Baruti Kafele's guest appearances

Baruti Kafele

The Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education

Transformative Principal

Principally Speaking

Principal Center Radio

Educational Leadership

Student Achievement

Keystone Education Radio

We Teach Inspired!!

Reimagine Schools

KindSight 101

The CWR Talk Network

celebratEd

myPD Unplugged

Steve Adubato's Lessons In Leadership with co-host Mary Gamba

TheSchoolHouse302 One Thing Series School Leadership Podcast

Jimmy Casas

Jethro Jones

Robyn Jackson

Todd Whitaker

Don Wettrick

Nadia Lopez

Yong Zhao

Dave Burgess

Joe Sanfelippo

Jessica Cabeen

Shaun Woodly

George Couros

Catlin Tucker

Gerry Brooks

Jonathan Alsheimer

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Your story is so important to your journey. In this show, we dive into the stories of others which serve as the foundation behind these innovative thought leaders. In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Unlocking Unlimited Potential STORIES Show, Dr. Brandon Beck and special guest, Principal Baruti Kafele (@PrincipalKafele, PrincipalKafele.com), have an insightful and inspiring conversation. Baruti is the author of 12 books. He has garnered over 150 educational, professional, and community awards. In 2021, Principal Kafele was recognized as one of the Top 30 Global Gurus in education.  In this episode, Baruti talks about the story behind his career as an educator, author, and speaker. He also talks about his most recent book and 8th publication for ASCD "The Equity &amp; Social Justice Education 50." Kafele's story of perseverance is admirable. Beyond all of these amazing awards is an incredible educator determined to empower students and educators toward unlocking their unlimited potential.  Tune into this insightful conversation, and tag @BrandonBeckEDU to continue the conversation and stay connected. Continue to Live with Passion, Purpose, and focus on the importance of serving others. If you are looking for an opportunity to connect further with Brandon Beck. Please visit BrandonBeckEDU.com to learn more about his speaking, coaching, consulting, and other offerings that are designed to help you and your organization find greater results in your journey. #UUPotential

Unlocking Unlimited Potential Stories

Your story is so important to your journey. In this show, we dive into the stories of others which serve as the foundation behind these innovative thought leaders. In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Unlocking Unlimited Potential STORIES Show, Dr. Brandon Beck and special guest, Principal Baruti Kafele (@PrincipalKafele, <a href="http://PrincipalKafele.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PrincipalKafele.com</a>), have an insightful and inspiring conversation. Baruti is the author of 12 books. He has garnered over 150 educational, professional, and community awards. In 2021, Principal Kafele was recognized as one of the Top 30 Global Gurus in education.  In this episode, Baruti talks about the story behind his career as an educator, author, and speaker. He also talks about his most recent book and 8th publication for ASCD "The Equity &amp; Social Justice Education 50." Kafele's story of perseverance is admirable. Beyond all of these amazing awards is an incredible educator determined to empower students and educators toward unlocking their unlimited potential.  Tune into this insightful conversation, and tag @BrandonBeckEDU to continue the conversation and stay connected. Continue to Live with Passion, Purpose, and focus on the importance of serving others. If you are looking for an opportunity to connect further with Brandon Beck. Please visit<a href="https://www.branndonbeckedu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> BrandonBeckEDU.com</a> to learn more about his speaking, coaching, consulting, and other offerings that are designed to help you and your organization find greater results in your journey. #UUPotential

With Baruti Kafele "Getting Uncomfortable Being Comfortable" (S2, E16)

Randy Stodard

On this edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve Adubato and Mary Gamba talk with Randy Stodard, Chief Marketing Officer, Delta Dental of New Jersey about engaging with your team, even when they are remote. Then, Steve is joined by Principal Baruti Kafele, Education Speaker and Consultant, Principal Kafele Consulting, LLC about the Virtual Assistant Principal … Continue reading Lessons in Leadership: Randy Stodard and Principal Baruti Kafele

On this edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve Adubato and Mary Gamba talk with Randy Stodard, Chief Marketing Officer, Delta Dental of New Jersey about engaging with your team, even when they are remote. Then, Steve is joined by Principal Baruti Kafele, Education Speaker and Consultant, Principal Kafele Consulting, LLC about the Virtual Assistant Principal … <a href="https://podcast.stand-deliver.com/2021/06/27/lessons-in-leadership-randy-stodard-and-principal-baruti-kafele/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Lessons in Leadership: Randy Stodard and Principal Baruti Kafele</a>

Lessons in Leadership: Randy Stodard and Principal Baruti Kafele

This week, I had the special honor of interviewing Baruti Kafele on the podcast. In our conversation, we touched on a number of topics, including the different expressions of anti-Blackness in K-12 schools, the specific actions that educators and school districts should take to engage in culturally relevant and antiracist pedagogy that centers Black students, and the release of his newest book, The Equity and Social Justice Education 50. To learn more about Principal Kafele’s work, you can visit his official website at principalkafele.com and you can also follow him on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter with the handle @PrincipalKafele.  BIO:  A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including "The Mighty" Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, which included U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools. One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.” A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored eleven books, including his six ASCD best sellers - Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School &amp; in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap, The Teacher 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50 and The Assistant Principal 50. He is also the author of the ASCD book, The Aspiring Principal 50. His next book – The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 will be released in May, 2021. Principal Kafele is married to his wife Kimberley, and is the father of their three children, Baruti, Jabari and Kibriya. He earned his B.S. degree in Management Science/Marketing from Kean University and his M.A. degree in Educational Administration from New Jersey City University. He is the recipient of over 150 educational, professional and community awards which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, induction into the East Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame, recognition as one of the World’s Top 30 Education Professionals for 2020 &amp; 2021 by Global Gurus Top 30 and the City of Dickinson, Texas proclaiming February 8, 1998 as Baruti Kafele Day.  ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support

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This week, I had the special honor of interviewing Baruti Kafele on the podcast. In our conversation, we touched on a number of topics, including the different expressions of anti-Blackness in K-12 schools, the specific actions that educators and school districts should take to engage in culturally relevant and antiracist pedagogy that centers Black students, and the release of his newest book, The Equity and Social Justice Education 50. To learn more about Principal Kafele’s work, you can visit his official website at <a href="http://principalkafele.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">principalkafele.com</a> and you can also follow him on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter with the handle @PrincipalKafele. BIO:  A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including "The Mighty" Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, which included U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools. One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.” A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored eleven books, including his six ASCD best sellers - Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School &amp; in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap, The Teacher 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50 and The Assistant Principal 50. He is also the author of the ASCD book, The Aspiring Principal 50. His next book – The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 will be released in May, 2021. Principal Kafele is married to his wife Kimberley, and is the father of their three children, Baruti, Jabari and Kibriya. He earned his B.S. degree in Management Science/Marketing from Kean University and his M.A. degree in Educational Administration from New Jersey City University. He is the recipient of over 150 educational, professional and community awards which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, induction into the East Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame, recognition as one of the World’s Top 30 Education Professionals for 2020 &amp; 2021 by Global Gurus Top 30 and the City of Dickinson, Texas proclaiming February 8, 1998 as Baruti Kafele Day. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support</a>

"Revolutionizing School Leadership in K-12 Schools" (Baruti Kafele)

LEAD

Don’t miss this vblog on YouTube or catch our Read This segment of our One Thing Series podcast--books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. Featured Author: Baruti Kafele Featured Book: Is My School Better BECAUSE I Lead It?Here’s Why Every Principal Should Read This ASCD Book by Principal Kafele:The title alone deserves an answer. We believe everyone in an educational leadership position should answer this question and take time to reflect on whether or not they are making a positive impact. It speaks to our latest blog on service- and servant-leadership.Similar to other Principal Kafele books, he starts with the power of questions. If you read this book through the lens of self-development, not only will you understand yourself better, you’ll also continue on the great and challenging journey of leadership growth. Principal Kafele is comfortable with the uncomfortable. As humans, we don’t always like to confront the brutal reality, but growth occurs in the space where we willingly uncover our areas of weakness. A must read. Don’t miss our One Thing Series podcast interview with Baruti Kafele where we dive into the servant leadership, social justice, and so much more. Find the podcast at theschoolhouse302.com. Let us know what you’re reading by contacting us at contact@theschoolhouse302.com. We can’t wait to hear from you. Joe &amp; T.J.PS -- If you have a topic you want us to cover or need recommendations on books to read in a particular area of leadership, just send us a message.

Don’t miss this vblog on YouTube or catch our Read This segment of our One Thing Series podcast--books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. Featured Author: Baruti Kafele Featured Book: Is My School Better BECAUSE I Lead It? Here’s Why Every Principal Should Read This ASCD Book by Principal Kafele: The title alone deserves an answer. We believe everyone in an educational leadership position should answer this question and take time to reflect on whether or not they are making a positive impact. It speaks to our latest blog on service- and servant-leadership. Similar to other Principal Kafele books, he starts with the power of questions. If you read this book through the lens of self-development, not only will you understand yourself better, you’ll also continue on the great and challenging journey of leadership growth. Principal Kafele is comfortable with the uncomfortable. As humans, we don’t always like to confront the brutal reality, but growth occurs in the space where we willingly uncover our areas of weakness. A must read. Don’t miss our One Thing Series podcast interview with Baruti Kafele where we dive into the servant leadership, social justice, and so much more. Find the podcast at <a href="http://theschoolhouse302.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theschoolhouse302.com</a>. Let us know what you’re reading by contacting us at contact@theschoolhouse302.com. We can’t wait to hear from you. Joe &amp; T.J. PS -- If you have a topic you want us to cover or need recommendations on books to read in a particular area of leadership, just send us a message.

Every Principal Should READ THIS: Is My School A Better School BECAUSE I Lead It by Baruti Kafele

A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence.As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including "The Mighty" Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, which included U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools.A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored eleven books, including his six ASCD best sellers -- Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School &amp; in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap, The Teacher 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50, and The Assistant Principal 50. He is also the author of the ASCD book, The Aspiring Principal 50. His next book – The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 will be released in May, 2021.Key Thoughts from the Interview:Principal Kafele dives deep into how principals can best support their teachers to create an award winning school. He also delves into the topic of social justice and how every listener can better understand what this means to reimagine our schools for the future.Listen to how Principal Kafele shielded his teachers, allowing them to focus on their classroom and their students.Principal Kafele describes his philosophy regarding lesson planning and the power of only planning one week at a time. “If you’re not planning, you’re winging it.”He describes what supportive leadership really is and what it looks like in practice. Don’t miss the story he tells about challenging his superintendent.  Principal Kafele identifies Frank Mickens and his success as a principal as instrumental in his own development.You don’t want to miss his advice on how to regain your purpose and stay true to your why. His own why: “I want to build men out of boys.”Similar to other guests, Principal Kafele describes his desire to jump from an airplane. He already knows how to fly one. Several times, Principal Kafele described “holes” in our current conversations about equity in schools. He lists 4 books that everyone should read to have an understanding of race, racism, and social justice in America.Before the MayflowerThe Mis-Education of the NegroIntroduction to African CivilizationsFrom Slavery to FreedomListen to how Principal Kafele’s views have changed on teachers and what makes the difference in the lives of children. “We need solid people who can take care of business and who will learn what they don’t know.” Principal Kafele’s interview is a powerful testimony of someone who has successfully led award-winning schools amid incredibly challenging circumstances. We are grateful that he discussed how social justice can be reflected throughout the curriculum and what we can do to better prepare ourselves as educational leaders. It was an awesome follow-up to our latest blogpost on service leadership. We hope to hear from you about your favorite parts of both the blog and the interview. Please comment below. Please follow, like, and share. Use #onethingseries and #SH302 so that we can find you. For more great leadership content, follow theschoolhouse302.com. Joe &amp; T.J.

A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including "The Mighty" Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, which included U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools. A prolific writer, Principal Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom, and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored eleven books, including his six ASCD best sellers -- Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School &amp; in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap, The Teacher 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50, and The Assistant Principal 50. He is also the author of the ASCD book, The Aspiring Principal 50. His next book – The Equity and Social Justice Education 50 will be released in May, 2021. Key Thoughts from the Interview: Principal Kafele dives deep into how principals can best support their teachers to create an award winning school. He also delves into the topic of social justice and how every listener can better understand what this means to reimagine our schools for the future. Listen to how Principal Kafele shielded his teachers, allowing them to focus on their classroom and their students. Principal Kafele describes his philosophy regarding lesson planning and the power of only planning one week at a time. “If you’re not planning, you’re winging it.” He describes what supportive leadership really is and what it looks like in practice. Don’t miss the story he tells about challenging his superintendent. Principal Kafele identifies Frank Mickens and his success as a principal as instrumental in his own development. You don’t want to miss his advice on how to regain your purpose and stay true to your why. His own why: “I want to build men out of boys.” Similar to other guests, Principal Kafele describes his desire to jump from an airplane. He already knows how to fly one. Several times, Principal Kafele described “holes” in our current conversations about equity in schools. He lists 4 books that everyone should read to have an understanding of race, racism, and social justice in America. Before the Mayflower The Mis-Education of the Negro Introduction to African Civilizations From Slavery to Freedom Listen to how Principal Kafele’s views have changed on teachers and what makes the difference in the lives of children. “We need solid people who can take care of business and who will learn what they don’t know.” Principal Kafele’s interview is a powerful testimony of someone who has successfully led award-winning schools amid incredibly challenging circumstances. We are grateful that he discussed how social justice can be reflected throughout the curriculum and what we can do to better prepare ourselves as educational leaders. It was an awesome follow-up to our latest blogpost on service leadership. We hope to hear from you about your favorite parts of both the blog and the interview. Please comment below. Please follow, like, and share. Use #onethingseries and #SH302 so that we can find you. For more great leadership content, follow <a href="http://theschoolhouse302.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theschoolhouse302.com</a>. Joe &amp; T.J.

Servant Leadership, Success as a Principal, Social Justice, and More w/ Principal Baruti Kafele

