College-focused rapid rehousing aims to support students facing housing instability all the way through graduation. Listen to, "How These Schools Worked With Community Groups to Fight College Homelessness," written by Jessica Wolin, Jennifer Wilking, and Molly Calhoun. This piece is read by John Ludas.

Check out the full story at https://shelterforce.org/2024/11/27/how-these-schools-worked-with-community-groups-to-fight-college-homelessness/

How These Schools Worked With Community Groups to Fight College Homelessness

Lauren tells that she was inspired to write the book, The Leader Inside, because of her journey and the people who mentored her along the way, including her parents who were teachers and a special teacher who she names on the show. 

She told us a story about how George Couros challenged her to blog and then eventually write a book. She writes to reflect on her learning, and the pieces about coaching and mentoring resonated most, which led her to the content and the title of her book. 

She hopes that the book will help people to recognize their gifts and amplify them for themselves and others.

She tells us a story about her own growth and the realization that it's special to be able to collaborate with people and learn through interactions with others. 

Lauren calls out the importance and nobility in having a career in education. Don’t miss what she says about intentionally identifying your personal core values and then connecting them to the vision and mission of your school or district. 

Joe asked about the power of mentorship. Lauren dives into her former role as a mentor coordinator and the need for a great mentor match, especially in early-career educators. 

She reminds us about mentoring standards and professional learning networks that can both guide and support our work. 

In the mentor-mentee relationship, the mentee has a ton of value and the framing should be that both people are learning with and from one another. 

She talks about her reading habits, reading more than one book at a time, and what she calls “slow reading.” 

Lauren says that it’s the leader’s job to create structure and processes for others to lead.

The Leader Inside with Lauren Kaufman

#130 is a 30-minute solo episode.

A quick life update followed by some questions that I asked ChatGPT to come up with to help me reflect on where I am and get some clarity on my next steps.

If it provides just a little comfort and support to someone who's in a similar position, then I'll be glad a took the time to record it and feel a little better about my slightly self-indulgent, cringe-worthy ramblings.

Enjoy!

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#130 | Solo Episode | Life goals, clarity, cringe & more

We found the theme song for the EdSurge Podcast on a free music library years ago, after spending hours clicking around searching for the right sound. The music turns out to have an unusual origin story, as we learned when we tracked down the artist this week for a conversation about the intersection of music, creativity and teaching.

What We Learned About Teaching and Creativity By Commissioning a New Podcast Theme Song

When Baltimore got funding for a round of school renovations, the state directed it to design schools that would also advance neighborhood revitalization—and it learned some lessons about why that's not always so simple. Ariel H. Bierbaum reads, "Rebuilding Together: How One Baltimore Program Advanced Both Education and Community Development," her latest piece in Shelterforce.

Rebuilding Together: How One Baltimore Program Advanced Both Education and Community Development

Mark and Clayton sit down with local actor Denise Dal Vera to learn about the SAG-AFTRA labor union. Later in the show, Mark and Clayton discuss headlines about charter schools, a labor win in Wisconsin as well as the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 

Episode 20: SAG-AFTRA and News Roundup

A common refrain heard by locals opposed to new housing developments is that area schools can’t absorb the increase in students they’ll bring. As the nation approaches an “enrollment cliff,” the data tells a different story. Shelby R. King reads her latest story for Shelterforce, "Fact Check: New Housing Doesn’t Lead to Overcrowded Schools."

Read the story at https://shelterforce.org/2024/12/03/fact-check-new-housing-doesnt-lead-to-overcrowded-schools/

Fact Check: New Housing Doesn’t Lead to Overcrowded Schools

BYU-Idaho provides numerous resources for students to gain hands-on experience in their fields, particularly through opportunities like teaching practicums for education majors. The university’s education program supports students by matching them with tailored practicum placements and providing mentorship to ensure their success.

Education practicums provide real-world teaching experience

In hour one, Michelle shares organizing and strike updates from across the labor movement. In hour two, Mark and Clayton interview CPS Board Member Dr. Kareem Moffett to discuss the recent district restructure. After the interview, Mark and Clayton share their thoughts on the failed Kroger-Albertson's merger and reminisce about Frisch's. 

