Mike Schmoker's guest appearances

Mike Schmoker

Principal Center Radio

The Rock Star Principals' Podcast

Educational Leadership

Leader Chat With Jeff Rose

Opening the Door with Joyful Classrooms

Marc Mero

Ted Dintersmith

Jim Knight

Anthony Muhammad

Timothy Shanahan

Steve Yu

Talia Toots

James Stronge

OwlTail

Get the book, Results Now 2.0: The Untapped Opportunities for Swift, Dramatic Gains in Achievement Visit Mike's website www.MikeSchmoker.comAbout the AuthorsDr. Mike Schmoker is a former administrator, English teacher, and football coach. He has written dozens of articles for educational journals, newspapers, and TIME magazine as well as multiple books for ASCD. In an EdWeek survey of national educational leaders, he was identified as among the best sources of practical "nuts and bolts…advice, wisdom and insight" on effective school improvement strategies. Schmoker is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of Secondary School Principals for his publications and presentations. As a much sought-after presenter, he delivers keynotes and consults internationally throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, China, and Jordan. He is the author of Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning and Leading with Focus: Elevating the Essentials for School and District Improvement.

<a href="https://amzn.to/44CRVGJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the book, Results Now 2.0: The Untapped Opportunities for Swift, Dramatic Gains in Achievement</a> <a href="http://www.mikeschmoker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Mike's website www.MikeSchmoker.com</a>About the Authors Dr. Mike Schmoker is a former administrator, English teacher, and football coach. He has written dozens of articles for educational journals, newspapers, and TIME magazine as well as multiple books for ASCD. In an EdWeek survey of national educational leaders, he was identified as among the best sources of practical "nuts and bolts…advice, wisdom and insight" on effective school improvement strategies. Schmoker is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of Secondary School Principals for his publications and presentations. As a much sought-after presenter, he delivers keynotes and consults internationally throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, China, and Jordan. He is the author of Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning and Leading with Focus: Elevating the Essentials for School and District Improvement.

Mike Schmoker—Results Now 2.0: The Untapped Opportunities for Swift, Dramatic Gains in Achievement

For this episode  I had the great honor to speak with Dr. Mike Schmoker. Dr. Schmoker is a former administrator, English teacher and football coach. He has written several bestselling books and dozens of articles for educational journals, newspapers and for TIME magazine. His most recent bestseller is the expanded 2018 edition of FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning (ASCD, 2018). His previous bestsellers include: Leading with FOCUS and Results NOW.  Speaking with Dr. Schmoker reminds me of how many competing pressures teachers, administrators, parents and students feel to achieve or master so, so many skills and tasks.  Dr. Schmoker helps us take a step back and reevaluate what are real priorities. During this dialogue, Mike shares his wisdom around how to create a coherent curriculum within teacher teams, he provides his ideas around how simple authentic literacies truly are, and also gives us permission to focus, focus, focus.  In other words, he illustrates by simplifying and focusing on a smaller number of shared goals, priorities, and values that we would do dramatically better in the way of student outcomes. This is a principle shared and confirmed by volumes of studies and research, including the work of Michael Fullan.   Throughout my experience in the classroom as well as in leadership, I know I have always felt a sense of constantly tumbling in an avalanche of expectations, standards, tasks, and more.  Mike uses the word shock to describe what it feels like to enter the classroom for the first time.  I want to share his message because I believe focus is one of the critical shifts we need to make in education and as parents if we want to truly make a difference in the lives of children.  Resources:  Dr. Schmoker's Website Links to Dr. Schmoker's Books: Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, 2nd Edition FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning Link to Results NOW   Link to Additional Resources

