School Sparks with Dr. Desi Cameron

In this episode, I share three things to get you started to focus on building inclusive language at your school. This is a start and not a definitive list! Hope it’s helpful!

Ground rules set the expectation of how to show up and engage in a meeting. They can echo the why, the how, and improve engagement.

For leaders: Leadership is hard and often isolating. In this episode, I share 3 things that make leaders feel alone and 3 things you can do about it!

This is for teachers and leaders: I share 4 guidelines for attention getters that work!

In this episode, I share 5 things administrators most want from teachers: 1. Do your job really well in the classroom, 2. Speak well of and support the school, 3. Contribute to the life of the school beyond the classroom (showing up matters!), 4. Seek to learn and grow, 5. Collaborate with administrators - ask questions and share your ideas.

In this episode, I share 5 things teachers most want from administrators: 1. To be trusted and treated like professionals, 2. To be seen, valued, and appreciated, 3. For administrators to have teachers’ backs, 4. To not waste teachers’ time, 5. To be supported and encouraged to grow

This episode is for anyone who works at a school: rather than spending time gossiping or having a meeting after a meeting, bring your concern to the right people. Otherwise gossiping just becomes this negative spiral that doesn’t go anywhere. Also, don’t assume that leadership at a school is aware of the problem unless you bring it to them. And, break free from the us versus them mindset. We all are working at a school together and want to be in it together.

For all who work at a school: I lay out 5 questions to ponder to help break you out of a perfectionist’s mindset and move toward accomplishing the work with less stress!

This is for anyone: 1. Write down (and perhaps share with someone) what you’re grateful for, at least three things each day: specific moments, people, lessons, etc. 2. Express gratitude for others: by email, text, handwritten note, to share the impact they make and what you most appreciate about them!

For anyone who works at a school: 4 ways to incorporate music into the life of your school for positive change!