This interactive talk will explore the key principles of listening leadership as a way to creatively tackle the complex equity challenges plaguing so many schools. We will engage in an experiential activity around listening and explore how listening can help cultivate relational capital with families and students, study nonverbal cues as a leadership literacy skill, address unconscious biases that get in the way of student success, reimagine data, and incorporate more student voice in the change process.
Shane Safir has worked at every level of the school system, from the classroom to the boardroom, for the past 20 years. In 2003 Safir became the founding principal of June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE) in San Francisco, an innovative national model identified by leading scholar... Read More →