Episodes
Oct. 22, 2020
Episode 16 - Jay Billy
Join Adam & Jeff as we chat with father, elementary school principal and DBC author of Lead With Culture, Jay Billy! Jay is an elementary principal in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He received his master's degree in educational...
Oct. 19, 2020
Episode 15 - Taylor Armstrong
Join Adam and Jeff as we chat with Taylor Armstrong this week! Taylor is the Assistant Director of Technology at Vestavia Hills City Schools in Alabama. He is also a Google Certified Teacher, Army Veteran, Speaker, Member of...
Oct. 15, 2020
Episode 14 - Brad Hughes
Join Adam and Jeff as we chat with elementary principal, optimist and recovering perfectionist, Brad Hughes! We have some incredible conversation around Canadian education, his background in education: 16 years teaching, taug...
Oct. 12, 2020
Episode 13 - Jeff Gargas
Join Jeff & Adam as we sit down to chat with the COO & Co-Founder of the Teach Better Team! Jeff Gargas and Chad Ostrowski built the Teach Better Team from the ground up on one major premise - to help educators be better toda...
Oct. 5, 2020
Episode 12 - Demetrius Ball
Join Adam & Jeff as we chat with former Army Veteran and Middle School Principal, Demetrius Ball. **NOTE** There were some connectivity issues throughout the episode; we did our best to edit them out so that you can still get...
Sept. 27, 2020
Episode 11 - Dr. Matthew X. Joseph
Check out this episode of The Principal Leadership Lab, where we sit down to talk with Matthew X. Joseph! Currently serving as the Director of curriculum, instruction and assessment in Leicester, Massachusetts, Matt has been...
Sept. 21, 2020
Episode 10 - Kevin Curtis
Listen to Adam and Jeff chat with Kevin Curtis, the CEO and Founder of National Educators for Restorative Practices. Kevin talks about not having a Discipline Plan, but rather a Care Plan; his 3 C's: Confronting, Convicting,...
Sept. 13, 2020
Episode 9 - Dr. Erik Youngman
Join Jeff and Adam as we chat with Dr. Erik Youngman, Curriculum Director for Libertyville School District #70 in Libertyville, IL. Erik talks about his passions in education, which include homework, grading, and the power o...
Sept. 7, 2020
Episode 8 - Adam Welcome
Join Jeff and Adam as we chat with Adam Welcome, former elementary school teacher, elementary principal, and Director of Innovation for a district with 35,000 students. Adam currently works as a motivational speaker and autho...
Aug. 29, 2020
Episode 7 - Rae Hughart
Join us as we chat with Rae Hughart, the Director of Training & Development for the Teach Better Team! Listen in as we talk about how Rae got started with the Teach Better Team, the need to amplify teacher voices and hear mo...
Aug. 24, 2020
Episode 6: Sarah Johnson
Jeff & Adam chat with Sarah about the principalship, wanting to be a principal even before she wanted to be a teacher, being a self-professed workaholic, about writing "Balance Like a Pirate" with co-authors Jessica Cabeen an...
Aug. 21, 2020
Lab Note #1: Adaptability
What is a Lab Note? Lab notes are the thoughts, observations, and musings of leadership experiences. Each note will be a short boost; a catalyst for courage to lean into the day. Listen to Adam as he shares the importance o...
Aug. 17, 2020
Episode 5: The Hope Dealer, Dr. Quentin J. Lee
Dr. Quentin J. Lee - the Hope Dealer - talks about life as a high school principal, “Kicking it with Dr. Lee,” growing up in a small, mostly white community, never really having the “full black experience “ until he attended ...
July 27, 2020
Episode 3 - Cubs and COVID and Justice, Oh My!
Join Jeff & Adam as we discuss baseball, back to school, COVID, and our recent Social Justice episode with Basil Marin, Markenya Williams and Marcus Belin! Also, we chat about our next guest - Hal Bowman - who joins us for t...
July 27, 2020
Episode 2 - The Social Justice Episode
Today, Adam and I talk to three outstanding educators about race in our country. Please enjoy this episode and reach out to any of us if you want to continue the conversation. We can be reached here: Jeff Prickett on Twitter...
June 29, 2020
Episode 1 - The COVID Comeback?
Jeff & Adam discuss the COVID pandemic - are there any positive takeaways to be gleaned from this public health crisis, especially for school communities? And what does going into the 20-21 school year look like? Check out ...
June 22, 2020
Intro Episode - The Principal Leadership Lab
The Principal Leadership Lab was created for you for a couple of reasons. The obvious reason is to talk about leadership and education trends. But the second and deeper - perhaps more powerful purpose for the podcast -is to...