Learn more about the Collaborative Behaviors Conference Visit Continua Consulting's website About the Guests: Courtney and Chris Daikos Chris and Courtney Daikos are the co-founders of Continua Consulting Group , where they provide MTSS implementation support to schools and districts including collaborative behaviors and strategies for leadership. Chris, a veteran of the US Army Rangers, is an experienced educational & psychological consultant, school administrator, special education teacher...
Jun 01, 2026•41 min•Ep. 751
Get the book The Art and Science of Teacher Coaching Visit Nancy and Doug's website, FisherandFrey.com About the Guest Nancy Frey, PhD is a professor in educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is the author of dozens of books, including The Courage to Learn , The Art and Science of Coaching , How Scaffolding Works , and The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning . This episode of Principal Center Radio is spo nsored...
May 18, 2026•27 min•Ep. 750
Get the book The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Student at a Time About This Week's Guest Muriel Summers is an award-winning principal who twice guided her school, A.B. Combs Elementary in Raleigh, North Carolina, to being named the top magnet school of America and the original leadership school featured in FranklinCovey’s Leader in Me. She has been recognized as teacher of the year, principal of the year, and with an honorary doctorate, the W...
May 08, 2026•34 min•Ep. 749
Get the book, After the Donut: An Introduction to School-Based Father Engagement About The Guest Keith Schumacher is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Alliance for Father Friendly Schools and the creator of School-Based Father Engagement (SBFE), a practical framework designed to help schools build meaningful, year-round connections with fathers and father figures. With over 18 years of experience working alongside schools and districts across the country, Keith has trained and s...
May 05, 2026•31 min•Ep. 748
Get the book, A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations Visit Erika & Tiffany's website, ConnectingThroughConversation.com About The Guests Erika Bare is superintendent of South Umpqua School District in Oregon, and has more than 20 years in the profession as a teacher, principal and district leader. Tiffany Burns has served as a principal, instructional coach, and teacher in her more than 20 years in K-12 education, and is currently teaching pre-service teachers at the university l...
Apr 26, 2026•30 min•Ep. 747
Get the book, Transformational Tools for Special Educators: How to Beat Burnout and Become the Best at What You Do Visit Katrina's website, www.HuelsAppliedHarmony.com About The Guest Katrina is an educational consultant with more than twenty years of experience in the field, including work as a classroom teacher, special education supervisor, assistant director, and executive director. Her background in psychology and evidence-based practice shapes everything she does, from instructional design...
Apr 18, 2026•23 min•Ep. 746
Get the book, Digital Captives: Helping Schools Strike A Balance Between Humans And Hardware Visit the Schools Next website, www.schoolsnext.org Follow Gene on X @GTavernetti About The Guests Dr. Frank Rodriguez is entering his 32nd year working in and with schools, primarily in Southern California. He entered education in 1993 through a two year commitment to teach in a bilingual 5th grade classroom in Long Beach through Teach for America, and thirty years later is still finding it difficult to...
Apr 11, 2026•29 min•Ep. 745
Get the book, Productive Struggle in the 6-12 Classroom Get the book, Productive Struggle in the K-5 Classroom Visit Barbara's website, www.barbarablackburnonline.com About The Guest Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 40 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. Dr. Blackburn has been repeatedly named to the Top 30 Education Gurus and Top 10 Professional De...
Apr 06, 2026•30 min•Ep. 744
Get the book, Ethical Ed Tech: How Educators Can Lead on AI and Digital Safety in K-12 Schools on Amazon Visit Priten's website, www.priten.org About The Guest Priten Soundar-Shah is an educator, philosopher, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of humanistic values and frontier technology. He is the CEO of PedagogyVentures and leads three nonprofits: PedagogyFutures (Executive Director), Academy 4 Social Civics (President), and ThinkerAnalytix (CTO). Priten is the author of AI & The...
Mar 30, 2026•30 min•Ep. 743
Get the book, The Four Cornerstones of Effective Schools: How to Build Lasting Success on Amazon Get the book, The Four Cornerstones of Effective Schools: How to Build Lasting Success on Solution Tree's Website Visit Darin's website, www.DrDarinThompson.com Follow Darin on Youtube @drdarinthompson Follow Darin on Instagram @drdarinthompson About The Guest Darin A. Thompson, PhD, is a veteran K-12 leader with nearly 20 years of experience and founder of Pivotal Leaders Group. A two-time outstandi...
