Our Guest: Cassi Mackey
Show Notes
Cassi Mackey joins us to talk about the need for courageous conversations among educators.
The honesty and partnership we hope for and expect of our students is so often askew from that which we hold for ourselves. This disparity is commonly evident in the manner in which adults, even within a school, interact and communicate. Living the truths of an open and honest culture, where trust is built and leads to belonging and prosperity, is possible. Courageous conversations can be had respectfully and effectively.
Cassi has aligned Montessori principles with Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott and added key components of Elizabeth Slade’s Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Schools. She shares how to identify your current school culture, create a path toward more useful and shared behavior, and evolve into a community that thrives on earnest expression, even in the most challenging times.
About our Guest
Cassi Mackey
Montesssori Leader Coach and Consultant
Cassi Mackey, M.Ed. is passionate about helping communities create identity-safe spaces where people are encouraged to make changes to improve relationships. Cassi has witnessed the transformational power of communities that engage in Courageous Conversation, Collaborative Coaching, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and belonging practices. It is a promise of more meaningful relationships, greater depth of experience, and a broader, more compassionate view of oneself and the world. These practices are essential in order to serve our children and the future of humanity. Cassi has been in the Montessori field for 30 years as a teacher and school leader. She is currently an American Montessori Society (AMS) School Accreditation Commissioner, a trainer for the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) School Administrator course, Instructional Guide for the Center for Guided Montessori Studies School Leadership certification course and AMS Anti-bias Anti-racist certified. She consults with and provides advice to Montessori communities that are intent on generating positive and lasting change.
Montessori Leadership Mentor
Cassi Mackey is also serving as one of our Leadership Mentors for the 2024-25 school year. Learn more below and find out if our Leadership Mentoring Community is the right fit for you.
Resources
Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Montessori Schools by Elizabeth G. Slade
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