 About this Episode Time Stamps Q&amp;A About our Guests ResourcesAfter decades as a highly regarded teacher and school leader in New Jersey, Principal Baruti Kafele began a journey to share his knowledge and experience with educators across the country. On this episode of Keystone Education Radio, podcast host Annette Stevenson and Principal Kafele discuss his career, the attitude gap, how to approach conversations about racism and social injustice, his role in transforming Newark Tech into an award-winning high school, and why he has been coined as America’s discomfort speaker.Skip to: 01:20 To begin with, would you give us an overview of the journey that brought you to where you are today as an educator, writer and speaker? Skip to: 02:30 We know about various “gaps” – the achievement gap, the opportunity gap – Could you explain what the attitude gap is? “I want to transform attitudes because if I can change the attitude, then the achievement will follow.” “The attitude gap is the gap between those students who have the will to achieve excellence and those who do not.” Skip to: 05:20 Following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a loud call for social change across the country. What guidance would you give to schools about how to approach conversations about racism and social injustice? “Leadership has to have the courage, the backbone, the spine, the audacity, to engage staff in that tough conversation.” Skip to: 07:44 Under your leadership, Newark Tech transformed from a low-performing school to being recognized by U.S. News and World Report Magazine as one of America’s best high schools, three times over. What was the primary catalyst for this change? “When the vision can be shared, now there’s a higher probability that we can turn this thing into our reality. So, our vision was shared, the students embraced the vision of what we can become, and now we were able to go to work and make it happen.” Skip to: 09:04 You have been coined as America’s discomfort speaker because of how you force your audiences to reflect on themselves. Can you explain why this type of self-reflection is important? “I’m here for you to look within yourself because as you feel that pain, so to speak, that will be the motivation or the impetus for you to bring about change to your practice.” Skip to: 12:20 How can listeners learn more about your work and your books? Q: Could you give us an overview of your journey that brought you to where you are today as an educator, writer and speaker? A: Yeah, the short version is that I was teacher in 1988 in Brooklyn, New York City. I loved it and decided to do it full time, so I came back home to Jersey and continued it. I became an award-winning teacher in a very short period of time as teacher of the year at the school district, county and finalist for New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. I went on and became a principal, which I did for 14 years. But while I was doing that work, even as a teacher, I was writing. So, I was writing my first books and here we are up to number 11. I left my principalship in 2011 because I wanted to do this. I wanted a larger platform to do it. I had been doing it for 30 some odd years, but it was simultaneous with my principalship, so that meant weekends and summers and that type of thing. And I really wanted to live it. So, I left in 2011 and that’s what I’ve been doing ever since. Q: So, we hear about different types of gaps – achievement gap, opportunity gap. Could you explain the attitude gap? A: Yeah, I’ve had a focus on attitude since my undergraduate days in the early 80s. I thought that the whole idea of a positive attitude was a powerful thing. So, as I evolved as a practitioner, as an educator, I started thinking about attitude, attitude, attitude. Then with the achievement gap language, No Child Left Behind language and the pressures to close this achievement gap – at that time, they said 100% of the students by 2014. I started attaching the word “gap” to attitude. It’s the attitude gap that I want to close. I’m not concerned about the achievement gap because I want to transform attitudes because if I can change the attitude, then the achievement will follow, was my thinking. So, that’s where I was as a teacher, that’s where I was as a principal. So, I gave it a definition. The attitude gap is the gap between those students who have the will to achieve excellence and those who do not. So, the focus was on the will. How do we tap into the will of the student? How do we get the youngster excited about self, about learning and about the prospects for his or her future? How do we tap into that? Then I looked at the educator and I said, “That attitude has to be positive as well.” So, then I gave it this definition – the gap between those educators who have the will to be amazing at their craft and those who do not. So, teacher, principal, counselor, whomever, have you arrived today with the will to take your practice, your game, to a level previously unimagined, right? So, having that willingness to continue to step up, step up, step up. Next thing we knew, we’re on that path to students being where we want them to be and, ultimately, we got there. Again, that’s through a focus of attitude. The youngster has to want this. I can purchase as many programs and models for writing, reading and mathematics, but at the end of the day, if youngster is not willing to receive it, to embrace it, because they don’t see the significance of it or the relevance of it to their life, then I don’t care how many millions of dollars are spent for the program. That youngster is still not going to embrace it. So, I said we need to go here and here, and as we go there, then there’s a higher probability the youngster will in fact embrace what it is that we’re selling, so to speak. Q: Following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a loud call for social change, rightfully so, across the country. What guidance would you give to schools and school leaders about how to approach these types of conversations about racism and social injustice? A: I have created a definition of social justice education, but it’s lengthy, so I don’t have it memorized just yet. Here’s the thing, I was a social justice practitioner from the day I set foot in the classroom in 1988. I say that because I didn’t know better, right? It just made sense to me, but I learned very quickly once I was in that classroom, that I had to, figuratively speaking, peep outside of my classroom door to make sure the coast was clear before I could engage students in that conversation. Then as principal, I had to tip toe. Continuing that practice with my staff and ultimately students, but somewhere along the way, the world kept shifting, kept changing and now I could be my authentic self. So, relative to your question, leadership has to have the courage, the backbone, the spine, the audacity, to engage staff in that tough conversation, but not necessarily bam in your face from the outset. That takes time because you have a staff that you need. So, therefore you’ve got to win that staff over. You’ve got to use your people skills to the utmost to look at people who are in various different places politically and various different places in terms of perspective, how they see life. You’ve got to massage it that way, so that, ultimately, we can have the tough conversation, regardless of what side of the aisle you sit or just the way you see the world. We can still have that constructive, productive conversation as staff because it relates to the children and leave the meeting as allies, as partners, as friends, as opposed to now we’ve got more friction on staff than we already had. So, it’s a tough conversation, but it’s a doable conversation. The leadership has to know how to engage staff in the conversation to get it started. Q: Under your leadership, Newark Tech transformed from a low performing school to being recognized by the U.S. News and World Report Magazine as one of America’s best high schools three times. What was the catalyst for this change? A: I would say first and foremost, the leadership, without patting myself on the back, but I understood that leadership was important. I say to anybody, and in fact, I say to leaders every day, including today in Rhode Island, that leadership is everything. So, when I got there, the only variable to change was me. Everybody else was who was there the years before. So, the school was a low performing school, but the leadership came in with a different kind of a focus, different kind of an attitude, a vision of excellence, and was able to pitch that and sell that. So as a result, I had a staff that believed in the vision and was able to embrace the vision as their own, and that’s key. You know, as long as it’s my vision, it’s not going to happen anyway. But when the vision can be shared, now there’s a higher probability that we can turn this thing into our reality. So, our vision was shared, the students embraced the vision of what we can become, and now we were able to go to work and make it happen. Q: You have been coined as America’s discomfort speaker. I understand it’s because of how you force audiences, or cause them, to reflect upon themselves. Can you explain why this type of self-reflection is so important? A: Yeah. I mean, it’s crucial. Every book that I’ve written, every article I’ve written, every blog post, every presentation I’ve created, they’re all in the first person. They’re all self-reflective, they’re designed for the receiver, the reader, whatever it is to look within oneself. So, to contrast that with the old title of years ago, the motivator, the motivational speaker. Typically, a motivational speaker can come into a room, because I’ve been this guy, and ignite an audience. They’re standing on their feet, giving you a standing ovation and they’re yelling your name and all that kind of stuff. Then, they get to the parking lot to their car and they’re not thinking about you anymore because life has resumed. So, now they’re going on with their lives. I needed content, a message, presentations, articles, books, whatever it is, that once they’re read or once I’m heard, you’re still thinking about me. You’re thinking about me because I said something that made you say, “Ouch.” I said something that stung, that hurt, right? That pierced you. Now, it’s like, I left the keynote, I left the workshop, but this guy’s in my head. Right? My intent was to create discomfort, I wanted you to feel uncomfortable with being comfortable and comfortable with being uncomfortable. So now that becomes my goal, my objective, with any work I do in education. Therefore, I don’t have a problem with someone leaving the venue upset with Principal Kafele because if you’re upset with me because of perspective, that’s different. If you’re upset with me because I made you look within, like I’ve had people say to me, principals in particular, “Principal Kafele, man, you punched me in the stomach without taking a swing. It was a gut punch.” And I say, “Good. That was why I was here today. Right?” Or they say, “Principal Kafele, you’ve rocked my foundation. I really thought I had a handle on this, and now I’m questioning myself.” I said, “Yeah, that’s why I’m here. Right? I’m not here for you to praise me. I’m here for you to look within yourself because as you feel that pain, so to speak, that will be the motivation or the impetus for you to bring about change to your practice.” That’s what that’s all about – America’s discomfort speaker, I’m running around America, making people feel uncomfortable. Q: Where can listeners and viewers can find out more about your work and this information that you are conveying? A: Yeah, absolutely. PrincipalKafele.com has everything. As I tell everybody, it’s not just a website, it’s an institute of professional learning. So, I’ve just got a wealth of information on there that you don’t have to pay for, you just use. You may know that I do a virtual assistant principal leadership academy every Saturday morning. It was meant to be just for the summer, it’s sort of a COVID thing. I’m home. I’m not traveling, doing anything. So, let me spend an hour every Saturday morning talking to assistant principals and aspiring assistant principals and even their bosses, principals, assistant supes, and superintendents, but it became so popular that I decided I’d do it year long. So we’re going to do 52 weeks of this, 30 minutes each, starting in September all the way through May 1, 2021. So, that’s another thing I do. Somebody listening may say, “Oh my God, how can I get on, how can I join? How can I register?” Nothing to register, just go to my Facebook page at Principal Kafele, my Twitter page @PrincipalKafele, my Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy page on Facebook or my YouTube channel, School Leadership Thoughts, and join me at 11 EST every Saturday morning and I will be sitting there waiting for you. Principal Baruti Kafele A highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for more than 20 years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including “The Mighty” Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition. One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers in America, Kafele has delivered more than 2,000 presentations over his 34 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the “Attitude Gap.” A prolific writer, Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. He has authored 10 books, including his six Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development best-sellers: The ASPIRING Principal 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50, The Teacher 50, Closing the Attitude Gap, and Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School &amp; in Life. His next book, The ASSISTANT Principal 50, will be released in summer 2020. Kafele earned his bachelor’s degree in management science/marketing from Kean University and his master’s degree in educational administration from New Jersey City University. He is the recipient of more than 150 educational, professional and community awards, including the Milken National Educator Award; the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award; induction into the East Orange, NJ, Hall of Fame; and the city of Dickinson, TX, proclaiming February 8, 1998, as Baruti Kafele Day.  Principal Baruti Kafele’s website Principal Kafele’s Facebook Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy Facebook page Principal Kafele’s Twitter Principal Kafele’s YouTube channel

