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28/12/2023

🎙 Exciting News! 🚀 Brace yourselves for a new season of The Conference Room with hosts Herman & Jessica Brister! 🌟 Get ready for insightful commentary on leadership development and planning. Stay tuned for a journey of empowerment, inspiration, and growth. Coming soon! 📆 🎓🍎

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03/01/2022

I am talking recruiting and a quote from Coach Prime that states his intention to recruit to a 40-40-20 model. I discuss the impact that this has on high sch...

03/01/2022

Making Time for Reflection

Reflection! Looking back so that the view looking forward is even clearer.
–Unknown Author
Goals that are not written down are just wishes.
–Unknown Author

Regardless of your profession, reflection is necessary for growth. The month of January is named for the Roman god, Janus, symbolizing beginnings and transitions. A picture of Janus depicts two faces; one looking into the past and the other with the ability to see into the future. This makes January the perfect time for looking back on the work we have done and planning forward for future endeavors.

A new year gives us a chance for new beginnings. It is the time to bid farewell to old habits and things that are not working while welcoming the coming year with new ideas and new ways of thinking. Time to use our past experiences and the knowledge we have gained to support growth and positive change.

This week, challenge yourself to slow down, sip tea, breathe deeply and reflect on the work and events of 2021. To support your reflection conversations, use these questions.

#1) What were my goals for this year?
Are my goals the same moving forward or have some things changed?

What gaps exist between my current reality and the desired reality?

#2) What barriers have hindered my progress?
What can be done to remove these barriers?

#3) Is there something I have been doing that is not working? Do I need to tweak for continued use? Do I need to stop doing it?

#4) What does SUCCESS look like for me?
How will I measure progress?
Who/What will I need to support my success?

#5) Do I have a plan that is focused on improved outcomes, with intentional actions, and
accountability for myself and/or my team?

If your plan didn’t work, change the plan not the goal! Every successful individual and/or team has a conversation grounded in reflection. Have you and your team reflected on the work? Did you celebrate what has gone well? Do you have a plan for growth moving forward? Drop us a note, share your reflection experience.

01/12/2020

Kwesi Hayford is an Esports Evangelist, Creative Designer, and a Digital Media enthusiast with a passion for the youth culture, technology and education. He ...

22/10/2020

The Conference Room welcomes Nathalie Roy Mitchell. She teaches Roman technology, classical mythology, and Latin at Glasgow Middle School in East Baton Rouge Parish. Her classes feature interactive lessons about the ancient Romans and Greeks infused with STEM, a unique curricular idea that has afforded her many grant opportunities. Roy is a graduate of public school in Avoyelles Parish where both her parents were teachers. Roy studied classical archaeology at the American Academy in Rome (as a Fulbright Scholar) and at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. A National Board Certified Teacher, Roy has published articles on Roman technology with Cambridge University Press and the American Classical League, with whom she has partnered during the pandemic to offer free, live-stream, hands-on lessons on Roman technology.

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18/10/2020

The Conference Room welcomes Nathalie Roy. She teaches Roman technology, classical mythology, and Latin at Glasgow Middle School in East Baton Rouge Parish. Her classes feature interactive lessons about the ancient Romans and Greeks infused with STEM, a unique curricular idea that has afforded her m...

06/09/2020

Many educators and stakeholders do not know what takes place behind the scenes as school leaders set the vision, consistently plan, and work to construct new facilities for 21st century learners. Walt Lemoine has successfully executed all of these phases. He is a great example of what schools need i...

08/06/2020

Led by Darrell Jackson and Tommy Manning, Ment-2-Fit Mentorship Program is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to address and provide support to youth as they encounter challenges such as emotional self-acceptance to mental and physical awareness. Their goal is to protect and correct the...

03/05/2020

https://www.usnews.com/education/scholarship-search-insider/articles/2016-09-22/tips-to-avoid-7-common-scholarship-application-pitfalls?utm_source=usn_tw Jessica Brister

Students should use these scholarship tips to create a strategy to tackle applications without burning out.

25/04/2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/24/842528906/what-it-might-look-like-to-safely-reopen-schools

From shorter days to smaller classes, school will likely look radically different in the fall.

31/03/2020

Christopher Turner is an emerging visionary in the Esports arena. In 2019, he founded the Esports club at Southern University Laboratory School; thus, providing an opportunity to give students the training and experience that would allow them to excel in the emerging and highly lucrative field of pr...

23/03/2020

Superintendent Warren Drake on Monday was handed emergency powers by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to lead the school district’s efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and continue

23/03/2020

COVID-19 is sweeping the nation as schools across America are closed until further notice. Many educators are asking the question, "What's Next?" In this podcast we discuss this question and much more related to this pandemic. Our guest is Dr. Herman Brister, Superintendent of Baker City Schools. He...

11/03/2020

In this episode, we discuss state testing and how students are assessed. Our guest is Suguna Mayweather, Testing Coordinator within East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (EBRPSS). Students in grades 3 through 8 take assessments (LEAP 2025) in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies...

03/03/2020

The Conference Room welcomes, Mrs. Katrice Hall. She was selected as East Baton Rouge Parish School System's Teacher of the Year. She has been in love with teaching her whole life, Mrs. Hall received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Alternative Teaching Certification, and Masters of Educational Leadership at Southern University. Currently, she serves as the technology integration teacher at Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School, where she instructs students on how to use technology to enrich their learning. Mrs. Hall is known for motivating all students to strive for their dreams and never give up. She truly believes that students do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

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25/02/2020

Common formative assessments (CFA's) can be the instructional engine in student achievement. In this episode, Lamont Cole (Chief Academic Officer of CSAL Inc.) talks about how CSAL middle school used CFA's to make real time instructional decisions to impact teaching and learning.

16/02/2020

02/02/2020

A study takes a close look at the effect of electronics in the classroom.

10/01/2020

Happy New Year!!! Schools are entering the second semester and it is time to revisit expectations for the entire learning community. In this episode we discuss how to start the second semester as a principal, teacher, and parent. New episodes will be available for download on Sundays.