Mar 21, 2026•22 min•Ep. 742
Get the book, In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams Visit the Commonwealth Consulting Agency website, www.cca-pr.com Follow Kristan on X @dr_rodriguez21 Connect with Kristan on LinkedIn About The Author Kristan Rodriguez, Ph.D., is an award-winning educational leader and former superintendent and principal. She is the creator of the MTSS² Framework™ that replaces fragmented referral practices with proactive, data-informed structures. Dr. Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of C...
Mar 14, 2026•26 min•Ep. 741
Get the book, Becoming The Delegating School Boss Visit Naphtali's Website, www.ImpactfulCoaching.com About The Guest Dr. Naphtali Hoff is a former educator and school leader who serves as an executive and performance coach and trainer, and he's the author of three books Becoming the New Boss a leadership Book that helps new leaders hit the ground running and enjoys sustained success, Becoming The Productive Boss , which helps leaders and their teams get more of the right work done and Becoming ...
Mar 07, 2026•24 min•Ep. 740
Get the book, A Level Playing Field: Strategies to Ensure Public Schools' Success Visit the Caissa K12 Website, www.CaissaK12.com About The Author Brian J Stephens is the Founder and CEO of Caissa K–12, a strategy firm serving public school districts nationwide. He has presented at national conferences and organizations, including the AASA, The School Superintendents Association, the National School Boards Association, and the Consortium of State School Boards Associations. He served in the Unit...
Mar 02, 2026•30 min•Ep. 739
Watch Lauren on The Teaching Show Substack: Lauren Brown on Education Lauren Brown’s articles on MiddleWeb About The Guest Lauren Brown spent about 20 years teaching US history in middle and high schools and another eight years working at the university level with future social studies teachers. She now works as a consultant and writer on MiddleWeb and her own Substack. She writes about education with a special focus on why social studies and history in particular matter. Much of her work is abo...
Feb 21, 2026•23 min•Ep. 738
Get the book, The Complete Guide for New Elementary Teachers: Discover Joy and Success with a Whole Child Approach Visit Steve's Website, www.SteveReifman.com About The Author Steve Reifman has been an elementary school teacher for the past 31 years, and during that time he's earned National Board certification, traveled to Japan as a Fulbright Memorial Fund scholar, and completed two master's degrees. He has experience working with students in all the elementary grade levels, and he's taught in...
Feb 14, 2026•28 min•Ep. 737
Get the book, Morph Mastery: A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary Visit Louise's website, LouiseSelbyDyslexia.com About The Author Louise Selby is a dyslexia specialist trainer, consultant, author, assessor and teacher. She has 25 years’ experience of working with SEND within Hertfordshire local authority in teaching, special needs coordinator and advisory roles. She now works freelance, providing training and consultancy for schools as well as dyslexia assessment. L...
Feb 07, 2026•19 min•Ep. 736
Get the book, The Daily SEL Leader Get the book, A Blueprint for Teacher Retention: Leading Schools that Teachers Don't Want to Leave Visit the Brass Tacks Innovations website, www.brasstacksinnovations.com View the Teacher Retention Model PDF About The Authors James Bailey’s career has encompassed teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, school turnaround leader, consultant and superintendent roles spanning Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Innovatio...
Jan 31, 2026•28 min•Ep. 735
Get the book, The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning—And How To Help Them Thrive Again Visit the LME Global website, www.LMEGlobal.net Follow Jared on Youtube @JaredCooney About The Author Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD is a neuroscientist educator who has conducted research and lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, and The University of Melbourne, and over 750 schools on 6 continents. Jared has published 7 books, over 60 research articles, and his w...
Jan 24, 2026•42 min•Ep. 734
Get the book, Dealing with Difficult Parents (Teacher Edition): How to Get Parents Off Your Back and On Your Side Get the book, Dealing with Difficult Parents (School Leader Edition): How to Model, Coach, and Support Your Teachers About The Authors Dr. Todd Whitaker is a research professor at the University of Missouri and professor emeritus at Indiana State University. Prior to moving into higher education, he was a math teacher and basketball coach in Missouri. Todd then served as a principal ...
Jan 17, 2026•28 min•Ep. 733
Read the Holyoke "Relay Leadership" Case Study About The Author John Travis is senior program officer for Education at The Barr Foundation where he focuses on teacher and school leadership pipelines to help recruit, develop, retain, and cultivate the talented, diverse educators needed for the schools of today and tomorrow. John came to Barr after nearly 15 years as a frontline educator, first as a high school mathematics teacher in New Jersey and then as a school and district leader in the Bosto...
