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I'm Amber.
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It's written with my heart & soul.
Packed with deeply relatable topics.
Intended to inspire you to be your best educator self.
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From Fear to Superpower: How Great School Leaders Transform Their Biggest Anxieties
The very things that make you feel vulnerable or inadequate often become your most powerful leadership tools.
Amber Dembowski
Feb 255 min read
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Financial Wellness for Teachers
It's time to change the stories we tell ourselves about money.
Amber Dembowski
Feb 182 min read
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Beyond the Surface: Rethinking Our View of Education
It's time to wake up to the reality that what appears calm on the surface often conceals turbulence, complexities, and intricate networks.
Amber Dembowski
Feb 57 min read
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5 Ways to Reignite Your Teachers For the Rest of the School Year
These questions create meaningful conversations that set the stage for the remainder of the year.
Amber Dembowski
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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Remembering the Humanity in Teaching
Leaders, consumed by their own fears of failure, often forget to value the very people who make schools function: the teachers.
Amber Dembowski
Nov 24, 20242 min read
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How To Be Happy When Those You Love Are Unhappy
It's more than just all right to remain happy while someone you love is miserable: it's actually imperative.
Amber Dembowski
Nov 5, 20249 min read
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Avoiding the Outcome-Only Trap: How to Empower Educators by Focusing on Instructional Practices
Having student-outcome driven conversations is good. Having teacher-outcome driven conversations is better.
Amber Dembowski
Oct 22, 20248 min read
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PIVOT! A Mindset Shift for Dealing with Difficult People
Shift your mindset to handle difficult people with compassion, boundaries, and self-awareness. Pivot your perspective for growth and peace!
Taylor Ainsworth
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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Keep Your Cool: Tips for Handling Heated Conversations with Parents
Explore strategies to listen more effectively, share your perspective without escalating tensions, and partner toward solutions
Amber Dembowski
Oct 8, 20246 min read
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Conquering Tough Feedback for Teachers
You can be a kind person, and tell people when they're getting it wrong.Â
Amber Dembowski
Oct 1, 20247 min read
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3 Requirements of a Good Teaching Partner
Discover the 3 key traits of a successful teaching partner: balance, vulnerability, and communication.
Taylor Ainsworth
Sep 24, 20246 min read
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When You're the One in Charge, But You Don't Have the Answers
(by Amber Dembowski) My friend’s daughter, Zoey, just finished up culinary school and started her first job. We were all extremely...
Amber Dembowski
Sep 10, 20245 min read
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How to Protect Your Peace
(by Taylor Ainsworth) At the end of the day the only thing guaranteed is that you have your own back. You are in charge of your overall...
Taylor Ainsworth
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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How to Transform Your Self-Talk
(by Taylor Ainsworth) Have you ever heard of that saying that goes something like, ... the words you speak become the house you live in?...
Taylor Ainsworth
Aug 28, 20244 min read
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How to Build Stronger, More Connected Teams in Schools
(by Amber Dembowski) Everyone wants to be part of a great team, but not everyone knows HOW to be part of a great team. Great teams...
Amber Dembowski
Aug 14, 20245 min read
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The Game-Changer: Key Elements to Cultivating Trust
(by Amber Dembowski) You don’t have to look too far or dig too deep to realize that as a society we have a crisis of trust on our hands....
Amber Dembowski
Aug 7, 20247 min read
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Unlock the Potential of Your Kick-Off Meeting With Teachers
(by Amber Dembowski) The first meeting of the year with teachers sets the tone for everything else to follow. It puts your values and...
Amber Dembowski
Jul 31, 20247 min read
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The Myth About Happiness in Our Workplace
Happiness in the workplace is often thought to be a result of changing our circumstances. Many believe that a promotion, a higher salary,...
Amber Dembowski
Jul 24, 20243 min read
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Tools to Help Teachers Manage the Stressors of the Job
(by Amber Dembowski) I know many of you are gearing up for the upcoming school year, so I also know it’s the perfect time to talk to you...
Amber Dembowski
Jul 17, 20245 min read
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Two Critical Pieces We're Missing In School Improvement
(by Amber Dembowski) Most schools already have their School Improvement Plans at-the-ready for the upcoming school year. And July is...
Amber Dembowski
Jul 10, 20248 min read
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