Better Leaders Better Schools guest Ryan Jackson is the new principal of Mt. Pleasant High in Mt. Pleasant, TN. Prior to this he served as an AP at Maplewood HS. Jackson’s tenure in education has sent him as far as China to exchange leadership philosophies as part of Vanderbilt University and Metro Nashville Public Schools’ Principal Leaders Academy of Nashville. In our first podcast we dug into his Competitive Teaching Model and his identity as the UnderdogsAdvocate.    If you haven’t listened to the first episode with Ryan Jackson, you can do that here.   Show Highlights   #ArtAntidote and #CourageToCreate how Arts are important to schools Top initiatives he is trying to accomplish Mechatroncis & Project Lead the Way PBL model that will change how we will view the moon Connecting with each student & weaving them into the school community Ryan’s mindset going out to connect with the community & staff The importance of being a reflective leader and how Ryan does it How his mentors prepared him for the leap to the principalship Are you connecting on Twitter, Voxer … why not start a podcast? Ryan’s experience in an education mastermind How Ryan wants to be remembered as a leader. How to power through excuses Ryan’s top 5 films   Resources   Finding our courage to create blog post   Good to Great   Brain Rules by John Medina   Connect   Ryan on Twitter   Sign up a time to chat if a mastermind is right for you    Ryan’s Top 5 Movies   Apocalypse Now Pulp Fiction Back to the Future Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Predator      Do you need accountability? Text BETTERMASTERMIND to 33444 Daniel wants to work with you and help you accelerate your leadership development and increase your impact.   Follow Me and Get Behind the Scenes Access on SNAPCHAT!!!   BECOME A PATRON OF THE SHOW FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH DID YOU LIKE THE SHOW?  iTunes SUBSCRIBE HERE! SHOW SOME LOVE: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR RATING AND REVIEW Grab your FREE 15 Phrases of Effective School Leaders  Text PHRASES to 33444 or click the link above.   Website :: Facebook :: Insta :: Twitter :: LinkedIn    Show Sponsors KickUp: KickUp is a professional learning data analytics company that provides an easy-to-use platform to help school leaders optimize their PD resources and efforts by: Soliciting and synthesizing teacher input on PD needs Creating an intuitive, simple dashboard of needs so leaders can take immediate and informed action to support teachers Measuring and reporting on the impact of those efforts over time Schools, districts, and charter networks leverage KickUp’s platform and consultative support to synthesize data so that all stakeholders--administrators, coaches, and teachers--can monitor progress, identify meaningful professional learning actions, and demonstrate and share impact. Audbile: Try over 180,000 titles on any smart device or computer.  I've downloaded and enjoyed books by Charles Duhigg, Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, and Gary Vaynerchuk so far.