Strategies For Moving From Polarization to Progress with Dr. Katy Anthes

About this episode

Dr. Katy Anthes discusses strategies for managing healthy conflict and avoiding polarization in education.

Listen in as Dr. Katy Anthes (former Colorado Commissioner of Education) joins Michelle Morris Jones on PEBC's Phenomenal Teaching podcast to share strategies for managing healthy conflict and avoiding extreme polarization. Dr. Anthes is leading PEBC's latest initiative "Forward: From Polarization to Progress" and is supporting commissioners, superintendents, educational leaders and teachers. In this episode Dr. Anthes shares insights into her Forward Framework and the ways in which curiosity, human connection, listening, complicating an issue, and pausing can support systems, teams, and individuals in solving issues while valuing multiple perspectives. PEBC's Forward Initiative, Forward – From Polarization to Progress strives to improve the education environment by equipping educators and leaders with skills in positive conflict resolution, including curiosity, respect, and bridge-building. It seeks to counteract polarization and drive positive change in education and decision-making. “Because we are all different, disagreement is natural, and exposure to and understanding of multiple, diverse perspectives often leads to better problem solving, Dr. Anthes said. “We need people…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Morris Jones

Guest: Dr. Katy Anthes

Topics covered

• polarization
• conflict resolution
• education leadership
• curiosity
• human connection
• decision-making

Keywords

• polarization
• conflict resolution
• education
• curiosity
• leadership
• decision-making
• multiple perspectives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PEBC, Public Education & Business Coalition

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