Get the book, Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Parties, or Other Hard-to-Quit Incentive Systems

Visit Mike's website LeadingGreatLearning.com

About The Author Mike Anderson is a full time education consultant who works with diverse schools across the United States and beyond. He was a classroom teacher for 15 years and then a Responsive Classroom consultant and developer for 6 years. He is also the author of many books about great teaching and learning.  

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About The Author

Dr. Sarah Frank is the founder of OpenLiteracy, bringing with her two decades of working in schools and universities. Sarah has worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and professor in elementary schools and universities across the United States including the University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh, Duke University, and Wayne State University. She has a Master's in Language and Literacy from Harvard, and a PhD in Literacy, Language, and Culture from the University of Michigan.

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Visit Erik's website, www.ErikPalmer.net

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About The Author Erik Palmer is a professional speaker and educational consultant from Denver, Colorado, whose passion for speaking has been part of every one of his multiple careers. After several years in the business world, he became a teacher, spending 21 years in the classroom, primarily as an English teacher but also as a teacher of math, science, and civics. The author of several books, Palmer presents frequently at conferences and has given keynotes and led in-service training in school districts across the United States and around the world. He focuses on giving teachers practical, engaging ways to teach oral communication skills and showing education leaders how to be more effective communicators.  

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 the NAEP Website, www.NCES.ED.Gov/NationsReportCard

About The Author

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Executive Editor of Education Next, and research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. An award-winning writer, he is the author of The Diverse Schools Dilemma, editor of the book Education for Upward Mobility, and co-editor of How to Educate an American and Follow the Science to School. An expert on charter schools, school accountability, evidence-based practices, and trends in test scores and other student outcomes, Petrilli has published opinion pieces in the New York Times, Washington Post, and his Education Gadfly column and podcast at Fordham, and appears frequently on television and radio. Petrilli helped to create the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement and the Policy Innovators in Education Network, and serves on the board of the Association of American Educators Foundation. He lives with his family in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Visit Robert's website, www.ModernClassrooms.org

About The Author Robert Barnett is the co-founder of the Modern Classrooms Project. He has taught math, English, and social studies at the secondary and post-secondary levels in the United States and abroad. He hopes his own children will learn in Modern Classrooms someday. He's the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs: Redesigning Instruction So All Students Can Succeed  

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

Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it gives you everything you need to maximize learning, from a comprehensive curriculum to meaningful school-wide data.

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Get the book, Rekindle Your Professional Fire: Powerful Habits for Becoming a More Well-Balanced Teacher

Listen to Mike's Principal Center Radio interview on his book, Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn: The Key to Student Motivation and Achievement

Visit Mike's website LeadingGreatLearning.com

About The Author

Mike Anderson of Leading Great Learning is a full time education consultant who has worked with diverse schools across the United States and beyond for more than a decade. He was a classroom teacher for 15 years and then a Responsive Classroom consultant and developer for 6 years. He is a Milken National Educator Award winner, and was a finalist for New Hampshire Teacher of the Year. He is the author of 10 books, including three that were selected as ASCD member books. 

Get the book, What Can I Take Off Your Plate? A Structural—and Sustainable—Approach to Countering Teacher Burnout

Visit Lara's Website www.LaraCDonnelly.com

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About The Author Lara Donnelly, EdD, is a veteran teacher and school counselor in Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky). She is an education consultant, speaker, and author supporting schools and administrators with burnout, family engagement, and multilingual learners with trauma and mental health concerns. Donnelly has been featured in podcasts, news articles, and televised interviews for her expertise in supporting mental health.   Jill Handley, EdD, is the assistant superintendent of multilingual learners in Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky). Prior to this role, she was the award-winning principal of Kenwood Elementary. During her 16-year tenure as principal, she led her school to be recognized for several achievements, including National School of Character, National Distinguished ESEA School, and the first Family Friendly Certified school in the state of Kentucky.

 

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

Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it gives you everything you need to maximize learning, from a comprehensive curriculum to meaningful school-wide data.

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About The Author

Baruti Kafele is one of the most sought-after school leadership experts in North America. A highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for more than 20 years, he was named East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, and he was a finalist for New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. As a middle and high school principal, he led the transformation of four different New Jersey urban schools. He is the author of 14 books, including The Assistant Principal 50, Is My School A Better School Because I Lead It, and What is My Value Instructionally to the Teachers I Supervise Today.

Get the book, Today's Teachers, Tomorrow's Leaders: A Guide to Identifying and Developing Future Administrators

Visit Peter's website, www.PeterMarshallConsulting.com

About The Author

Peter Marshall has more than thirty-five years of experience as an educator. He has served as a teacher, school administrator, and system leader in Ontario, working in leadership and staff development as well as opening a new school. He currently serves as a Solution Tree Assessment Center Associate.

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

Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it gives you everything you need to maximize learning, from a comprehensive curriculum to meaningful school-wide data.

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Get the book, Rigor for Students with Special Needs

Visit Barbara's website www.BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com

About The Author

Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 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. 

Get the book, The Instructional Leader's Guide to Closing Achievement Gaps: Five Keys for Improving Student Outcomes

About The Author

Dr. Teresa Hill is a speaker, author, and leader whose work focuses on underserved communities and making the system work for every child. She is devoted to eliminating achievement gaps and ending what she terms “failure as a default”. Her motto is “All children can learn . . . Period.” Dr. Hill began her career teaching thirty-one kindergarten students in Peoria, IL, has served as a principal and assistant superintendent, and has served as Superintendent in South Holland, IL since 2012.

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

Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it gives you everything you need to maximize learning, from a comprehensive curriculum to meaningful school-wide data.

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