Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to Matthew Downing, host of the DivingDeep EDU podcast. Matthew was recently promoted to the role of Supervisor of elementary Instructional Technology wih the Upper Darby School District in Pennsylvania. Matthew has also been having other great adventures and in the midst of all that was kind enough to have me on Episode 58 of the Diving Deep EDU podcast where we talked about t...
Oct 27, 2023•16 min•Ep. 172
In this episode I discuss three important things I'm teaching a group of teaching interns about building a positive classroom culture. Frederick’s Links: Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.com Website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840...
Oct 24, 2023•30 min•Ep. 171
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… Krista8967 who wrote in a recent review: I absolutely love this podcast. Frederick Buskey gives helpful tips that you can put into action right away. This show has been a part of my weekly routine since my journey into educational leadership began. Thank you for the kind words Krista, I am so glad the show is helpful. Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic ...
Oct 20, 2023•15 min•Ep. 170
Show Notes, Episode 169: The why and how of meetings with Michele Matoon About this show Have you ever been in a meeting that didn’t go well? I know, silly question. What about this – have you ever been in a meeting that DID go well? And why, if your experiences have been anything like mine, are the good meetings so much rarer than the bad ones? More importantly, what can we do to flip the script – to move meetings from being a waste of time to being powerful tools for organizational improvement...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 169
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… IamBlandon who kindly reviewed the show on Apple Podcasts, saying the following… Thank you! I’m so close to completing my journey on becoming an administrator! Thank you so much for this treasure trove of valuable information! Keep up the good work! And thank you IamBlandon, your review and words mean a lot. Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership...
Oct 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 168
Show Notes Show Title: Tech as a tool for supporting teachers with Jessica Preisig Show Description: Talking about technology in education elicits a range of responses from enthusiastic embraces to gag reflexes, and on either end of the spectrum technology can be problematic. However, with some mindful planning and intention, technology can be a powerful took in helping you to facilitate teacher growth. Today’s wonderful guest is going to help us look at the role of technology being a partner fo...
Oct 10, 2023•35 min•Ep. 167
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today I’m celebrating fall! The leaves are beginning to turn color, the nights are getting crisp – which means better sleeping for those of us who like being buried under a mound of blankets – and everything is flavored with apple or pumpkin! Fall also means the end of my garden-grown cucumbers, but we can’t have everything, can we? Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership e...
Oct 06, 2023•20 min•Ep. 166
Being a human is being imperfect with Dr. Efraín Martínez, No. 165 Show Description: We all have stories about where we came from, how we grew up, and the people we’ve walked our journeys with. We have joys and traumas that inform how we see out world, and how we see others in our world. Today we’ll go beneath those stories and look at what it means to lead, as someone who has their own stories, and what it means to lead people who have their own stories. Guest Bio Dr. Efraín Martínez is a fathe...
Oct 03, 2023•56 min•Ep. 165
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… Now + Next Cohort 2. Valori, Lisa, Paige, Gail, Jen, Kayla, Michelle, and Emily, thanks for making the program so wonderful. It is a testament to what can happen when inspired leaders prioritize working together, being vulnerable, and fostering interdependence. Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of September 25-29, 2023. R...
Sep 29, 2023•22 min•Ep. 164
Show Description: I will lead off this episode with a couple apologies:1. I’ve got a cold and am low energy, so I’m admittedly not bringing my A-game this week. Paraphrasing BB King…2. I know this episode’s title has a click-bait feel to it, but it is the best I could come up with today (see apology 1 above). The premise for today is that most of you are 4-8 weeks into your school year and should be falling into a routine at this point. It seems like a good time to do some poking around and get ...
Sep 26, 2023•18 min•Ep. 163
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… Mitchell Hall, Gifted and Talented Education Specialist, Garrett County Public Schools, Maryland who emailed me about the relationship matrix we featured on our August 30th daily email: Hi Frederick, I enjoy the relationship matrix! As I looked over the different categories on it, I realized why my most effective leaders have taken an interest in my life outside of school. ...
Sep 22, 2023•26 min•Ep. 162
You make it what you want with Sean Olson Show Description: It would be a trope if there wasn’t so much truth to it – become an AP and spend countless hours “doing” discipline. It’s hard to support and grow your teachers if you are handling discipline all day. But what if we could change this narrative? Would if we could invest some front end time in order to spend less time doing discipline AND flip the script so the “doing “ discipline actually helped kids? Today’s guest is going to help us le...
Sep 19, 2023•47 min•Ep. 161
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to Caitlin and the whole team at EB Academics. Caitlin was kind enough to interview me on episode 243 of the Teaching Middle School ELA podcast. Caitlin is a wonderful interviewer, and we had a powerful conversation about the four essentials: Your support network Healthy morning routine Transition from work Reflection I’ll put a link to the show in the notes. Again, Caitlin, th...
Sep 15, 2023•14 min•Ep. 160
Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline Show title and release date: Presence Show Description: Ask 100 school leaders for their best piece of wisdom and the majority of respondents will likely tell you that it is all about relationships. That’s great, but how do you turn “its all about relationships” into a strategy you can execute every day? It is surprisingly simple, and if you are a regular listener, you may already know the answer. I’ll be sharing some experiences from my summer...
