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William D. Parker from the Principal Matters Podcast reveals his school leadership strategies, insights from other leaders, and practical tips so that you can have the tools to achieve your own goals. Rediscover healthy motivation, resolve conflicts and challenges, maximize your communication, grow your instructional abilities, and learn to streamline responsibilities—all while building positive communities among your team members, students, parents, and patrons. A former teacher of the year and Oklahoma assistant principal of the year, he is also an author, blogger, speaker and education consultant. The former Principal of Skiatook High School, near Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Founder of Principal Matters, LLC, he also serves as the Executive Director for OASSP/OMLEA - state associations proudly supporting secondary leaders and middle level educators. He and his wife Missy are the proud parents of four children: 3 girls and 1 boy. When he is not serving his members and family, he is a sought-after keynote speaker for principal conferences and leadership seminars. He has learned to leverage his lessons through growing in-person and online communities. Listen in for motivation to create incredible momentum in your school community.
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A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered a listener question in a 5-minute response. The question is: We are entering a new quarter. If boundaries need to be reset, what do you suggest? Listen in for our response and thank you for doing what matters! Meet Frederick […]
The post PMP415: Reclaiming Purpose with Frederick Buskey appeared first on Principal Matters.
A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered a listener question in a 5-minute response. The question is: How do you drill down the big buckets in assigning key responsibility areas to the individual involvement of the team? Example: Testing can be led by 1 but is a […]
The post PMP414: Managing Your Priorities with Mark Shellinger appeared first on Principal Matters.
A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered a listener question in a 5-minute response. The question is: How do I identify the people I can trust to support me or assign positions of management? Listen in for our response and thank you for doing what matters! Meet […]
The post PMP413: The Art of Transformational Coaching with Elena Aguilar appeared first on Principal Matters.
A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered another listener question in a 5-minute response. The question is: What would you say is the most high-leverage action new principals can take when they begin? Listen in for our response and thank you for doing what matters! Dr. Rachel […]
The post PMP412: The Principal’s Journey with Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket appeared first on Principal Matters.
A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered another listener question in a 5-minute response. The question is: I’d love to know more about how to set boundaries that help with individual self-care. Listen in for our response and thank you for doing what matters! Kurtis Hewson is […]
The post PMP411: Collaborative Response with Kurtis Hewson appeared first on Principal Matters.
A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered an exit-ticket question in a 5-minute response. The question is: Reflection on my own leadership strengths and weaknesses: How do they correlate with my current team? Additional ways to grow as a leader. Listen in for our response and thank […]
The post PMP410: Innovation in Leadership with Bobby Dodd appeared first on Principal Matters.
A quick note to listeners: Before this week’s interview, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker answered a listener question in a 5-minute response. The question is: How do I coach a veteran (relatively) effective teacher who is reluctant to implement something new? Listen in for our response and thank you for doing what matters! Andrew McPeak […]
The post PMP409: Ready for Real Life with Andrew McPeak appeared first on Principal Matters.
Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan is the founder and owner/operator of Dr. Karen, LLC, a company focused on empowering therapists and educators to design interventions that support language, literacy, and executive functioning. She has a doctorate in Special Education and Director of Special Education and Assistive Technology credentials from Illinois State University, as well as a master’s […]
The post PMP408: De Facto Leadership with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan and Dr. Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters.
This week Jen Schwanke hosts guest educator Justin Baeder, author and veteran instructional leader, and takeaways from his newest book Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth (2022), a book co-authored with Heather Bell-Williams. Justin shares his practical takes on accountability and the careful dance of driving school improvement. Discover […]
The post PMP407: Supporting Teacher Growth with Justin Baeder and Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters.
Tim Villegas is the Director of Communications for the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education. He is also the founder of Think Inclusive, which is the blog, podcast, and social media handle of MCIE. He has 16 years of experience in public education as a teacher and district support specialist. His focus now is on how […]
The post PMP406: Thinking Inclusive with Tim Villegas appeared first on Principal Matters.
Anne-Marie Maw is an educator who has worked in schools for over 25 years as a classroom teacher and school leader across a range of schools in Australia. Currently, she is the principal of St. Agatha’s Primary School in the northeast suburbs of Brisbane which is the capital city of the state of Queensland in […]
The post PMP405: Building Capacity in Your Leadership with Anne-Marie Maw appeared first on Principal Matters.
This week, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker tackle a question from an education leader: “As a principal, how can you monitor and ensure adherence to expected standards and outcomes in a way that is supportive rather than punitive, and fosters a culture of accountability?” Key Points from Jen Schwanke: Insights from Will Parker: Practical Systems […]
The post PMP404: Managing Expectations and Accountability with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker appeared first on Principal Matters.
If you’ve not yet heard of Principal Kafele, this podcast captures him in a conversation with Dr. Jen Schwanke—a conversation that gets to the heart of why he is one of the most distinguished and transformational speakers and leaders of our generation. A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti […]
The post PMP403: Be the Change with Principal Baruti Kafele and Dr. Jen Schwanke appeared first on Principal Matters.
Dr. Todd Dain has significantly shaped education over a 30-year career, currently leading Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas, since 2015. With a foundation in education from Emporia State and Baker University, he’s held roles as a teacher, coach, and administrator. His leadership is acknowledged beyond the school through his involvement in […]
The post PMP402: Building Trust with Dr. Todd Dain appeared first on Principal Matters.
In this week’s episode, I talk to Lewis Bradford and three of his administrative team members, Jessica Hodges, Benny Bullock, and David Jones at Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi. On October 23, 2023, I was privileged to visit Northwest Rankin High School. Afterward, I invited Lewis to record a podcast episode together, and […]
The post PMP401: Inspiring and Developing Others with Northwest Rankin High School Admin Team appeared first on Principal Matters.
In this week’s episode, Dr. Jen Schwanke and I celebrate 400 episodes of the Principal Matters Podcast. We stroll down memory lane, reminiscing about 10-plus years of producing Principal Matters content. This podcast was created as an outlet for lessons I learned as an assistant principal and principal. Over the years, it has become a […]
The post PMP400: Celebrating 10+ Years of Principal Matters appeared first on Principal Matters.
Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d love to hear from you. If this podcast has inspired, helped, or encouraged you, would you consider sharing your thoughts […]
The post PMP399: Boundary Setting for Leaders and Educators with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker appeared first on Principal Matters.
Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d love to hear from you. If this podcast has inspired, helped, or encouraged you, would you consider sharing your thoughts […]
The post PMP398: Leveraging Executive Internal Communication for Stronger Brands with Brittany Keil appeared first on Principal Matters.
Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d love to hear from you. If this podcast has inspired, helped, or encouraged you, would you consider sharing your thoughts […]
The post PMP397: Maximizing Feedback to Teachers with Molly Dexter, Brandon Mawhorter, and Kathleen Beckham appeared first on Principal Matters.
Will You Help Us Celebrate?? Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d love to hear from you. If this podcast has inspired, helped, or encouraged you, would […]
The post PMP396: Leadership Approaches to Conflict Resolution with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker appeared first on Principal Matters.
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Hey there, I just started listening to your podcast. Thanks for putting this info out there. I am an aspiring leader in education from Australia and wanted to ask; If you could go back to your first appointment as principal, what would you do different?
Also love the tips on having difficult conversations with young people... I'll be using them. Thanks William for bringing Josh to the podcast!
Wow... Great tips! I really love the tip on simulating scenarios before they actually happen. It really reveals a lot, even though it takes great thought to accomplish but guess it'll be very effective.