De Facto Leaders and Executive Functioning with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan The Authority Podcast 53

Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan is a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) with a doctorate in special education, a special education director license, and an assistive technology graduate certificate. She spent 14 years in the school systems before starting her online education company, Dr. Karen, LLC, in 2015. Her work empowers educators to support language, literacy, executive functioning, and cognitive wellness. 

Dr. Karen is the host of the De Facto Leaders podcast here on the Be Podcast Network. The show helps pediatric therapists and educators become better leaders, so they can make a bigger impact with their services.

Ross and Karen chat about:

• How De Facto Leaders helps its listeners
• Defining leadership in today’s schools
• What are executive functioning skills and what do they do?
• What are schools currently doing right with respect to mental health, and what could they improve?
• The variety of individuals involved in executive functioning development, including general education teachers, special educators, parents, and more. 
• Benefits and drawbacks of the "pull-out" model for supplemental interventions
• Behavior and motivation issues are common barriers to effective instruction. 
• What can school leaders do to make sure they're supporting their teachers and therapists? 

Get Dr. Karen’s free Executive Functioning Implementation Guide here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/efschools 

Sign up for her free executive functioning training at https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/efleadership 

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About today’s guest

Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan is the founder of Dr. Karen, LLC, a company focused on empowering educators to support language, literacy, executive functioning, and cognitive wellness. She offers online professional development focused on helping K-12 teams develop programs and services that support students in the areas of language, literacy, and executive functioning. Dr. Karen is a licensed SLP and has a doctorate in special education, a special education director license, and an assistive technology graduate certificate. She spent 14 years in the school systems before starting her online education company in 2015. She's currently the host of the De Facto Leaders podcast on the Be Podcast Network.

Connect on social media:

• https://twitter.com/drkaren2014 
• https://www.instagram.com/drkarenspeechlanguage 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-dudek-brannan 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn