Empowering Educators Worldwide w/ Adrienne

ISS EDUlearn: Ask Me Anything - A podcast by Mike Pierre and Dr. Dana Specker Watts

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In this episode, Adrienne Waller, the founder of Worldwide Educator and Assistant Principal at Cayman International School, joins us on the show as we expound on empowering educators worldwide. In the session, we discuss Adrienne's journey to becoming an assistant principal, a unique interview process for the position, the importance of mentorship, the representation of women in leadership roles, as well as the joy of teaching and seeing students have "light bulb" moments. She also discusses the importance of building relationships with people and shares her experience of starting a Worldwide Educator. Moreover, she delves into the power of manifestation, affirmations, long-term plans, and why educators need to take time for review, nurturing themselves, and establishing boundaries. Tune in for more insights! Timestamps [00:47] Housekeeping items [01:14] About Adrienne Waller [01:52] How long she has been in Cayman international school, and her best part about teaching [04:47] Adrienne’s journey to becoming an Assistant Principal and the importance of mentorship, more so for black women like her [07:48] Black women leaders in International Education [08:54] Adrienne’s unique interview process for the Assistant Principal position to the extent of taking five interviews for the same position [10:46] How she started as a worldwide educator [11:51] The role of manifestation to where she is today [15:33] Benefits of human relationships and connections [20:05] Adrienne’s plans in 20 years [21:00] Adrienne’s final advice to educators Quotes ●      “Sometimes getting jobs is not around competencies. It is around the relationship and being able to cultivate that in leadership.” ●      “The more you have people talking about you, and you’re not even in the room, the more you can amplify your impact.” ●      “Have relationships that can endure without constant watering.” ●      “If you can dream it, you can believe it.” Let’s Connect Connect with Adrienne Waller on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldwideeduc8r ● Website: https://worldwideeducator.org/ ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldwideeducator/ ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldwideeducator ● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennemwaller/ Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan More resources ● Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ● Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative