What Every School Leader Needs To Know About Managing Innovation Fatigue

Being a school leader can be lonely and isolating. Join us for the premiere episode of Leading Innovation: Where school leaders talk about what we're thinking, saying, and doing to guide our schools today. We kick off the first segment with a discussion about the need for school leaders to share ideas and strategies, then dive into the challenge of managing "innovation fatigue." Listen in as we drill down on how some school leaders use data to rebalance school priorities and reduce teacher burnout while maximizing student achievement. Follow on Twitter:  @MicrosoftEDU @DinaMGhobashy @GOALACADEMY @frankchip2 @jonharper70bd @bamradionetwork Related Resources – MicrosoftEDU: See how schools worldwide are collaborating to transform learning and deliver sustained success Jamie Trujillo serves as the Chief Information Officer for GOAL Academy. In this role, Jamie is directly responsible for leading GOAL Academy’s technology efforts and enabling digital transformation across the School, with a passion to prepare students for a life centered around technology. Jamie is a 20-year veteran of the Tech industry. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in IT Administration from Western Governors University. He possesses 13 technical industry certifications, ranging from the CompTIA A+, Security+, and Network+ to the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Messaging (MCSA). Jamie is a fifth-generation native of Western Colorado. Prior to joining GOAL Academy, Jamie was the worldwide Director of Information Technology for Doss Aviation (now L3 Harris) based in Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Jamie is an active member of the Colorado Association of Leaders in Educational Technology (CALET) and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Pueblo West Chamber of Commerce. In his free time, Jamie enjoys spending time with his wonderful family, officiating high school basketball games, and the great outdoors of Colorado. Dina Ghobashy is passionate about achieving positive social impact through education and she sees technology as a catalyst for realizing this vision.  She currently champions schoolwide education transformation and manages school leader strategy and programs at Microsoft. Dina possesses a broad background in technology and its effective application to transform teaching and learning.   She led academic innovation at the French American International School in San Francisco and at Intel Corporation, she advised and supported schools and governments worldwide on transforming education using technology.  She spent the early part of her career at Intel developing expertise in business analysis, process improvement coaching, adult learning, requirements discovery, program management, change management, and software development.  Dina holds a Master’s in Education Technology from Columbia University, a Master’s in Computer Engineering from West Virginia University, and a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical and Communications Engineering from Cairo University. Frank Chiappone is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft with a focus on School Leaders and IT audiences. He loves to go deep on how institutions undertake digital transformation, the challenges they face in implementing and driving technology adoption in the classroom, and learning how Microsoft can best deliver innovation to help institutions around the world enable student success. This is his 14th year with Microsoft Education. Prior to joining Microsoft, Frank was an Emmy-award winning journalist with more than 22 years spent in television newsrooms around the country. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso. Outside of work he’s either spending time with his family, playing lot of pickleball, or cooking something in the kitchen.