Visit the Instructional Leadership Collective website www.instructionalleadershipcollective.com Follow Mike on X @SuitguyMike Follow Peter on X @PeterMDeWitt About The Authors Dr. Peter DeWitt is the founder and CEO of the Instructional Leadership Collective. He hosts the Education Week blog Finding Common Ground and is the author of 9 books. Michael Nelson is a past president of the Washington Association of School Administrators, and an award-winning principal and superintendent. He currently ...
Aug 26, 2024•32 min•Ep. 661
Get the book, The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning: An Introduction to What Works Best In Schools About The Author Dr. John Almarode is a bestselling author and an Associate Professor of Education at James Madison University, where he holds the Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship. He received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia in 2021. Before his academic career, John started as a mathematics and science teacher in Augusta County, Virgin...
Aug 19, 2024•30 min•Ep. 660
Download the PDF "How Instructional Leaders Change Teacher Practice" at www.principalcenter.com/3roles Read a sample chapter and learn more about Now We're Talking at www.solutiontree.com/21days Read the article "Classroom Walkthrough FAQ for Instructional Leaders" at https://principalcenter.com/faq Start your free trial of Repertoire at www.principalcenter.com/repertoire About Justin Baeder PhD Justin Baeder, PhD. is author of Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leaders...
Aug 12, 2024•26 min•Ep. 659
Get the book Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth Contact Heather Bell-Williams via email at ConsultHBW@gmail.com About The Authors Heather Bell-Williams is an experienced teacher, school administrator and consultant, with over 30 years of expertise to bring to her role as Coach and Consultant. Heather holds three bachelor’s degrees in arts and education from York University in Toronto and a Masters of Education in Leadership from the U...
Aug 05, 2024•28 min•Ep. 658
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 Dr. 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....
Jul 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 657
Get the book, All Things Being Equal: Why Math Is the Key to a Better World Visit the JUMP Math USA website, www.jumpmath.org Read the New York Times Article "A Better Way to Teach Math" About The Author John Mighton is a playwright, mathematician, author and the founder of JUMP Math, a charity dedicated to helping people fulfil their potential in math. He is the author of three bestselling books, and has been recognized as an Ashoka Fellow, awarded five honorary doctorates for his lifetime achi...
Jul 22, 2024•27 min•Ep. 656
Get the book, The Generous Leader: 7 Ways to Give of Yourself For Everyone's Gain Visit Joe's Website, www.JoeDavis.com About The Author Joe Davis is Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, where he's had a successful career spanning more than 40 years, ultimately leading more than 7,000 people as head of BCG in North America. He currently serves as Chair of BCG’s Center for Inclusion and Equity, as well as chair of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Whitman Colleg...
Jul 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 655
Get the book, City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University Visit Nicholas' Website www.nicholasbdirks.com About The Author Nicholas B. Dirks, PhD is President and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences, one of the oldest and most esteemed scientific organizations in the United States. He is a Professor of History and Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley and an award-winning author of eight books, including the book City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the Universi...
Jul 08, 2024•29 min•Ep. 654
Get the book, Deliberative Policymaking: Redesigning How We Make Education Policy About The Author Dr. Elizabeth Grant is the Superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District and former associate professor of education at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. She holds an MEd from Harvard and a Master's in Sociology and a PhD in Education Policy from Stanford University.
Jul 01, 2024•29 min•Ep. 653
Get the book, Rigor in the 6–12 ELA and Social Studies Classroom: A Teacher Toolkit Get the book, Rigor in the K–5 ELA and Social Studies Classroom: A Teacher Toolkit Visit Barbara's website, www.BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com Follow Barbara on X @barbblackburn About The Author Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of 35 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 ...
Jun 24, 2024•27 min•Ep. 652
Get the book, New Era - New Urgency: The Case for Repurposing Education Visit the New Era - New Urgency Website About The Author F. Joseph Merlino is President of The 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, a Philadelphia area non-profit research and action organization he co-founded in 2007. For the past 35 years, he has served as the principal investigator or director of many National Science Foundation, U.S Department of Education, and U.S. Agency for International Development projects i...
