Shannon Buerk is the Founder and CEO of engage2learn, a leading provider of Education Intelligence through smart professional learning, job-embedded coaching, and related technology solutions since 2011. Educator turned entrepreneur, she has emerged as a thought leader on educational leadership, organizational culture, and systems thinking. Buerk recently published Connect the Dots: Utilizing Education Intelligence to Accelerate Growth, Retain Talent, and Optimize Outcomes.   Show Highlights   Convert PD from a burden to a benefit. Tips to redesign PD for your staff. Connect the Dots with an elegant solution to measure what you really value.  Create a growth-based system to provide measurable educator growth and avoid random feedback. Teachers are the talent you need to focus on. Generate support for educator growth to lead to student growth. Evidence-based recognition is a critical and complete game changer.  A Ruckus Maker perspective about teacher prep programs, certification, and evaluation.  Understanding learning styles, how the brain works to truly engage all learners.      “What's not working, which includes one size fits all PD. It's easy enough to say ‘differentiate’ and it's very difficult to do in terms of systems. The first step is looking at the system as more competency based.” -Shannon Buerk   “The idea of evidence-based recognition and evidence-based feedback based on evidence of practice is what can truly change the culture. It puts the agency back in the professional's hands and you're saying, ‘Here's a piece of evidence of practice that I'd like feedback on,’ and they're giving feedback.”  -Shannon Buerk Get the episode transcript here!! Shannon Buerk’s Resources & Contact Info: Connect the Dots Website: Connect the Dots engage2learn LinkedIn Twitter Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.   Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders.    100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills.   Apply to the mastermind today!   SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard’s online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader.   TEACHFX Imagine providing feedback for every teacher, as often as they'd like, without relying on classroom observations.   TeachFX is an app that supports both student learning and teacher learning. With instructional support at the push of a button, our app provides teachers with objective, personalized, non evaluative feedback about the teaching and learning happening in their classrooms.   From student talk and teacher talk to insights into research-supported teaching practices like questioning technique, wait time, and more, TeachFX provides teachers with new insights into student engagement, academic dialogue, and equity of student voice.   Learn more about TeachFX and find out how to get a free TeachFX account for one of your teachers. Visit TeachFX | BLBS     ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC