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Today the last day of school where I can still call myself a staff member at Chrysalis Charter School. This school has meant so much to...
Irene Salter, PhD
- May 18, 2021
- 7 min
Asian Heritage, Privilege and Bias
There’s a racial reckoning in America right now. I’m the daughter of Chinese immigrants. There have been 3,795 reported hate crimes...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- May 10, 2021
- 7 min
Manifesto: Write a note to yourself about who you are at your best
Some life lessons are harder to learn than others. They are the ones that the universe keeps teaching us over and over again throughout...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Apr 26, 2021
- 6 min
Recovering from the School Year from Hell with Three Forms of Synergy
As educators nationwide limp towards the finish line of the most disruptive school year in living memory, educational leaders face a...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Mar 29, 2021
- 7 min
Overwhelmed by your to do list? 5D's to the rescue!
Does it ever feel like your to do list is a many-headed hydra; as soon as you cross something off, two more grow in its place? Or perhaps...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Mar 16, 2021
- 6 min
Failing forward through a year of COVID
Today marks the one year anniversary of pandemic conditions at my school. One year ago today was the last day of "normal" school. That...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Feb 23, 2021
- 7 min
Being the Lifeguard Versus Empowering Groups
Imagine a public swimming pool with dozens of kids and adults splashing on a warm summer evening. (I know that may be hard to imagine...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Feb 3, 2021
- 8 min
Imagine A Conversation with Simon Sinek and Brene Brown
Most of the time I listen to a podcast in the background while doing other things -- driving, doing the dishes, folding the laundry, etc....
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
Encourage the Light
In the poem she wrote for the inauguration, Amanda Gorman begins: “When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Jan 12, 2021
- 5 min
Inquiring Minds Book Club
So... I'm starting a book club. If you are a curious, daring adventurer looking for a warm, safe tavern on a long, drizzly, lonely road,...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Dec 30, 2020
- 9 min
A Touchstone for 2021
Rather than setting a goal, vision board, or New Years resolution, consider choosing a single word to serve as a guidepost for 2021. This...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Nov 3, 2020
- 8 min
Indivisible -- How to heal the political divide one relationship at a time
A new report in Science magazine shares the science behind the political divisiveness. What follows is a step by step guide for how to...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Oct 23, 2020
- 5 min
A Glimpse of Light: Lessons from Forged in Crisis by Nancy Koehn
What makes a great leader in a time of crisis? Historian Nancy Koehn from the Harvard School of Business offers some great insights.
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Oct 1, 2020
- 6 min
We're in Part 2, that's why life feels dark but there's light ahead
Some people love part 2 of a trilogy -- the forces of darkness gather and seem overwhelming, but there's hope. We're in part 2 now.
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Sep 20, 2020
- 7 min
RBG and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
I am grateful for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We hoped you would carry the torch a little longer, but we will rise and continue your life's work.
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Sep 16, 2020
- 6 min
The Secret Behind Productive Teams
We are not workers, we are owners. It’s the difference between how you treat somewhere you rent versus how you treat a place you rent.
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