private school before returning to college to become a school librarian where she has been for the past 6 years. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing poetry, photography & spending t...

Henry J. Turner is an award-winning high school principal, author, and nationally renowned speaker.  He is most proud of the collaborative community he works within to empower students to fight hate and bigotry in their school. Pointing to his unwavering commitment to equity and a student-centered culture, Henry was named 2020 K12 Principal of the Year by K–12 Dive. Henry is the author of the newl...

Matthew Rhoads, Ed. D. is an expert and innovator in educational technology and instructional strategy integration within online, blended, and traditional in-person classroom settings. As a practicing technology leader, trainer, integrationist, and coach in Adult Education, K-12, and Higher Education, he develops EdTech tool integrations with research-based instructional strategies to drive instru...

Ryan Scott was kind enough to have me as a guest on his Big Ed Idea podcast! We had a great conversation about supporting, engaging, and empowering those you lead! We’re thrilled to be sponsored by Renaissance and IXL.  Learn more about Renaissance:   As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and r...

Dr. Dan Kreiness was kind enough to have me as a guest on his Leader of Learning podcast! We had a great conversation about supporting, engaging, and empowering those you lead! We’re thrilled to be sponsored by Renaissance and IXL.  Learn more about Renaissance:   As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with i...