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Principal Center Radio

Principal Center Radio brings you the best in professional practice for school leaders, in an audio format that you can access in the car, on the treadmill, or anywhere you'd like to listen.
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Delores Lindsey—Culturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools

Get the book, Culturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools Visit The Center for Culturally Proficient Educational Practice (CCPEP) Website Contact Delores at dblindsey@aol.com About the Author Delores Lindsey, PhD supports schools and districts through coaching, consulting, and mentoring. With more than 50 years of experience as an educator committed to the work of equity, she has served as a teacher, administrator, and university professor at Cal State San Ma...

Dec 14, 202036 minEp. 512

Chad Dumas—Let's Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders

Get the book, Let's Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders Visit the Next Learning Solutions website About the Author Dr. Chad Dumas is an educational consultant, international presenter and award-winning researcher whose primary focus is collaborating to develop capacity for continuous improvement. Having been a successful teacher, principal, central office administrator, professional developer and consultant in a variety of school districts, he brings his passion, expertise, an...

Nov 23, 202027 minEp. 510

William A. Sommers and Diane Zimmerman—9 Professional Conversations to Change Schools: A Dashboard of Options

Get the book, 9 Professional Conversations to Change Schools: A Dashboard of Options Visit the LearningOmnivores website About the Authors William A. Sommers, PhD is the author of 10 books. A former board member and President of the National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward, Bill was a school and district administrator for over 35 years. Diane Zimmerman, PhD is a writer and consultant focusing on entrepreneurial learning and schools that make a difference. A former superintendent,...

Nov 16, 202027 minEp. 509

William D. Parker—Pause. Breathe. Flourish. Living Your Best Life as an Educator.

Get the book, Pause. Breathe. Flourish. Living Your Best Life as an Educator Visit Will's Website, WilliamDParker.com Follow Will on Twitter @Williamdp About the Author William D. Parker is executive director of Oklahoma’s Association of Secondary Principals and Oklahoma’s Middle Level Educator Association. William is a nationally known author and speaker who uses his expertise in school culture, leadership and communication to equip educators with solutions and strategies for motivating student...

Oct 07, 202021 minEp. 508

Craig Randall—Trust-Based Observations: Maximizing Teaching & Learning Growth

Get the book, Trust-Based Observations: Maximizing Teaching and Learning Growth Visit the Trust Based Website Follow Craig on Twitter @TrustbasedCraig About the Author Craig Randall is a trainer and consultant who has served as principal, counselor, teacher, and college basketball coach with experience in schools in the Pacific Northwest and around the world....

Oct 07, 202030 minEp. 507

William A. Sommers—Responding to Resistance: Thirty Strategies to Manage Conflict in Your School

Get the book, Responding to Resistance: Thirty Strategies to Manage Conflict in Your School Visit the Learning Omnivores Website Follow Bill on Twitter @BillSommers8 About the Author William A. Sommers, PhD is the author of 10 books. A former board member and President for the National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward, and was a school and district administrator for over 35 years....

Aug 25, 202017 minEp. 506

Douglas Fisher—The Distance Learning Playbook

Get the book, The Distance Learning Playbook: Grades K-12 Visit the Fisher and Frey Website Follow Douglas on Twitter @dfishersdsu About the Author Douglas Fisher is a professor at San Diego State University and co-founder of Health Sciences High & Middle College, and the author of numerous books—many with John Hattie on Visible Learning....

Jul 31, 202034 minEp. 504

Michael Roberts—Shifting from Me to We: How to Jumpstart Collaboration in a PLC at Work®

Get the book, Shifting from Me to We: How to Jumpstart Collaboration in a PLC at Work® Visit Michael's Website, EveryKidNow.com Follow Michael on Twitter @EveryKidNow About the Author Michael Roberts is an author and consultant with over two decades of experience teaching and leading schools at all levels. A former principal and director, he's the author of several books, including Shifting from Me to We: How to Jumpstart Collaboration in a PLC at Work® ....

