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97: John Stevens | How To Spark Curiosity In Your Students | When Students Are Curious, They Build Questions; As Students Build And Seek Answers To Questions, They Learn
July 25, 2016 by Educators Lead in Podcast
John Stevens is an instructional technology coach in Southern California and the co-author of The Classroom Chef. He moderates #caeedchat on Sunday evenings from 8-9pm on Twitter, tinkers with 3D printing and 3D curricula design for Airwolf3D, and loves to encourage a risk-taking environment for students, staff, and school leadership. John is dedicated to finding ways for educational leaders to put the direction of learning into the hands of students.The Classroom Chef by John Stevens and Matt Vaudrey can be found on Amazon HERE.

 

Flipping 2.0 by Jason Bretzmann (John contributed to this book as well) can be found on Amazon HERE

Join #caeedchat on Twitter Sundays from 8-9pm Pacific: https://twitter.com/hashtag/caeedchat

 

John enjoys woodworking and spending time with his wife and two young sons. He also loves going deep sea fishing. (1:50)

John explains what The Classroom Chef, the popular book he co-authored with Matt Vaudrey, is all about, why they wrote it, and what they hope teachers will get out of it (4:47)

John traces his career path from being a college graduate with math degree planning on an engineering career to where he is today (9:22)

What changed John’s mind and convinced him to become a teacher (11:49)

Some of John’s reasons for moving from teaching into administration (12:54)

Why John still misses teaching, even though he loves being an administrator (14:43)

Some of the many ways that being an administrator will change a person (19:13)

John recounts one of his favorite stories, about the time he helped turned a teacher who was a complete technophobe into a tech ninja (21:44)

Some of John’s ideas for winning over teachers who resist technology and innovation (24:02)

The one piece of leadership advice John has found to be the most valuable (25:47)

Every decision you make should be driven by what’s best for the students (28:05)

The importance of having a specific time every week to reflect on your performance (30:22)

Tests and numbers and data should never come before letting your students be kids (32:30)

Never forget that teachers are just older, better educated students (35:20)

“The opposite of bored is not entertained; it’s curious.” (37:00)

John’s motto is Refuse to Fail (38:22)

If John had a time machine, here’s the advice he would go back and give his younger self when he was just starting out in administration (43:46)

 

Books mentioned in this episode

The Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes, Make Math Meaningful by John Stevens and Matt Vaudrey

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

 

Connect with John Stevens (43:46)

@Jstevens009

@classroomchef

The Classroom Chef

 

 

About EducatorsLead:

Educators Lead is a podcast created to help launch educators into the next level of leadership. This show is for you if you are interested in educational leadership as an assistant principal, principal, superintendent, teacher or someone who hopes to be a school leader one day. Educators Lead offers inspiration and practical advice to help you lead more effectively. Jay Willis interviews school leaders three days a week to discuss why and when these educators made the decision to move into school leadership, challenges along the journey, and stories that made it all worthwhile. Educators Lead is a great resource for any educator looking to make a greater impact.

Educate. Inspire. Lead.

http://www.educatorslead.com

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