by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Sep 19, 2023 | Call to Leaders, Holistic Education, Podcast
Leading Like a Teacher with Miriam Plotinsky The further away administrators get from their roots as teachers, the more they forget what it’s like to be in the trenches. The result is often either a real or perceived lack of empathy for teachers. Both teachers and...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | May 17, 2022 | Call to Leaders, Podcast
School Leaders & Lessons from the Pandemic with Doug Roberts May 17, 2022 We’ve all learned so much from the pandemic, and school leaders and superintendents are no exception. In addition, things that we knew from being inside the schools have been spotlighted to...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | May 10, 2022 | Call to Leaders, Podcast
Treating Higher Ed as an Investment with Ken Ruggiero May 10, 2022 Being a parent is hard. Being a parent of a child who will one day graduate from high school and have to make decisions about what to do next is even more difficult. And they’re one and the same. In...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Apr 5, 2022 | Call to Leaders, Podcast
Stop Thinking and Start Taking Action with Don Soifer and Ashley Campbell April 5, 2022 “Think Tanks” became popular in the 1960s, and even more so in the 1980s as a way for experts to research and develop ideas for policy and change. But if we spend all our time...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Dec 7, 2021 | Call to Leaders, Models, Podcast
Empowering Learners & Educating Their Guides December 7, 2021 We know that learning is challenging for many kids, especially when schools rely on a prescribed curriculum that’s voted on from the top–not with individual kids’ needs in mind. Seeing all the...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Nov 30, 2021 | Call to Leaders, Holistic Education, Podcast
Breaking Down Barriers to Change Laws in Arizona with Emily Anne Gullickson November 30, 2021 Arizona is a national leader in education reform, having recently passed one of the most robust education reform bills in the nation. The goal? To showcase that seat time...