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Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Get the book, Instructional Leadership: Creating Practice Out of Theory
Visit Peter's Website, PeterMDewitt.com
About the Author
Dr. Peter DeWitt is a leading education consultant and the author of six books.
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
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.
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
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 unions worldwide. He's the author of more than 30 books.
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
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.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
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 researchers, educators, and policy analysts advocating for change in the gender and race disparities in discipline.
Katherine Evans has been a professor in teacher education at Eastern Mennonite University since 2011. She teaches courses in educational psychology, special education, and restorative justice in education (RJE). She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville where her dissertation research employed phenomenological interviews with middle school students about their experiences with in-school suspension.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
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.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
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.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
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.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
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.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
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.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
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.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Get the book, Forces of Influence: How Educators Can Leverage Relationships to Improve Practice
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 the executive director of the ASCD Emerging Leader Alumni Affiliate, as well as a state Teacher of the Year and a board member of both the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM) and Utah ASCD
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
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.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Follow Eric on Twitter @erickalenze
About The Author
Eric Kalenze's career in education has included posts in teaching, coaching, administration, and consulting. He is the author of 2014's 'Education Is Upside-Down: Reframing Reform to Focus on the Right Problems', and he regularly contributes pieces about education practice, research, and reform to publications like Education Week, Education Post, as well as to his blog, 'A Total Ed Case'. He is based in Minnesota's Twin Cities metro area.
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Get the book The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching
Visit the 4 O'Clock Faculty Website
Follow Rich on Twitter @RACzyz
About The Author
Rich is a principal and former teacher and instructional coach, and he's the author of two books, including The Four O'Clock Faculty: A Rogue Guide to Revolutionizing Professional Development.
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Get the book Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism
Follow Tracey on Twitter @DrTraceyBenson
About The Author
Dr. Tracey Benson is a professor of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a former public school principal. He's the author, with his co-author Sarah Fiarman, of Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottSeider
Follow Daren on Twitter @DarenGraves
About The Authors
Scott Seider is an associate professor of applied developmental psychology at the Boston College Lynch School of Education & Human Development. His research focuses on the civic development of adolescents. Prior to joining the Boston College faculty, Dr. Seider worked as a teacher-educator at Boston University and as an English teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
Daren Graves is an associate professor of education at Simmons University, where his research lies at the intersection of critical race theory, racial identity development, and teacher education. He teaches Critical Race Theory in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and is cochair of the AERA Hip Hop Theories, Praxis & Pedagogies Special Interest Group.
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Get the book, 100-Day Leaders Turning Short-Term Wins Into Long-Term Success in Schools
Follow Doug on Twitter @douglasreeves
Visit the Creative Leadership website
About Douglas Reeves, PhD
Douglas Reeves, PhD is the founder of Creative Leadership Solutions. The author of more than 30 books and 80 articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness, he has worked in all 50 US states and more than 20 countries around the world.
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Get the book, The Instructional Change Agent: 48 Ways To Be The Leader Your School Needs Follow Adam on Twitter @adamddrummond Visit Adam's Blog About Adam Drummond Dr. Adam Drummond is the Director of Professional Learning at the International Center for Leadership in Education. With a range of K-12 experience as a teacher and principal, […]
The post Adam Drummond—The Instructional Change Agent: 48 Ways to Be the Leader Your School Needs appeared first on The Principal Center.
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Get the book, The Instructional Change Agent: 48 Ways To Be The Leader Your School Needs
Follow Adam on Twitter @adamddrummond
About Adam Drummond
Dr. Adam Drummond is the Director of Professional Learning at the International Center for Leadership in Education. With a range of K-12 experience as a teacher and principal, Adam’s servant leadership and passion for making change in the world has offered him the opportunity to work with students, teachers, and leaders across the country and internationally.
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Follow Juliana on Twitter @JulianaFinegan
Visit the Learning Accelerator website
About Juliana Finegan
Juliana Finegan is a Managing Partner at The Learning Accelerator, leading their practitioner learning work. As an expert in blended and personalized learning and Title 1 educator for almost a decade, Juliana specializes in adult learning, designing tangible resources for practitioners, and engaging partnerships and networks to build strategic support throughout the ecosystem.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Follow Doug on Twitter @douglasreeves
Visit the Creative Leadership website
About Douglas Reeves, PhD
Douglas Reeves, PhD is the founder of Creative Leadership Solutions. The author of more than 30 books and 80 articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness, he has worked in all 50 US states and more than 20 countries around the world.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Get the book, The Best of the Marshall Memo
Check out Kim's teacher and principal rubrics at MarshallMemo.com
Learn more about the Instructional Leadership Association, our main program, which includes the Marshall Memo
About Kim Marshall
Kim Marshall is the author of The Marshall Memo, which reaches thousands of leaders each week. He spent 32 years with Boston Public Schools as a principal, teacher, and central office administrator, and regular speaks about teacher supervision and evaluation.
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Get the book, The New Team Habits: A Guide to the New School Rules
Follow Keara on Twitter @kearamas
Listen to Anthony Kim discuss The New School Rules on Principal Center Radio
About Keara Mascareñaz
Keara Mascareñaz is the Managing Partner for Organizational Design at Education Elements. She focuses on organizational design and how to build and scale a culture of innovation in large systems. Keara leads work in change management, leadership development, school design, and strategic planning. Keara is the toolkit creator for The NEW School Rules: 6 Practices for Thriving and Responsive Schools.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Get the book, Empower Our Girls: Opening the Door for Girls to Achieve More
Follow Lynmara on Twitter @TheColon_s
About Lynmara Colón
Lynmara Colon is Director of English Language Learner Programs & Services in a Northern Virginia school district, as well as a former principal. She's the author, with Adam Welcome, of Empower Our Girls: Opening the Door for Girls to Achieve More
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Visit the Pockets Change website
Follow Andrea on Twitter @PocketsChange
About Andrea Ferrero
Andrea Ferrero is a global educator with more than a decade of K-12 experience. Looking for tools to break the cycle of poverty and empower learning communities, Andrea stepped into the world of financial literacy and edtech, and she's the founder of Pockets Change, an organization dedicated to inspiring financial capability through the universal language of Hip Hop pedagogy.
