Education Today Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jerry Burkett
Broadcasting from the School of Education at the University of North Texas at Dallas, the Education Today Podcast is a conversation on current issues facing Texas educators.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses emotional intelligence in leadership roles and the aspects needed to grow the next generation of leaders.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses Gender Leadership, How to have crucial or difficult conversations, and the latest education headlines for the week of June 10, 2024.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the concepts of Ethical Leadership and shares how school leaders can work to develop growth in their teachers.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the traits of a Transformational Leader, the impact of standardized testing on children, the latest education headlines, and shares an important wellness activity on taking breaks.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the important concept of Positionality in conducting research. We also honor the 25th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, discuss Systems Thinking in school management, talk about the latest headlines in education.
In this podcast, Dr. Burkett discusses standardized testing, how education has gotten complicated, servant leadership, and dealing with human capital on your campus.
In this episode of the Project: School Leadership Podcast, Dr. Burkett talks about strategies for managing conflict and how to navigate through difficult conversations. He also introduces a new Op-Ed segment providing commentary on the latest incidence of gun violence in America involving children.
In this weekly update from February 6, 2024, Dr. Burkett discusses course surveys, wellness activities, the reason we are working on proposal writing, and covers this week's lecture on Equality and Equal Access.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the importance of practicing shared leadership. Concepts covered include empowerment. hiring practices, and collaboration.
In this podcast lecture, we explore the basic concepts of values and ethics and how these are applied in a school leadership context.
In education, according to the National Education Association Code of Ethics, the educator, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, and the nurture of the democratic principles.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the stresses of being a building principal and shares techniques principals can do to relieve their stress and anxiety.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses ways that busy principals can build relationships and connect with their school community.
In this episode of the Project: School Leadership podcast, Dr. Burkett discusses some themes and ideas for how to build a vision for your school campus. We also discuss how to develop and maintain trust with your faculty.
In this podcast lecture, Dr. Burkett talks about when to apply legal student restraint, the process for the manifest ARD meeting, and when to apply discipline for special education students.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the theories of leadership and how they are applied to the role of the principal. We also discuss the domains and traits for being an Effective Principal.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the impact of Texas House Bill 3 on schools. We discuss the funding, ramifications of the bills on school districts, and how we even got to this point.
In this episode of Project: School Leadership, Dr. Burkett talks about how school leaders, especially those who are early in their careers, should think about their leadership strengths and work to maximize those strengths for their school.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett provides an overview of the AVID program, how it is used in schools, and concepts school leaders need to know when leading AVID programs in their schools.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses his experiences in higher education administration and some sound advice for people who want to enter this field of work.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses standards, policy, and procedures and how these relate to governing an organization.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett gives an introduction to how politics influences education on the K12 and higher education levels. This is part one of a two part series.
In this podcast lecture, Dr. Burkett discusses his philosophy on using data to drive instruction. He also makes suggestions for leaders on how to use data, when to collect data, and how often.
In this Podcast Lecture, Dr. Burkett breaks down the differences between being a mentor and a coach from his perspective.
In this podcast lecture, Dr. Burkett discusses 6 ways you can develop your teachers on your campus. Highlights include:
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Helping teachers learn new skills and dispositions to learn new ways of thinking so they can accomplish their work
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Finding and encouraging existing teacher leaders
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Teacher morale – Believe in your teachers, tell them you believe in them, trust in their knowledge of students, curriculum, content, and instruction.
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Setting expectations and inspecting what you expect.
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Professional Learning Communities – you are doing them wrong!
--Discussions about instruction, not just data
--Study groups to improve a skill
--Experimentation
--Peer observation and support
- Make the talk of instruction be part of your school culture
In this episode of The Thing About That is...Dr. Burkett tackles some of the proposed solutions to school shootings in America. He also discusses teacher contract ideas that superintendents and human resources directors should explore to address teacher shortages.
In this podcast lecture, Dr. Burkett discusses the process of collecting documentation for the purposes of managing employee discipline.
In this podcast lecture, Dr. Burkett discusses the different types of campus crisis a school leader could face and the best ways to handle crisis on your campus.
This video covers the strategies and breakdown of the Selected-Response Questions from the 268 Principal as Instructional Leader exam. Strategies covered include Think Best Practices, Perfect World Scenarios, and Relying on Your Own Knowledge of Education.
In this lecture podcast for ELDR 5323: Admin Process in Schools, we discuss the 3 main aspects of conducting student discipline as a school administrator.
A breakdown of the domains, competencies, and strands that are used to develop the 268 Principal as Instructional Leader Exam.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the concepts of Adequacy vs. Equity in public education.
In the first episode of the season for the Leadership 21 Podcast, Dr. Burkett talks about the Education Gap and how it's not the fault of the educator to solve it.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the various types of teacher evaluations and how they can impact coaching and improvement in school leadership.
In this short lecture, Dr. Burkett discusses the importance of evaluating instruction through a leadership lens.
In this episode, we discuss how teachers are dealing with teaching virtually during COVID-19, give shout outs to school districts who are doing a great job during this transition, and what does the new reality look like for schools when/if they open this fall?
I this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses COVID-19 and how educators across North Texas have responded to the virus.
In this episode, Dr. Burkett discusses the impact of school start times on students and the potential educational aspects of the popular game Fortnite.
In episode 1 of the Education Today Podcast, Dr. Jerry Burkett shares his thoughts on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test also known as the STAAR test. This test given by the State of Texas each year is filled with flaws and causes major anxiety in students, teachers, and parents. Dr. Burkett shares how each stakeholder responsible for this test is complicit in how the exam is given each year.