Jul 29, 20201 secEp. 503

Meredith Honig & Lydia Rainey—Supervising Principals for Instructional Leadership: A Teaching and Learning Approach

Get the book Supervising Principals for Instructional Leadership: A Teaching and Learning Approach Visit the District Leadership Design Lab website View the Principal Supervision and Distance Learning: What’s the Right Approach? Webinar with Meredith Honig About the Authors Meredith Honig, PhD is a professor of Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership at the University of Washington, Seattle. Lydia Rainey, PhD is a research scientist at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the direc...

Jul 20, 202025 minEp. 502

Jethro Jones—SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves

Get the book, SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit Jethro's Website, JethroJones.com Get a free sample chapter of the book, SchoolX About the Author Jethro Jones is a former principal who helps schools and districts find simple solutions to complex problems. Named a Digital Principal of the Year by the NASSP, Jethro has served students as a teacher, district coach, media & distance learning specialist, an...

Jul 08, 202035 minEp. 501

Jamie Thom—A Quiet Education: Challenging the Extrovert Ideal in our Schools

Get the book, A Quiet Education: Challenging the Extrovert Ideal in our Schools Listen to The Well Teacher podcast About the Author Jamie Thom is an English teacher in Scotland and the host of the Well Teacher podcast. He's author of two books, including A Quiet Education, which we're here to talk about today.

Jun 30, 202025 minEp. 500

Emma Turner—Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners

Get the book, Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners Listen to the Mind The Gap Podcast About the Author Emma Turner is a former primary school teacher, and was one of the first female co-heads of a primary school in the UK. She currently serves as the Research and CPD lead for the Discovery School's Academy Trust in the UK, and she is the author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners...

Jun 22, 202024 minEp. 499

Wendy Oliver—Not Your Mama's Classroom: What You Need to Know As A Parent About Your Child's Digital Education

Get the book, Not Your Mama's Classroom: What You Need to Know As A Parent About Your Child's Digital Education Visit Wendy's website, DrWendyOliver.com Follow Wendy on Twitter @oliver_dr About The Author Dr. Wendy Oliver has 20 years of experience in online and blended education. She served as Chief Learning Architect for an online school through Arizona State University, and is currently the Chief Learning Officer at Edison Learning....

Jun 15, 202020 minEp. 498

Dana Goodier—Working With Students with Chronic Attendance And Truancy Issues

Follow Dana on Twitter @DanaGoodier Visit Dana's Website, DanaGoodier.com Visit the Attendance Works website Subscribe to Dana's Podcast, Out Of The Trenches About Dr. Dana Goodier Dr. Dana Goodier is an educational leader and speaker with more than 18 years of experience. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership & Management, and her research interests include district accreditation and parent opt-outs from standardized testing. She is also the host of the new podcast “Out of the Trench...

Jun 08, 202021 minEp. 497

Kirsten Richert, Jeffrey Ikler and Margaret Zacchei—Shifting How School Leaders Can Create a Culture of Change

Get the book, Shifting: How School Leaders Can Create a Culture of Change Visit the website, ShiftingForImpact.com About the Authors Kirsten Richert is an innovation expert who works with leaders on transformational efforts. Kirsten teaches Design Thinking, Communication and Innovation at a number of colleges in the greater NYC area. Jeff Ikler is Director of Quetico Career and Leadership Coaching, a firm dedicated to helping individuals overcome career issues, and leaders develop sustained chan...

Jun 01, 202034 minEp. 496

Amy Baeder—Creating Purpose and Consistency for Students with Project-Based Learning

Visit Amy's Website, www.amybaeder.com Download the PBL Roadmap for School and District Leaders Learn More about The Project-Based Learning Curriculum Developer Certification Program About Amy Baeder Dr Amy Baeder is an independent education consultant supporting instructional excellence through project-based learning. Dr. Baeder is the Director of the Project-Based Learning Network, which supports teachers across the United States and 43 countries....

May 13, 202018 minEp. 269

Andy Hargreaves—Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility

Get the book, Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility Visit Andy's Website, www.AndyHargreaves.com About The Author Dr. Andy Hargreaves is an internationally renowned researcher, professor, government adviser, and global change agent, and the founder of the Atlantic Rim Collaboratory, a group of nations committed to excellence, equity, wellbeing, inclusion, democracy and human rights. Dr. Hargreaves has consulted with the OECD, the World Bank, governments, universities and teacher unio...

