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Meet Creighton Jaster, the Director of Innovative Learning at LAMAR CISD, TX. After 16 years in the district, Creighton took on this new challenge of leading and learning. He has been a teacher, coach, department lead, Assistant Principal, Principal, and now Director. We will discuss all things leadership, education, Texas, and more. Join us LIVE at 4:15 EST on the #ELB podcast Thursday, September 5th, 2024 This podcast is sponsored by IXL Personalized Learning. IXL is used by more than 1 million teachers each day. It is also the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Learn more here: ixl.com/elb

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