James O’Meara

Transcript  I think for anyone that’s listening, that’s been involved in the community schools movement. You see similarities away straight away. That’s what’s really guiding the idea, especially for an institution like TAMIU, which is based in the community for the community, the whole notion of a community school fits really, really nicely. And so […]

Transcript I think we might talk a little bit about the educated preparation learning community. Yeah. And so one thing that’s happening here. Is the idea of. Transformation. So we’re one of six institutions that have joined a cohort. To transform the way we think about teacher education. Every cohort member. Identifies or is identified

Transcript I think what’s guiding us is this idea of how do we elevate levels of engagement? Because one of the things that you find is that. Intention versus realized goal, sometimes, as some say, the trip was so as the educators. We believe it’s not about training, it’s not about high challenge, no support.

Transcript So when people when I came here for the first time, the first thing you do is. You want to strangest city. And you want to understand the perceptions of the city, and so when people you talk to people about the right of . If they know the right to exist at all,

Transcript So most people think about resources from companies that look at test organizations that develop test is had to do better at a test. We’re looking at the different programs available. There’s programs around social, emotional learning, so developing the whole learning to identify and self-regulate. In ways that will improve academic success, so

Transcript So this is what we know so far based on the stories, and I think there’s always three stories. These are sacred stories and they’re the ones that we can find on websites and they’re happy to be shared. And this is the shared stories, which is the things that are not on the

Transcript So the trip wires, and again, the lessons you learned along the way, you keep them in your back pocket for the time when they they’re most needed. And so I actually learned about the trip wires in Kentucky. There’d been a study which was by students for students. And the whole idea of

Transcript Throughout the journey, there’s always that decision point where you’re stuck and then you’re faced with a decision. And what I’ve found that the journey that led the direction which I’ve found to be positive often has been. Created through the assistance or with the assistance of a mentor that’s really shaped. The type

Transcript Well, my name is James. I’m the dean here at the College of Education at Texas A&M International and how I often tell my stories. I say I’m an Australian by birth, but operating by choice. I’m also someone who is the product of a family that wanted something better for their children and