For this episode  I had the great honor to speak with Dr. Mike Schmoker. Dr. Schmoker is a former administrator, English teacher and football coach. He has written several bestselling books and dozens of articles for educational journals, newspapers and for TIME magazine. His most recent bestseller is the expanded 2018 edition of FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning (ASCD, 2018). His previous bestsellers include: Leading with FOCUS and Results NOW.  Speaking with Dr. Schmoker reminds me of how many competing pressures teachers, administrators, parents and students feel to achieve or master so, so many skills and tasks.  Dr. Schmoker helps us take a step back and reevaluate what are real priorities. During this dialogue, Mike shares his wisdom around how to create a coherent curriculum within teacher teams, he provides his ideas around how simple authentic literacies truly are, and also gives us permission to focus, focus, focus.  In other words, he illustrates by simplifying and focusing on a smaller number of shared goals, priorities, and values that we would do dramatically better in the way of student outcomes. This is a principle shared and confirmed by volumes of studies and research, including the work of Michael Fullan.   Throughout my experience in the classroom as well as in leadership, I know I have always felt a sense of constantly tumbling in an avalanche of expectations, standards, tasks, and more.  Mike uses the word shock to describe what it feels like to enter the classroom for the first time.  I want to share his message because I believe focus is one of the critical shifts we need to make in education and as parents if we want to truly make a difference in the lives of children.  Resources: <ol> <li><a href="http://www.mikeschmoker.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Schmoker's Website</a></li> <li>Links to Dr. Schmoker's Books: <ol> <li><a href="https://shop.ascd.org/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=211094393&amp;Focus:-Elevating-the-Essentials-to-Radically-Improve-Student-Learning,-2nd-Edition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, 2nd Edition</a></li> <li><a href="https://shop.ascd.org/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=168088245&amp;Leading-with-Focus:-Elevating-the-Essentials-for-School-and-District-Improvement" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning</a></li> <li><a href="https://shop.ascd.org/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=774&amp;Results-Now:-How-We-Can-Achieve-Unprecedented-Improvements-in-Teaching-and-Learning" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Results NOW</a></li> </ol> </li> <li><a href="http://www.mikeschmoker.com/plc-tools.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Additional Resources</a></li></ol>

Episode 2 - Dr. Mike Schmoker Emphasizes Focus

Welcome to a double shot of Edu-Fame and expertise from two true Rock Stars in the field of K-12 education. Today's episode features two interviews live from the PA Principals Association State Conference 2015 :  Interview with Dr. James Stronge Dr. James Stronge discusses the importance of hiring in K-12 education along with the best ways to go about making decisions. Visit Dr. Stronge's website at strongeandassociates.com   A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: CBS "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Interview with Dr. Mike Schmoker Dr. Schmoker discusses his hit book, "Focus: Elevating the Essentials" and the most impactful things schools should be doing to improve student learning. Visit Dr. Schmoker's website at mikeschmoker.com    Join us next time for more awesome-sauce from the 2015 Conference as we share our live "Rock Star Principals" broadcast during the "Tech Labs," an interview with NASSP President, Mike Alison, and more!

Welcome to a double shot of Edu-Fame and expertise from two true Rock Stars in the field of K-12 education. Today's episode features two interviews live from the <a href="https://twitter.com/paprincipals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PA Principals Association State Conference 2015 </a>: <ul> <li>Interview with Dr. James Stronge <ul> <li>Dr. James Stronge discusses the importance of hiring in K-12 education along with the best ways to go about making decisions.</li> <li>Visit Dr. Stronge's website at <a href="strongeandassociates.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">strongeandassociates.com</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: CBS "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"</li> <li>Interview with Dr. Mike Schmoker <ul> <li>Dr. Schmoker discusses his hit book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Focus-Elevating-Essentials-Radically-Learning-ebook/dp/B004LX0L9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Focus: Elevating the Essentials"</a> and the most impactful things schools should be doing to improve student learning.</li> <li>Visit Dr. Schmoker's website at <a href="mikeschmoker.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mikeschmoker.com</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Join us next time for more awesome-sauce from the 2015 Conference as we share our live "Rock Star Principals" broadcast during the "Tech Labs," an interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/NASSP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASSP President</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tallprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Alison</a>, and more!