{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WEP 214: The Six Literacy Levers, an Interview with Brad Gustafson","description":"This is the wired educator podcast episode 214, my interview with Brad Gustafson. Brad is an amazing educational leader, an award winning principal and the author of a fantastic new book titled The Six  Literacy Levers. We talk about literacy leadership, The Swiss-Army Knife of Literacy, Shiny Book Report Syndrome, and so much more!  Brad was on the Wired Educator Podcast way back in episode 121 where we talked about his book Reclaiming Our Calling. Now Brad is back with a brand new book focused on Literacy. Literacy is something I am personally passion about and something I\u2019m professionally working on with my district. I am so excited to share this interview with you. We talk about: Why literacy? Why now? The difference between reading skills and motivation Creating Reading Community It doesn\u2019t matter what you teach. It doesn\u2019t matter what your role is in education. This episode is absolutely for you. But before I share this amazing interview with you there\u2019s something I wanna tell you about. Dr. Brad Gustafson is an award-winning principal, best-selling author, speaker, and avid reader. Brad's newest book The 6 Literacy Levers, is a practitioner-friendly guide to championing readers--from anywhere in your school or organization. He also wrote Reclaiming Our Calling and Renegade Leadership. All of Brad's books are built on the belief that everything we do starts with relationships and connectedness. When Brad isn't in school, there's a good chance he's being schooled. He enjoys anything that's competitive including fishing, pickleball, ping pong, playing hearts, and battling Pok\u00e9mon with his son. You can also find Brad with his high school sweetheart and their three kids spending time on the lake, reading, and writing. Mentioned in this episode:  Cherry Street Mission in Toledo Ohio Brad's books:  The 6 Literacy Levers Reclaiming Our Calling  Renegade Leadership Brad's website and blog: www.bradgustafson.com Follow Brad on Twitter: @GustafsonBrad Listen to Brad's Podcast: unearthED  ------------------------- 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 214 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":"