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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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Shira Leibowitz—Havens of Hope: Ideas for Redesigning Education from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Get the book, Havens of Hope: Ideas for Redesigning Education from the COVID-19 Pandemic Follow Shira on Twitter @shiraleibowitz Visit the Discovery Village website About the Author Shira Leibowitz, PhD has more than 20 years of experience leading schools from nursery through eighth grade. She is the founder and CEO of Discovery Village, a project- and play-based preschool in Tarrytown, NY. She also supports preschool leaders and education business owners through Revabilities. Dr. Leibowitz is a...

Jul 05, 202229 minEp. 570

Josh Packard—Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need To Know

Get the research study, Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need To Know Visit the Springtide Research Institute website, www.SpringtideResearch.org Follow Springtide Research Institute on Twitter @WeAreSpringtide Follow Josh Packard on Twitter @drjoshpackard About the Author Dr. Josh Packard is a social science researcher and the executive director of Springtide Research Institute. He has a Ph.D. in sociology from Vanderbilt University, and previously taught at the college level....

Jun 27, 202224 minEp. 569

Matt Renwick—Leading Like a COACH: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning

Get the book, Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H.: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning Subscribe to Read By Example on Substack Follow Matt on Twitter @ReadByExample About the Author Matt Renwick is an author and literacy instructional leadership expert, he serves as principal of Mineral Point Elementary in Wisconsin he writes at Read By Example on Substack and Twitter, and he is the author of Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H.: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning...

Jun 20, 202235 minEp. 601

Christopher Jones—SEEing To Lead: Creating a World-Class Culture Through a Teacher-Centric Approach

Get the book SEEing To Lead: Creating a World-Class Culture Through a Teacher-Centric Approach Visit the SEEing To Lead website, www.SEEingtoLead.com Visit the TeamJonesEDU website, www.TeamJonesEDU.com Visit Chris' Website, www.drcsjones.blog Follow Chris on Twitter @DrCSJones About the Authors Dr. Christopher Jones is a teacher-centered high school principal in Massachusetts who is driven by modeling continuous improvement by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character....

Jun 15, 202226 minEp. 568

Erik Francis—Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning

Get the book, Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning Visit Erik's Website, MaverikEducation.com Follow Erik on Twitter @Maverikedu12 About the Authors Erik Francis an international author and presenter with over 25 years of experience working in education as a classroom teacher, a site administrator, an education program specialist with a state education agency, and a trainer who produces and provides professional development for teachers and schoo...

Jun 07, 202235 minEp. 567

Tom Hierck & Chris Weber—MTSS Roadmap

Visit Tom's Website, TomHierck.com Visit Chris's Website, ChrisWeberEducation.com Follow Tom on Twitter @THierck Follow Chris on Twitter @webereducation About the Authors Tom Hierck is one of our profession's leading authors and consultants, with 39 years of experience in education. He's author of more than 20 books. Chris Weber, EdD, is an expert in behavior, mathematics, and response to intervention who presents internationally to audiences on important topics in education....

May 09, 202232 minEp. 566

Peter Docker—Leading from the Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control

Get the book, Leading from the Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities By Handing Over Control Visit the website, LeadingFromTheJumpseat.com Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDocker About the Author Peter Docker is a keynote speaker and facilitator who presents around the world to inspire people to lead from the jumpseat. He worked alongside Simon Sinek for more than 7 years, co-authoring the book Find Your Why, and now draws on his 25 years of experience in the Royal Air Force to help o...

May 02, 202224 minEp. 565

Decoteau Irby—Stuck Improving: Racial Equity & School Leadership

Get the book, Stuck Improving: Racial Equity & School Leadership Visit the website, StuckImproving.com Follow Decoteau on Twitter @DecoteauIrby About the Author Decoteau Irby, PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois - Chicago, where he teaches and advises in the College's Urban Education Leadership program area. He researches equity-focused school leadership as a lever to improve Black children's academic and socio-emotional...

Apr 19, 202234 minEp. 564

Larry Dake—Crisis Management: Effective School Leadership to Avoid Early Burnout

Get the book, Crisis Management: Effective School Leadership to Avoid Early Burnout Get the book, Identifying Small Habits: Left Unchecked by School Leaders Small Faults Can Become Major Cracks Follow Larry on Twitter @larrydake About the Author Dr. Larry Dake is is a district administrator in upstate New York. He teaches educational leadership preparation courses at Binghamton University, and he is the author of Crisis Management: Effective School Leadership to Avoid Early Burnout....

