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Ep. 6 – ‘Insist on it’ featuring Dr. Lynn Moody

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Dr. Lynn Moody, former superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury Renewal School System. Robert Kinlaw/EducationNC

In this episode, Donnell and Jenny interview Dr. Lynn Moody, the recently retired superintendent of the Rowan Salisbury School System. Moody is an accomplished leader in transforming education. We talked about failure being a necessary part of innovation, discomfort as a key to learning, and the charge to continue to reimagine how we educate our children.

You can learn more about Dr. Moody’s work here.

You can find a transcript for this podcast here.

Behind the Story

The Hummingbird Stories is produced by Alli Lindenberg, Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara. The music used in this series is courtesy of 8th grade student DX4L. The hummingbird artwork on the cover is by 8th grade student Joselyn Hernandez.

Meet the authors

Donnell Cannon is the executive director of Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham.

Jenny O’Meara is a Partner with Transcend Education’s School Design Services. She supports school teams and leaders in their work to reimagine school and to design extraordinary and equitable experiences for all. A former teacher and principal, she gets especially fired up about redesigning school with rural communities and elevating the voices of young people. 

Alli Lindenberg Semon is the director of engagement for EducationNC.