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The Top 10 best books that impacted my 17-18 school year
The Top 10 best books that impacted my 17-18 school year
Learning never stops. Finding time to do it on consistent basis is one of the challenges we face as principles. That’s ... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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10mins
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The Principal Entrepreneur: 3 Tips To Prepare Staff For Innovation
The Principal Entrepreneur: 3 Tips To Prepare Staff For Innovation
I was recently in a Principals’ meeting and the Superintendent described the school atmosphere of some of the district's... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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3 Episode 100 3 Things Principals sensitive to Charlottesville think about
3 Episode 100 3 Things Principals sensitive to Charlottesville think about
Hi there everybody welcome to the Principal Entrepreneur I’m Your Host and author of the book How to be a great princip... Read more
15 Aug 2017
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9mins
Ranked #4
Interview with Donita Townsel Ed Veteran, Counselor and Author
Interview with Donita Townsel Ed Veteran, Counselor and Author
In this episode we’re talking with Mrs. Donita Townsel. We discover the events that triggered her desire to teach, dig ... Read more
19 Aug 2017
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31mins
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3 Steps For Principals To Fearlessly Work With Data
3 Steps For Principals To Fearlessly Work With Data
I was at an all day professional development session put on by MI Excel, a Michigan system of support for priority and f... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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6mins
Ranked #6
Why Great Fantasy Football Commissioners Make Horrible Principals
Why Great Fantasy Football Commissioners Make Horrible Principals
It was 5:30 am and I was on the treadmill getting my workout in before school. Sweat was dripping in my eyes as my bad ... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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Ranked #7
3 embarrassingly simple tips to increase staff trust
3 embarrassingly simple tips to increase staff trust
Stepping into a new building as the leader one of the first things I had to do was build trust. The staff has gone thro... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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4mins
Ranked #8
3 Tips For Principals When Tearing Down Cultural Walls and Building Community
3 Tips For Principals When Tearing Down Cultural Walls and Building Community
A headline by the New York Times reads: Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration. As Principals we are... Read more
8 Apr 2017
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5mins
Ranked #9
3 Strategies To Learn The Truth About Yourself: From Your Staff
3 Strategies To Learn The Truth About Yourself: From Your Staff
Part of our job as principals is doing classroom evaluations and providing the appropriate feedback after walkthroughs a... Read more
8 Apr 2017
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5mins
Ranked #10
3 Serial Killers Of Staff And Teacher Motivation
3 Serial Killers Of Staff And Teacher Motivation
You want everybody, teachers, students, community and board members, to walk into your building and feel the great energ... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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4mins
Ranked #11
The Principal Entrepreneur: 3 Tips For Leading With Integrity When The President Doesn’t
The Principal Entrepreneur: 3 Tips For Leading With Integrity When The President Doesn’t
“Alternative Facts are not facts. They are untruths.” Political commentator Chuck Todd uttered this quote in disbelief w... Read more
8 Apr 2017
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5mins
Ranked #12
Episode 106 What to do, when what you do, is never enough
Episode 106 What to do, when what you do, is never enough
What to do when what you do is never ever enoughAs principals we know that giving of ourselves is the first order of bus... Read more
15 May 2018
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8mins
Ranked #13
Episode 109 Top Tips you need to prepare for 2018-19 school year
Episode 109 Top Tips you need to prepare for 2018-19 school year
If I had an emoji for how I’m feeling right now at the end of the school year, it’s some combo of the puke face, the he... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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9mins
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The Principal Entrepreneur: 3 Tips for Principals To Speed Up Meetings
The Principal Entrepreneur: 3 Tips for Principals To Speed Up Meetings
We spend too much time in meetings. We lead school improvement, staff and sometimes even a version of the PTO meetings. ... Read more
8 Apr 2017
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5mins
Ranked #15
Episode 103 3 things veteran principals know when dealing with a parents online rant
Episode 103 3 things veteran principals know when dealing with a parents online rant
3 things veteran principals know when dealing with a parent’s online rant.One of the unwritten rules of education is th... Read more
22 Aug 2017
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8mins
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3 Common Sense Rules For Restraining Students
3 Common Sense Rules For Restraining Students
Having to restrain a student is a horrible, emotionally-exhausting, and often physically dangerous thing to have to do. ... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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5mins
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3 Reasons Schools Should Be Graded A-F
3 Reasons Schools Should Be Graded A-F
I recently read an article by Seanna Adcox of Associated Press. She reports that a South Carolina agency suggested that... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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4mins
Ranked #18
3 School Protocols To Review With Staff When Students Return From A Suicide Attempt
3 School Protocols To Review With Staff When Students Return From A Suicide Attempt
As a principal we often have to deal with the mental health crises of our students. Sometimes they hit painfully close ... Read more
8 Apr 2017
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5mins
Ranked #19
Episode 108 Top 10 items you should have on your staff’s end of the year check out list
Episode 108 Top 10 items you should have on your staff’s end of the year check out list
It’s the end of the year and school right now feels like complete anarchy. There’s so much to do. Not only are we finis... Read more
29 May 2018
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7mins
Ranked #20
The Principal Entrepreneur: The 3 Legal Absolutes of Classroom Observations
The Principal Entrepreneur: The 3 Legal Absolutes of Classroom Observations
One of the most important things a principal does as an instructional leader is conduct observations. I have done what ... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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