The challenge of teacher retention continues to worsen in the U.S. in spite of this issue becoming the number-one concern of most school districts. As schools began to open up and return to brick and mortar, the American public’s initial euphoria and celebration of teachers gave way to hypercriticism and distrust of teacher judgment. Post-pandemic, large numbers of students have not returned to public school classrooms, and many remain in a home-school or non-traditional environment.

Recent research reveals that one of the main reasons teachers leave the classroom—in addition to increased hostility from parents and politicians, top-down mandates of non-educators, and lock-step curricular expectations—is the dwindling space for creativity. Teachers feel victimized, and not empowered. What can be done to bring teachers back to the conversation determining leadership? Does a round table of ideas exist where their experience and expertise are both sought out and respected? When teachers leave the profession after a handful of years, what has changed to ensure that current teachers stay in our classrooms? Can we assign a value—of any kind—to empowering teachers in decision-making and problem-solving? Can we collaborate more and delegate less, so teachers are integral to the interpretation and execution of directives?

This edWebinar will deliver a lively and provocative conversation where innovative ideas are celebrated and status-quo practices are challenged. It will be of interest to K-12 school and district leaders as well as teachers. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

This edWebinar is part three in a three-part series on leadership. View part one, Mindsets Leadership Series: The Hard Truth About Thought Leadership in Action, and part two, Mindsets Leadership Series: Upskilling Teachers for Today and Tomorrow.

About the Presenter

Dr. David Samore has been a teacher and administrator of K-12 schools for 35 years in Iowa, Florida, South Carolina, Spain, and Colombia. Dr. Samore served as the Director of Global Leadership and Innovation in Palm Beach County, Florida, and in 2015, was named the Florida Principal of the Year by the NASSP, which highlighted his growth mindset for all students. As Principal, Dr. Samore’s dual language immersion school was recognized twice as the School of the Year​ for North America by the Embassy of Spain. He was recently honored by King Felipe VI of Spain and conferred the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Isabel la Católica.

Dr. Samore is currently a guest lecturer at Universidad Cardenal Cisneros in Madrid, Spain, and is CEO of David Samore & Associates, LLC, a private consulting practice that helps organizations fulfill their highest potential through common sense leadership and purposeful talent discovery. Dr. Samore also serves as an advisor to Mindsets Learning and contributes to Supervisión 21, Spain’s leading educational leadership magazine.

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Time: 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm EDT

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