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Evaluate Teachers on Service to Kids, Not Perfection with Sam LeDeaux Part 2
Season 1 Episode 38
Sam LeDeaux, principal of a school with 515 students, explains how to approach teacher evaluation as a conversation about service to kids instead of …
12 years, 2 months ago
Transparency Through Social Media and Peer Observations with Sam LeDeaux
Season 1 Episode 37
Sam LeDeaux, principal of a K-5 school in the Chicago area, explains how a school hashtag and social media gave parents real-time access to his schoo…
12 years, 2 months ago
5 Things to ROAR About: Positive School Stories with Shawn Davids
Season 1 Episode 36
Shawn Davids, an elementary principal in British Columbia, explains how to use iPads for learning, not for the device's sake, and how his weekly 5 Th…
12 years, 2 months ago
What a Superintendent Looks for in a Principal with Dr. James Briscoe
Season 1 Episode 35
Dr. James Briscoe, superintendent of Canyons School District, explains what he looks for when hiring principals: someone who can say exactly how they…
12 years, 3 months ago
A Superintendent Measures Success by Home Values with Dr. James Briscoe
Season 1 Episode 34
Dr. James Briscoe, new superintendent of Canyons School District in Utah, explains how to build trust as a new leader: be visible in every corner of …
12 years, 3 months ago
A New Adventure: Jethro Jones Becomes Principal of Kodiak Middle School
Season 1 Episode 33
Host Jethro Jones announces that he is leaving Copperview Elementary in Utah to become the new principal of Kodiak Middle School in Kodiak, Alaska. H…
12 years, 3 months ago
No Right Time to Change: PLCs and RtI with Bob Sonju
Season 1 Episode 32
Bob Sonju, Director of K-12 Learning and former high school principal, explains how professional learning communities and response to intervention ca…
12 years, 3 months ago
Three Fundamentals for Change with Bob Sonju
Season 1 Episode 31
Bob Sonju, Director of K-12 Learning in the Washington School District in Southern Utah, explains why leading change in schools fails when you start …
12 years, 4 months ago
Daily RTI Process with Tom Whitford
Season 1 Episode 30
Tom Whitford, a Wisconsin principal who leads three schools, explains how his team runs response to intervention every day. Each grade level gets an …
12 years, 4 months ago
Admit Your Mistakes to Build Trust with Tom Whitford
Season 1 Episode 29
Tom Whitford, lead learner of three schools in a Wisconsin district, explains how he builds professional learning communities. He says a PLC is a phi…
12 years, 4 months ago