In this episode, Dr. Becky Hornberger has a conversation with school safety experts, Dr. Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger, about their approach to helping schools address the topic of school safety. Tune in to dive deeper into why you should shift from a ‘response’ mindset to a mindset of prevention and learn ways to integrate school safety into your daily building culture. To learn even more, sign up for OAESA’s Virtual Second in Command Institute where today’s guests will present a session and share even more about this important topic.  Resources from the conversation:  Visit the Educator's School Safety Network Website, https://eschoolsafety.org/ Learn more about their training opportunities: https://eschoolsafety.org/schedule  Check out the School Safety Free Period podcast: https://eschoolsafety.org/podcast 

With so many ed-tech options available, this episode focuses on the importance of evaluating the efficacy of these digital resources. Dr. Becky Hornberger’s conversation with Hee Jin Bang, VP of Efficacy, Research, and Evaluation at Age of Learning—OAESA’s newest corporate partner— and Carmen Alvarez, Early Childhood director at Harlingen Consolidated Independent SD in Texas shares details about an opportunity for Ohio educators to take part in a research study evaluating Age of Learning’s unique resources My Reading Academy and My Math Academy.   Episode Resources: Overview of Research on My Math Academy and My Reading Academy Informational flyer with link to My Reading Academy Research Recruitment Informational flyer with link to My Math Academy Research Recruitment

As the school year draws to a close, we hope you are as excited as we are for our upcoming Annual Professional Conference, Stay Gold: Honoring Our Past. Inspiring Your Future. To share in this excitement, Dr. Becky Hornberger sits down with current OAESA Board President and opening keynote speaker for our summer conference, Carrie Sanchez. In this conversation, Carrie shares insights on her leadership journey, the importance of being involved with your professional associations, and key takeaways from her upcoming keynote at this year’s Professional Conference, Stay Gold. Thank you to our corporate sponsor, Horace Mann, for supporting this podcast.   

This episode highlights Inclusive Instructional Leadership – or IIL - programs offered through the University of Cincinnati Systems Development & Improvement Center, also known as the UC-SDI Center. These programs include OLi4, AIPL, and the Central Office Project, all of which are focused on the importance of inclusive leadership practices from the top down. Dr. Becky Hornberger is joined by Dr. Rodney Harrelson of RTH Strategic Planning and Consulting, and Dr. Libby Wallick, Research Associate at the UC-SDI Center, both of whom are deeply involved in all three IIL projects. Their rich conversation with participants, coaches, and facilitators shares how these programs have increased their knowledge and skill in the use of inclusive instructional leadership to engage ALL students more effectively—regardless of classroom or school assignment—in strong core instruction. OLi4 –– Colleen Kornish, OLi4 coach and consultant at State Support Team Region 9 and Ashley Weber, Lexington Elementary School Principal in Marlington Local Schools, join the conversation to share their experience with the program. Click HERE for more details and registration information for OLi4.  AiPL –– Paula Ekis, AiPL coach, Dave Purins, Poland Middle School Principal, and Nick Henry, Poland MS 4th grade teacher, join the conversation to share their experience with the program. Click HERE for more details and registration information for AiPL. Central Office Project –– Rodney Harrelson shares his experience working with the Central Office Project and insights on the importance of developing central office leadership. Click HERE for detailed information about the Central Office Project.

What is the story behind the Savannah Bananas and what the heck does a minor league baseball team have to do with educational leadership?!? Find out more about the Thursday afternoon keynote speaker at the Professional Conference in June in this conversation with TJ Ebert, OAESA Zone 6 Director, and Jared Orton, keynote speaker and president of the Savannah Bananas baseball team. Many thanks to Curriculum Associates for generously supporting this podcast.

Audrey Staton-Thompson, OAESA Minority Representative, discusses key issues that the Ohio Alliance of Black School Educators is working on with educational partners across the state. Her conversation with Thanda Maceo, OABSE President, and Tyrone Olverson, co-chair of the Superintendent Commission for OABSE, highlights the mission and work of OABSE to address equity issues and long-term funding, literacy and literacy skills, mental health and establishing positive learning cultures, and the educational leadership pipeline.   Show notes: Join in the conversation with OABSE leaders at OAESA’s upcoming spring meeting on March 14th via Zoom. Click HERE for more information and registration. Plan to attend OABSE’s conference, April 20-22 at the Columbus Hilton at Polaris! Learn more about their work and register for the conference at their website, https://www.oabse.org/. Tyrone Olverson shared his book, Beyond Theory: Practical Strategies making a Difference in Schools. Click HERE to get your copy on Amazon.   Many thanks to Renaissance for their generous support of this podcast. 

In this episode, sponsored by FranklinCovey, we speak with Principal Navigator author, Jolene Reinhart, who writes about ways to choose and create joy. She is a former teacher, principal, ESC consultant, and leadership coach, having served 39 years in the Summit and Cuyahoga County area. Her vast opportunities to be a leader and to research leadership are some of her greatest gifts of the profession. She is now semi-retired, still passionate about being a lead learner, and choosing joy every day. Recommended Reading: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (view on Amazon) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (view on Amazon) More 7 Habits resources on FranklinCovey’s website Informational brochure about Leader in Me.

As November comes to a close, we have gratitude fresh on our minds, and with all of the research out there about the benefits of gratitude practice on our emotional well-being we would like to encourage our listeners to extend this practice beyond the month of November and create a process in your lives. So for all of you out there wondering how a busy administrator can fit this beneficial practice into your hectic schedule, we have invited OAESA member and former NAESP state representative on the OAESA  board, Cathryn Rice to share how she made gratitude a daily dose of self-care vitamins rather than first aid for feeling bad.    Sponsored by Lexia. 

In this episode, Dr. Becky Hornberger has a conversation with Scott Hunt, Executive Director of ODE Field Relations, to thank Ohio’s principals and share some updates and resources from ODE to support the important work of educational leaders. Tune in to learn how the Office of Field Relations is working to build a bridge between the Department and practitioners. Scott Hunt also shares how ODE has used their key priorities to build the Future Forward Ohio initiative. Resources shared in this episode: Future Forward Ohio: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Future-Forward-Ohio Future Forward Ohio Spotlights: School and district leaders, share your story! Schools and districts that have used emergency relief funds to launch promising practices are invited to share their stories by completing this brief survey. Plan to address literacy: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy ACE Educational Savings Account Program: aceohio.org

"Prioritizing Teaching and Learning" Featuring Jim Gay, OLAC Project Co-Director   In lieu of a new episode of Leaders AdvantEDGE, OAESA is highlighting an episode of OLAC's Lead the Way podcast that is the perfect lead up to our summer conference. Equity is a core value to Ohio’s strategic plan, Each Child Our Future and to Each Child Means Each Child, Ohio’s plan to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. In episode 17 of OLAC's podcast, "Prioritizing Teaching and Learning," three educators discuss how equity is defined in their work. Two regional state support team consultants and a district superintendent share their views on how the prioritization of teaching and learning impacts equity in a variety of settings.