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Principal Center Radio brings you the best in professional practice for school leaders, in an audio format that you can access in the car, on the treadmill, or anywhere you’d like to listen.

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Justin Baeder—How To Get Into Classrooms 500 Times This School Year Aug 12, 2024

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Download the PDF "How Instructional Leaders Change Teacher Practice" at www.principalcenter.com/3roles

Read a sample chapter and learn more about Now We're Talking at www.solutiontree.com/21days

Read the article "Classroom Walkthrough FAQ for Instructional Leaders" at https://principalcenter.com/faq

Start your free trial of Repertoire at www.principalcenter.com/repertoire

About Justin Baeder PhD Justin Baeder, PhD. is author of Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Solution Tree), co-author of Mapping Professional Practice (Solution Tree),and creator of the Instructional Leadership Challenge, which has helped more than 10,000 leaders in 50 countries make a daily habit of classroom visits. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington, and helps senior leaders in K-12 organizations build capacity for instructional leadership

Heather Bell-Williams & Justin Baeder—Mapping Professional Practice: How To Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth—Using Framework Thinking Aug 05, 2024

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Get the book Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth

Contact Heather Bell-Williams via email at ConsultHBW@gmail.com

About The Authors

Heather Bell-Williams is an experienced teacher, school administrator and consultant, with over 30 years of expertise to bring to her role as Coach and Consultant. Heather holds three bachelor’s degrees in arts and education from York University in Toronto and a Masters of Education in Leadership from the University of New Brunswick, as well as several additional qualifications, including Flourishing Coach certification. Heather is co-author of Mapping Professional Practice (Solution Tree)with Justin Baeder, PhD.

Justin Baeder, PhD. is author of Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Solution Tree), co-author of Mapping Professional Practice (Solution Tree),and creator of the Instructional Leadership Challenge, which has helped more than 10,000 leaders in 50 countries make a daily habit of classroom visits. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington, and helps senior leaders in K-12 organizations build capacity for instructional leadership

This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12.

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Visit IXL.com/center to lead your school towards data-driven excellence today.

Dr. Amy Baeder: Standards-Based PBL Jul 30, 2024

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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 Dr. 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.

John Mighton—All Things Being Equal: Why Math Is the Key to a Better World Jul 22, 2024

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Get the book, All Things Being Equal: Why Math Is the Key to a Better World

Visit the JUMP Math USA website, www.jumpmath.org

Read the New York Times Article "A Better Way to Teach Math"

About The Author John Mighton is a playwright, mathematician, author and the founder of JUMP Math, a charity dedicated to helping people fulfil their potential in math. He is the author of three bestselling books, and has been recognized as an Ashoka Fellow, awarded five honorary doctorates for his lifetime achievements and appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Toronto.

This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12.

Joe Davis—The Generous Leader: 7 Ways to Give of Yourself for Everyone’s Gain Jul 15, 2024

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Get the book, The Generous Leader: 7 Ways to Give of Yourself For Everyone's Gain

Visit Joe's Website, www.JoeDavis.com

About The Author Joe Davis is Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, where he's had a successful career spanning more than 40 years, ultimately leading more than 7,000 people as head of BCG in North America. He currently serves as Chair of BCG’s Center for Inclusion and Equity, as well as chair of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Whitman College, and he holds an MBA from Harvard University. He is the author of The Generous Leader: 7 Ways to Give of Yourself for Everyone’s Gain.

Nicholas Dirks— City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University Jul 08, 2024

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Get the book, City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University

Visit Nicholas' Website www.nicholasbdirks.com

About The Author Nicholas B. Dirks, PhD is President and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences, one of the oldest and most esteemed scientific organizations in the United States. He is a Professor of History and Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley and an award-winning author of eight books, including the book City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University. He is also the former Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley and Executive VP and Dean of the Faculty for Arts and Sciences at Columbia University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a senior member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In addition, he has been a MacArthur fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and has also held a Guggenheim fellowship.

This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12.

Elizabeth Grant—Deliberative Policymaking: Redesigning How We Make Education Policy Jul 01, 2024

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Get the book, Deliberative Policymaking: Redesigning How We Make Education Policy

About The Author Dr. Elizabeth Grant is the Superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District and former associate professor of education at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. She holds an MEd from Harvard and a Master's in Sociology and a PhD in Education Policy from Stanford University.

Barbara Blackburn—Rigor in the ELA & Social Studies Classroom Jun 24, 2024

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Get the book, Rigor in the 6–12 ELA and Social Studies Classroom: A Teacher Toolkit

Get the book, Rigor in the K–5 ELA and Social Studies Classroom: A Teacher Toolkit

Visit Barbara's website, www.BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com

Follow Barbara on X @barbblackburn

About The Author Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of 35 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. Dr. Blackburn has been repeatedly named to the Top 30 Education Gurus by Global Gurus.

This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12.

F. Joseph Merlino & Deborah Pomeroy—New Era - New Urgency: The Case for Repurposing Education Jun 17, 2024

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Get the book, New Era - New Urgency: The Case for Repurposing Education

Visit the New Era - New Urgency Website

About The Author F. Joseph Merlino is President of The 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, a Philadelphia area non-profit research and action organization he co-founded in 2007. For the past 35 years, he has served as the principal investigator or director of many National Science Foundation, U.S Department of Education, and U.S. Agency for International Development projects impacting thousands of secondary math and science teachers and hundreds of schools. Currently, he directs a project in Egypt to design five new undergraduate STEM teacher preparation programs. The project involves over 100 US and Egyptian staff and five US and five Egyptian universities. He oversaw the development of 21 new model STEM high schools based on Egypt’s 11 Grand Challenges. He has worked in Egypt for the past 12 years. He has a BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester and an MA in Education from Arcadia University. He did doctoral studies in cognitive developmental psychology at Catholic University. Deborah Pomeroy is professor emeritus of science education at Arcadia University. She started her career in research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Alaska’s Institute of Arctic Biology. Shifting her career into science education, she taught high school science for 19 years in Fairbanks, AK, during which time she received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. Following her high school teaching career, she completed doctoral studies at the Harvard Graduate School for Education. She then taught science education at Arcadia University for 14 years where she directed multiple education reform projects K-16. Later, in Egypt, she helped to lead a massive project to develop a new integrated STEM education curriculum funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Erik Francis—Inquiring Minds Want To Learn: Posing Good Questions To Promote Student Inquiry Jun 10, 2024

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Get the book, Inquiring Minds Want To Learn: Posing Good Questions To Promote Student Inquiry

Visit Erik's Website, MaverikEducation.com

Follow Erik on X @maverikedu12

About The Author Erik Francis an international author and presenter with over 25 years of experience working in education as a classroom teacher, a site administrator, an education program specialist with a state education agency, and a trainer who produces and provides professional development for teachers and school leaders. He is the author of 3 books including Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning and Inquiring Minds Want To Learn: Posing Good Questions To Promote Student Inquiry published by Solution Tree and Now THAT'S a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning published by ASCD.

This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12.

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