Persistent Growth with Emily Parks

Show Notes, Episode 34: Persistent Growth with Emily Parks About this show: We are all teachers here, right? So, I can be honest, Right? We love all children equally and we have no favorites. That said, there are always those students who give us energy. They bring a passion for learning that inspires us to be at our best. I had those kinds of learners when I was a middle school teacher, when I was a professor at Clemson University, and I have them now as I work with APs in the APEx program. In fact, today’s guest is one of those special “students” because she is passionate about her learning, always brings her A game, and inspires me to be better.Notable QuotesEmily Parks:“If I want my teachers to grow and learn and be better, and I want my students to learn and grow and be better, then I have to learn and grow and be better” “Professional learning has to be a priority” “[5 minute coaching] gets them to be reflective without me trying to push them into being reflective” “One thing that I really liked about my APEx experience is that it exposed me to areas of leadership that I may have not realized on my own that I did need” “Keep on learning and keep on growing… the world is changing and education is growing and if we aren’t changing, we are going to get left behind” Frederick:“It isn’t about fixing stuff, it isn’t about making the world perfect, it’s just about making things a little bit better” “One of the things we can do better is to make our own learning and our own growth goals more transparent to teachers” “We can’t manage time; we have to manage priorities” “5 minute coaching:Start with a positive affirmation3 questions and then BE QUIET and that is the hardest part1.     What else is going well?2.     Were there any surprises?3.     Would you do anything differently?” “APEx is a community without professional development, not professional development with a community” Links:John Maxwell: https://www.johnmaxwell.com/start-your-journey/Brian Mendler:https://www.tlc-sems.com/Brian-Mendler/ My email: [email protected] The Assistant Principal Podcast website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/appodcast.html Sign up for the daily leadership email: https://mailchi.mp/c15c68e6df32/specialedition Website: www.frederickbuskey.comBlog: www.frederickbuskey.com/blog (reposts of the daily email)