Jun 17, 2024•31 min•Ep. 651
Get the book, Inquiring Minds Want To Learn: Posing Good Questions To Promote Student Inquiry Visit Erik's Website, MaverikEducation.com Follow Erik on X @maverikedu12 About The Author 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 school leaders. He ...
Jun 10, 2024•32 min•Ep. 650
Get the book, The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management Visit Jen's Website, JenSchwanke.com About The Author Jen Schwanke, Ed.D., is a longtime educator, teaching and leading at all levels. She is the author of four ASCD books, including the just-released, The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management. She has written and presented for multiple state and local education organizations, and has provided professional development to various districts in the areas of school climate, personnel, and...
Jun 03, 2024•29 min•Ep. 649
Get the book, Transforming Schools for Multilingual Learners: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators Visit Debbie's website, www.ZacarianConsulting.com Contact Debbie via email About The Author Dr. Debbie Zacarian is the founder of Zacarian & Associates, where she provides professional development, strategic planning, and technical assistance for K-16 educators of culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Debbie has worked with numerous state and local education agencies and written th...
May 28, 2024•31 min•Ep. 648
Get the book, Qualities of Effective Principals About The Author James Stronge, PhD is the Heritage Professor of Education in the School of Education at William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia and the President and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting. His research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality and effectiveness, teacher and administrator evaluation, and teacher selection. He has worked extensively with state departments of education, scho...
May 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 647
Get the book, Teach Happy: Small Steps to Big Joy Download the Gratitude Tracker About The Author Kim Strobel is an internationally-known motivational speaker for educators and organizations and travels the globe sharing the impact of happiness on teacher well-being and student achievement. This episode of Principal Center Radio is spo nsored by IXL , the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it give...
May 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 646
Get the book, Right From The Start: The Essential Guide to Implementing School Initiatives Visit James' Website www.JamesMMarshall.com About The Author James Marshall, PhD is Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University, where he serves as the Senior Director for the Ed.D. program in PK-12 School Leadership. With over 200 publications to his credit, Dr. Marshall’s scholarship encompasses a diverse range of works that include empirical research, program evaluation efforts, an...
May 06, 2024•37 min•Ep. 645
Get the book, Still Learning: Strengthening Professional and Organizational Learning Visit the Learning Loop website, www.TheLearningLoop.com About The Author Allison Rodman is the Founder and Chief Learning Officer of The Learning Loop, and is an ASCD Faculty Member. Her work focuses on adult learners, and she has written for Educational Leadership, Education Week's Classroom Q&A, and Edutopia. Allison brings experience as a teacher, instructional coach, school leader, director of teaching...
Apr 29, 2024•30 min•Ep. 644
Get the book, Qualities of Effective Teachers About The Author James Stronge, PhD is the Heritage Professor of Education in the School of Education at William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia and the President and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting. His research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality and effectiveness, teacher and administrator evaluation, and teacher selection. He has worked extensively with state departments of education, school...
Apr 22, 2024•31 min•Ep. 643
Get the book, The Great Engagement: How CEOs Create Exceptional Cultures Visit the PheonixPerform website www. PhoenixPerform.com/principalcenter About The Author Tom Willis is a former classroom teacher and superintendent, and is cofounder of Phoenix Performance Partners, where he helps leaders create exceptional organizational cultures. He has previously worked as an engineer at Intel and as a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and he's the author, with Brad Zimmerman, of The Great Engageme...
Apr 15, 2024•32 min•Ep. 642
Get the book, Leader Ready: Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders on Amazon Get the book, Leader Ready: Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders on Corwin (US) Get the book, Leader Ready: Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders on Corwin (CAN) Visit Tim's Website, www.TimothyCusack.com Follow Tim on X @CusackTim Visit Vince's Website, www.VinceBustamante.com Follow Vince on X @VinceBusta About The Authors Tim Cusack, EdD has more than 30 years of experience as an educ...
