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We Are Proud of YOU!​
Congratulations to PIRATE leader, Mandy Ellis (@mandyeellis), principal at Dunlop Grade School in Illinois and author of the Lead Like a Pirate guide, Lead With Literacy: A Pirate Leader's Guide to Developing a Culture of Readers for being recognized as the Central Illinois Valley Elementary Principal of the Year 2020!
Congratulations, Mandy! Please take a minute and show Mandy some love on Twitter @mandyeellis.
Congratulations, Nate!! We are proud of YOU!! Please take a minute and show some love to Nate on Twitter @TeachFromRidge.
The Power of Mirror Checks
We encourage you to check out the Illinois ASCD Quarterly Journal focused on Implicit and Explicit Bias. There are some wonderful articles written by some fabulous educators, including a powerful article by Dr. Rosa Perez-Isiah "Interrupting Implicit Bias: The Power of Mirror Checks."
Dr. Isiah serves as a Director of Elementary Education. She is the founder of the #WeLeadEd Twitter chat and the WeleadED BAMradio podcast focused on Ed Leadership and Social Justice. Dr. Isiah has co-authored three books on the whole child, equity, and the power of relationships. She contributes her voice to blogs, podcasts, and books on social justice, diversity, equity, access, and women in leadership. Dr. Isiah was the recipient of the Loyola Marymount University 2019 Leader for Social Justice award.
We are also very pleased to announce, That Dr. Isiah is the author of an upcoming Lead Like a PIRATE guide book: Lead With Equity.
Tech Can Ease Student Anxiety
Check out this incredible Mind Shift article where Stacy Roshan, author of Tech with Heart, discusses how tech tools can give students time to process and respond to the question on their own computer screen without needing to raise their hand and without fear of being singled out.
DBC Pirate Con 2020
Featured Books of the Month
In A Passion for Kindness, educator Tamara Letter shares her own kindness journey and showcases experiences from other kindness cultivators around the world. Through personal stories of vulnerability and vitality, you will discover unique ways you can make a positive difference in the lives of friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and even strangers.
Regardless of race, religion, gender, social status, or ability, every human desires connection, respect, and love. In Aaron Polansky’s lyrical style, Beyond Us encourages us all to embrace and celebrate the differences that make each person unique.
The Lasting Learning Podcast Features DBC Authors
In this podcast, Dave Schmittou interviews professionals to explore ways to make learning last. This is a podcast about education, but not necessarily about school. You're sure to be motivated by the episodes featured on The Lasting Learning Podcast! The conversations are so real, relatable, and awe-inspiring! Thank you, Dave!
*There will be a few more episodes featuring our authors that will release in the next two months. Keep an eye out and subscribe to The Lasting Learning Podcast.
A conversation with the EduNinja, herself, Jen Burdis.
Listen in as Quinn Rollins, author of Play Like a Pirate, talks about teaching, play, mental health, and his dog Lucky.
Jeff Gargas explains the growing movement of providing quality professional learning to help the best teachers around.
The human emoji, Tara Martin, talks about being REAL, taking risks, balance, and why we need to all cannonball in on life!
Katie Novak will blow your mind. She is a dynamic and energetic mom of four, Asst. Supt. , author, trainer, and expert on UDL. Enjoy.
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DBC Happenings
- Looking for some national data on time management? How about 7 digital tools and 5 analog tools? Lisa Johnson, the author of Creatively Productive, has everything you need, including FREE downloadables, right HERE!
- Did you know Tom has a full compilation of free book study resources for Personal & Authentic (#AuthenticEDU), which includes study guide questions, videos, additional articles, and downloadables? Simply visit his website HERE. ​
- Have you checked out our Book Study Activities page? It's full of ready-made book study materials AND engaging activities for your adult learners. Get everything you need to spice up your book study meetings right HERE!
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