Schools Redefined: Recent Episodes
Abe Hege
Schools Redefined strives to enhance, support, and connect school leaders to reimagine and redefine schools with the purpose of cultivating our future generation of learners and leaders.
Old Blueprint: Great school leaders are superheroes who can do it all!
New Blueprint: Great school leaders focus on what matters the most!
In this weeks' episode, we are breaking the blueprint and reimagining school leadership. Abe talks about how you can stop trying to fix everything by establishing your core principles, identifying essential pillars, learning the power of high-impact prioritization, and managing your capacity.
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Lower-level questioning can hurt the engagement levels inside of your classrooms across the school. From tired and blank stares to heads on desks, we've all seen it when walking through classrooms. Sometimes, it's as simple as changing the questions our teachers ask daily. In this episode, we will explore how the Q-Chart (links below) can help engage students to think more critically and offer teachers an opportunity to ask better questions by using a simple resource.
Q-Chart (Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown): https://images.app.goo.gl/Kwo3zXZnc8GYy1rh9
Q-Chart (Black and White): https://images.app.goo.gl/A1uTtCrhptokuW127
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In this episode of the Schools Redefined podcast, Abe explores how to respond to a difficult or even angry parent concern. It can be tough to keep your cool when dealing with an angry person, but as school leaders, we have to set the tone and be the example. By listening, acknowledging, and asking questions, you too can handle angry parent concerns like a pro!
Get ready to be the leader you want to become, lead with confidence, and create a school that doesn't survive, but thrives!
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In this episode of the Schools Redefined podcast, Abe explores how to handle your school emails like a pro! Getting bogged down by your email account can cost you crucial time that you could be spending being in classrooms or coaching teachers. By setting boundaries, following the 2-minute rule, setting up folders, and having pre-made templates, you can manage your inbox like a pro!
Get ready to be the leader you want to become, lead with confidence, and create a school that doesn't survive, but thrives!
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In this episode of the Schools Redefined podcast, Abe explores how to make the most of your title-I funds. We explore different ways to use the funds and how you can get the most out of your funding to drive student achievement and culture!
Get ready to be the leader you want to become, lead with confidence, and create a school that doesn't survive, but thrives!
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In this episode of the Schools Redefined podcast, Abe explores boosting teacher morale - something that is on every school leader's mind. Discover how appreciation, the gift of time, sharing the good, and visibility go a long way in boosting morale and building a thriving school culture.
Get ready to be the leader you want to become, lead with confidence, and create a school that doesn't survive, but thrives daily!
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Welcome to the Summer Ready series reflective question #3 - How do you build capacity in your people?!
Capacity-building is defined as the process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations need to adapt and thrive.
- Offer on-going PD that is meaningful to what teachers and staff need
- Create a mentorship program
- Foster a culture of autonomy
- Provide resources and tools that are needed
- Promote feedback. Be willing to give and to take
- Send connections to your staff for networking and PD opportunities
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Getting ready for the next school year by asking Summer Ready Reflective questions!
Reflective Question #2 - What is your Vision Statement?
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Getting ready for the next school year by asking Summer Ready Reflective questions!
Reflective Question #1 - Who is on your team?
- Hold one-on-one meetings really getting to know your people.
- Know who is going to be in your circle and build out your systems keeping these people in mind.
- While meeting, notate what your people want, what they need, and why they want it (what drives/motivates them). This information will help you determine how to get the best results.
- During your meetings, model integrity and transparency. This not only leads by example, but it allows you to set the tone of open communication with staff, this will lead to deeper reflection and make giving feedback easier in difficult times.
- The questions you ask in your meetings are critical. It shouldn’t come across like “speed dating” but rather, genuine and “building trust”. Where are you sitting in these meetings? Are you behind your principal desk while a staff member is sitting in front of you like a student would? Preparation, Personality, and Persistence are key in these meetings.
- What holes do you still have on your team and how can you get those plugged fast? The more water that gets in, the faster the ship will sink.
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Welcome to the Schools Redefined Podcast and welcome to Season 3! In this episode, we chat about the Summer Series all about getting school leaders ready for the upcoming school year.
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Let season 3 begin...
In today's episode we dive deeper into the text Coaching Conversations by Linda Gross Cheilotes and Marceta Reilly. In this book summary, we discuss how the authors talk about effective coaching conversations and how to be better listeners.
You can check out this powerful text here: https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Conversations-Transforming-School-Conversation/dp/1544319711
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In today's episode we talk about John Hattie's top 5 ways to increase student achievement from his groundbreaking work in Visible Learning.
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SR is back! I am looking forward to diving into topics with you each week so we can continue to become the best school leaders we can and we can continue to transform life outcomes and motivate those around us daily!
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First episode of season 2 drops Wednesday, March 27th!
In this episode we talk about how you can hold a quick challenge for your staff during the month of November that will build staff culture. We talk about how staff culture relates to Maslow's Hierachy of Needs.
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Be great, because you are great! Your leadership matters this week and every week. Have a great week!
In this episode we talk about how a principal's relationship with the assistant principal is vital to the success of any school.
