DisruptED Podcast

Rebecca Longawa joined our CEO class to share her story of perseverance and innovation. I KNOW you will love this one because she may have the coolest job(s) EVER while also being a wonderful person. Also, stay tuned to the end to catch the student discussion afterwards. It is always insightful to hear how our teenagers interpret the world and the people in it.

Jordan Paris, author of The Podcast Playbook and host of the The Growth Mindset University Podcast, joined my class Zoom discussion to share his story. If you're interested in learning how to education yourself and grow your skillset, you need to take notes during this episode.

Students / Teachers / Everyone You now have time. It's not about what you know. Internet. It's about what you can do and what you have done. It's cool, you can binge whatever you want over the next month, but I implore you to take a few breaks and watch some YouTube videos on the following skills business are looking to hire in 2020 and beyond. The fake world - invest in your resume. The real world - invest in the future. 1. Blockchain 2. Cloud Computing 3. Analytical Reasoning 4. Artificial Intelligence 5. UX Design 6. Business Analysis 7. Affiliate Marketing 8. Sales - https://amzn.to/33Q3kV9 9. Scientific Computing 10. Video Production 1. Creativity 2. Persuasion 3. Collaboration 4. Adaptability 5. Emotional Intelligence

Imagine that all of the variables controlled by school have been wiped clean. For example. There's no way to stop students from using the internet on work. There's no way to stop students from working with others on work. Well, that's what COVID-19 did to education. That's a lot of pressure and it's starting to reveal the cracks.

How did we get here? I'm now the teacher of an entrepreneurship class that is supposed to tour 80 businesses a year and shake the hands of up to 300 different community leaders. Enter COVID-19. Yeah that class is not going to work. In this episode I chronicle the last two and half weeks from the perspective of a teacher. It's been crazy...

Well, I'm back. This is episode one of season two and before we get into it I need to clear up a few things.

I have strong opinions on things that I know well, or that I THINK I know well. Standardized testing is polarizing, but I think the good guys/gals are starting to make progress. What do you think?

Two of my current students talk about leadership, ownership, and the first month of KCEO. If you want some hope for the future just listen to this.

Nothing is more frustrating than working with people that are 'EXCUSE FINDERS'! In this short talk I share what's happening with my students as they transition from Finding Excuses to Finding Solutions.

Establishing the right culture in your classroom or amongst your team is CRUCIAL! Here's what I focus on when establishing our KCEO culture: 1. You need to move everyone outside of their collective comfort zones. 2. You need to be 110% in as the leader. Participate and be almost over-the-top positive! 3. Build in time for reflection. Yes, teachers you need to teach students how to reflect.

I have three awesome classes and I get to completely renovate my room! What sort of creative technology equipment should I get???

So I'm not really an explicit goal setter, but with two weeks of summer freedom left I decided to reflect on what I hope my students accomplish this year. I hope my students... 1. learn about themselves. 2. learn about the world. 3. learn how to communicate with the world effectively. 4. tell me to get the HELL out of the way. Imagine what would happen if every high school student left with those four things??? My guess is that there would be a lot more happiness and a lot less anxiety. Could anything else be important enough to get in the way???

David Marquet is an inspiring guy. He developed his Intent-Based Leadership structure in the most top-down system I can think of...the military. I am so thankful he took some time to share his story and give us some behind-the-scenes information on his leadership philosophy. Do yourself a favor and buy his book, Turn The Ship Around, TODAY! http://davidmarquet-com.3dcartstores.com Also check out the following video resources: Leadership Nudges: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM6PvFiH_weNCMCnFynTNdg What is Leadership? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=pYKH2uSax8U

Riley Graham once got a phone call from the folks at LinkedIn and they told him he may be the most connected person on the platform. Riley joins me today to talk about building your personal or company brand specifically on LinkedIn. I know you'll really get value out of this. Listen until the end when he tears apart my LinkedIn profile and gives me a laundry list of things to improve! Take care and leave us a review on iTunes if you have the chance! Thank you so much for listening.

Skills + Confidence = Agency Agency is everything. I cannot think of a more important thing for schools and organizations to develop in their students/employees. Real translatable skills can be learned even if the larger task is unsuccessful. Don't worry about your small failures as long as you're acquiring more skills. Once you understand that you are, in fact, capable of acquiring and applying new skills you will build your confidence. Now you're capable of anything.

I REALLY struggle with this sometimes.... Who is going to say bad things about me? What will they say? Who am I to do anything? STOP! To let people that you don't even know or care about dictate YOUR happiness or future is insane.......but I still struggle with it. It gets easier though.

As we are starting to prepare for our FIFTH CEO class this September I wanted to share with you what we are working on. I am going to be documenting our entire CEO journey this year on this podcast and I would LOVE to know how you feel about it!

These are the three things that excite me most about education today: 1. The hardware is in place. Smart devices are everywhere. These tools, if we start to shift our thinking in education, can be used to create amazing things. Now that the hardware is in place...we need to work on the software or the operating system of education. 2. Communication Platforms. Social media is a lot of things. Some are good and some are bad. If we use it as an audience for students to showcase what they've created it can be a powerful tool. It also allows them to learn about themselves by consuming the content of others. 3. Everyone is ready and waiting. Private industry, non-profits, and everyone in between is aware that education needs to adapt. Guess what. They all want to help in a positive way. Reach out to local business and non-profit organizations and ask for help building a plan to make your school/classroom better. *Hint - I'd start with the Chamber of Commerce or EDC. They will know who from the local community would welcome you with open arms.

Let's all be honest with ourselves. Edtech conferences are largely BS. 1. Most people are their to further their careers. Just admit it and I'm cool with it. You have every right to do this. 2. The "revolutionary tools" are all just window dressings. Good teaching has never changed. The motivation of the new tool is directly related to it's novelty. That's it. Care about people and your students. See them as individuals and allow them to explore the world, themselves, and others. That's it.

I always hear people in schools and larger companies refer to some ambiguous yet omnipresent 'they'. Who are these people? Who is 'they'? Hint: Look in the mirror. If you're using THEM as an excuse, 'they' is actually referring to the system of which YOU are a part. If doing the right thing means being juxtaposed to the system...then do it. What if great teachers weren't anomalies? What if the system actually helped MAKE great teachers? Wow what a world that would be.