Bringing Humanity Back to Educational Leadership with Amber Dembowski Transformative Principal 338

<p><a href="http://amberdembowski.com">Amber Dembowski</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/amberdembowski">Twitter</a>) is a principal of two elementary buildings and founder of emBOSSed Leadership.</p> <p>Mindful leadership embedded within instructional leadership.</p> <p><a href="https://amberdembowski.com/mindsetpodcast">Amber’s podcast</a></p> <ul> <li>Worked in many different facets of education - from para professional to teacher to instructional coach to university to principal.</li> <li>Bringing staff together for professional learning opportunities</li> <li><a href= "http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol15/num06/4-common-mistakes-instructional-leaders-make-and-how-to-avoid-them.aspx"> Article</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="1.focusingtoomuchonstudentoutcomes">1. Focusing too much on student outcomes</h2> <h2 id="2.stayingoutofteachers%E2%80%99way">2. Staying out of teachers’ way</h2> <ul> <li>4 types of teachers: notables (top 20%), classics (40% of teachers, need development), interim amateurs (20% of teachers, not living up to potential right now because of…), sideliners (<20%).</li> <li>Are you happy at work? Do you feel successful at work? I notice statements. Don’t let them consume your time.</li> <li>Can work through these throughout the day and circumstances.</li> </ul> <h2 id="3stayingbusy">3 Staying busy</h2> <ul> <li>Staying busy isn’t the same as being productive</li> <li><a href="http://jethrojones.com/idealweek">Eisenhower matrix</a></li> <li><a href="amberdembowski.com/podcast">Mindset Podcast</a></li> <li>Find the things that are important</li> <li>Schedule the things that are important. Getting into the classroom during instruction.</li> </ul> <h2 id="4alwaysseekingoutwaystocritique">4 Always seeking out ways to critique</h2> <ul> <li>Are we sharing feedback to help, fix, or serve?</li> <li>Glow and grow feedback is actually harmful.</li> <li>Gallup found that when employees are given primarily positive feedback 98% will be given</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2VRScov">9 lies about work</a></li> <l