Season 1
Feb. 13, 2024
Using PLCs to Brew Up Coaching Cycles with Allison Petersen
Not sure how PLCs and coaching cycles can go hand in hand? Come join us for this cozy coffee shop conversation! Grab a seat, order your favorite cup of joe, and get ready to dive into the idea of using PLCs to brew up coachin...
Feb. 7, 2024
How to Get Buy-In for Your Vision with Bethany Rees
In this episode, I’m joined by Bethany Rees, the visionary mind behind Leadership on the Rocks , as she unravels the essence of transforming managers into essential leaders of impact. Bethany will explore the critical role of...
Feb. 5, 2024
Understanding Adult Behavior and How it Influences Student Behavior with Mike Desparrois
Join Mike Desparrois and me in this podcast as he explores adult behavior and its influence on student behavior. We’ll dive into discussions on how adults shape educational cultures, picking up tips for positive interactions....
Jan. 31, 2024
Building Confidence in Crucial Conversations
As instructional leaders, we're positioned to have crucial conversations. This isn't a bad thing. It actually can be a really great thing! But having a crucial conversation with a single individual or a whole team- one that ...
Jan. 22, 2024
Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success with Gretchen Bridgers
Want to hear about the core essentials that lead teachers to success? Come join me for this episode with Gretchen Bridgers, author, speaker, and leadership coach! If you are interested in improving teacher retention and makin...
Jan. 15, 2024
LIVE Q&A: All Things PLCs & Teams
You've got questions, I've got answers! During this episode, I'll be answering YOUR questions about PLCs and Teams. I'll address questions like, "What does an ideal agenda look like for a PLC?" and, "How do you get PLCs start...
Jan. 8, 2024
Revitalize PLCs: A New Year's Journey to Collective Focus
Do you ever find yourself or others asking, "What is our focus for PLCs this week?" When questions like this are asked, it's a sure sign that PLCs have lost their purpose! Join this episode to learn about strategies and tools...
Dec. 11, 2023
How to Help Staff Feel Heard, Supported, and Valued with Eric Bransteter
In this episode, Eric Bransteter, expert educator and leader, will be sharing some of the learning he has gained from interviewing experts on his own podcast show, The Employee Experience in Education. He claims that educato...
Dec. 9, 2023
When Student Behaviors Keep Your School from Making Progress
Do you find that you have a wonderful vision and instructional goals that your school should be working toward but you can't make progress toward them because of student behaviors? No one should have to spend all of their tim...
Nov. 13, 2023
What the Research Says about Coaching with Steve Ventura
In this episode, I'm joined by Steve Ventura, founder/ owner of Advanced Collaborative Solutions and author of Achievement Teams: How a Better Approach to PLCs Can Improve Student Outcomes and Teacher Efficacy . Steve will be...
Nov. 6, 2023
“Stop! Collaborate and Listen!” Igniting the Principal Coach Relationship
Principals, are you ready to multiply your impact and strengthen tier 1 instruction? Introducing your greatest secret weapon: the instructional coach! Your instructional coach has the potential to drastically move the needle ...
Oct. 30, 2023
Shifting to Teacher-Led PLCs with Dr. Sara Ranzau
What if you could shift PLCs to become TEACHER-LED instead of being the one who carries the meetings? We all know that this is how it should be- that PLCs were always meant to be led by the professionals in the classroom on a...
Oct. 12, 2023
Ways Principals Can Utilize Instructional Coaches for Campus Wide Success
In this episode, we're spilling the beans on how principals can utilize instructional coaches to make their school everything they want it to be! Join us as we dive into practical tips, inspiring stories, and real-world strat...
Sept. 18, 2023
How Instructional Coaches can Parter with Principals
In this episode, we open the door to a world where instructional coaches and principals are not just colleagues but collaborators on on a journey! Join us as we jump into the heart of how coaches and principals align their go...
Sept. 11, 2023
I Connected: Team Engagement Cards with Talesha Savage
"I Connected Today: Team Engagement Cards": Get ready for some fantastic team-building tips and discover how these engagement cards, created by Talesha Savage, can foster stronger connections within your group. She will be sh...
Sept. 6, 2023
How to Support Teams that Experience Stress with Naomi Hall
In this episode with Naomi Hall, the Recovering Educator, we are thinking about how to support teams that experience stress! Here are the questions we're diving into: What are factors that cause stress in teams? How does stre...
Aug. 28, 2023
How Successful Leaders Stay OFF the Hamster Wheel
Sometimes you might think you want a do-over, but do you really want to experience deja vu as an instructional leader? Do you REALLY want to be part of a Groundhog Day movie?? Heck no! We want to see our people thrive and se...
Aug. 21, 2023
The ONE Place to Start When Change Feels Impossible
Whether you have found yourself saying or thinking THIS: "I don’t even know where to begin to make this better...," or THIS: "There are too many problems- I don’t even know where to start...," or THIS: "It is too hard to get ...
Aug. 21, 2023
How to Get People on Board (and Keep Them There)
I know your goal is to align curriculum and instruction so that unintentional learning gaps are decreased and teacher capacity increases (along with student learning). But isn't that always easier said than done? A lot of the...
July 30, 2023
Stop Asking for PD Ideas- Do THIS First!
As an idea girl, I LOVE when people ask for ideas! But I can only help them and share valuable ideas if I have a more detailed picture of what it is they are seeking. For example, asking me for ideas for your son's birthday p...
July 24, 2023
Ways Leaders Can Embrace Technology
Karle Delo , a passionate and SUPER tech savvy educator, provides the most awesome tech tips on her social media platforms. She shares about everything from Google Docs, to Canva, to ChatGPT! I am always intrigued and excite...
July 10, 2023
Blended PLCs and Teams with Cory Camp
As we begin to think about the year ahead, you are very likely considering how to support PLCs so they are effective and valuable instead of lame and something to check off a to-do list. I LOVED this Change Catalyst Conversat...
July 3, 2023
10-5-5 Protocol for Root Cause Analysis
In this Change Catalyst Conversation, I'm going to share about a Root-Cause analysis strategy known as the 10-5-5 protocol! This protocol will help you take a problem statement and drill down to determine a root cause that yo...
June 26, 2023
Navigating Being the New Instructional Leader: 5 Best Things I've Learned
Being the "newbie" on the team or the "newbie" to the school as an instructional leader can be exciting, daunting, invigorating, terrifying- ALL the things! Because we can be eager and anxious to get started, it can be a litt...