Apr 11, 202222 minEp. 563

Ken Williams—Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students

Learn more about Ruthless Equity at RuthlessEquity.com Follow Ken on Twitter @UnfoldTheSoul Visit Ken's website, UnfoldTheSoul.com About the Author With nearly three decades of successful educational leadership, Ken Williams has led successful equity and school improvement efforts in multiple schools as a leader, and in hundreds of schools as an author, speaker, coach, and consultant. Ken is the author of Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students ....

Mar 14, 202236 minEp. 562

Sean Glaze—Staying Coachable: A Story with 4 Questions to Help You Thrive in Change, Keep Climbing, and Enjoy Relentless Improvement

Get the book, Staying Coachable: A Story with 4 Questions to Help You Thrive in Change, Keep Climbing, and Enjoy Relentless Improvement Follow Sean on Twitter @LeadYourTeam Visit Sean's Website, GreatResultsTeambuilding.com Learn more about Staying Coachable About the Author A successful coach and educator for over 20 years, Sean Glaze is the founder of Great Results Teambuilding, where he helps inspire employees to become winning teammates. Sean is and a nationally renowned speaker, author, and...

Mar 07, 202221 minEp. 561

Allen Mendler—Motivating Students Who Don’t Care: Proven Strategies to Engage All Learners - 2nd Edition

Get the book, Motivating Students Who Don't Care: Proven Strategies to Engage All Learners - 2nd Edition Follow Allen on Twitter @AllenMendler About the Author Allen N. Mendler, PhD, is an educator and school psychologist who specializes in approaches for helping youth with learning and behavior problems succeed. Dr. Mendler is speaker, trainer, and author who addresses topics pertaining to challenging students. He is the author or coauthor of many publications, including Motivating Students Who...

Feb 17, 202224 minEp. 560

Diana Parafiniuk—Mental Health Support Services for Educators

Visit the E-Therapy Website, www.Electronic-Therapy.com Follow Diana on Twitter @DianaParafiniuk About the Guests Diana Parafiniuk is a seasoned and nationally recognized business leader in the teletherapy market. She is the Founder and CMO of E-Therapy Ashley Sanders and Jon Ebert are Educational Mental Health Program Managers with E-Therapy...

Feb 04, 202225 minEp. 559

Laura Stack—The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story

Get the book, The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana: Johnny Stack's Life and Death Story Visit the Johnny's Ambassadors Website, www.johnnysambassadors.org Follow Laura on Twitter @LauraStack About the Author Laura Stack is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on personal productivity. A past president of the National Speakers Association and Hall of Fame speaker, Laura's keynote speeches and seminars have helped organizations increase productivity for ...

Jan 31, 202228 minEp. 558

Frank Buck—Get Organized Digitally! The Educator’s Guide to Time Management

Get the book, Get Organized Digitally! The Educator's Guide to Time Management Visit Frank's website, FrankBuck.org Follow Frank on Twitter @DrFrankBuck About the Author Frank Buck is a veteran school leader with a career in education spanning almost 30 years. Today, he is a writer, speaker, and coach in the areas of organization, time management, and productivity. “Global Gurus Top 30” ranked Dr. Buck #1 in the “Time Management” category for 2019, 2020, and 2021....

Jan 25, 202232 minEp. 557

Tom Hierck—Trauma-Sensitive Instruction: Creating a Safe and Predictable Classroom Environment

Get the book, Trauma-Sensitive Instruction: Creating a Safe and Predictable Classroom Environment Visit Tom's website, TomHierck.com Follow Tom on Twitter @thierck About the Author Tom Hierck is one of our profession's leading authors and consultants, with 39 years of experience in education. He's author of more than 20 books, including Trauma-Sensitive Instruction: Creating a Safe and Predictable Classroom Environment....

Jan 21, 202227 minEp. 557

Joseph Jones & TJ Vari—Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture

Get the book, Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture Visit TheSchoolHouse302 Website Follow TJ on Twitter @TJVari Follow Joseph on Twitter @Supt_Jones About the Authors Joseph Jones and TJ Vari are authors, speakers and district administrators who have written four books together, including Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture...

Jan 10, 202230 minEp. 556

Daphne Wallbrige—The First-Year Principal: 52 Practical Lessons to Help New Principals Thrive as Conscious Leaders

Get the book, The First-Year Principal: 52 Practical Lessons to Help New Principals Thrive as Conscious Leaders Visit The First-Year Principal website Follow Daphne on Twitter @Daph_Wallbridge About the Author Daphne Wallbridge is a superintendent in Northern Ontario, and she is the author of two books, including The First-Year Principal: 52 Practical Lessons to Help New Principals Thrive as Conscious Leaders...