<ul> <li><a href="#tab-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About this Episode</a></li> <li><a href="#tab-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Time Stamps</a></li> <li><a href="#tab-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Q&amp;A</a></li> <li><a href="#tab-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About our Guests</a></li> <li><a href="#tab-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resources</a></li></ul>After decades as a highly regarded teacher and school leader in New Jersey, Principal Baruti Kafele began a journey to share his knowledge and experience with educators across the country. On this episode of Keystone Education Radio, podcast host Annette Stevenson and Principal Kafele discuss his career, the attitude gap, how to approach conversations about racism and social injustice, his role in transforming Newark Tech into an award-winning high school, and why he has been coined as America’s discomfort speaker. <a href="#01:20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skip to: 01:20</a> To begin with, would you give us an overview of the journey that brought you to where you are today as an educator, writer and speaker? <a href="#02:30" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skip to: 02:30</a> We know about various “gaps” – the achievement gap, the opportunity gap – Could you explain what the attitude gap is? <blockquote>“I want to transform attitudes because if I can change the attitude, then the achievement will follow.”</blockquote> <blockquote>“The attitude gap is the gap between those students who have the will to achieve excellence and those who do not.”</blockquote> <a href="#05:20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skip to: 05:20</a> Following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a loud call for social change across the country. What guidance would you give to schools about how to approach conversations about racism and social injustice? <blockquote>“Leadership has to have the courage, the backbone, the spine, the audacity, to engage staff in that tough conversation.”</blockquote> <a href="#07:44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skip to: 07:44</a> Under your leadership, Newark Tech transformed from a low-performing school to being recognized by U.S. News and World Report Magazine as one of America’s best high schools, three times over. What was the primary catalyst for this change? <blockquote>“When the vision can be shared, now there’s a higher probability that we can turn this thing into our reality. So, our vision was shared, the students embraced the vision of what we can become, and now we were able to go to work and make it happen.”</blockquote> <a href="#09:04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skip to: 09:04</a> You have been coined as America’s discomfort speaker because of how you force your audiences to reflect on themselves. Can you explain why this type of self-reflection is important? <blockquote>“I’m here for you to look within yourself because as you feel that pain, so to speak, that will be the motivation or the impetus for you to bring about change to your practice.”</blockquote> <a href="#12:20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skip to: 12:20</a> How can listeners learn more about your work and your books? Q: Could you give us an overview of your journey that brought you to where you are today as an educator, writer and speaker? A: Yeah, the short version is that I was teacher in 1988 in Brooklyn, New York City. I loved it and decided to do it full time, so I came back home to Jersey and continued it. I became an award-winning teacher in a very short period of time as teacher of the year at the school district, county and finalist for New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. I went on and became a principal, which I did for 14 years. But while I was doing that work, even as a teacher, I was writing. So, I was writing my first books and here we are up to number 11. I left my principalship in 2011 because I wanted to do this. I wanted a larger platform to do it. I had been doing it for 30 some odd years, but it was simultaneous with my principalship, so that meant weekends and summers and that type of thing. And I really wanted to live it. So, I left in 2011 and that’s what I’ve been doing ever since. Q: So, we hear about different types of gaps – achievement gap, opportunity gap. Could you explain the attitude gap? A: Yeah, I’ve had a focus on attitude since my undergraduate days in the early 80s. I thought that the whole idea of a positive attitude was a powerful thing. So, as I evolved as a practitioner, as an educator, I started thinking about attitude, attitude, attitude. Then with the achievement gap language, No Child Left Behind language and the pressures to close this achievement gap – at that time, they said 100% of the students by 2014. I started attaching the word “gap” to attitude. It’s the attitude gap that I want to close. I’m not concerned about the achievement gap because I want to transform attitudes because if I can change the attitude, then the achievement will follow, was my thinking. So, that’s where I was as a teacher, that’s where I was as a principal. So, I gave it a definition. The attitude gap is the gap between those students who have the will to achieve excellence and those who do not. So, the focus was on the will. How do we tap into the will of the student? How do we get the youngster excited about self, about learning and about the prospects for his or her future? How do we tap into that? Then I looked at the educator and I said, “That attitude has to be positive as well.” So, then I gave it this definition – the gap between those educators who have the will to be amazing at their craft and those who do not. So, teacher, principal, counselor, whomever, have you arrived today with the will to take your practice, your game, to a level previously unimagined, right? So, having that willingness to continue to step up, step up, step up. Next thing we knew, we’re on that path to students being where we want them to be and, ultimately, we got there. Again, that’s through a focus of attitude. The youngster has to want this. I can purchase as many programs and models for writing, reading and mathematics, but at the end of the day, if youngster is not willing to receive it, to embrace it, because they don’t see the significance of it or the relevance of it to their life, then I don’t care how many millions of dollars are spent for the program. That youngster is still not going to embrace it. So, I said we need to go here and here, and as we go there, then there’s a higher probability the youngster will in fact embrace what it is that we’re selling, so to speak. Q: Following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a loud call for social change, rightfully so, across the country. What guidance would you give to schools and school leaders about how to approach these types of conversations about racism and social injustice? A: I have created a definition of social justice education, but it’s lengthy, so I don’t have it memorized just yet. Here’s the thing, I was a social justice practitioner from the day I set foot in the classroom in 1988. I say that because I didn’t know better, right? It just made sense to me, but I learned very quickly once I was in that classroom, that I had to, figuratively speaking, peep outside of my classroom door to make sure the coast was clear before I could engage students in that conversation. Then as principal, I had to tip toe. Continuing that practice with my staff and ultimately students, but somewhere along the way, the world kept shifting, kept changing and now I could be my authentic self. So, relative to your question, leadership has to have the courage, the backbone, the spine, the audacity, to engage staff in that tough conversation, but not necessarily bam in your face from the outset. That takes time because you have a staff that you need. So, therefore you’ve got to win that staff over. You’ve got to use your people skills to the utmost to look at people who are in various different places politically and various different places in terms of perspective, how they see life. You’ve got to massage it that way, so that, ultimately, we can have the tough conversation, regardless of what side of the aisle you sit or just the way you see the world. We can still have that constructive, productive conversation as staff because it relates to the children and leave the meeting as allies, as