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Get the book, Education: A Manifesto for Change
Visit Richard Gerver's website
Follow Richard on Twitter @RichardGerver
About Richard Gerver
Richard Gerver is an internationally renowned educator, public speaker, and change expert. The author of four books, he is a former teacher and principal, and currently advises governments, corporations, and other large organizations on leadership, change, and innovation.
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Visit the Opportunity Culture Website
Learn more about Public Impact
Follow Opportunity Culture on Twitter @OppCulture
About Stephanie Dean
Stephanie Dean is vice president of strategic policy advising and a senior consulting manager at Public Impact. Her work focuses on identifying and cultivating state policy conditions that help schools extend the reach of excellent teachers.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Visit the Fisher and Frey Website
Follow Douglas on Twitter @dfishersdsu
Follow Nancy on Twitter @NancyFrey
Get the books, PLC+ and The PLC+ Playbook
About The Authors
Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey are professors at San Diego State University and co-founders of Health Sciences High & Middle College, where their co-author Dominique Smith is Chief of Educational Services and Teacher Support.
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Kevin Stoller is the author of Creating Better Learning Environments and host of the podcast Better Learning.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Katie White is an author and consultant based in Saskatchewan who works with school leaders around the world. The author of two books, Katie has been a district and in-school administrator, a learning coach, and a K-12 classroom teacher.
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Eileen Depka, PhD is an avid educator who is committed to student achievement and teacher growth. An internationally known assessment expert, she's the author of 8 books, including
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Dr. Jane Kise is an author, executive coach, and education consultant who works to create environments that everyone wants to be in. She's the author of 26 books, including her new book Step In, Step Up.
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Natalie Wexler is an education journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post.
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Paul Tough is the author of Helping Children Succeed and How Children Succeed, which spent more than a year on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists and was translated into twenty-eight languages. He is also the author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America. He is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and a regular contributor to the public-radio program This American Life.
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Carla Tantillo Philibert is the Founder of Mindful Practices and a sought-after speaker and consultant on social-emotional learning. She's the author of Cooling Down Your Classroom and the Everyday SEL series for Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers. She's the co-founder of the Class Catalyst app, and the author of the new book Everyday Self-Care for Educators: Tools and Strategies for Well-Being.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Scott Young is a writer who takes on interesting self-education projects, including learning quantum physics in a month, and four languages in a year, and he's the author of Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career.
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
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.
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Esther Wojcicki is a leading American educator, journalist, and mother. A leader in blended learning and the integration of technology into education, she is the founder of the Media Arts programs at Palo Alto High School and the vice chair of Creative Commons, and was also instrumental in the launch of Google Teacher Academy.
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links Get the book, The College Dropout Scandal Follow David on Twitter @DavidKirp About David Kirp David Kirp is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, a contributing writer at The New York Times, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of […]
The post David Kirp—The College Dropout Scandal appeared first on The Principal Center.
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Dr. Brad Gustafson is an elementary principal, author, and speaker. He believes schools can be spaces where creativity and innovation thrive.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Anthony Muhammad, PhD, is an internationally known educational consultant, a former middle and high school principal, and the author of numerous books, including Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division.
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Angela Watson is a National Board-Certified Teacher, author, speaker, and the creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Follow Tom on Twitter @TomSchimmer
Follow Cassandra on Twitter @cerkens
Follow Nicole on Twitter @NicoleVagle
About The Authors
Tom Schimmer is an author and a speaker with expertise in assessment, grading, leadership, and behavioral support. He is a former district-level leader, school administrator, and teacher.
Cassandra Erkens is a presenter, facilitator, coach, trainer of trainers, keynote speaker, author, and above all, a teacher. She presents nationally and internationally on assessment, instruction, school improvement, and professional learning communities.
Nicole Dimich Vagle works with elementary and secondary educators in presentations, trainings, and consultations that address today’s most critical issues all in the spirit of facilitating improved support of student learning.
Together they are the authors of Growing Tomorrow’s Citizens in Today’s Classrooms: Assessing Seven Critical Competencies.
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Jarod is an instructional coach, speaker, and author of Professionally Driven: Empower Every Educator To Redefine PD.
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
Catlin Tucker is an educator, speaker, author, and blended learning consultant and the author of four books, including Power Up Blended Learning: A Professional Learning Infrastructure to Support Sustainable Change
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
About Jane Kise
Dr. Jane Kise is an author, executive coach, and education consultant who works to create environments that everyone wants to be in. She's the author of 26 books, including her new book Holistic Leadership, Thriving Schools: Twelve Lenses to Balance Priorities and Serve the Whole Student
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
About Brad Weinstein
Brad Weinstein is Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Purdue Polytechnic High School Network in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the co-founder of Behavior Flip, a restorative behavior management system.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
David Kirp is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, a contributing writer at The New York Times, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the National Academy of Education. He served on President Obama's 2008 education policy transition team, and previously appeared on Principal Center Radio to discuss his book Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools, was awarded the 2014 Outstanding Book Award by the American Educational Research Association.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Interview Notes, Resources, & Links
About Gary Jones
Dr. Gary Jones is a post-secondary educational leader based in the Bailiwick of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. He is the author of Evidence-Based School Leadership and Management: A Practical Guide.