“We need to go beyond compliance in evaluations.” How many teachers experience administration in their classroom for the purpose of understanding their day to day, rather than to check a box? Justin Baeder advocates a different approach.

“Tradition often hinders innovation in education.” Teacher evaluations not only create unproductive incentives, but rarely result in meaningful, content specific feedback.

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Justin Baeder is the CEO of “The Principal Center” and is an active education communicator. You can find his newest venture on Substack at The Teaching Show.

In this conversation, Justin Baeder and I discuss various aspects of educational leadership, focusing on the importance of classroom walkthroughs, the need for meaningful teacher evaluations, and the challenges posed by tradition in education. We explore the role of trust between teachers and administrators, the impact of COVID-19 on classroom dynamics, and the necessity of effective discipline policies. Additionally, they delve into innovative approaches to music education, emphasizing the significance of treating music as a language and developing new pedagogical methods to support all students.

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Justin Baeder, PhD is Director of The Principal Center, where he helps senior leaders in K-12 organizations build capacity for instructional leadership. A former principal in Seattle Public Schools, he is creator of the Instructional Leadership Challenge, which has helped more than 10,000 school leaders in 50 countries around the world:

• Confidently get into classrooms every day





• Have feedback conversations that change teacher practice





• Discover their best opportunities for school improvement

Dr. Baeder is the author of Now We’re Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership, and the co-author, with Heather Bell-Williams, of Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth (Solution Tree).

He is the host of Principal Center Radio, a podcast featuring education thought leaders, and the founder of Repertoire, the professional writing app for instructional leaders.

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He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington and an MEd in Curriculum & Instruction from Seattle University, and is a graduate of the Danforth Program for Educational Leadership at UW

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