Episode 21: Organizing Updates & Dr. Kareem Moffett

This is Season 6, Episode  of FocusED, and it features our guest, Nathan Tanner; we discuss what it means to be an unconquerable leader…and so much more.

Nathan Tanner Brings a Tons of Experience to FocusED Listeners

Nathan Tanner is an executive coach who helps CEOs, founders, and high impact leaders scale themselves and their companies. He has coached leaders at high growth startups and bellwether companies including DoorDash, Google, Autodesk, Electronic Arts, LinkedIn, Procter & Gamble, and Lyft.

Prior to becoming a full-time coach, Nathan was the vice president of people at Neighbor. Prior to Neighbor, Nathan spent half a decade at DoorDash where he was hired as the head of HR and scaled the company from 250 to more than 5,000 employees. There he built the company’s first leadership development program and coached more than half of the executive team. 
Prior to DoorDash, Nathan held several roles on the HR team at LinkedIn. He started his career on Wall Street at Lehman Brothers where he had a front-row seat to the largest bankruptcy in history.

Nathan is the author of two books, Not Your Parents' Workplace and his new book, The Unconquerable Leader. Nathan has been an advisor at Y Combinator and has written for Forbes, Inc., Fast Company and other publications. He's an IRONMAN triathlete, holds an MBA from BYU, and was trained as an executive coach at the Co-Active Training Institute. Nathan lives with his wife and their four children in southern Utah.

FocusED Show Notes with Guest Nathan Tanner

Run an experiment; it may not work, but you’ll learn something from it. ~ Nathan Tanner

Nathan starts by telling us that too much of our leadership training is focused on the “external” work, such as technical skills for hiring, training, and supporting others, versus the “internal” work, including mental and emotional resilience. 

Nathan tells us a story about being stretched thin at work and how he responded. Too often, we don’t even check ourselves when the warning signs are clear. 

Nathan says that the leadership burnout can happen to anyone, especially people with the best of intentions. 

Nathan dives into the strategies for managing our emotions. He mentions four. The first is the “unsent angry letter.” 

He tells us about the “power of walking,” including the science behind it. 

Nathan does an exercise of deep breathing with all of his clients. This slows our heart rate and helps with a number of physiological benefits.

You’ll want to hear what he says about practicing gratitude. 
Character creation: 1. Identify 2-3 characters who you play in your life (husband, father, leader, brother, etc.), 2. Define how you need to show up in each of these characters, 3. Pick the times that you need to be any of these characters. 

One major challenge to the character creation strategy is shifting between them. We have to pause and intentionally make the change. 

Joe asks Nathan about how new leaders can avoid mistakes. Nathan responds by saying that consistency is the most important strategy. 

He told the story of the 49ers and how staying the course is critical, especially when you have clear principles.

Nathan tells us about how he continues to learn and grow, including his reading strategy, which is 30 books a year for the last 10 years. 

He has a “daily practice,” and he knows that when he does these practices consistently, he shows up at his best. 

In life the challenge is not to figure how best to play the game but rather to figure out what game you’re playing. ~ Nathan Tanner

The Unconquerable Leader with Nathan Tanner

Shelterforce is nonprofit and independent publication that covers topics from community planning to racial equity, affordable housing to the future of community development, and how policy intersects with it all. Here you can listen to authors read their latest Shelterforce articles, as well as our interviews with folks on the ground. For more, go to shelterforce.org.

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The BYU-Idaho Radio Podcast includes local news, interviews, and BYU-Idaho devotional addresses. Check out our other podcasts for more content: BYU-Idaho Radio Headlines, BYU-Idaho Radio's The Spot, and BYU-Idaho Disciple Journeys.

A political radio show that looks at political issues effecting working class Americans. The radio show is hosted by labor union members Mark Niehaus, Michelle Dunn and Clayton Adams. Boiling Point is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Music played removed from recordings.

A weekly podcast about the future of learning. Join host Jeff Young and other EdSurge reporters as they sit down with educators, innovators and scholars for frank and in-depth conversations.

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"(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of someone or something."

Welcome to the Insight Podcast.

A space to discuss science, psychology, mental health and more.

I hope these conversations inspire insight and wisdom in you, and help you find clarity, calm and connection.

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