{"podcast":{"title":"Leading Out The Woods","slug":"leading-out-the-woods-652835","podcast_index_feed_id":652835,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4303654/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/leading-out-the-woods","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5da7002b127bdb9a72d3f168fd161847.jpg","author":"Matthew Woods","episode_count":227,"summary":"This podcast is dedicated to all my fellow K-12 educators as I reflect on my experiences & best practices working in K-12 education as a former teacher & current administrator. New episodes are released bi-weekly on Friday's at 5 PM (excluding special bonus episodes). Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes! Additionally, feel free to leave a review! Contact Information: Email-> leadingoutthewoods@gmail.com Twitter-> @woodfromawoods Website-> leadingoutthewoods.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T08:21:01.128185+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-out-the-woods-652835"},"episode":{"title":"Growing Educator Practice with Strength-Focused Leadership","slug":"growing-educator-practice-with-strength-focused-leadership","published_at":"2026-07-03T21:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-out-the-woods-652835/growing-educator-practice-with-strength-focused-leadership","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-out-the-woods-652835","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/growing-educator-practice-with-strength-focused-leadership--72809023","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72809023/ep134_vicki_wilson.mp3","summary":"Episode #134 is up! Check it out!!! What if instructional improvement began by identifying what's working—not just what's missing?I'm excited to welcome Vicki Wilson—former principal, author, and consultant—to Leading Out The Woods for an engaging conversation on how strength-focused leadership can transform teaching, collaboration, and student achievement. In this episode, we explore: ✨ How leaders can use strengths to foster sustainable growth ✨ What a strengths-focused Professional Learning Community (PLC) looks like ✨ How instructional rounds can become opportunities for celebration and continuous improvement ✨ The connection between strengths-based leadership and collective teacher efficacy ✨ Balancing accountability while building on educators' strengths This conversation is a powerful reminder that when leaders intentionally recognize and amplify the strengths of their teams, they create the conditions for lasting growth and meaningful change.","meta_description":"Episode #134 is up! Check it out!!! What if instructional improvement began by identifying what's working—not just what's missing?I'm excited to welcome V…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2025,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leading-out-the-woods-652835/episodes/growing-educator-practice-with-strength-focused-leadership/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-out-the-woods-652835/growing-educator-practice-with-strength-focused-leadership.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}