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Best Practices (Teaching and Leadership)

Building Responsive Leadership: Creating Psychologically Safe Spaces Through Intentional Meeting Practices and Self-Reflection

Monday, February 24, 2025
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: L503
Session Type: Workshops

    Lead Speaker(s)

  • ADAM West (he/him/his)

    Support Specialist
    Putnam County Future Ready VITAL
    Cookeville, TN, United States

    • Presenter(s)

  • Sam Brooks (he/him/his)

    Future Ready Supervisor
    Putnam County School System
    Cookeville, TN, United States

  • Lance Key

    Support Specialist
    Putnam County Future Ready VITAL
    Cookeville, TN, United States

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • CC

    Ciara Cassity

    EPSO Specialist
    Putnam County Future Ready VITAL
    Cookeville, Tennessee, United States

If you selected Cutting-Edge, what innovative ideas, approaches, or methodologies will your session introduce or explore?:

Abstract Description : Transform your leadership approach through evidence-based practices that foster psychological safety and organizational learning. In this interactive session, participants will explore their leadership style while developing practical strategies for creating more effective, psychologically safe spaces within their organizations. Through structured activities and real-world case studies, leaders will learn and apply essential meeting habits including check-ins, tactical approaches, and retrospectives. Participants will leave with concrete tools for implementing new meeting structures, defining clear roles and accountabilities, and building a common language around psychological safety. This session bridges theory and practice.

If someone was doing a search for your session in the program what 5 words might they use to search for and find your session.: Responsive Leadership Psychological Safety Habits

Learning Objectives:

  • Implement structured meeting practices (including check-ins, tactical approaches, and retrospectives) to create psychologically safe spaces that promote open dialogue and accountability within educational teams.
  • Apply self-reflection techniques and leadership frameworks to develop a responsive leadership style that fosters organizational learning and effective team dynamics.
  • Participants will learn strategies for building psychologically safe environments through clear roles, accountability frameworks, and a shared organizational language.