How do we get our students to be actively engaged and teach in a way that inspires both children and adults? This week’s guest, Kevin Butler, shares the secret on how to balance between being a teacher and an instructional leader. Tweet ThisIn this Episode, we discuss:The importance of active engagementTeaching with entertainmentLeadership with peersThe Teach Better NetworkAnd Lights. Camera. Teach.Follow Kevin Butler:Website: www.thekevinjbutler.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheKevinJButlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekevinjbutler/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheKevinJButlerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVPT51qVhwUM4uIXfqtkq8A?view_as=subscriberTeach Better Speakers Network: https://www.teachbetter.com/speakersnetwork-kevinbutler/About Kevin Butler:Kevin has taught elementary school for 17 years. He holds a BA in Child Study, an MA in Education, and holds an additional 90 graduate credits in the areas of math, literacy, and social studies. Kevin began his teaching career at the age of 22 in New York at a high-performing public school on Long Island. Six years ago, he relocated to California to consult and teach at a startup charter school. Currently, Kevin teaches fifth grade and is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at an Independent School in Los Angeles. His instruction focuses on creating authentic learning experiences while engaging his students in active learning. In addition to teaching, Kevin enjoys speaking at educational conferences and presenting his Creating the Experience workshop. He also blogs and hosts a podcast titled Lights, Cameras, TEACH. Go Community![caption id="attachment_2270" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Better Leaders Better Schools[/caption]This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.What makes this community different is that it is:An investment, not freeA private community with the same goalA conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentationsEvergreen, not ephemeralFocused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investorsI highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!Click Here to Try Go! Community  This post contains affiliate links.When you make a purchase through these links, The Aspire Podcast gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to...