In this week's episode, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke answer a listener question about seeking feedback. The post How Do Others See Me? Listener Questions with Dr. Jen Schwanke – PMP325 appeared first on Principal Matters .
Will Parker wraps up 2022, shares personal stories, and reveals some exciting news for 2023 in this week's episode of PMP. The post Bonus Episode: Making Every Moment a Learning Moment – Year in Review and Big News for 2023! appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke are tackling some listener questions. The question they are covering this week is: "Do you have any tips on becoming well versed in becoming knowledgeable about content areas other than my own and scheduling classroom observations?" The post PMP324: How Do I Learn Subject Areas Not My Own? Listener Questions with Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters ....
Will Parker and Dr. Lute Croy continue their discussion from last week's episode, talking about lessons for new and aspiring leaders. The post PMP323: Lessons for New Leaders, Part 2 with Dr. Lute Croy appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week, Will Parker and Dr. Lute Croy will be discussing ways that leaders can transition in administration roles. The post PMP322: Lessons in Leadership Transition with Dr. Lute Croy appeared first on Principal Matters .
Will Parker and Shenita Perry share with listeners one leader’s lessons in the journey of finding the right fit in leadership in this weeks episode. The post PMP321: Lessons in the Leadership Journey with Shenita Perry appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week, Will and Jen discuss six more tips and practical ways to plan for a job transition. The post PMP320: Tips for Seeking an New Education Position With Jen Schwanke (Part 2) appeared first on Principal Matters .
Whenever leaders are looking for new opportunities, each situation is unique. Not everyone lives in the same setting, history or opportunity. The post PMP319: Tips for Seeking a New Education Position With Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week Will Parker is joined by Jen Schwanke to talk about returning the joy to teaching in learning and leading. As the year winds down, The post PMP318: Returning the joy to teaching, learning and leading with Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke tackle the topic of discipline in schools. Specifically, they discuss how to discipline with dignity as school leaders. The post PMP317: Discipline with Dignity with Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week, Will Parker and Jimmy Casas continue their conversation about Jimmy’s newest book, Recalibrate the Culture: Our Why...Our Work...Our Values. The post PMP316: Recalibrate Your Culture with Jimmy Casas (Part 2) appeared first on Principal Matters .
In this weeks episode of Principal Matters Podcast, Will and Jimmy Casas discuss Casas' newest book is Recalibrate the Culture: Our Why...Our Work...Our Values. The post PMP315: Recalibrate Your Culture with Jimmy Casas appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week Will discusses the book A New Kind of Diversity: Making Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage with author Tim Elmore. The post PMP314: A New Kind of Diversity with Dr. Tim Elmore appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week Kristi and Danny share more ideas about teacher recruitment with Will as well as ways they are working for retention of highly effective teachers. The post PMP 313: Ideas for Teacher Recruitment and Retention with Kristi Kirschner and Danny Massey (Part 2) appeared first on Principal Matters ....
Schools across the U.S. continue to respond to teacher shortages. On September 1, the White House announced recruitment partnerships to addresses the challenges. Groups like the National Center for Grow have partnered with states including California, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming, to design apprenticeship programs to help shape policy and provide […] The post PMP312: Ideas for Teacher Recruitment and Retention with Kristi Kirschner and Danny Massey appeared f...
In this week’s episode, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke share some thoughts on how to remain focused on service to your school communities while also remaining aware of what is happening in politics and advocacy that may also be affecting your school. The post PMP311: Politics and Advocacy for School Leaders with Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters ....
Will Parker and Jen Schwanke tackle questions from listeners in this weeks episode of the Principal Matters Podcast. The post PMP310: Questions from Listeners on Teacher Shortage and Staff Development with Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters .
As a long-time listener of Principal Matters, Jordan reached out to me this summer after reading a copy of my first book. The post PMP309: Leadership that Matters with Jordan Master appeared first on Principal Matters .
