How Do We Turn Ideas Into Action

Release Date: 10/08/2021

Description: In this episode, I chat about how as a society we put unrealistic expectations on ourselves causing more stress.  This is officially the start of the holiday season lets look at things from another perspective and enjoy the end of the year, not stress the end of the year. Let's stay connected www.nanceciasca.com Stay connected with me on Facebook and Instagram @nsciasca Facebook   Instagram  @nsciasca Buy “Unleash Your Curiosity” here!  https://www.amazon.com/Unleash-Your-Curiosity-Transformational-Autoimmune/dp/1725758547

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Release Date: 12/08/2021

Authors: Eric Anderson

Description: Eric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Egil (@EgilCo) and Ivar Østhus (@ivarconr), brothers and co-creators of the open-source feature management platform, Unleash. It’s a real family business, with Egil acting as CEO and Ivar the CTO of the company. Over beers and burgers, the two decided to bring their strengths together for a feature toggle tool that transforms DevOps and continuous deployment pipelines. In this episode we discuss: Ivar as a pioneer in the trunk-based development space Word of mouth and old colleagues bringing Unleash to new companies Assessing a contributor’s personality and mindset Resolving a deadlock scenario on a feature launch day without impacting customers Why feature flagging is fundamental to true DevOps Links: Unleash

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Release Date: 12/19/2018

Description: The Getting Smart team visits a lot of schools, well north of 100 this year. Most were primarily public urban schools, about half were purpose-built schools opened in the last 20 years, and the other half were (at least partially) transformed schools. More than half were district schools, some were charter schools, and there were also a few private schools. And the key factor that tied them all together was that they almost all had some kind of “next generation” characteristics, such as personalized and competency-based learning, project-based learning, and encouraging of design-thinking and maker activities. The team has learned a lot from these school visits and believe they are the best form of professional learning.   In this podcast, Tom and Emily summarize 10 lessons from this year’s school visits.   Key Takeaways: [:15] About today’s episode. [1:05] Emily and Tom discuss what they have been up to. [1:27] Emily elaborates on why she believes school visits are so key to professional learning. [1:58] Emily summarizes what Getting Smart looks for in school visits. [3:25] Emily kicks off the first of 10 lessons learned: culture is key. [6:09] The second important lesson: students are known and cared for. [8:14] Lesson number three: great schools have a foundational set of ideas. [11:50] Lesson four: getting really intentional about outcomes. [14:36] Lesson five: it’s important that the structures support deep work. [16:36] Lesson six: shared, public work. [19:38] Lesson seven: talent matters. [22:02] Lesson eight: distribute and broaden leadership roles. [23:59] Lesson nine: learning environments matter. [26:28] Lesson ten: establishing partnerships is key. [28:34] Emily and Tom reflect on their top ten list and wrap up this week’s episode.   Mentioned in This Episode: “100+ Middle and High Schools Worth Visiting,” by Getting Smart Staff “70 Elementary Schools Worth Visiting,” by Getting Smart Staff Science Leadership Academy Thrive Public Schools High Tech High Learner-Centered Innovation: Spark Curiosity, Ignite Passion and Unleash Genius, by Dr. Katie Martin Portrait of a Graduate Katherine R. Smith Elementary School Big Picture Philadelphia The Workshop School Share Your Learning @ShareYourLearn Singapore American School Opportunity Culture Envision City Arts and Tech School Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy Purdue Polytechnic Institute XQ Super School Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students' Networks, by Julie Freeland Fisher   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

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Release Date: 10/15/2021

Description: In this episode, I share the life lessons that I learned from Mother Nature.  Mostly how her wisdom helps me to grow my business and see things from a different perspective.  This is a powerful episode with a lot of Aha - Appreciations, and Insights.  Enjoy.  Leave me a voice memo love to hear from you. www.nanceciasca.com Facebook   Instagram Buy “Unleash Your Curiosity” here!

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