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Be great, because you are great! Your leadership matters this week and every week. Have a great week!
In this episode we talk about the need to survey your stakeholders to find trends and to continue to redefine your school!
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Be great, because you are great! Your leadership matters this week and every week. Have a great week!
It's a Mid-Week Motivation episode! In this episode we visit the 13 Life Rules written by Colin Powell and how we can use these as motivators as school leaders for ourselves and our staff.
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Mid-week Motivation episode will drop this WEDNESDAY, 10/25!
Be great, because you are great! Your leadership matters this week and every week. Have a great week!
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In this episode we talk about ways to elimate useless meetings, especially the dreaded weekly staff meeting!
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Mid-week Motivation episode will drop this WEDNESDAY, 10/25!
Be great, because you are great! Your leadership matters this week and every week. Have a great week!
As a school leader, let's face it, it's hard to find your balance! If you feel like it's something that you are continually chasing, then this is the episode for you. I give you FIVE tips to obtain your balance as a school leader and live the purposeful life you are meant to live each day! (Which is NOT stressed out all the time!)
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In this episode, we take a quick turn from our mid-week motivation series and talk about making parent phone calls as school leaders and how to model that for our staff. During the episode we talk about creating a script for you and your staff to use. Below are the items in the phone call script:
The Script: Introduction, Invitation, Positive Remarks, Reason for Calling, Relationship Building, End on a Positive.
Avoid Doing: Only reaching out by email, Going Next Level, Saying certain roadblock sentences
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In this weeks' episode we continue our Mid-Week Motivation series where I ask the question; "is your school living in a House of Doubt or a House of Belief"?
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Welcome to the Mid-Week Motivation series! This is a series where I take topics that I have used to motivate my own staff and share with you the reasoning behind them.
This week we talk about finding your PURPOSE and doing so with EXCELLENCE!
I also talk about how you can turn your mid-week motivation into an email template or a video and even add reflective questions if you'd like!
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It feels so good to be back! This is a very brief episode giving a quick update and then giving a brief insight on the next mini-series of podcasts all about motivating your team!
Mid-Week Motivations is one of personal favorite things to send out each week to my team. In the mini-series, I will give you concrete examples of motivational stories and topics that you can send to your team at anytime you choose.
I am looking forward to connecting with you and hearing what you think about this upcoming series. You can always connect with me @abehege on X (that seems so wired to type now!) or on Instagram @iamabehege. You can always check out Schools Redefined by visiting http://www.schoolsredefined.com.
Send me an email at hello@abehege.com and let me know ways you connect and motivate your staff!
Until next week...be great because you are great!
In Part 2 of 4, we discuss where do we want to go and how that helps us develop a purpose for our school.
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In this Part 1 of 4 episodes, we will discuss the first question to ask to transform and enhance your school to sustainable success: Who Do We Want to Be? During this episode, we will talk about determining your schools values, setting your norms, and determining your expecations.
Part 1 - Who Do We Want to Be = Choose Your Values
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In this episode, we talk about how to plan your schools' title-1 budget and how to make it easy and effective for your school.
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In this episode, my good friend and school leader, Todd Henderson stops by as we discuss the good and challenges of being a school leader based on responses. We first start with a debate about which Tom Hanks movie is the best!
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In this episode we talk about how to stay motivated to not only run the race, but to win the race!
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In this episode we talk about building five expectations for your staff to increase accountability and raise overall culture!
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In this episode we talk about building five expectations to decrease student discipline and raise climate and culture. I also give you four takeaways to build these five to seven expectations!
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Three things you can look for in your next classroom walk-through to make it easier and more effiicient for you and your teachers!
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I had so much fun recording this episode with Todd Henderson! We had a chance to talk about the Principalship and try and define it using objects!
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Involving parents in your school is an important key in becoming a successful and sustainable school. In this episode, we will discuss five ways you can grow parental involvement at your school fast!
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SCHOOL CULTURE is all about how stakeholders feel the moment they walk into your school and how you sustain those positive efforts daily. In this episode, we will discuss five ways you can grow your school culture fast!
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Remember to be great because you are great! Have an awesome week.
BRANDING your school effectivley is a great way to get your schools' vision in the spotlight! In this episode, we will discuss how to brand your school and use the resources you already have.
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The most important thing you will do as a school leader is hire! Getting it right isn't always easy, but if you hire from your vision, you can get it right more often than not.
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I'm thrilled you've stopped by to listed to the Schools Redefined podcast. If you're interested in connected further for consulting, send me an email at hello@abehege.com.
Remember to be great because you are great! Have an awesome week.
Everything flows from the VISION of your school. In this episode, we will discuss the difference between a vision and mission statement and you'll get key takeaways on how to develo and enhance your own school's vision statement.
Let's connect on Facebook at Schools Redefined! Also, stop by abehege.com to download your FREE eBook today!
I'm thrilled you've stopped by to listed to the Schools Redefined podcast. If you're interested in connected further for consulting, send me an email at hello@abehege.com.
Remember to be great because you are great! Have an awesome week.