Persistent Growth with Emily Parks
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.
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 Quotes
Emily 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 affirmation
3 questions and then BE QUIET and that is the hardest part
1. 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: frederick@frederickbuskey.com
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