By: Hannah Kapitaniuk The creator of Kid President, Brad Montague, is attributed with the quote, “Absurd times call for absurd amounts of love.” Absurd feels like the correct word for our world today. I have been struggling to be present in the mundane and beautiful parts of my life with a seemingly infinite news roll in my brain of tragic current events, reminding me of the brokenness of the world. You may be feeling that […]
From Wichita to Central Texas: Celebrating a New School Year
By: Krystle Moos The beginning of the school year is a special and inspiring time for students, educators, and administrators. It is a season to imagine the possibilities for each student and the new opportunities that lie ahead. As classrooms take shape and class lists are released, educators and school leaders prepare environments to discover and develop the unique gifts of each student. Through my work with the Baylor Center for School Leadership (BCSL), I […]
Starting Well: Is Your Challenge Ripe and Ready?
By: Anna Bryan This July 28-30, we will welcome teams of teachers and administrators at the Hurd Welcome Center at Baylor University to identify and address a problem of practice related to campus improvement, focusing on feedback, engagement, or well-being. The great hope of this work is to collectively catalyze deep change in our schools that results in students becoming who they are created to be. Whether or not your school team is attending this […]
Collective Leadership: A Journey of Faith, Growth, and Shared Purpose in Education
This spring, our MA Fellows in the School Leadership program will share blog posts about their coursework and learning journey. Interested in becoming part of a future cohort? Connect with us here. By: Patreece Terrell Learning to Lead in Community When I began my journey as an educator over a decade ago, I believed leadership was something you earned through achievement. Now I know it’s something you grow into by walking alongside others. In this season […]
We Need to Talk About Your Other Teacher—ChatGPT
By: Krystle Moos I recently came across a post on social media that suggested that teachers choose their words wisely. The comments that followed were aphorisms shared by teachers from their teachers. For me, it was things like: Yes, I am a millennial raised by GenX and Baby Boomer educators that were incredibly impactful in educating me to be prepared for a constantly evolving world. But technologies changed, and continue to change, faster than educators […]