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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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Don Parker—Be the Driving Force: Leading Your School on the Road to Equity Jan 15, 2024

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Get the book, Be the Driving Force: Leading Your School on the Road to Equity

Visit Don's website, www.DrDonParker.com

Follow Don on X @DrDonParker1

About the Author

Dr. Don Parker, is a highly sought-after speaker and professional development provider who specializes in supporting teachers to build trusting relationships with students and improving the culture and climate of schools. Dr. Parker's more than 25 years of experience as an administrator and teacher have provided him with the knowledge of how to best apply evidence-based methods and student interventions to improve student behavior and achievement. Dr. Parker has a strong belief in creating a school climate in which the entire staff strive for excellence to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of each student. He's the author of two books, Building Bridges: Engaging Students at Risk Through the Power of Relationships, and Be the Driving Force: Leading Your School on the Road to Equity.

Nancy Flynn—The Principal’s Backpack: Tips and Tools for Managing Yourself (So You Can Manage Everything Else) Jan 08, 2024

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Get the book, The Principal's Backpack: Tips and Tools for Managing Yourself (So You Can Manage Everything Else)

Visit the LeadersHike website

About the Author

Nancy Karlin Flynn, EdD, has been an administrator in the Saint Paul Public Schools for twenty-four years, serving as an elementary, junior high, and middle school principal. She is passionate about coaching, mentoring, and reflecting on leadership practice with aspiring principals as well as those with all levels of experience as school leaders. Based on the ideas in her new book, Nancy created LeadersHike!, a professional learning workshop for school leaders that combines her passion for coaching and her love of nature and hiking. Flynn has written for LeaderTalk, Educational Leadership, Leading and Learning With Technology, and other technology-related journals. She holds a doctorate in educational administration and policy from the University of Minnesota.

Rick Hess—The Great School Rethink Dec 18, 2023

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Get the book, The Great School Rethink

Follow Rick on X @rickhess99

About the Author

Frederick M. Hess is a senior fellow and the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on K–12 and higher education issues. The author of Education Week’s popular blog “Rick Hess Straight Up,” Dr. Hess is also an executive editor of Education Next. His scholarly and popular writing has appeared in Harvard Education Review, American Politics Quarterly, Teachers College Record, The Atlantic, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and other outlets. Dr. Hess has taught at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the University of Pennsylvania, Rice, the University of Virginia, as well as social studies at the high school level. He holds an MA and PhD in government, and a master's in teaching and curriculum from Harvard University. He is the author of more than a dozen books on teaching and education reform.

Michael Beyer—Pencils Down: Career journeys of educators who left the profession, and what we can learn from the crises in education Dec 11, 2023

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Get the book, Pencils Down: Career journeys of educators who left the profession, and what we can learn from the crises in education

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn

About the Author

Michael Beyer was an award-winning, National Board Certified K-12 teacher and principal. He transformed a school on the south side of Chicago, then led the merger of two schools, one being the wealthiest in Chicago and the other in the Cabrini Green housing development. Since leaving education he has worked as real estate broker, Chief of Staff of an environmental nonprofit, and currently a change management consultant. Mike served overseas in the US Air Force and has received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, two master’s degrees in Art History and Education, and a doctorate in Education Leadership. Mike is married to his wife of more than twenty years, with whom they have two children. They reside in Oak Park, Illinois. Mike is available for consulting, coaching, and speaking engagements and can be reached via LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mmccbeyer

Pablo Muñoz—The Leader’s Algorithm: How a Personal Theory of Action Transforms Your Life, Work, and Relationships Nov 27, 2023

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Get the book, The Leader's Algorithm: How a Personal Theory of Action Transforms Your Life, Work, and Relationships

Visit Pablo's website, www.TheMunozCompany.com

Contact Pablo via email at pablo@themunozcompany.com

About the Author

Pablo Muñoz is the managing director of Muñoz & Company, an educational and leadership consulting organization. A first-generation high school graduate, Muñoz earned a bachelor's in psychology from Yale University and a master's in educational administration from Columbia University. He has thirty years of experience as a teacher and administrator and was a superintendent for sixteen years. Muñoz was named one of the George Lucas Educational Foundation's Daring Dozen—a prestigious group working to reshape the future of education. He is the son of Luz and Pablo Muñoz, both from Aguada, Puerto Rico, and the proud father of two daughters, Cecilia and Sadie.

Barbara Blackburn—Improving Teacher Morale & Motivation: Leadership Strategies that Build Student Success Nov 02, 2023

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Get the book, Improving Teacher Morale & Motivation: Leadership Strategies that Build Student Success

Visit Barbara's website www.barbarablackburnonline.com

Follow Barbara on X @BarbBlackburn

About the Author

Barbara Blackburn, PhD is an author and full-time consultant who works with schools around the country to help raise the level of rigor.

Andrea Terrero Gabbadon—Support and Retain Educators of Color: 6 Principles for Culturally Affirming Leadership Oct 23, 2023

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Get the book, Support and Retain Educators of Color: 6 Principles for Culturally Affirming Leadership

Visit Andrea's website, www.ILMConsultingGroup.com

Follow Andrea on X @AndreaTGabbadon

Connect with Andrea on LinkedIn

About the Author

Andrea Terrero Gabbadon, PhD is a professor of education, professional learning designer and facilitator, and qualitative researcher with a background in teaching and instructional leadership. She is affiliated with Temple University and Swarthmore College and is the founder, executive director, and senior consultant at ILM Consulting Group. She presents more than 60 times a year on average and has a principal's certification, a master's degree in school leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate in policy and organizational studies from Temple University.

Roni Habib—Happy & Resilient - The Complete Guide to Teaching, Learning and Living Oct 17, 2023

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Get the book, Happy & Resilient: The Complete Guide to Joyful Teaching, Learning, and Living

Visit Roni's website, www.eqschools.com

Find more resources at www.eqschools.com/resources

Follow Roni on X @Roni_Habib

About the Author

Roni Habib is an expert in helping leaders, educators, and parents become happier, more resilient, more connected to their purpose, and more playful. The founder of EQ Schools, he leads workshops and speaks in organizations nationally and abroad. He holds a Masters of Education from Harvard University.

Lauren Porosoff—Teach for Authentic Engagement Oct 09, 2023

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Get the book, Teach for Authentic Engagement

Get the book, EMPOWER Moves for Social-Emotional Learning: Tools and Strategies to Evoke Student Values

Follow Lauren on X @LaurenPorosoff

Visit the EmpowerForwards website, www.empowerforwards.com/team

About the Author

Lauren Porosoff is the founder of EmpowerForwards, a collaborative consultancy practice that builds learning communities that truly belong to everyone and where everyone truly belongs.

Lauren has 18 years of teaching experience and has also served as a DEI coordinator, grade level dean, and leader of curricular initiatives. Her commitment to transforming the psychological experience of school has been a constant in her teaching practice, leading her to learn about values-guided behavior change in contextual psychology.

Informed by research and practice, as well as her 18 years as a teacher, Lauren develops tools and protocols that empower students and teachers to make school a source of meaning, vitality, and community.

Lisa Rusyniak—Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Excel Center Oct 02, 2023

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Visit the Excel Center Website www.goodwillches.org/excel-center/

About the Guest

Lisa Rusyniak, CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, where she has worked for 26 years

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