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Teacher TOUGH!

Kelly Kiser, Supervisor of Federal Projects & Professional Development for Cleveland City Schools

Building a mindset for success in

today’s educational world!

Are you as tough as a mouse?

Our Success and Our Story

Finalist for TN Principal of the Year 2013-2014

East and SE TN Principal of the Year 2013-2014

Former Principal at Mayfield Elementary

Former Principal at Blythe-Bower Elementary

Current Supervisor for Cleveland City Schools

Helped create Level 5 TVAAS Growth at both schools for multiple years

12 Year Lee University Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach including 2 NAIA Fab Four appearances and 3 national championship game appearances

2015 NCCAA National Champions

How do you become “Teacher TOUGH”?

1. Get a grip!

2. Get direction!

3. Get together!

4. Get smart!

5. Get rid of excuses!

6. Get optimism!

7. Get the biggest picture!

Twitter Chat: @KellyKiser11 #teachertough

Get a GRIP• Manage your

emotional state.

• Let’s face it.

Sometimes, you are

going to feel like life

has overloaded your

*$$!

Get a GRIP Strategies

1. Get a theme song.

2. Laugh often...(even with

the kids!).

3. Focus on what you can

control: attitude, effort,

behavior, and actions to

be a team player.

Get Direction• Remember your

purpose.

The Story of Teddy Stoddard

• “We don’t get burned out because of what we do. We get burned out because we forget why we do it.” -Jon Gordon

Get Direction Strategies

1.Keep a memory book, scrapbook, or other reminders.

2.Keep pictures in your room or office.

3.Remind your colleagues.

Get TogetherBuild and lean on

relationships.

Roots matter!

Relationships are the

roots that allow

success to grow.

Get Together Strategies

1. Choose to be a piece

of the solution.

2. Eat together!

3. Do something

together outside of

work.

4. Write positive notes

and compliments.

Get Smart• Know what works,

but as importantly, know what doesn’t.

• People are rewarded in public for things they’ve practiced for years in private.

Get Smart Strategies

1. Don’t be an

“askhole”.

2. Read…and read some

more..

3. Share and utilize

“experts” in your

building.

4. Use multiple data

sources.

Get Rid of Excuses

Excuses are a choice...

Get Rid of Excuses Strategies

1.Be honest and

transparent.

2.Focus on

solutions.

3.Don’t look for

scapegoats!

Get Optimism• The only way to combat

a world of instant

negativity is to be

intentionally optimistic.

• Optimism is a strategy.

Get Optimistic Strategies

1. Be silly on occasion in a way that fits your personality.

2. Read something fun…May I recommend The Book With No Pictures…

3. Show people you care.

Get the Biggest Picture

• Have faith!

• You have to believe that

what you do every day

makes a difference and

understand that you

choose the kind of

difference you make.

• You are here to reach your

destiny!

Get the Biggest Picture Strategies

1. Always remember that

time on Earth is finite!

2. The most important things

are never “things”.

3. Make sure the “dash”

represents what you want

it to represent.

Thank you for being brave enough to LEAD!

Questions, Comments, or Cries of Outrage

???Administrative Evaluation Link:

Standard B: Culture for Teaching and LearningB2: Environment

Fosters a safe, respectful, and orderly learning environment for all

B4: Ownership

Models and communicates expectations for individual and shared ownership of student, educator, and school success

Contact Information

Kelly Kiser

Supervisor of Federal Projects and Professional Development

Twitter: @KellyKiser11

Email: kkiser@clevelandschools.org

Phone: (423) 472-9571 extension 2024

4300 Mouse Creek Road

Cleveland, TN 37312

Teacher TOUGH! Building a mindset for success in today’s educational world!

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Contact Information:

Mr. Kelly Kiser Supervisor of Federal Programs & Professional Development

Cleveland City Schools 4300 Mouse Creek Road NW

Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-9571 extension 2024

kkiser@clevelandschools.org @KellyKiser11

Recommended Reading:

Executive Toughness

by Dr. Jason Selk

The Book With No Pictures

by B.J. Novak

Maxwell Leadership Bible and Leadership Promises for Every Day

by John Maxwell

The Seed & The Shark and The Goldfish

by Jon Gordon

Toughness

by Jay Bilas