In this episode of Build Momentum, we are joined by Sean Slade, A global education leader, speaker, author, and policymaker with over 25 years of experience.

Sean is from the US head of education at BTS spark a global education nonprofit focused on developing the next generation of education leaders. He is also a co-founding member for the UNESCO chair on global health and education, a member of the OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 project. And he's also an NBC today show social and emotional learning expert.

Some Questions I Ask:

• Tell me more about your new role at BTS spark and what led you there? (1:52)
• What are the big challenges educational leaders share and some of the challenges they face?  Where are they asking for support? (4:45)
• Now that we know there's a big problem, How are you helping? And what kind of support are you providing? How are you helping them to hone their skill so that they can address some of these challenges? (7:45)
• What advice you would have for our listeners to apply some of the skills that you're teaching (10:40)
• What do you say to those leaders that are really heavily focused on data and demonstrating results in that way? And is there a balance between the two? (15:12)
• How do you anticipate the shift on how we approach education and leadership? (16:09)
• Have you seen an increase in interest in your program?(17:54)
• What final advice do you have for our listeners today? (21:05)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• BTS spark is really focused on the education sector, and primarily principals & superintendents. What they do is educational leadership development. (2:31)
• The biggest issue of our educational leaders. (4:51)
• The support that BTS Spark is proving to our educational leaders. (7:55)
• Perceptions about social-emotional learning. (16:29)
• Better understanding and appreciation that our emotions and our health and our mental health, and our relationships and our connections matter. (21:38)

Quotes:

“We might be sort of trying to infuse certain concepts or skills or attributes in our students. But we often miss out on making sure that our teachers and our educators are not only role modeling the same thing, but also are experiencing the same thing."

“We are living in a world now where things are getting a little bit more volatile, and still uncertain, and we're gonna need school leaders to deal with uncertainty, and also who are able to make decisions.”

“To be the most effective leader, you need to bring your personal self into it.”

" Leadership and education is a human endeavor. And the best leaders are the ones that can make it personal, make it relevant, and provide meaning."

"We believe that the best leaders in schools are the ones that make education human and make leadership human."

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