Sep 12, 2023•18 min•Ep. 159
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to AJ Bianco, Vice Principal at East Brook Middle School in Hillsdale, NJ. AJ also was a contribute rot last week’s episode on veteran teachers. You may recall at the end of that show that I asked for some feedback and AJ kindly responded with these words: I just wanted to let you know that I DID think your episode from last week was GREAT! Not only did I appreciate hearing fro...
Sep 08, 2023•22 min•Ep. 158
We assume that being an educational leader revolves around making deposits. What I mean is that we invest our time supporting and growing others. When we help others, we are, usually, making deposits. There will come a time however, when we need to make a withdrawal – when we need to have someone do something they don’t want to do or have a conversation they don’t want to have. This pattern of making deposits and withdrawals applies to our interactions with parents, students, teachers, and likel...
Sep 05, 2023•59 min•Ep. 157
TodHello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to the instructional coaches of Lexington 4 school district in Gaston, SC. Emily, Mary Beth, Kari, Katie, and Amanda, I appreciate you taking time to give me critical feedback on the virtual leadership courses we’ve been talking about and helping me understand micro-credentials. The great thing about education is how willing people are to share their time and expertise – Tha...
Sep 01, 2023•14 min•Ep. 156
Last week’s show was about growing veteran teachers. I focused largely on the importance of relationships. At the end of the episode, I encouraged you to ask your veteran teachers three questions:o What is your teaching super-power?o What’s the biggest difference between who you are now as a teacher, and who you were when you began?o If you could get students to do one thing differently, what would it be? I recognize that some of you have been in school for several weeks while others still may h...
Aug 29, 2023•29 min•Ep. 155
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to…William D Parker, host of the Principal Matters Podcast and a kind, gentle, and caring human being who is quickly becoming a good friend. Will released his interview of me back on August 9. My biggest fan – my wife Pam – said it is the best I have done in an interview and Wil made it easy. That’s episode 356 of The Principal Matters Podcast. Will was also kind enough to leav...
Aug 25, 2023•12 min•Ep. 154
I was a coach before I was a teacher. Literally, I volunteered as a football coach right after I graduated from high school. I played three years of high school and four years of college football, and I had position coaches, defensive coordinators, and head coaches all involved in my development as a player. Some of my coaches were good, some weren’t, but I was reliant on them in a way which is hard to explain. Today’s episode is about growing veteran teachers, but we are going to invest most of...
Aug 22, 2023•24 min•Ep. 153
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… I don’t know. It’s been a quiet week at the podcast as everyone gears up for school. Please consider emailing me, DMing me on LinkedIn, or leaving a review of the podcast on Apple podcasts – so I can give someone a shout out – so I can give you a shout out! Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of August 14-18, 2023. New plus...
Aug 18, 2023•19 min•Ep. 152
Today’s episode is packed full of amazing information, ideas, and inspiration. We are going to conclude today’s show with a simple technique for putting everything in the show into practice. It is simple, and you can become competent in the technique with almost no practice, and it will take you less than five minutes a day. The result will be profound. Please, walk with me through this episode and you can step out the other side refreshed, renewed, and ready. Notable Quotes Angela Maiers: “Ever...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 151
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! So much to celebrate today: · WOW! This is number 150 of The Assistant Principal Podcast! · We topped 4500 downloads in July – a new record! · I keep hearing from listeners telling me how the podcast has helped them land their first AP job, or work with a teacher, and more. Today’s shout out goes to… You my colleague. All of you, and most especially, · The 16 of you who have invested a minute in rati...
Aug 12, 2023•25 min•Ep. 150
Congratulations! You finally have that brand new AP job! Or maybe you’re walking into a different new leadership position, or moving into a different school. Or maybe you aren’t going anywhere... yet. Today my special guest and I are going to dig into the four essentials that many of the support programs for school leaders miss. These are four essentials to help you take care of you so you can stay play the long game. Leadership isn’t a sprint. I’m not sure it’s a marathon wither – maybe more li...
Aug 08, 2023•59 min•Ep. 149
Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 31-August 4, 2023.
Aug 04, 2023•21 min•Ep. 148
Passion! Remember when you were just starting out and you wanted to set the world on fire? I know, you are in school leadership, so you are still setting the world on fire – in a good way – but maybe some days it feels like your box of matches is running a bit low. Maybe? Today we have a very special guest who is on the front end of her career, with matches to spare. Her passion and wisdom are contagious, and whether you have an abundance or dearth of matches, or are somewhere in between, today’...
Aug 01, 2023•51 min•Ep. 147
Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 24-28, 2023.
Jul 28, 2023•15 min•Ep. 146
You can’t do it alone! Building a support network is essential to any leader’s success but is critical to first-year assistant principals. A good network consists of four roles which we will explore today.
Jul 25, 2023•16 min•Ep. 145
Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 17-21, 2023.
Jul 21, 2023•16 min•Ep. 144
Accountability is compassionate. Conflict builds trust. Switches influence our mindset. At first glance, none of these statement may seem to make a lot of sense, but 30 minutes from now you will probably be embracing the ideas behind them – ideas that lead us to powerful truths which will improve life and leadership. Today, we dig into compassionate accountability with a very special guest.
Jul 18, 2023•35 min•Ep. 143