Zac Bauermaster currently serves as principal at Kissel Hill Elementary School, located in the Warwick School District in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The post PMP308: Leading with a Humble Heart with Zac Bauermaster appeared first on Principal Matters .
Will Parker interviews Anya Kamenetz on this weeks episode of the Principal Matters Podcast. The post PMP307: The Stolen Year with Anya Kamenetz appeared first on Principal Matters .
This week, Will interviews Principal Sapna Hopkins. Listen to the entire show for her inspiring personal story and journey in education. Plus, learn ways she is engaging her new school community that can motivate any school leader with ideas for connecting your story with your core values and school mission. Sapna Hopkins is the principal […] The post PMP306: Courageous Leadership with Sapna Hopkins appeared first on Principal Matters ....
This week Jen Schwanke and Will Parker continue conversations about ways school leaders can prepare for the school year – especially those who may be early career education leaders. Relying on strategies from her book You’re the Principal! Now What?: Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders, Jen shares how to tackle the most common […] The post PMP305: You’re the Principal, Now What? Revisited Part 2 appeared first on Principal Matters ....
What priorities must you keep in mind as you start a new school year? In this week’s episode, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke draw on years of experience to provide ideas and takeaways – especially with new principals in mind. Relying on lessons from her book You’re the Principal! Now What?: Strategies and Solutions for […] The post PMP304: You’re the Principal, Now What? Revisited Part 1 appeared first on Principal Matters ....
This week Jen Schwanke gives a sneak-peek into her newest book, The Teacher’s Principal: How School Leaders Can Support and Motivate Their Teachers, coming out this summer. Jen explains: Why she wrote the book The importance of purpose, priorities, patterns Negatives and positives and responses External threats to teacher motivators We also discuss why one-size […] The post PMP303: Intro to The Teacher’s Principal: How School Leaders Can Support and Motivate Their Teachers appeared first on Prin...
In this episode, Jen Schwanke and I discuss ways that principals can reflect over summer break. We begin with the questions: What makes you anxious? Is your anxiety about the coming school year because of lack of knowledge? If so, breaks are important times to dig deeper into some of the areas you may not […] The post PMP302: Ideas for Principal Reboot Over Break appeared first on Principal Matters ....
Jen Schwanke, ASCD author and veteran educator, joins me in this episode to answer listener questions. Question #1 “How do you or would you mediate negative relationships between staff members in your building and the county/district office personnel to ensure it does not negatively impact the students/programs/initiatives in your school building?” Jen’s response: When a […] The post PMP301: How to Respond to Negativity with Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters ....
In December 2015, Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast began from my home on my laptop with a borrowed microphone during a Christmas Break when I had time to research how to start a podcast. Six years later, we have reached the milestone of 300 episodes with more than 750,000 downloads to date. In this […] The post PMP300: Celebrating a Milestone & Lessons Learned with Dr. Jeff Springer appeared first on Principal Matters ....
Daniel (DJ) Klein is an Assistant Principal at Ocean Springs High School, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. For longtime Principal Matters listeners, you may recognize the name DJ Klein from two previous episodes: First, on June 4, 2020, DJ joined me when for PMP197 when we recorded an episode discussing ideas to keep in mind as […] The post PMP299: 10 Lessons from a 2nd Year in School Admin with DJ Klein appeared first on Principal Matters ....
In this week’s episode, I am joined again by my friend Daniel Bauer, education leader, podcaster and author of the book Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader. We explore how he applies his 5 “sticky” core values and how these can help leaders achieve goals and outcomes. Danny has built an incredibly successful organization supporting […] The post PMP298: 5 Sticky Core Values for Leaders with Daniel Bauer appeared first on Principal Matters ....
A couple of weeks ago, I was on a call with my friend Daniel Bauer, education leader, podcaster and author of the book Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader. He had included me in an email sharing about his favorite recording of all times: The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbBHR_CD56M I had taken […] The post PMP297: Applying the Strangest Secret with Daniel Bauer appeared first on Principal Matters ....
