{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WEP 203: Permission to Be Great, an Interview with Dan Butler","description":"In this episode I have an amazing conversation with Dan Butler about his new book, Permission to be Great, which discusses educator burnout, educator engagement, and successful school cultures. It is one of the best leadership books on improving school culture I have ever read. Dan and I have an incredible conversation. This interview is pure gold.   Click here to listen to this episode with Dan. Listen to learn how you could win a copy of Dan's book.   Dan Butler serves as the principal of Epworth Elementary School in the Western Dubuque Community School District. Previously, he was the principal of Epworth and Farley Elementary Schools simultaneously for four years focusing on positive relationships with all members of the learning community, high impact instructional techniques, building leadership capacity in others, and establishing successful school cultures. Prior to serving as an administrator, Dan taught third and fifth grades in the Western Dubuque District, as well as serving as a baseball and football coach. In addition to his responsibilities as a building principal, Dan works as an adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership department at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned his doctoral degree. Dan has received numerous awards and most recently was recognized as a finalist for the School Administrators of Iowa Elementary Principal of the year in 2019 and 2020. He received the University of Northern Iowa Educational Leadership Legacy award in 2018 and was a 2017 bizTimes.biz Rising Star in the Dubuque area. For more than six years, Dan served as a co-moderator of Iowa Educational Chat (#IAedchat), a weekly Twitter forum dedicated to the latest trends in education. He recently published his first book, Permission to be Great and has published various articles to Principal Magazine focused on digital leadership, literacy, productivity, and educator engagement. Dan and his wife, Johna reside in Iowa with their sons, Mason and Nolan.   Mentioned in this episode:    Grab a copy of Dan's new book, Permission to be Great: Increasing Engagement in Your School.   Dan's website danpbutler.com Follow him on Twitter: @danpbutler.   ------------------   Invite Kelly to be your opening day speaker at your school, lead a leadership workshop, or share his What Everyone Needs to Know About Bullying presentation here. www.kellycroy.com This link will take you to ALL of Kelly\u2019s social media: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/kellycroy Sign-up for Kelly\u2019s newsletter here. Kelly Croy is an author, speaker, and educator. If you\u2019d like to learn more about Kelly or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email.  Subscribe to The Wired Educator Podcast with 203 episodes of interviews and professional development. \u2022 Visit Kelly\u2019s website at www.KellyCroy.com. \u2022 Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school\u2019s opening day? \u2022 Consider Kelly Croy at www.KellyCroy.com \u2022 Order Kelly\u2019s books, Along Came a Leaderand Unthink Before Bed: A Children\u2019s Book on Mindfulness for your personal library. \u2022 Follow Kelly Croy on Facebook.  \u2022 Follow Kelly Croy on Twitter.  \u2022  Follow Kelly Croy on Instagram        ","author_name":"The Wired Educator Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/wirededucator.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"