New View EDU Episode 10: Key Takeaways

In Episode 10 of the NAIS New View EDU podcast, hosts Tim Fish and Lisa Kay Solomon reflect on the future of education and leadership. They highlight some of the “good news” for schools in a panel discussion with NAIS President Donna Orem and three dynamic, committed independent school heads: Ashley Harper of Wakefield School (VA), Lisa Yvette Waller of Berkeley Carroll School (NY), and Luthern Williams of New Roads School (CA).

Use these prompts to spark discussions with your leadership teams. (You can also read the full episode notes here.)

Key Takeaways

A few themes have been present throughout Season 1 of New View EDU. Take some time to reflect with your leadership teams on how these apply to your school. 
  • The notion of redefining leadership to be more compassionate, integrative, and holistic in connecting the purpose of school to the experience of learning.
  • The importance of supporting agency throughout school communities—the ability to make positive and model choices that support proactive change throughout our schools.
  • The power of all of us to make positive choices that support one another—the microments that are steeped in values and care.
  • The power and importance of congruency between your values and how you enact them—in big and small ways. Are your espoused values congruent with your lived values?
We hope these ideas have inspired conversations in your own schools—with your teams, teachers, families, and broader communities.