#7 - Denise Watts, University of Virginia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education

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"Remain in a learning stance and be aware of your bias" Denise Watts
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Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod - a podcast about making the good things about school - even better. 
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Today's episode is from our interview with Denise Watts. Denise has been a teacher, Principal, and also an Executive Director of Project LIFT, a $55M school turnaround initiative. She now works at the University of Virginia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education where she advises school districts across the country. 
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In this episode, we covered:
- Why she's on TikTok
- Growing up in rural North Carolina
- Her advice to educators on how to navigate COVID
- Lessons learned from leading Project LIFT - a $55M school turnaround initiative in Charlotte, NC
- Advice she'd give to others leading change across the country
- How race and gender have played a factor in her career
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Also - this is the first episode we recorded on Zoom and you can check out the video at our Youtube page - @SchermCo

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