Jan 10, 2026•24 min•Ep. 732
Get the book, Cultivating Exceptional Principals: A Guide for Principal Supervisors to Hire, Develop, and Retain School Leaders About The Authors Jasmine K. Kullar, EdD, is an assistant superintendent of a large metropolitan school district. She is also a faculty member in the College of Professional Studies Educational Leadership Department at Albany State University in Georgia. Bruce R. Fraser, EdD, is an assistant superintendent with a metro Georgia school district. He has been in education f...
Jan 03, 2026•29 min•Ep. 731
Get the book, The Scientific Principles of Reading and Writing Instruction Bridging the Divide Between Educational Practice and Research Visit Nate's Website www.PedagogyNonGrata.com Follow Nate on X @Natejoseph19 About The Author Nathaniel Hansford has taught every grade from preK to 12th, in places as diverse as South Korea, the United Kingdom, the subarctic of Quebec, and Ontario, Canada. In 2022, he won the Literacy Leader of the Year award from the Ontario International Dyslexia Association...
Dec 26, 2025•29 min•Ep. 730
Get the book, A New School Leadership Architecture: A Four-Level Framework for Reimagining Roles Visit the Holdsworth Center website, www.HoldsworthCenter.org About The Author Lindsay Whorton is president of The Holdsworth Center, a non-profit organization in Texas dedicated to building educational leaders. Initially serving seven school districts and 42 leaders in 2017, The Holdsworth Center has served more than 1,900 leaders in 89 public school districts. Lindsay is a teacher, writer, speaker,...
Dec 20, 2025•22 min•Ep. 729
Get the book, All About Dyslexia: A Practical Guide for Primary Teachers Get the book, All About Dyslexia: A Practical Guide for Secondary Teachers Visit Louise's website, LouiseSelbyDyslexia.com About The Author Louise Selby is a dyslexia specialist trainer, consultant, author, assessor and teacher. She has 25 years’ experience of working with SEND within Hertfordshire local authority in teaching, special needs coordinator and advisory roles. She now works freelance, providing training and cons...
Dec 12, 2025•25 min•Ep. 728
Get the book Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders Visit the 4 O'Clock Faculty Website Follow Rich on Twitter @RACzyz About The Author Rich is a principal and former teacher and instructional coach, and he's the author of four books, including Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders
Dec 07, 2025•23 min•Ep. 727
Get the book, Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives: How Students’ Reading Achievement Has Been Held Back and What We Can Do About It Visit Timothy's website, www.ShanahanOnLiteracy.com About The Author Timothy Shanahan is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He served as the director of reading for the Chicago Public Schools, is the former president of the International Literacy Association, and served on the advisory board of the National Institute for Literacy u...
Nov 29, 2025•45 min•Ep. 726
Get the book, Leading Educator Wellness: Six Critical Actions to Support All Staff About The Authors Bill Barnes is the superintendent of the Howard County Public School System in Maryland. He has served in leadership roles with the Maryland and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and has won a number of state and national teaching awards. Barnes holds a master of science in mathematics and science education from Johns Hopkins University, and has served as an adjunct professor for Johns...
Nov 21, 2025•20 min•Ep. 725
Get the book, Singletons in a PLC at Work®: Navigating On-Ramps to Meaningful Collaboration Visit Brig's website, www.BrigLeane.com Follow Brig on X @BrigLeane About The Author Brig Leane is an education consultant and former principal of Fruita Middle School in Colorado, which under his leadership became a national Model Professional Learning Community. A veteran of the United States Coast Guard, he began his 2nd career as an educator in 2000, and has served as a principal, assistant principal,...
Nov 18, 2025•30 min•Ep. 724
Get the book, The Handbook for Highly Effective Teams in a PLC at Work®: Essential Actions for Tackling Critical Issues About The Authors Bob Sonju is an award-winning educational leader, author, and nationally recognized speaker celebrated for his engaging style and practical approach to school improvement. He has led two schools to achieve National Model PLC at Work® recognition—one of which also earned the prestigious National Breakthrough School Award from the National Association of Seconda...
Nov 08, 2025•23 min•Ep. 723
Visit the Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation Website Read The Century Foundation Report "How to Grow Bilingual Teacher Pathways: Making the Most of U.S. Linguistic and Cultural Diversity" About The Author Maggie Marcus, PhD is the Executive Director of The Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation. She has taught high school Spanish and elementary English in Puerto Rico, then worked for the United Nations as well as the CIA before returning to the classroom in Washington, D.C. as a Spanish Dual L...
Nov 01, 2025•27 min•Ep. 722
