Teacher TOUGH! Kelly Kiser, Supervisor of Federal Projects & Professional Development for Cleveland City Schools Building a mindset for success in today’s educational world !
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Teacher TOUGH!
Kelly Kiser, Supervisor of Federal Projects & Professional Development for Cleveland City Schools
Building a mindset for success in
today’s educational world!
Are you as tough as a mouse?
Our Success and Our Story
Finalist for TN Principal of the Year 2013-2014
East and SE TN Principal of the Year 2013-2014
Former Principal at Mayfield Elementary
Former Principal at Blythe-Bower Elementary
Current Supervisor for Cleveland City Schools
Helped create Level 5 TVAAS Growth at both schools for multiple years
12 Year Lee University Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach including 2 NAIA Fab Four appearances and 3 national championship game appearances
2015 NCCAA National Champions
How do you become “Teacher TOUGH”?
1. Get a grip!
2. Get direction!
3. Get together!
4. Get smart!
5. Get rid of excuses!
6. Get optimism!
7. Get the biggest picture!
Twitter Chat: @KellyKiser11 #teachertough
Get a GRIP• Manage your
emotional state.
• Let’s face it.
Sometimes, you are
going to feel like life
has overloaded your
*$$!
Get a GRIP Strategies
1. Get a theme song.
2. Laugh often...(even with
the kids!).
3. Focus on what you can
control: attitude, effort,
behavior, and actions to
be a team player.
Get Direction• Remember your
purpose.
The Story of Teddy Stoddard
• “We don’t get burned out because of what we do. We get burned out because we forget why we do it.” -Jon Gordon
Get Direction Strategies
1.Keep a memory book, scrapbook, or other reminders.
2.Keep pictures in your room or office.
3.Remind your colleagues.
Get TogetherBuild and lean on
relationships.
Roots matter!
Relationships are the
roots that allow
success to grow.
Get Together Strategies
1. Choose to be a piece
of the solution.
2. Eat together!
3. Do something
together outside of
work.
4. Write positive notes
and compliments.
Get Smart• Know what works,
but as importantly, know what doesn’t.
• People are rewarded in public for things they’ve practiced for years in private.
Get Smart Strategies
1. Don’t be an
“askhole”.
2. Read…and read some
more..
3. Share and utilize
“experts” in your
building.
4. Use multiple data
sources.
Get Rid of Excuses Strategies
1.Be honest and
transparent.
2.Focus on
solutions.
3.Don’t look for
scapegoats!
Get Optimism• The only way to combat
a world of instant
negativity is to be
intentionally optimistic.
• Optimism is a strategy.
Get Optimistic Strategies
1. Be silly on occasion in a way that fits your personality.
2. Read something fun…May I recommend The Book With No Pictures…
3. Show people you care.
Get the Biggest Picture
• Have faith!
• You have to believe that
what you do every day
makes a difference and
understand that you
choose the kind of
difference you make.
• You are here to reach your
destiny!
Get the Biggest Picture Strategies
1. Always remember that
time on Earth is finite!
2. The most important things
are never “things”.
3. Make sure the “dash”
represents what you want
it to represent.
Thank you for being brave enough to LEAD!
Questions, Comments, or Cries of Outrage
???Administrative Evaluation Link:
Standard B: Culture for Teaching and LearningB2: Environment
Fosters a safe, respectful, and orderly learning environment for all
B4: Ownership
Models and communicates expectations for individual and shared ownership of student, educator, and school success
Contact Information
Kelly Kiser
Supervisor of Federal Projects and Professional Development
Twitter: @KellyKiser11
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (423) 472-9571 extension 2024
4300 Mouse Creek Road
Cleveland, TN 37312
Teacher TOUGH! Building a mindset for success in today’s educational world!
LEAD CONFERENCE 2015
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Contact Information:
Mr. Kelly Kiser Supervisor of Federal Programs & Professional Development
Cleveland City Schools 4300 Mouse Creek Road NW
Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-9571 extension 2024
[email protected] @KellyKiser11
Recommended Reading:
Executive Toughness
by Dr. Jason Selk
The Book With No Pictures
by B.J. Novak
Maxwell Leadership Bible and Leadership Promises for Every Day
by John Maxwell
The Seed & The Shark and The Goldfish
by Jon Gordon
Toughness
by Jay Bilas
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