Episodes

  • Turning Around School Culture and Outcomes Begins With One Word

    Turning Around School Culture and Outcomes Begins With One Word
    Jan 19 2020
    Our guest is widely respected across the education community for his work in turning around school culture and outcomes. He tells us that the process begins with one word. Can school performance truly pivot on three syllables?

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    Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include Is My School Better a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?, The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence, and The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence.
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    10 mins
  • Yes, Active Schools Make Smarter Schools: How Movement Enhances Teaching and Learning

    Yes, Active Schools Make Smarter Schools: How Movement Enhances Teaching and Learning
    Sep 16 2019
    Discover why physical activity should be a priority for schools principals, teachers, parents and students. Our guests explain why active schools are smarter schools and how to introduce more activity into your programs. @ActiveSchoolsUS @efranksnaesp @NAESP @bamradionetwork

    Charlene Burgeson is Executive Director of Active Schools, a national movement to make 60 minutes of before, during and after school physical activity the norm in our nation’s K-12 schools. Active Schools is a collective impact initiative driven by over 90 health, education and private sector partner organizations and 38,000 individuals (“champions”) affiliated with more than 23,000 schools that serve over 13 million students. Burgeson is a national leader for the promotion of children’s health and well-being through physical activity.
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    11 mins
  • The Brave New World of Education and What We Need to Adapt

    The Brave New World of Education and What We Need to Adapt
    May 13 2019
    Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, welcome to the brave new world of education. Join us as we talk about the critical mindset and skills we need to adapt.

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    Raymond J. McNulty is the President of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC), and the Successful Practices Network SPN). He is also a Senior Fellow to the International Center for Leadership in Education. Prior to that, Ray was Dean for the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University which Fast Company magazine named the 12th most innovative organization in the world in its World's 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world. Ray has served as Chair of the National Dropout Prevention Network and was the Chief Learning Officer for Penn Foster a global leader in online education. Ray also was a senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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    10 mins
  • Timing Matters: Making Better, Smarter, Shrewder Decisions

    Timing Matters: Making Better, Smarter, Shrewder Decisions
    Aug 5 2018
    Good timing is essential and our guest tells us that school leaders can apply scientific principles to make better, smarter, more effective decisions.

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    Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books — including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, which has spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list. His other books include the long-running New York Times bestseller A Whole New Mind and the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human.
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    11 mins
  • A School Leader's Guide to Strengthening Early Childhood Education

    A School Leader's Guide to Strengthening Early Childhood Education
    Jul 8 2018
    School leaders have an important role to play in strengthening to the quality of early childhood education nationwide. Join us as we talk about what you can do to collaborate with national leaders and provide local leadership in your school.

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    Rhian Evans Allvin is Chief Executive Officer of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
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    10 mins
  • How Skilled Principals Get Things Done: The Art of Execution

    How Skilled Principals Get Things Done: The Art of Execution
    May 19 2018
    Why do some school leaders get so much more done than others? Our guest offers answers and a framework for executing well.

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    Sean Covey is a business executive, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, a speaker, and innovator. He is President of FranklinCovey Education and is devoted to transforming education throughout the world through a principle-centered leadership approach.
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    11 mins
  • Maintaining Support for Public Education

    Maintaining Support for Public Education
    Oct 6 2017
    For a myriad of reasons, support for public education is waning. Join us as we discuss what elementary school principals can do to strengthen support for public schools.

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    Jamie Vollmer is president of Vollmer, Inc., a public education advocacy firm working to increase student success by raising public support for America’s schools. He is the author of Schools Cannot Do It Alone, proclaimed by the American School Board Journal as one of the “top ten books of the year,” and the writer and producer of the video series, The Great Conversation.
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    10 mins
  • Helping Students Develop Critical Global Competencies

    Helping Students Develop Critical Global Competencies
    Jun 12 2017
    What is global education? How can global competencies be cultivated? Why does global competence matter?

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    David B. Young is the CEO of Participate, whose mission is to ensure inclusive, equitable learning for all. Participate partners with schools and districts to provide leading-edge technology, comprehensive frameworks and support service that impact student outcomes by improving teacher practice through collaborative professional learning.
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    9 mins