partners, as friends, as opposed to now we’ve got more friction on staff than we already had. So, it’s a tough conversation, but it’s a doable conversation. The leadership has to know how to engage staff in the conversation to get it started. Q: Under your leadership, Newark Tech transformed from a low performing school to being recognized by the U.S. News and World Report Magazine as one of America’s best high schools three times. What was the catalyst for this change? A: I would say first and foremost, the leadership, without patting myself on the back, but I understood that leadership was important. I say to anybody, and in fact, I say to leaders every day, including today in Rhode Island, that leadership is everything. So, when I got there, the only variable to change was me. Everybody else was who was there the years before. So, the school was a low performing school, but the leadership came in with a different kind of a focus, different kind of an attitude, a vision of excellence, and was able to pitch that and sell that. So as a result, I had a staff that believed in the vision and was able to embrace the vision as their own, and that’s key. You know, as long as it’s my vision, it’s not going to happen anyway. But when the vision can be shared, now there’s a higher probability that we can turn this thing into our reality. So, our vision was shared, the students embraced the vision of what we can become, and now we were able to go to work and make it happen. Q: You have been coined as America’s discomfort speaker. I understand it’s because of how you force audiences, or cause them, to reflect upon themselves. Can you explain why this type of self-reflection is so important? A: Yeah. I mean, it’s crucial. Every book that I’ve written, every article I’ve written, every blog post, every presentation I’ve created, they’re all in the first person. They’re all self-reflective, they’re designed for the receiver, the reader, whatever it is to look within oneself. So, to contrast that with the old title of years ago, the motivator, the motivational speaker. Typically, a motivational speaker can come into a room, because I’ve been this guy, and ignite an audience. They’re standing on their feet, giving you a standing ovation and they’re yelling your name and all that kind of stuff. Then, they get to the parking lot to their car and they’re not thinking about you anymore because life has resumed. So, now they’re going on with their lives. I needed content, a message, presentations, articles, books, whatever it is, that once they’re read or once I’m heard, you’re still thinking about me. You’re thinking about me because I said something that made you say, “Ouch.” I said something that stung, that hurt, right? That pierced you. Now, it’s like, I left the keynote, I left the workshop, but this guy’s in my head. Right? My intent was to create discomfort, I wanted you to feel uncomfortable with being comfortable and comfortable with being uncomfortable. So now that becomes my goal, my objective, with any work I do in education. Therefore, I don’t have a problem with someone leaving the venue upset with Principal Kafele because if you’re upset with me because of perspective, that’s different. If you’re upset with me because I made you look within, like I’ve had people say to me, principals in particular, “Principal Kafele, man, you punched me in the stomach without taking a swing. It was a gut punch.” And I say, “Good. That was why I was here today. Right?” Or they say, “Principal Kafele, you’ve rocked my foundation. I really thought I had a handle on this, and now I’m questioning myself.” I said, “Yeah, that’s why I’m here. Right? I’m not here for you to praise me. I’m here for you to look within yourself because as you feel that pain, so to speak, that will be the motivation or the impetus for you to bring about change to your practice.” That’s what that’s all about – America’s discomfort speaker, I’m running around America, making people feel uncomfortable. Q: Where can listeners and viewers can find out more about your work and this information that you are conveying? A: Yeah, absolutely. <a href="https://principalkafele.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PrincipalKafele.com</a> has everything. As I tell everybody, it’s not just a website, it’s an institute of professional learning. So, I’ve just got a wealth of information on there that you don’t have to pay for, you just use. You may know that I do a virtual assistant principal leadership academy every Saturday morning. It was meant to be just for the summer, it’s sort of a COVID thing. I’m home. I’m not traveling, doing anything. So, let me spend an hour every Saturday morning talking to assistant principals and aspiring assistant principals and even their bosses, principals, assistant supes, and superintendents, but it became so popular that I decided I’d do it year long. So we’re going to do 52 weeks of this, 30 minutes each, starting in September all the way through May 1, 2021. So, that’s another thing I do. Somebody listening may say, “Oh my God, how can I get on, how can I join? How can I register?” Nothing to register, just go to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/principalkafele" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page at Principal Kafele</a>, my Twitter page <a href="https://twitter.com/principalkafele" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@PrincipalKafele</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VirtualAssistantPrincipalLeadershipAcademy/?modal=admin_todo_tour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy page on Facebook</a> or my YouTube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/principalkafelesmessagetoanaspiringprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School Leadership Thoughts</a>, and join me at 11 EST every Saturday morning and I will be sitting there waiting for you. <h4>Principal Baruti Kafele</h4> A highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for more than 20 years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist, and a recipient of the New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence. As a middle and high school principal, Kafele led the turnaround of four different New Jersey urban schools, including “The Mighty” Newark Tech, which went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition. One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers in America, Kafele has delivered more than 2,000 presentations over his 34 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the “Attitude Gap.” A prolific writer, Kafele has written extensively on professional development strategies for creating a positive school climate and culture, transforming the attitudes of at-risk students, motivating Black males to excel in the classroom and school leadership practices for inspiring schoolwide excellence. He has authored 10 books, including his six Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development best-sellers: The ASPIRING Principal 50, Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50, The Teacher 50, Closing the Attitude Gap, and Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School &amp; in Life. His next book, The ASSISTANT Principal 50, will be released in summer 2020. Kafele earned his bachelor’s degree in management science/marketing from Kean University and his master’s degree in educational administration from New Jersey City University. He is the recipient of more than 150 educational, professional and community awards, including the Milken National Educator Award; the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award; induction into the East Orange, NJ, Hall of Fame; and the city of Dickinson, TX, proclaiming February 8, 1998, as Baruti Kafele Day. <ul> <li><a href="https://principalkafele.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principal Baruti Kafele’s website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/principalkafele" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principal Kafele’s Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VirtualAssistantPrincipalLeadershipAcademy/?modal=admin_todo_tour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy Facebook page</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/principalkafele" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principal Kafele’s Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/principalkafelesmessagetoanaspiringprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principal Kafele’s YouTube channel</a></li></ul>

