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Fostering Leadership in the Classroom: Reflection Prompts and Exercises for Growth

Dec 34 min read

Fostering Leadership in the Classroom: Reflection Prompts and Exercises for Growth

Foster leadership in the classroom by reflecting on growth zones, relationships, and empowering student voices to inspire confident leaders

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Stories of Teen Leadership Transformation—Seeing Leadership in Every Teen

Lorraine Connell

Nov 205 min read

Stories of Teen Leadership Transformation—Seeing Leadership in Every Teen

Unlock your teen’s leadership potential! Peers Not Fears helps build confidence, resilience, and essential leadership skills for success.

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Creating a Classroom of Student Vulnerability and Growth

Lorraine Connell

Nov 124 min read

Creating a Classroom of Student Vulnerability and Growth

Creating a classroom of vulnerability & empathy empowers students to take risks, embrace growth, & feel safe sharing their authentic selves.

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Embracing Biases: The Hidden Roadblocks to Seeing True Leadership in Youth

Lorraine Connell

Nov 14 min read

Embracing Biases: The Hidden Roadblocks to Seeing True Leadership in Youth

Confronting biases transforms classrooms and leaders. Challenge assumptions, embrace diverse strengths, and see every student's potential.

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Leadership, Risks, and Comfort Zones: Classroom Leadership Opportunites

Lorraine Connell

Oct 254 min read

Leadership, Risks, and Comfort Zones: Classroom Leadership Opportunites

Leadership growth happens when we step outside our comfort zones, but not too far. Explore how risk, challenge, and failure lead to success.

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Seeing Every Student as a Leader: A Fresh Perspective for Educators to Use Classroom Leadership Strategies

Lorraine Connell

Oct 93 min read

Seeing Every Student as a Leader: A Fresh Perspective for Educators to Use Classroom Leadership Strategies

Every student has leadership potential. When we stop reserving leadership for a few, we empower all students to grow and lead themselves.

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From Overlooked to Empowered: How Being a Student Shaped My Journey as a Teacher and Coach

Lorraine Connell

Oct 83 min read

From Overlooked to Empowered: How Being a Student Shaped My Journey as a Teacher and Coach

Being overlooked as a student shaped how I see leadership potential in others. Here's how I encourage quiet students to step into leadership

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Unlocking Leadership Potential in Every Student: A Teacher’s Approach

Lorraine Connell

Sep 244 min read

Unlocking Leadership Potential in Every Student: A Teacher’s Approach

Empower your students to step up and lead. Together, we can create a stronger, more connected school community. Learn more here

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Building Leaders Everywhere Using this Type of Leadership Model - especially in the classroom!

Lorraine Connell

Jan 25 min read

Building Leaders Everywhere Using this Type of Leadership Model - especially in the classroom!

With the New Year upon us, I spent time reflecting on why my method of leadership development has been proven time and again - learn why.

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Leadership is Hard - We Can do Hard Things!

Lorraine Connell

Jan 21, 20234 min read

Leadership is Hard - We Can do Hard Things!

Leadership and chemistry are both hard. Challenges make us stronger leaders, but we need each support. We can all develop into leaders.

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Lorraine Connell

Jan 2, 20236 min read

Building Community as an Educator

Often we do not have that same expectation for ourselves. We also need to be a part of our own community, one with our fellow educators.

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Lorraine Connell

Aug 3, 20223 min read

Consent

It is really a misnomer that consent resides only in the bedroom. It actually happens very early in our lives.

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Lorraine Connell

Apr 18, 20223 min read

Why Self-care is Important for Leaders

Where should we draw the line with work at home? If we bring work home, it then becomes normal. Let’s just look at the numbers:

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Lorraine Connell

Feb 13, 20223 min read

Cell Phone Policy

We should be working to help students, and ourselves honestly, know how and when to effectively use cell phones.

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Lorraine Connell

Jun 28, 20213 min read

Being Joyful...is hard

Was your 20-21 school year really negative? Do you want to try and change it for yourself? Try practicing gratitude.

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Developing Teen Leadership Transforming ALL Students into Future Leaders

Build confidence in young teens through leadership skills.

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Transforming ALL Students into Future Leaders