Baylor Center for School Leaders (BCSL) is hosting an afternoon workshop, combined with a Baylor men’s basketball ticket, for teachers, principals, superintendents, and other school or district leaders. The workshop, titled “Leading a Culture of Joy,’ will be Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 1-5 p.m., and the registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 17. The event is $45 per person, and schools are encouraged to bring teams of educators to attend. Registration is online here: REGISTER
Dr. Matt Thomas, director of the center, said the workshop is focused on learning how to foster a system of effective and broad-based leadership within schools.
“The range of challenges in today’s schools means that a school leader cannot possibly meet the demands on their own, even if they are distributing tasks,” he said. “Leaders need to harness the collective expertise of a diverse range of people to tackle the myriad challenges.”
The title, “Leading a Culture of Joy,” of course references the motto of Baylor’s national championship basketball team, Thomas said. The workshop is designed to launch educators into 2022 with a “winning” plan for their team of educators, he said.
“Improvement science has shown that the complex work of education requires deliberative, collaborative educators using shared experiences to build healthy leadership cultures,” he said. This workshop will teach educational leaders some nuts-and-bolts strategies for implementing collaborative leadership.
“We believe this can be the best one-day professional development that educators will experience in 2022,” he said.
EVENT SUMMARY
- Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1-5 p.m. (evening basketball game)
- Cost: $45 per person
- Catered Meal included
- One ticket to Baylor vs. Kansas State included. (Game is 7 p.m.)
- Registration deadline: Monday, Jan. 17
- Registration link: REGISTER
SPEAKERS
Dr. John Eckert, Baylor Professor of Educational Leadership and the Lynda and Robert Copple Endowed Chair in Christian School Leadership
Collective leadership is the research focus of Eckert, who is the author of Leading Together: Teachers and Principals Improving Student Outcomes (Corwin, 2018) and numerous articles on the topic. Eckert has conducted research for the U.S. Department of Education, the Carnegie Foundation, the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, and the Center for Teaching Quality.
Dr. Bradley Carpenter, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the Baylor Executive EdD in K-12 Educational Leadership.
As a former public-school teacher, assistant principal, and principal Dr. Carpenter has a passion for working with public school administrators to help them realize their identity as transformational leaders of school communities. Carpenter’s research is focused on three primary areas of scholarship: (a) Development of Social Justice- and Anti-Racist-oriented School Leaders; (b) Leadership Wellbeing; and, (c) How Discourses and Policymaking Shape Federal, State, and Local Policy.
Dr. Herb Cox, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership
Cox joined the Baylor faculty in 2021, after retiring from 29 years of service in public education as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, and most recently as a principal. His first 12 years of service were as a teacher and a coach. His last 17 years were spent as an administrator, with the past 9 years as Principal of Midway Middle School in Midway ISD in Hewitt, Texas. His interest is in growing aspiring administrators who will lead in both the public and private school systems with a Christian emphasis and a focus on serving all of God’s children.
Dr. Angela Urick, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership
Dr. Urick trains aspiring K-12 leaders as well as education administrators in other government, non-profit or religious organizations. She specializes in leadership for school improvement for more equitable student opportunities. Through her work on academic climate and the relationship between principals and teachers, she uses innovative applications of theory and advanced quantitative techniques to understand the broader complexities of how leadership and policy decisions may influence school progress. Urick has won awards for her research and teaching, including the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division A (Administration, Organization, & Leadership) Early Career Award.
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