Season 1
June 5, 2023
Mapping Standards with Teams with Sarah Henry
If you’re planning a summer PD for teams or thinking about how to spend time at the beginning of the year having teachers investigate standards, this will be super helpful! Sarah Henry, coauthor if Arrows: A Systems-Based Ap...
May 29, 2023
The Lost Art of Lesson Design
Instructional Leaders!!! This is an episode you don't want to miss! Here's the question we're conversing around: Is lesson design a lost art? If so, why? What should lesson design truly entail? And how does lesson design ...
May 25, 2023
How I Used Clarity Cycles to Make School Change Happen
Last month one of my podcast episodes was all about Why Tier 1 Instruction is Collapsing . I reviewed response data from a variety of stakeholders about this concept and the evidence was clear- everyone knows that Tier 1 inst...
May 22, 2023
The Power of Listening Tours with Sherry St. Clair
Let's talk about the POWER of Listening Tours, a way Sherry St. Clair has crafted to help lead change in schools confidently and competently! In this episode, Sherry St. Clair will share all about the effective practice of Li...
May 1, 2023
Why Tier 1 Instruction is Collapsing
I recently read a post on LinkedIn that read: "If you have 800 students in Tier 2, you don't have an intervention problem; you have a Tier 1 problem." That post blew up with comments! Hundreds of people engaged with the post....
April 24, 2023
Fix-Up Strategies for Faux Collaboration
We all have mindsets that lead and guide us to take certain actions or say certain things or approach certain situations. Some mindsets are positive and some lead to something like "faux collaboration". In fact, there are fiv...
April 17, 2023
Five Mindsets of the Faux Collaborator
FAUX : made to look like something else that is usually more valuable : IMITATION, FAKE, INSINCERE ... Does this really happen in collaborative settings and on collaborative teams? Is the collaboration just an imitation? Is...
April 3, 2023
Before You Begin, DEFINE: Letting Go of Limiting Lingo
"EVERYTHING boils down to clarity. Literally nothing can be left to assumption." - Michelle Ruhe Isn't this SO true?! It's easy to assume that "everyone understands", especially when we think about common terms and phrases we...
March 27, 2023
PLCs: Just Say "NO"!
Yep, I said it... PLCs: Just Say "NO"! The truth is that this buzzword term is becoming just that... a buzzword. For too many people, this term is coming up empty. Let's jump into a change catalyst conversation and CHANGE the...
March 18, 2023
Bridging the Gap Between Instructional Leaders and Teachers
Unfortunately, it is common for gaps (sometimes really BIG gaps) to exist between instructional leaders and teachers. What's even more unfortunate is that it feels nearly impossible to bridge that gap! And the effects of this...
March 6, 2023
How to Nail Your Instructional Leader Interview
YOU can be the one to STAND OUT!!! And my friend, Allison Petersen , and I can help you to do that! Interviews of any kind can be nerve-wracking! That's not unnatural or uncommon. EVERYONE experiences a little nervousness or ...
March 5, 2023
Scripting Critical Moves with Vision-Casting Tools
According to C. Heath & D. Heath (2010), one surprising truth about change is that what looks like resistance is often a lack of clarity. In their book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard , these authors explain...
Feb. 25, 2023
Leveraging Data to Strategically Move Teams Forward
At the crux of making change happen is DATA- more specifically, the emotions tied to data. Unfortunately, a preoccupation with data itself can have negative side effects of decreased commitment and burnout as teachers relent...
Feb. 14, 2023
Going Live for Our Favorite FORTY!
What better reason to go live and record an episode than simply to celebrate my 40th birthday? In this episode, my dear friend and mastermind partner are celebrating forty years of life with a 10 x 4 game. We share 10 of ou...
Feb. 6, 2023
What is Working Genius Anyway?
Would you believe me if I told you that burnout has less to do with being overworked and more to do with doing the wrong kind of work? In this episode, I share about Patrick Lencioni's Working Genius model and how it can be ...
Jan. 30, 2023
Finding Ways to Say What "Can't" Be Said
For just a moment, I want you to imagine you're in the beginning phases of what could turn into a crucial or difficult conversation. You feel yourself getting offended. Maybe you notice you're beginning to disagree with wha...
Jan. 24, 2023
The Seven Deadly Assumptions: Part 2
Bada-da-da-da, I'm loving it! You know the place- McDonalds! Yesterday my son and I were heading to the local Farmer's Market and I had a craving for some Mickey D's breakfast- a sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin to be exac...
Jan. 21, 2023
The Seven Deadly Assumptions: Part 1
Are you ready to talk about the "seven deadly assumptions"? Wondering what I mean by that? Let's see if any of these statements ring true for you or your teams: Team gatherings feel like a waste of time because they are unp...
Jan. 14, 2023
A Teen's Perspective On Cohesive, Vision-Driven Teams
We’ve got an interesting #collaboration convo for you in this session! I'm joined with my sons, Brian and Hayden, to hear their teenage perspective on what interests ME most- #cohesive, vision-driven #teams. To make things ...
Jan. 14, 2023
Where Your Time Is, There Your Impact Will Be
Do you wonder sometimes why people put their time and effort into certain things? Things that you believe may not yield the greatest impact? What can we do to help #teachers and #instructionalleaders focus on what matters? ...
Dec. 20, 2022
3 Ways to Kill Collaboration FAST
In this episode, I share about 3 fast ways to KILL collaboration and what you can do to instead BUILD effective collaboration! This episode is perfect for team leaders, instructional leaders, aspiring leaders, and anyone who ...
Oct. 2, 2022
Launchpad Seasons: Hope in the Future, Joy in the Now
What is a "launchpad season"? How do I know if I'm in a launchpad season? If you've ever found yourself questioning the impact you're able to have, experiencing burnout, or feeling like you've reached a glass ceiling, you m...
Sept. 11, 2022
Stories of Grit, Grace, & IMPACT
Welcome, welcome!! Today's episode is special to me and is easy to write about as a blogpost along with the recording. In this podcast episode, I take on two roles: the role of an etymologist and the role of a story-teller...
July 22, 2022
Setting Norms that Matter
Norms matter, only if the norms matter. In today's episode, you'll hear about Marco Polo, how to craft norms, and get a free PDF to download and use throughout the year! When I first started hosting group chats in Marco Polo...