Newsela's Jamie Richard welcomes special guest, Dr. Robyn Jackson, CEO of Mindsteps Inc., best-selling author of the award-winning Never Underestimate Your Teachers and the international best-seller Never Work Harder Than Your Students, and a 25-year expert on school leadership and teaching. They discuss how leaders and teachers alike can build and develop actionable core values, vision, and mission in schools right now.
About the presenters
Dr. Robyn R. Jackson is the CEO of Mindsteps Inc. where she has helped thousands of K12 administrators and teachers turn their classrooms and schools into success stories. With over 25 years in the profession, Dr. Jackson has developed a 4-step process to help you build a better school with the teachers and resources you already have. She is the best-selling author of 10 books, including the award-winning Never Underestimate Your Teachers and the international best-seller Never Work Harder Than Your Students. She hosts the podcast "School Leadership Reimagined" where she offers free training on how to use feedback, support, accountability, and culture to build a bigger vision, develop a better process, and achieve a brighter future for your schools.
Marketing Manager, Newsela
Jamie Richard, M.Ed. is currently the Marketing Manager for Newsela. She hosts a monthly webinar, Ed Current which features timely topics in education for change makers. Before joining Newsela, Jamie taught secondary ELA in Pennsylvania, South Carolina and California for eight years, and was also a school leader. Before moving into the edtech space, Jamie was a finalist for Teacher of the Year and received the STAR award for the highest student growth in Pennsylvania.