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The Power of Experience Based Learning!
Educators should be focused on creating the best experience possible for their students. School principal, Melissa Harvey, tells us why.

Melissa Harvey
May 22, 20244 min read


It Goes Without Saying
Travis Drake cuts the bull and gives the obvious a pat on the head. Want to stay the course with leadership? Follow these suggestions.

Travis Drake
May 15, 20243 min read


Wherever You Are, Opportunity Abounds.
Too many of us are fooled into thinking that the only way to make a big difference is by producing big numbers. That just isn't so.

Juan Ramirez
May 1, 20245 min read


Building A Data-Focused Culture: Exciting or Intimidating?
Schools that get on and stay on the path of continuous improvement leverage data to inform decision making.

Dr. Christopher Graves
Apr 17, 20245 min read


The Peter Parker Principle: Education Leaders’ Roles in Leveraging Generative AI for Learner Success
With great power comes great responsibility. School leaders, what will you do with your power of influence?

Laurie Putnam
Apr 1, 20244 min read


Retaining educators. A call for reform.
The most important decision a leader makes is who they hire. When hiring practices need reform, what do you do? Julie McGahan tells us how.

Julie McGahan
Mar 18, 20249 min read


After the Storm: What Next?
Anthony Muhammad is revered as an education leader. Leverage his wisdom to ignite change, for the better, in your school or district.

Anthony Muhammad
Mar 4, 202411 min read


4 Things to Know About Empathy
Great leadership challenges status quo. Empathy is emerging as a leadership trait that challenges the ever-stoic leader persona.

Dr. Jo Lein
Feb 26, 20247 min read


To Evolve, or Not to Evolve...
By David Garringer, Principal at Chatsworth Park Elementary School (LAUSD) That is the question. Generative Artificial Intelligence in...
David Garringer
Feb 19, 20245 min read


Ego and the Leader
By Dr. Kathy Nash, author and former principal at Terra Cotta Middle School, Ramona Jr. High School, Walnut Elementary School, and Levi...

Kathy Nash
Feb 12, 20246 min read


10 Ways Successful Principals Stay Calm
Dr. Bradberry lays it out for us in this post. Building emotional intelligence is crucial for all leadership roles, like the principalship.

Dr. Travis Bradberry
Feb 5, 20248 min read


Learning from Missed Opportunities
Leaders, don't fall victim to the trap of doing the work alone. Listen to the wisdom shared here by Lisa Stanley. Use the assets around you.

Lisa Stanley
Jan 29, 20246 min read


How School Change Really Works
There is a better way to changes schools. Douglas Reeves, an expert in change leadership, tells us how.

Douglas Reeves
Jan 22, 20245 min read


It’s 2024. Are You Embracing Adult SEL?
Taking care of yourself is a prerequisite for being able to take care of others. Read on as Wendy Turner makes the case for adult SEL.

Wendy Turner
Jan 14, 20248 min read


The Great Debate: Grading
By Andre J. Wicks, President of Everyday Principal and middle school principal at Carla Olman Peperak Middle School. My purpose in life...

Andre J. Wicks
Dec 18, 202316 min read


To Get Big Results, Think Small.
Small group instruction is not a thing of the past or a strategy reserved for elementary teachers and students.

Dr. Felicia Bolden
Dec 3, 20235 min read


Stop Messing Around. Take the PLC Highway to School Improvement.
The path to school improvement is not easy and not complicated. Develop to right mindset for improvement and the sky is the limit.

Andre J. Wicks
Nov 19, 20235 min read


Balance: When to Turn it Off
Leaders, find balance and find the path to productivity and a joyful life!

Taj Jensen
Nov 12, 20233 min read


Leadership and the Rowboat
Leadership is not easy. But it can be easier with a plan.

Erich Bolz
Oct 29, 20234 min read


Collaboration. Commitment. Change.
Community engagement is the best way to have a positive impact in your school and school district.

Bradley Wilson
Oct 22, 20234 min read
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