LinkedIn Global Educational Leadership Roundtable Topics

Thank you to all of the amazing Heads of Schools, Superintendents, leaders in education associations and leaders in education departments who commented ideas for our upcoming Global Educational Leadership Roundtables.

I've sorted the 181 comments into popular groupings to help us pick topics that will create highly engaging discussions for our next series of roundtables.

1. AI in Education

   • Mentions: 5, Likes: 5

   • Comments:

     • Gordon Dimech: "Future of education from a technological perspective."

     • Hendrika Green: "AI's impact on education."

     • Ashric Don: "Role of AI in education."

     • Ramadass Radhakrishnan: "Future education system with the impact of AI."

     • Chris Wright: "AI-driven lectures for reverse classrooms."

2. Teacher Recruitment and Retention

   • Mentions: 6, Likes: 3

   • Comments:

     • Kevin McCaskill: "Teacher recruitment and retention."

     • Michael Bostwick: "Teacher recruitment and shortage issues."

     • Sajid Gulzar OBE: "Teacher recruitment & retention."

     • Robert Lunak: "Teacher retention would be an interesting topic."

     • Wade Stanford: "Ideas to retain high-quality staff."

     • Nick Johnstone: "Recruitment and culture building."

3. Mental Health and Well-being of Students

   • Mentions: 6, Likes: 6

   • Comments:

     • Chris Shearer: "Mental health, caring for students."

     • Dr. Seema Biji: "Mental health of school kids."

     • Dr. Tsae Wong: "Mental health for school children and youth."

     • Sandra Ospina: "Mental health and well-being of students."

     • Davon Williams: "Mental well-being for students."

     • Rufus Johnson, M.Ed.: "Supporting the whole scholar."

4. Mental Health and Well-being of Educators

   • Mentions: 4, Likes: 5

   • Comments:

     • Sandra Ospina: "Mental health and well-being of teachers."

     • Deborah Patterson: "Every leader or educator needs a coach or mentor to thrive."

     • Dr. Tiffany Bannworth: "Financial trauma vs financial literacy."

     • Davon Williams: "Mental well-being for educators."

5. Leadership Development

   • Mentions: 7, Likes: 7

   • Comments:

     • Sahreen Siddiqui: "Growing/transforming leaders."

     • Greg Robbins, Ph.D.: "Inspiring and motivating teachers."

     • Dr. Ray Boyd: "Role of leadership in school success."

     • Sajid Gulzar OBE: "Leadership development."

     • Dr. Rameesh Madourie: "Developing teacher self-efficacy."

     • Dr. Todd Cutler: "Development of future education leaders."

     • John Marinucci: "Growing middle leaders to become senior leaders."

6. Executive Coaching

   • Mentions: 3, Likes: 5

   • Comments:

     • Sahreen Siddiqui: "Executive coaching."

     • Nina Jaiswal: "The value of coaching."

     • Deborah Patterson: "Every leader or educator needs a coach or mentor to thrive."

7. Inclusion of Special Needs Students

   • Mentions: 3, Likes: 7

   • Comments:

     • Hendrika Green: "Inclusion of special needs students."

     • Michele Catterson: "Special Educational Needs and meeting needs within the classroom."

     • Julie Norman: "Curriculum, wellbeing, SEND, leadership."

8. Technology Integration in Schools

   • Mentions: 3, Likes: 4

   • Comments:

     • Hendrika Green: "Technology integration in schools."

     • Ashric Don: "Coding & robotics education."

     • Toyosi Babatunde: "Use of technology to drive teaching and learning."

9. Student Voice and Leadership

   • Mentions: 2, Likes: 4

   • Comments:

     • Randy Heath: "Capturing student voice and including them in school leadership."

     • Richard Slade: "Achieving better pupil outcomes with less staff and less funding."

10. Equity in Education

    • Mentions: 3, Likes: 10

    • Comments:

      • Jeanne Ziemba: "Ensuring equitable learning opportunities."

      • Shanthan N.: "Equity and Inclusion in Education."

      • Jeewan Chanicka: "Engaging in systemic changes to address identity-based outcomes."

11. Professional Development for Educators

    • Mentions: 4, Likes: 5

    • Comments:

      • Friend Olamuyiwa: "Supporting African educators in gaining academic knowledge and practical skills."

      • Innocent Ohiri: "Professional development for educators."

      • Toyosi Babatunde: "Continuous professional development."

      • Shanthan N.: "Teacher Professional Development."

12. Balancing In-House and External Professional Development

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 4

    • Comments:

      • Marwa Elgezery: "Balancing in-house professional development with external expertise."

13. Effective Leadership Practices

    • Mentions: 2, Likes: 6

    • Comments:

      • Durga K Nair: "Effective leadership practices that drive positive changes."

      • Wade Stanford: "How do we become authentic disruptors in education?"

14. Recruitment and Culture Building

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Nick Johnstone: "Recruitment and culture building."

15. Engagement and Attendance in Online Learning

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 3

    • Comments:

      • Michele Campbell: "Engagement and attendance since online learning."

16. Building Sustainable School Communities

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Greg Robbins, Ph.D.: "Building agile and sustainable school learning communities."

