EP#78 | More Teachers and More Leaders: Dr. Shane Hotchkiss on How to Improve Education in the Future

In both Virginia and Pennsylvania, Shane Hotchkiss has over 23 years of combined educational and managerial experience. He's worked as a fourth grade teacher, an elementary reading specialist, an elementary assistant principal, an elementary principal, and an assistant superintendent. Dr. Hotchkiss has also taught at Wilkes University, Cabrini College, and Wilson College as an adjunct professor.   Shane graduated from Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, with a doctorate in educational leadership. He got his Master's Degree in Education from Mansfield University in Mansfield, PA, along with a Reading Specialist certification. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Mansfield University.   Often, discussions on the future of employment focus on how we prepare kids. We seldom take a step back and consider what work may look like today for the grownups in the company. We now have the chance to explore the best of both worlds and what options exist for how we spend our time and resources, especially now that we've seen what working remotely may look like.   Shane joins me today to discuss his daring vision for his district, as well as how he models and leads an innovative culture through cultivating empathy. We also address how to stay creative as an adult and educator, how to recognize your talents and personality, and so much more.   0:00 Introduction 1:24 Introducing Shane Hotchkiss and his journey as a leader over a decade 6:42 How to keep being creative as an adult and educator? 9:50 Assessments for identifying your strengths and personality 10:55 How to encourage creativity among a team as a leader? 16:22 Preparing for the future today: what's the meaning of this statement in practice 23:45 Shane's views on the relationship between leadership and social influence 29:24 What did Shane have to learn and relearn during his experience as a leader 34:33 Shane's take on what we should do to improve education in the future: more teachers and more leaders   Leading Teams That Work Better Together Workshop: https://designingschools.org/workshops   Connect with Shane Hotchkiss:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-hotchkiss-29004037/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shane_hotchkiss   Connect with me, Dr. Sabba Quidwai:   Website: https://designingschools.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabba-quidwai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/askMsQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designing_schools/