A perfect storm is upon us and educators are in the middle of it. Identity issues often incite and divide us, but they are actually our way out of the storm. This is what this episode’s guests, Andrew Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley, posit. In their latest book, The Age of Identity, they seek to shed light on this topic to help educators make meaning of this h ... Show More
May 2025
From Compliance to Courage: Reimagining Classrooms with Shane Safir & Sawsan Jaber
What does it take to turn classrooms into spaces of healing, empowerment, and belonging? What if education prioritized love, courage, and community over compliance? Educators and authors Shane Safir and Sawsan Jaber join Leaders Coaching Leaders to explore these questions in an e ... Show More
42m 57s
Mar 2023
Episode 106: What are the different types of Assessment and how Insights can help teachers assess their classroom
<p>Steel plates, Finnish cuisine, and more. In this episode, Andy, Robin and Adam talk about the different assessment types and how Insights can help teachers. What is Insights? What famous TIMSS question throws kids off? Plus, Andy and Adam break down the depths Insights goes in ... Show More
24m 36s
Apr 2023
Create True Belonging & Heal The World w/ Brené Brown EP 1420
<p>Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and (currently enraged) Texan who’s spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.</p><p><a href="https://lewishowes.com/mindset">https://lewishowes.com/mindset</a> - Order a copy of my new book The Gre ... Show More
48m 41s
Sep 2023
How to build better relationships between kids, parents, and ourselves (w/ Dr. Becky Kennedy)
One of the most important things that humans do is learning how to relate – to ourselves, one another, and, crucially, to our parents. Dr. Becky Kennedy, who was deemed the “Millennial Parenting Whisperer” by Time Magazine, might understand this better than anyone. In this episod ... Show More
35m 20s
Apr 2024
Special Episode: Eric talks to Kids About Their Good and Bad Wolves!
In this very special episode, Eric meets with several students from a school in Colorado. Their counselor, Ms. Rebecca has shared and discussed the parable of the two wolves with her students, and with the parents’ permission, invited Eric to “interview” the students.
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40m 15s
Jun 2020
S1 Ep15: "Hold The Line": The importance of structure and habits in raising teens
Nathan McGurl, the Founder of the Study Buddy, talks with Katharine Birbalsingh, Founder and Headmistress at Michaela Community School, author and speaker.
In this episode Katharine discusses why parents must maintain authority and discipline, and why it's something that child ... Show More
32m 59s