Episode Details

Shannon Buerk is the Founder and CEO of engage2learn, a leading provider of Education Intelligence through smart professional learning, job-embedded coaching, and related technology solutions since 2011. Educator turned entrepreneur, she has emerged as a thought leader on educational leadership, organizational culture, and systems thinking. Buerk recently published Connect the Dots: Utilizing Education Intelligence to Accelerate Growth, Retain Talent, and Optimize Outcomes.

Show Highlights

• Convert PD from a burden to a benefit. Tips to redesign PD for your staff.
• Connect the Dots with an elegant solution to measure what you really value.
• Create a growth-based system to provide measurable educator growth and avoid random feedback.
• Teachers are the talent you need to focus on. Generate support for educator growth to lead to student growth.
• Evidence-based recognition is a critical and complete game changer.
• A Ruckus Maker perspective about teacher prep programs, certification, and evaluation.
• Understanding learning styles, how the brain works to truly engage all learners.

"What's not working, which includes one size fits all PD. It's easy enough to say 'differentiate' and it's very difficult to do in terms of systems. The first step is looking at the system as more competency based."

-Shannon Buerk

"The idea of evidence-based recognition and evidence-based feedback based on evidence of practice is what can truly change the culture. It puts the agency back in the professional's hands and you're saying, 'Here's a piece of evidence of practice that I'd like feedback on,' and they're giving feedback."

-Shannon Buerk

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