Keynotes, Webinars, & Interviews
Andy combines real-world experience with research-based best practices to engage audiences in strategies that they can use right now.
Connect with Andy in person or online to inspire your team to do their best and reach every child.
DISCIPLINE WIN
Ready to pull your hair out over the latest discipline issue, but feel stuck because you don’t know what to do next? The trick is motivating kids to actually want to behave by increasing ownership, building meaningful relationships, and even embracing a bit of rebellion towards traditional practices. Our discipline approach may need to look a little different, because each child we serve is different. But every single one of them deserves a chance at success!
INNOVATION STATION
What is innovation and who decides what should be changed? There are reasons some schools thrive during challenging times while others fall apart. Capitalize on the change process. Maximize input from stakeholders. Lead from within, both personally and organizationally, to empower the true potential of your entire school community!
ENGAGE & INSPIRE
Students and staff need to be active and enthusiastic participants in the learning process. This means that we must create experiences in both staff meetings and in classrooms focused on motivation, engagement, and empowerment to inspire individual excellence and ensure active participation.
In his presentations and workshops, Andy challenges participants to rethink their current practices and systems, and consider how they can better encourage growth in their staff or students. His approach is dynamic and shares insights into decisions and specific strategies that have worked, but also pitfalls and traps to avoid in the future.
Contact Andy if you would like any help in these areas for keynotes, webinars, breakout sessions, or workshops. Connect him me using his email at andy@andyjacks.com.
“Setting Students Up for Success”
Interview with Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools
* Rethinking and reframing priorities
* Staying true to who you are as a person and school
* Not disciplining kids for things they can’t control
“The Green Light”
Interview with Jeff Prickett and Adam DeWitt
The Principal Leadership Lab Podcast
* Empower people to take risks using trust and relationships
* Changing schools because of the interests of staff and parents
* Aligning your budget to your school core beliefs
* Defining ourselves by how we teach all of our kids
“How to Help a Student that is Always in the Principal’s Office”
Interview with Vicki Davis
10 Minute Teacher Podcast
* Reflections on own experiences
* Understanding the need for nonnegotiables
* Finding new solutions other than exclusionary discipline
“Questioning Your Assumptions”
Interview with the Planning Period Podcast
* How to lead change
* No suspension philosophy
* How one-size-fits-all discipline is negatively affecting our students
* How we still don’t know the goal of education, how we need to
* The importance of learning from the teachers around us now
“Educators are Put on this Planet to Save Lives”
Interview with John from the Character Strong Podcast
* Understanding key decision points
* Principals as change agents
* The need for being connected as a leader