Dec 20, 202116 minEp. 555

Jason Baehr & Jacquie Bryant—Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues

Get the book, Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues Visit Jason's Website, JasonBaehr.wordpress.com Learn more about the Intellectual Virtues Academy About the Author Jason Baehr is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He works at the intersection of virtue theory and epistemology, and has written widely on topics like intellectual virtue, wisdom, humility, and knowledge. He is the author of Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to...

Nov 12, 202128 minEp. 554

Monica Brady-Myerov—Listen Wise: Teach Students to be Better Listeners

Get the book, Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners Visit the ListenWise website Visit Monica's Website, MonicaBradyMyerov.com Follow Listenwise on twitter @listenwiselearn About the Author Monica Brady-Myerov is an award winning NPR journalist, and is the founder of ListenWise, which features the only curated collection of NPR stories and podcasts tailored to the K-12 classroom. She is a visionary and thought leader in the listening space, and she is the author of the book, Listen ...

Nov 12, 202125 minEp. 553

Eric Garcia—We‘re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

Get the book, We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation Follow Eric on Twitter @EricMGarcia Visit Eric's Website, EricMGarcia.net About the Author Eric Garcia is a journalist based in Washington, DC who has served as an editor and correspondent at numerous outlets, including Washington Post, The Hill, National Journal, The New Republic, and more. He is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and he's the author of We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation...

Nov 05, 202129 minEp. 552

Allison Rodman—Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice

Get the book, Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice Follow Allison on Twitter @TheLearningLoop Visit Allison's website, TheLearningLoop.com About the Author Allison Rodman is the Founder of The Learning Loop , an educational consulting organization that provides professional learning services to districts, schools, and nonprofit organizations internationally. The Learning Loop designs, facilitates, and coaches professional learning that is persona...

Nov 01, 202155 secEp. 551

Daniel Bauer—Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader

Get the book Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader through Corwin Press Get the book Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader through Amazon Get a free sample chapter of Mastermind Visit Daniel's Website, BetterLeadersBetterSchools.com Learn more about the Mastermind About the Author Daniel Bauer is the founder of Better Leaders Better Schools, where he helps school leaders fight isolation and frustration via a leadership community in order to gain clarity and fi...

Oct 11, 202126 minEp. 549

Patrick Leddin—The Five-Week Leadership Challenge: 35 Action Steps to Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be

Get the book, The Five-Week Leadership Challenge: 35 Action Steps to Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be Visit Patrick's Website, LeddinGroup.com Listen to Patrick's Podcast, Leadership Lab Follow Patrick on Twitter @PatrickLeddin About the Author Patrick Leddin PhD. has benefited from both hands-on leadership and management experience in the military as well as the corporate world. He is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University, as well as founder of The Leddin Group, and he is author...

Oct 08, 202126 minEp. 548

Michael Gaskell—Leading Schools Through Trauma: A Data-Driven Approach to Helping Children Heal

Get the book, Leading Schools Through Trauma: A Data-Driven Approach to Helping Children Heal Visit Mike's website, MikesMicroMinute.com Follow Mike on Twitter @GaskellMgaskell About the Author Dr. Michael Gaskell is a veteran middle school principal in East Brunswick, NJ. He writes extensively on school culture, trauma, and educational leadership, and mentors new principals through the Leaders to Leaders program....

Oct 06, 202123 minEp. 547

Daniel Willingham—Why Don’t Students Like School? 2nd Edition

Visit Daniel's website, www.danielwillingham.com Follow Daniel on Twitter @DTWillingham Get the book, Why Don't Students Like School? 2nd Edition About the Author Daniel Willingham earned his B.A. from Duke University in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Harvard University in 1990. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. Until about 2000, his research focused solely on the brain basis of learning and memory. Today, all ...

Sep 27, 202133 minEp. 546

Ulcca Joshi Hansen—The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive

Visit Ulcca's website, www.EducatingPotential.com Follow Ulcca on Twitter @Ulcca Get the book, The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive Ulcca Joshi Hansen - TEDx Talk: The Future of Smart Ulcca Joshi Hansen - TEDx Talk: Re-thinking The 3Rs About the Author Ulcca Joshi Hansen is the author of The Future of Smart : How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive . She is also Chief Program Officer at Grantmakers for Educ...

Sep 24, 202131 minEp. 545

Diana Parafiniuk—E-Therapy

Visit the E-Therapy Website, www.electronic-therapy.com Follow Diana on Twitter @DianaParafiniuk About the Author Diana is a seasoned and nationally recognized business leader in the teletherapy market. Her company, E-Therapy, pioneered the teletherapy industry in education with its innovative practices, services, and solutions and first-to-market approaches to serve PreK-12 schools and students. Diana is an honored recipient of the inaugural Women Achievers of Arizona award in recognition of he...

Sep 21, 202130 minEp. 544
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