May 11, 202029 minEp. 268

Amber Dembowski—Monday Mindset

Visit Amber's website, AmberDembowski.com About Amber Dembowski Amber Dembowski is the host of Monday Mindset, a podcast on learning how to think better, as well as principal of two schools.

May 04, 202022 minEp. 267

Anne Gregory and Katherine R. Evans—The Starts and Stumbles of Restorative Justice in Education: Where Do We Go from Here?

Read The Starts and Stumbles of Restorative Justice in Education: Where Do We Go from Here? Learn more about the Restorative Justice in Education course at Eastern Mennonite University About the Authors Anne Gregory is a professor at Rutgers University. Since she joined the faculty, she has been dedicated to making advances in her areas of research on school discipline. Dr. Gregory has been part of the Research-to-Practice Collaborative on Discipline Disparities, comprised of a national panel of...

Apr 20, 202024 minEp. 266

Barbara Blackburn—Money for Good Grades and Other Myths about Motivating Kids: Strategies for Parents & Teachers

Get the book, Money for Good Grades and Other Myths About Motivating Kids Visit Barbara's website, BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com About The Author Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than two dozen 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....

Apr 06, 202033 minEp. 265

Thomas Guskey—Get Set, Go: Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems

Get the book, Get Set, Go: Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems Visit Tom's website, TGuskey.com About The Author Dr. Tom Guskey is a renowned expert on assessment and standards-based grading, and fellow of the American Educational Research Association. He's the author of more than 25 books, including On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting , and the new book Get Set, Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems ....

Mar 30, 202032 minEp. 258

Dan Heath—Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen

Get the book, Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen Learn more about the book at Heathbrothers.com Get free resources at Heathbrothers.com About The Author Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's CASE Center, which focuses on social justice entrepreneurship, and he's the author of four NY Times bestselling books, including Made to Stick, Switch, Decisive, and The Power of Moments....

Mar 23, 202044 minEp. 257

Tricia Taylor—Connect the Dots: The Collective Power of Relationships, Memory and Mindset in the Classroom

Get the book, Connect the dots: The Collective Power of Relationships, Memory and Mindset in the Classroom Visit Tricia's website, TailoredPractice.com Follow Tricia on Twitter @TriciaTailored About The Author Tricia Taylor is the founder of Tailored Practice. An international educator with more than 20 years teaching and leading in schools in London and New York, she's a strategic partner to schools around the world....

Mar 20, 202022 minEp. 256

Kulvarn Atwal—The Thinking School: Developing a Dynamic Learning Community

Get the book, The Thinking School: Developing a Dynamic Learning Community Follow Kulvarn on Twitter @ThinkingSchool2 About The Author Dr. Kulvarn Atwal is Executive Headteacher of two large primary schools in east London. His research focuses on workplace learning theory and teacher professional learning.

Mar 16, 202024 minEp. 255

Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey—All Learning is Social & Emotional

Visit the Fisher and Frey Website Follow Douglas on Twitter @dfishersdsu Follow Nancy on Twitter @NancyFrey About The Authors Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey are professors at San Diego State University and co-founders of Health Sciences High & Middle College.

Mar 09, 202030 minEp. 240

Fred Ende and Meghan Everette—Forces of Influence: How Educators Can Leverage Relationships to Improve Practice

Get the book, Forces of Influence: How Educators Can Leverage Relationships to Improve Practice Visit Fred's website Visit Meghan's website Follow Fred @fredende Follow Meghan @bamameghan About The Authors Fred Ende is the director of Curriculum and Instructional Services for the Putnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and a board member in ASCD's Emerging Leader Affiliate. Meghan Everette is a mathematics coach in the Salt Lake City School District, and th...

Mar 09, 202028 minEp. 254

Tom Hoerr—Taking Social Emotional Learning Schoolwide: The Formative Five Success Skills for Students and Staff

Get the book Taking Social Emotional Learning Schoolwide: The Formative Five Success Skills for Students and Staff Visit Tom's Website Follow Tom on Twitter @tomhoerr About The Author Thomas Hoerr, PhD is the Emeritus Head of School at the New City School in St Louis, and a Scholar in Residence at the University of Missouri—St. Louis. He's the author of numerous books on multiple intelligences, grit, and SEL....

Mar 03, 202023 minEp. 253
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