The Power of a Positive Attitude: A Discussion with Principal Baruti Kafele

Baruti K. Kafele, principal, educator and best-selling author is the guest on this episode of Mind the Gap, discussing the linking of social justice with school leadership. Kafele points to the early influence of Lewis Lomax's book To Kill a Blackman on the parallels between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X as the inspiration to his teaching and leadership methods. It all comes naturally to Kafele, who makes it a point to tie in the classroom environment to the outside world. He shares pivoting during the aftermath of George Floyd's death and the ensuing civil unrest to message the importance of weaving real-life events into the framework of school culture, including the subject areas of math, science, social studies, and the language arts. Visit edCircuit.com to watch this episode. Produced by MindRocket Media Group and presented by John Catt Educational, a leading independent publisher supporting teachers and school leaders with research-based, easy-to-use professional development publications since 1959. Learn more at us.johncattbookshop.com (US) or johncattbookshop.com (International).  Baruti K. Kafele is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Milken Award-winning educator who spent nearly 30 years as an urban public school teacher and principal in New Jersey. His books include Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life, Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Follow Principal Kafele on Twitter @PrincipalKafele Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner are co-hosts of Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe. Tom has worked in schools as a teacher and leader for 30 years and is now a consultant specializing in teacher development and curriculum &amp; assessment planning. His books include Rosenshine’s Principles in Action and The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook. Follow Tom on Twitter @teacherhead After 20 years in primary teaching, Emma joined Discovery Schools Academy Trust where she is currently the Research and CPD lead. She is author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education from Our Little Learners. Follow Emma--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindthegap-edu/message

Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe

Baruti K. Kafele, principal, educator and best-selling author is the guest on this episode of Mind the Gap, discussing the linking of social justice with school leadership. Kafele points to the early influence of Lewis Lomax's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Black-Man-Louis-Lomax/dp/0870679821" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Kill a Blackman</a> on the parallels between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X as the inspiration to his teaching and leadership methods. It all comes naturally to Kafele, who makes it a point to tie in the classroom environment to the outside world. He shares pivoting during the aftermath of George Floyd's death and the ensuing civil unrest to message the importance of weaving real-life events into the framework of school culture, including the subject areas of math, science, social studies, and the language arts. Visit <a href="https://edcircuit.com/mind-the-gap/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">edCircuit.com</a> to watch this episode. Produced by <a href="https://www.mindrocketmediagroup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MindRocket Media Group</a> and presented by John Catt Educational, a leading independent publisher supporting teachers and school leaders with research-based, easy-to-use professional development publications since 1959. Learn more at<a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> us.johncattbookshop.com</a> (US) or<a href="https://www.johncattbookshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> johncattbookshop.com</a> (International).  Baruti K. Kafele is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Milken Award-winning educator who spent nearly 30 years as an urban public school teacher and principal in New Jersey. His books include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Motivating-Black-Males-Achieve-School/dp/1416608575/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_2/140-2511715-5327803?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1416608575&amp;pd_rd_r=e5046481-f073-4192-ba6a-e6d720730668&amp;pd_rd_w=R5Vvh&amp;pd_rd_wg=W3b2T&amp;pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&amp;pf_rd_r=0DBYCADW6YK2VCXAHY09&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=0DBYCADW6YK2VCXAHY09" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Closing-Attitude-Gap-Students-Success/dp/1416616284" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teacher-Questions-Inspiring-Classroom-Excellence/dp/141662273X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence</a>. Follow Principal Kafele on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/principalkafele?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@PrincipalKafele</a> Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner are co-hosts of Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe. Tom has worked in schools as a teacher and leader for 30 years and is now a consultant specializing in teacher development and curriculum &amp; assessment planning. His books include<a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/rosenshines-principles-in-action?_pos=1&amp;_sid=fd8d5ce83&amp;_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rosenshine’s Principles in Action</a> and<a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/the-learning-rainforest-fieldbook-30-case-studies-from-the-uk-and-around-the-world?_pos=4&amp;_sid=fd8d5ce83&amp;_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook</a>. Follow Tom on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/teacherhead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @teacherhead</a> After 20 years in primary teaching, Emma joined Discovery Schools Academy Trust where she is currently the Research and CPD lead. She is author of <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/be-more-toddler-a-leadership-education-from-our-little-learners?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e52c10946&amp;_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education from Our Little Learners</a>. Follow Emma--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindthegap-edu/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindthegap-edu/message</a>

Episode 7 with Principal Baruti Kafele

School Leadership Expert One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. His strategies for inspiring school and classroom excellence are vastly impacting America’s school leaders and teachers! Contact Principal Kafele today to present at your next conference, inservice, event or program at PrincipalKafele@gmail.com or (201) 424-0201.

<h2>School Leadership Expert</h2> One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. His strategies for inspiring school and classroom excellence are vastly impacting America’s school leaders and teachers! Contact Principal Kafele today to present at your next conference, inservice, event or program at <a href="mailto:principalkafele@gmail.com">PrincipalKafele@gmail.com</a> or (201) 424-0201.

Black Lives Matter in Schools (with Baruti Kafele)

You're gonna learn today!  We sure did while having an overspending with renowned educator, Principal Baruti Kafele - who is an author of over a dozen "must read" books and an educational consultant.  The conversation was absolutely phenomenal, we picked up so much "free" game and you will as well y the end of this Zoomcast. For many decades, Principal Kafele has been a leader in education and has had a significant impact on so many educators careers and young minds as a school leader.   www.PrincipalKafele.com.   Below is some of his impactful work:   Books The ASSISTANT Principal 50 (Coming May, 2020)  The ASPIRING Principal 50 (New) Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It? (New)  The TEACHER 50 The PRINCIPAL 50 Closing the Attitude Gap  Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life A Handbook for Teachers of African American Children  A Black Parent’s Handbook to Educating Your Children   YouTube Channels Message to a New and Aspiring Principal Message to a Teacher Message to Your Son Principal Kafele Speaks to Educators   WATCH • LIKE • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Instagram @globalbrotherspodcast   We are also streaming on all platforms: Google Podcasts | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Radio Public | Copy RSS | Pocket Casts    “Live global and prosper!”--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalbrotherspodcast/message

Global Brothers Podcast

You're gonna learn today!  We sure did while having an overspending with renowned educator, Principal Baruti Kafele - who is an author of over a dozen "must read" books and an educational consultant.  The conversation was absolutely phenomenal, we picked up so much "free" game and you will as well y the end of this Zoomcast. For many decades, Principal Kafele has been a leader in education and has had a significant impact on so many educators careers and young minds as a school leader.   <a href="http://www.PrincipalKafele.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.PrincipalKafele.com</a>.   Below is some of his impactful work:   Books The ASSISTANT Principal 50 (Coming May, 2020)  The ASPIRING Principal 50 (New) Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It? (New)  The TEACHER 50 The PRINCIPAL 50 Closing the Attitude Gap  Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life A Handbook for Teachers of African American Children  A Black Parent’s Handbook to Educating Your Children   YouTube Channels Message to a New and Aspiring Principal Message to a Teacher Message to Your Son Principal Kafele Speaks to Educators   WATCH • LIKE • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Instagram @globalbrotherspodcast   We are also streaming on all platforms: Google Podcasts | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Radio Public | Copy RSS | Pocket Casts    “Live global and prosper!”--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalbrotherspodcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalbrotherspodcast/message</a>

Global Brothers Podcast #QuarantineLife Episode 6 - Principal Baruti Kafele | "Essential Worker"

School leadership expert Principal Baruti Kafele joins us to discuss the power of communication, leadership, and rediscovering you "why."