Apr 08, 2024•23 min•Ep. 641
Visit the National Archery in the Schools Program website, NASPSchools.org About Dr. Tommy Floyd Dr. Tommy Floyd is the President of the National Archery in the Schools Program. Tommy served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in public education in Kentucky schools for over 30 years. Tommy was hired in 2015 to serve as NASP®’s first Vice President and General Manager. He is now the second President since the inception of NASP® in 2002. This episode of Principal Center Radio is spo nsore...
Apr 01, 2024•26 min•Ep. 640
Follow Adam on X @CornhuskerChats About Adam Stolzer Adam Stolzer is principal of Burwell Junior/Senior High School in Burwell, NE. Currently in his 2nd year as principal, he has been extraordinarily intentional about his approach to instructional leadership.
Mar 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 639
Get the book, On the Same Team: Bringing Educators and Underrepresented Families Together Visit Ari's Solution Tree page www.SolutionTree.com/ari/ Connect with Ari Gerzon-Kessler or access Families and Educators Together Consulting resources About the Author Ari Gerzon-Kessler leads the Family Partnerships department for the Boulder Valley School District (Colorado). He is also an educational consultant working with school districts committed to forging stronger school-family partnerships. Ari h...
Mar 18, 2024•29 min•Ep. 638
Get the book, AI and the Future of Education: Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Follow Priten on X @pritenhshah Visit Priten's website www.PritenShah.com Visit the Pedagogy.Cloud website, www.pedagogy.cloud Find Pedagogy.Cloud on Instagram About the Author Priten Shah is a serial entrepreneur whose projects aim to drive change and innovation in education. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard College and an M.ED. in Education Policy and Management from Harvard Graduate School o...
Mar 11, 2024•24 min•Ep. 637
Get the book, The Remarkable Vision Formula: A Guided School Leader Retreat (The School Leadership Success Series) Visit the Better Leaders Better Schools website www.betterleadersbetterschools.com About the Author Daniel Bauer is a principal development and retention expert, a bestselling author of four books and the host of two of the world's most downloaded podcasts in 2015.He founded Better Leaders, Better Schools. To transform how school leaders experience professional learning by creating ...
Mar 04, 2024•39 min•Ep. 636
Get the book, Redefining Student Accountability: A Proactive Approach to Teaching Behavior Outside the Gradebook Follow Tom on X @tomschimmer About the Author Tom Schimmer is an author and a speaker with expertise in assessment, grading, leadership, and behavioral support. An educator for more than 20 years, Tom is a former district-level leader, school administrator, and teacher. As a district-level leader, he was a member of the senior management team responsible for overseeing the efforts to ...
Feb 26, 2024•46 min•Ep. 635
Get the book, Crisis-Proofing Today's Learners: Reimagining Career Education to Prepare Kids for Tomorrow's World Visit the American Student Assistance website, www.ASA.org About the Author Jean Eddy is the president and CEO of American Student Assistance, where she has pivoted ASA from a sixty-five-year history of helping students with college financing and repayment options to a new focus of helping students discover potential career paths earlier in their education journey, before financing o...
Feb 19, 2024•30 min•Ep. 634
Get the book, Smart from the Start: 100 Tools for Teaching with Confidence Visit James' website StrongeAndAssociates.com About the Author James Stronge, PhD is the Heritage Professor of Education in the School of Education at William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia and the President and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting. His research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality and effectiveness, teacher and administrator evaluation, and teacher selec...
Feb 12, 2024•34 min•Ep. 633
Get the book, The Antiracist School Leader: What to Know, Say, and Do Visit the BONDCast website Follow Daman on X @daman_harris About the Author Daman Harris, PhD has been a public educator for a quarter of a century, currently serving as the manager of higher education partnerships for a school district in Maryland. Dr. Harris is also the cofounder and coleader of the Building Our Network of Diversity (BOND) Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making schools better places through su...
Feb 05, 2024•33 min•Ep. 632
