"The Mindful Leader: Effective Tools for Transforming Your Leadership, Your School, and Yourself"

Workshop Description:

The field of education has become increasingly complex.  Our quickly changing landscape puts exceptional demands on school and district leaders. Navigating through tumultuous times requires leaders to embrace their own personal resilience to increase their understanding of the changing/critical needs of the professionals and communities they serve.  Educators and educational leaders are working harder than ever yet are expressing feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, and on the edge of burnt out.

Mindful leadership consists of more than a few breathing strategies and active listening skills.  Good leaders become great leaders as they look inward and invest in their own personal development and well-being. Leadership success depends on how well we interact, collaborate, and communicate. This workshop will teach you ways to integrate the practice of mindfulness into the practical issues and skills needed as a leader: effective communication, focus and clarity, creative problem solving, improved collaboration, cultivation of an inclusive environment, and more. Learn how to build trust, inspire performance, create strong relationships with your team, and manage challenging situations with more grace and ease. Join in exploring the science supporting mindful leadership as well as how to cultivate practices so you can best connect with the leadership skills you already possess.

Tuesday, September 6: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Tuesday September 13: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Biographies of Presenters:

Dr. Michele Robinson

Dr. Michele Robinson has been a school superintendent successfully leading districts in Nevada, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. She has extensive experience in engaging community partnerships, improving educational outcomes for students, and providing for student and adult social emotional foundations. Michele has engaged community partners to develop employee wellness programs that support the social emotional development of students and the wellbeing of staff caring for children and schools.

Michele presents a versatile background that encompasses both the traditional public-school environment and forward-thinking approaches to learning which include SEL, the integration of technology and 21st Century learning skills into instructional practices. She developed and co-founded a successful private school and public charter school in Las Vegas. She co-founded the Charter School Association of Nevada, a non-profit organization designed to support new and aspiring charter schools in the state. While in New Jersey, she co-founded the Bergen County Women in Educational Leadership and co-founded the Bergen County School Support Network designed to provide support, networking, and professional learning in social emotional and academic development for school districts. Michele has spoken nationally and internationally on topics related to educational innovation and reform, and leadership and wellbeing. Michele is currently the Director of Partnerships and Content Development at Mindful SEAD.

Dr. Debb Oliver

Dr. Debb Oliver is an accomplished Author, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Senior executive with more 30 years of success in k-12 and higher education, international education affairs, and non-profit leadership. She has built lasting relationships as she consulted with public and private organizations throughout the United States and abroad regarding change management, leadership development, and innovative learning scenarios.

Debb is co-founder of Mindful SEAD, a non-profit organization which inspires innovative teaching and learning through mindful practices by fostering community, personalized learning and developing leadership to cultivate social-emotional academic development in students. Debb is the author of two books about her work: Leading Schools With Social Emotional Academic Development (co-edited and co-authored) and The Learning Transformation: A Guide to Blended Learning for Administrators.

Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark, Washoe and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO 2.5 CUs - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

(unlimited CUs in this category for those in non-administrative positions)

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR 2.5 hours toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

(maximum of 30 hours per advancement cycle for administrators in this category)!