Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.

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How Can You Build Your Influence As a Leader?

2026-09-1600:56

In this clip from my conversation with Jenn David-Lang of @themainideaeducation , she breaks down a shift that changes how new leaders solve problems. In her mastermind groups for aspiring leaders, someone always brings the same complaint early in the year: a teacher won't do what's being asked, and the instinct is to have the principal force it. Jenn pushes back on that instinct. Real influence starts long before the issue comes up, built through credibility and trust with the p...

What Does Peer-Driven Leadership Look and Feel Like in Schools?

2026-09-1421:18

Jenn David-Lang has spent over 20 years supporting school leaders, first through @themainideaeducation, her monthly education and leadership book summary service, and now through the peer-led Mastermind groups she facilitates for principals and aspiring leaders. In part one of this S6E1 Schoolutions conversation, Jenn and I break down what school leadership actually looks like when instructional leadership comes from the people already in the building instead of an outside consultant. Jenn...

How to Build a Stronger School Community this September

2026-09-1300:57

This September on Schoolutions, I'm bringing you three conversations that will change how you see leadership inside school buildings. 💫You'll hear from Jenn David-Lang of The Main Idea about a peer-led leadership model where instructional leaders troubleshoot problems together and partner with each other from all over the world. It's a model built on instructional coaching, coaching strategies, and professional learning instead of top-down answers. 💫You'll hear from 17 teachers who attend...

Forever Getting Better: Season 6 of Schoolutions

2026-09-1101:22

Season 6 of the Schoolutions Podcast is here. This season leads up to the release of my book with Stenhouse Publishers, Forever Getting Better: 5 Essential Practices for Reclaiming Teacher Expertise, which I hope will be in your hands by June of 2027. This season follows teachers, coaches, and school leaders as they use the five essential practices from my book in real classrooms. Guests discuss learning in action, share ways to inspire students, and walk through methods to boost student par...

Inside the Secret Moves of Expert Teachers

2026-09-0442:20

S5E1 of Schoolutions begins with Professor John Hattie, renowned for his groundbreaking Visible Learning work. After analyzing 2,500+ studies with 200 million students, Professor John Hattie discovered something shocking: there's virtually no correlation between teaching experience and effectiveness after 5 years. So what separates expert teachers from the rest? In this eye-opening conversation, Hattie reveals that expert teachers are "nosy" - obsessed with understanding not just IF students...

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Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.