Brad Gustafson | Author of the new release “The 6 Literacy Levers,” “Reclaiming Our Calling”, and the Corwin best-seller “Renegade Leadership.”

Brad Gustafson

Author of the new release “The 6 Literacy Levers,” “Reclaiming Our Calling”, and the Corwin best-seller “Renegade Leadership.”

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Dr. Brad Gustafson is an award-winning principal, best-selling author, speaker, and avid reader. He understands the critical role leaders play in creating the conditions where everyone in a school can be successful.

Brad's newest book The 6 Literacy Levers, is a practitioner-friendly guide to leading a culture of reading--from anywhere in your school or organization. He also wrote Reclaiming Our Calling and Renegade Leadership. All of Brad's books are built on the belief that everything we do starts with relationships and connectedness.

Brad co-hosts a weekly web series called Read This Now where he talks about literacy and shares book recommendations with fellow literacy leaders. He has served on the Scholastic Principal Advisory Board and been a national advisor with Future Ready Schools for several years.

Brad was also recognized as a NSBA "20 to Watch" and named Minnesota's Principal of the Year in 2016. His school has been recognized at the local, state, and national level. From classrooms to the boardroom (and everywhere in between), Brad is helping educators own their influence.

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THE 6 LITERACY LEVERS

Leaders at every level of your organization (formal and informal) play an important role in growing readers. This interactive keynote is packed with actionable ideas and practitioner-friendly research to help your team move forward together. Learn how to apply key literacy levers to increase reading motivation and confront potentially problematic practices while strengthening your reading community.

RECLAIMING OUR CALLING

Imagine what school would look like if we all held the whole learner in the same regard as high-stakes test scores. Let's talk about how educators are tapping into their own strengths and making relationships a priority in school. This keynote is a refreshingly honest message that will help inspire you and your team to hold on to the heart, mind, and hope of the work we're called to do together.

RENEGADE LEADERSHIP

Creating innovative schools requires leadership and intentionality. This keynote, based on the best-selling book from Corwin Press, will change the way you think about innovation and technology leadership. Learn how to lead through pedagogy and unleash student and staff potential using the Renegade C.O.D.E. Meaningful change is within your reach, but it will require your leadership!

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Reclaiming Our Calling: Hold on to the Heart, Mind, and Hope of Education by Brad Gustafson

Reclaiming Our Calling: Hold on to the Heart, Mind, and Hope of Education

by Brad Gustafson

Children are more than numbers, and we are called to teach and reach them accordingly. In this genre-busting book, award-winning educator and principal Brad Gustafson uses stories to capture the heart, mind, and hope of education. 
 
Reclaiming Our Calling will empower you to . . .

  • Talk about learning that lasts in tangible terms
  • Teach on behalf of the whole learner by tapping into their strengths 
  • Take steps toward meaningful change regardless of your role
  • Understand and lead with the 4 Passions of the Profession and invite others to do the same
Renegade Leadership: Creating Innovative Schools for Digital-Age Studentsby Brad Gustafson

Renegade Leadership: Creating Innovative Schools for Digital-Age Students

by Brad Gustafson

Get ready to be a renegade with this how-to leadership guide. 

We’re all looking for the next best tech tool, but why don’t we have the same progressive appetite for pedagogy that we have for technology? Renegade leadership may be the answer we need.  

Merging best practice with innovation, renegade leadership is student-centered, intertwining equity, culture, and technology. Using research, vignettes, and renegade profiles, this book challenges you to lead in the digital age by: 


  • Applying transformational tenets of connected pedagogy

  • Increasing your leadership in curriculum, cultural proficiency, and school improvement

  • Leading staff meetings, planning professional development, and improving student learning 

    Don’t miss the free podcasts, flipped book study, and more on the Renegade Leadership website.

 

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Activate Your Literacy Leadership

  Knowing what matters most is important. Knowing why it matters and how to make it happen can make or break a student, classroom, or school. My wife and I recently...
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