The 3 Minute Podcast: Recent Episodes

The Kansas Learning Network

Bite-sized professional development focused on continuous school improvement. Each series is focused around a topic. Guests have 3 uninterrupted minutes to share their thinking. It is followed up by a question to push the audience's thinking. Focused on supporting Kansas Educators in continuous school improvement. A series from the Kansas Learning Network. A contract funded by the Kansas State Department of Education and administered by Southwest Plains Regional Service Center. For additional resources visit https://www.ksdetasn.org/kln.

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How do teams know they have the right people at the table? How can they be intentional about including the voices of all stakeholder groups? Denise Brown, State Trainer and Reading Specialist for KS MTSS & Alignment, shares her response through a lens of the evidence-based-practice of a multi-tiered system of support.

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What types of data should a team be analyzing and how often? Implementation Coach Kacie Olson shares her response using the lens of evidence-based practices.

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What are some goal(s) for data-based decision making? and How do you know a team is successfully using data to make decisions? Brown, State Trainer and Reading Specialist for KS MTSS & Alignment, shares her response through a lens of the evidence-based-practice of a multi-tiered system of support.

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How do teams find time for data-based decision making? How does a team know if it is effectively using data to make decisions? Implementation Coach Kacie Olson shares her response using the lens of evidence-based practices.

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How do teams find time for data-based decision making? How does a team know if it is effectively using data to make decisions? Implementation Coach Jessica Mossman shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools.

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How do you know a team is effectively collaborating? Implementation Coach Abi Sanny shares her response using the lens of evidence-based practices.

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How do you know a team is effectively collaborating? Implementation Coach Kayla Day shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools.

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What types of data should a team be analyzing and how often? Implementation Coach Jessica Mossman shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools.

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What is the common purpose and goals of the Building Leadership Team? Implementation Coach, Stephanie Bosiljevac shares her response using the lens of evidence-based practices.

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What is the common purpose and goals of the Building Leadership Team?--- Implementation Coach, Tonia Helm shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools.

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How do teams know they have the right people at the table? How can they be intentional about including the voices of all stakeholder groups? Implementation Coach, Casey Collins shares her response using the lens of evidence-based practices.

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How do teams know they have the right people at the table? How can they be intentional about including the voices of all stakeholder groups? Implementation Coach, Tonia Helm shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools. .

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How do you know a leadership team is successfully communicating? Implementation Coach Renee Hopper shares her response using the lens of evidence-based practices.

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How do you know a leadership team is successfully communicating? Implementation Coach Abi Sanny shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools.

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How do you know a team is successfully using data to make decisions? Implementation Coach Jessica Mossman shares her response using the lens of Adaptive Schools.

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What types of data should a team be analyzing and how often? Denise Brown, State Trainer and Reading Specialist for KS MTSS & Alignment, shares her response through a lens of the evidence-based-practice of a multi-tiered system of support.

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Mary Steward seeks to lead Wyandotte HS with belief, resilience, and optimism, and gives hope and opportunities  to all stakeholders.

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Fifth grade teacher Amanda Rucker shares about leveraging strengths toward  our ultimate goal - student achievement.

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Strengths - everyone has them! Lucas Sullian gathers them and puts the puzzle pieces together for success at Garden City Achieve.

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Is it a strength to admit that you have a lot to learn?  Heath Peine uses evidence to answer his own question.

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With what strengths do you lead? LaTisha Downing finds power in leading with your why and investing in relationships.

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Middle school teacher D’Andre Phillips shares about “unmastering” the skill of focusing on his weaknesses

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Tammy Martin makes the case for surrounding ourselves with colleagues whose strengths we might not personally possess.

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What 3 anchors help Lisa Walker manage tension among stakeholders to produce impact? What do those 3 anchors sound like? Listen and learn!

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Handling conflict  “above the table” positions stakeholders for dialogue and understanding, according to Chris Perry. 

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"People work" comes with conflict. Canise Salinas works with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and daily navigates emotions and learning.

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Facing conflict can bring us back to our why. That why provides a lens through which to navigate inevitable conflict, says Brian Houghton.

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“Healthy tension pushes thinking and allows relationships to stay intact,” says Jennifer Kramer.  

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Bite-sized professional development focused on continuous school improvement. Each series is focused around a topic. The second series is Navigating Tensions. Guests have 3 uninterrupted minutes to share their thinking. It is followed up by a question to push the audience's thinking. Focused on supporting Kansas Educators in continuous school improvement. A series from the Kansas Learning Network. A contract funded by the Kansas State Department of Education and administered by Southwest Plains Regional Service Center. For additional resources visit https://www.ksdetasn.org/kln. 

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What do teacher leaders actually contribute to the school community and the profession? Naomi Sevart shares about the potential for every teacher to function as a teacher leader.

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Veteran teacher Crissy Hall shares principles and beliefs that guide her work as an impactful teacher leader in an urban school. She speaks with credibility, efficacy, as one who continues to walk the walk in the profession.

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How might every learner benefit from working with a skilled teacher leader/coach? Amanda Williamson's story of how a teacher leader/coach invested in her early in her career reveals how she approaches opportunities in the profession today.

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How does providing teacher leadership opportunities help to keep teachers in the profession? Heath Hogan’s experiences in helping teachers see a wide perspective in the profession show us some broad horizons for how to strengthen teacher leadership.

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Where do teacher leaders come from? April’s story of relentless growth and taking full advantage of opportunities gives us some insight into that question.

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How do teacher leaders contribute to school improvement? Principal Jody Foster leverages teacher leaders on the building leadership team to provide representation and advocacy to move the needle on school improvement.

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One tenacious teacher leader + a sense of urgency + skilled intervention =  impact for students. Melissa Morgan, instructional coach, shares about a time she influenced other adults to join her in serving struggling students.

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Bite-sized professional development focused on continuous school improvement. Each series is focused around a topic. The first series is Teacher Leaders. Guests have 3 uninterrupted minutes to share their thinking. It is followed up by a question to push the audience's thinking. Focused on supporting Kansas Educators in continuous school improvement. A series from the Kansas Learning Network. A contract funded by the Kansas State Department of Education and administered by Southwest Plains Regional Service Center. For additional resources visit https://www.ksdetasn.org/kln.