17. Future of Education

    • Mentions: 2, Likes: 2

    • Comments:

      • Ashric Don: "Future of education."

      • Shanthan N.: "Future of education with AI and Machine Learning."

18. Balancing Tech and Traditional Learning

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 3

    • Comments:

      • Michele Campbell: "Balancing tech time and traditional learning methods."

19. Expanding Hybrid and Remote Learning

    • Mentions: 2, Likes: 4

    • Comments:

      • Jeanne Ziemba: "Expansion of hybrid and remote learning options."

      • Shanthan N.: "Hybrid and Remote Learning Models."

20. Early Childhood Learning Approaches

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 0

    • Comments:

      • Elizabeth Alvarez, Ph.D.: "Early childhood learning approaches."

21. Retaining Educational Positions

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • David Arencibia: "Need to retain all educational positions."

22. Professional Learning Communities

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Hendrika Green: "Professional learning communities."

23. Behavior and Special Education

    • Mentions: 2, Likes: 2

    • Comments:

      • Raquel Palacio: "Behavior and Special Education."

      • Dr. Fernando Branch: "Moving away from restorative justice to preventative justice."

24. Impact of Educational Policy

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Katrina Johnson Leon: "Impact of educational policy/education code on student learning."

25. Developing Student Skills for Global Issues

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 2

    • Comments:

      • Dr. Tassos Anastasiades: "Developing student skills to impact global issues."

26. Leadership Pipeline

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 2

    • Comments:

      • Andrew Boulind: "Leadership pipeline for middle and senior leaders."

27. Effective Communication in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 2

    • Comments:

      • Russell Bruhn: "Communication challenges in education."

28. Role of Leadership in School Success

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Dr. Ray Boyd: "Role of leadership in school success."

29. Sustainability in Leadership

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Hendrika Green: "Sustainability in leadership."

30. Teacher Self-efficacy

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 4

    • Comments:

      • Dr. Rameesh Madourie: "Developing teacher self-efficacy."

31. Organizational Resilience

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 2

    • Comments:

      • Richard Caffyn: "Resilience in schools."

32. Engaging Parents in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Stuart Brooks MCCT: "How to positively engage parents?"

33. Change Management in Schools

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Mihaela Drăguș: "Change management."

34. Building Student-first Culture

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Todd Eistetter: "Building a student-first culture."

35. Creating People-centered Work Environments

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Al Lewis, Ed.D.: "Creating people-centered work environments."

36. Student Assessment and Evaluation

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Shanthan N.: "Student Assessment and Evaluation."

37. Financial Planning in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 3

    • Comments:

      • Matt Duke: "Sustainable financial planning."

38. Innovations in Assessment Methods

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Shanthan N.: "Innovations in assessment methods."

39. Decolonization in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 4

    • Comments:

      • Nicole Brouwer, OCT: "Decolonization in education."

40. Supporting the Whole Scholar

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Rufus Johnson, M.Ed.: "Supporting the whole scholar."

41. Connecting Education and Economic Development

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Dr. Anne Clark: "Connection between education and economic development."

42. Creating Equitable Access for Women in Leadership

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 3

    • Comments:

      • Sandra Ospina: "Creating equitable access for women to reach leadership positions."

43. Future Educational Systems

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Shanthan N.: "Future educational systems with AI."

44. Developing Future Leaders in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Dr. Todd Cutler: "Development of future education leaders."

45. Navigating Change and Transformation

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Jenny Hultsberg: "Changes and transformation, how to navigate."

46. Building Agile School Learning Communities

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Greg Robbins, Ph.D.: "Building agile and sustainable school learning communities."

47. Building Strong Professional Learning Communities

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Julie Clark, M.Ed: "Building strong working PLCs."

48. Inspiring and Encouraging Christian Educators

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 4

    • Comments:

      • Renee Mclamb: "Inspiring and encouraging Christian educators."

49. Encouraging Lifelong Learning Among Staff

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Toni Wereschuk: "Encourage staff to improve and commit to lifelong learning."

50. Redefining What is Important in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 3

    • Comments:

      • Sandra Ospina: "Redefining what's truly important in education."

51. Concept-based Teaching

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Andy Dailey: "Concept-based teaching."

52. Student Agency and Differentiation

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Andy Dailey: "Student agency and differentiation."

53. Effective Student and Staff Behavior Management

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Andy Dailey: "Effective student and staff behavior management."

54. Supporting Educators in Crisis

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Innocent Ohiri: "Leading in crises."

55. Promoting Positive Behaviors in Education

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Adrian Rollins: "Promoting positive behaviors in education."

56. Integrating Sustainability in Curriculum

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Shanthan N.: "Integrating sustainability and environmental awareness into the curriculum."

57. Cultural and Identity-based Educational Outcomes

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • Jeewan Chanicka: "Systemic changes to address identity-based outcomes."

58. Rethinking Assessment and Accountability

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 1

    • Comments:

      • James Searjeant: "Rethinking assessment and accountability."

59. Innovative Educational Methods

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 0

    • Comments:

      • Toni Wereschuk: "Truly move into innovative education methods."

60. Building a Collaborative School Culture

    • Mentions: 1, Likes: 0

    • Comments:

      • Stuart Brooks MCCT: "Collaboration within a trust."