Summary: Education is a community effort- we aren’t islands on our mission to educate our future. Our effectiveness is a collective sum of our each individual parts. When someone is not measuring up, its our job to help them get there with clear, actionable steps in a non-threatening environment of feedback. Take a listen to hear how we are failing ourselves and our students by remaining islands instead of seeing our mission’s success as the sum of our parts.<br> <br> Quotables<br> <br> * None of this was personal, it was tweaking my performance not my person<br> * You’re only as strong as your weakest link…That comes through feedback not ratings…face time not emails…coaching conversations not descriptive observation paragraphs<br> * Feedback doesn’t have to be harsh or personal. It can be purposeful, uplifting and game-changing<br> * Education is not a profession of islands; it’s a collaborative effort.<br> * No on should escape the blessing of feedback. But everyone should escape the burn of lack of feedback.<br> <br> <br> Join elite educators everywhere in snagging tips, tricks and freebies right to your inbox every month!<br> Become #empowered with the Always A Lesson newsletter: <a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://alwaysalesson.leadpages.co/newslettersignup/" target="_blank">https://alwaysalesson.leadpages.co/newslettersignup/</a><br> Connect with Gretchen<br> <br> Blog: <a href="https://alwaysalesson.com">Always A Lesson </a><br> <br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlwaysALesson">Always A Lesson</a> <br> <br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/GSchultek">@gschultek</a> <br> <br> Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschultekbridgers">Gretchen Schultek Bridgers</a> <br> <br> Google+: <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GretchenSchultek">Gretchen Schultek Bridgers</a> <br> <br> Book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Educ-101-Didnt-College/dp/1478711868/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412203865&sr=8-1&keywords=education+101+what+they+didn%27t+teach+you+in+college">Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> Leave a Rating and Review<br> <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2</a>&ls=1<br> <br> Why?<br> <br> This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.<br> <br> <br> <br> How?<br> <br> Search for my show in <a href="mailto:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135%3Fmt=2">iTunes</a> or <a href="mailto:http://www.stitcher.com/s%3Ffid=69879%26refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>.<br> <br> Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’<br> <br> Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.”<br> <br> Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info<br> <br> Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best)<br> <br> Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast <br> <br> Click ‘Send’
