www.naesp.org @naesp @thenaesp Women in Pre-K-8 Leadership Series: Finding Balance with Competing Demands Wednesday, December 4, 2019 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. (ET) Download Presentation/Recording at www.naesp.org/webinars
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Women in Pre-K-8 Leadership Series:Finding Balance with Competing Demands
Wednesday, December 4, 20193:00 – 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Download Presentation/Recording
at www.naesp.org/webinars
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Welcome and Introduction
Gracie Branch, Ph.D.Associate Executive Director
Professional Learning
NAESP
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Our Speaker Panel
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Kimbrelle Barbosa LewisNAESP President-Elect/Principal
Cordova Elementary School
Cordova, Tennessee
Operate in Your Priorities
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Operate in Your Priorities
• Define Your Role as the School Leader
• Share leadership
• Learn to Negotiate Avenues, Not the Destination
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Don’t Forget to Develop YOU
• Professional Growth through Connections
• Stretch Yourself
• Redefine What Professional Learning Looks Like
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Link with the Community
• Community Connections Broadens Our Perspective
• Model Giving Back for Your Students & Staff
• Building Future Potential
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YOU Time & Family • Don’t Feel Guilty
About Time for Yourself
• Have Times that Are ONLY for Family & Friends
• Don’t Neglect Your Health
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Jessica GomezPrincipal / Chief Story Teller
Alice Birney Elementary School
Colton Joint Unified School District
Colton, CA
Twitter: @jgomezprincipal
Instagram: @principal_gomez
Growing Professionally
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Self-Care: Mind & Body
Find Connections
The Importance of Self-Care for School Administrators by Jessica Cabeen
Read to Learn
Build Routines
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Growing Professionally: “Your Reputation Follows You”
Have your
“True North”
well-defined.
Be yourself. Stay true to
your own
message.
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Growing Professionally: Reputation & Branding
Who You Are
What You Want People to See You As
OnlineProfessional
Organizations
Philanthropic
Efforts
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Growing Professionally: Be a Connected Leader
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Building Up Women Around Us
Lead By Example
•Publicly celebrate her successes.
•Be her cheerleader.
•Create opportunities for her to shine.
•Help remove obstacles for her.
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Kasandra NelsonDirector, Zone 8/Principal
Vici Elementary School
Vici, Oklahoma
POSITIVE FEED: ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DAILY LIFE
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BALANCING IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL ROLE
• PRIORITIZE. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU?
• SIMPLIFY TASKS.
• GROW YOUR PLN.
• SPREAD JOY & LAUGHTER.
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BALANCING IN YOUR PERSONAL ROLE
• FILL YOUR “FEED” WITH POSITIVITY
• SELF-CARE & WELLNESS: YOU CAN’T POUR FROM AN EMPTY CUP
• ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
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Please use the “Chat Box”
feature to write in your
questions or comments.
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Discussion Questions• What is your next goal or career move?
• What is the best professional advice that you’ve received?
• What advice would you give to other women leaders?
• If you put your mantra in a Hashtag – what would it be?
• How might NAESP provide additional support to women leaders – what might that look like?
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StoryTime