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The Assistant Principal Podcast — 312 episodes
Reimagining Leadership in the Age of AI with Jerry Almendarez
Motivation Deep Dive with Katie Powell
What SPED Needs from You with Liz Capone
Schools to Watch with Dr. Joe Coleman
My 11 Morning Affirmations
Reframing Resistance with Becca Silver
Urgency and Efficacy with Taylor Crosby
Leadership with Brian Martin
If I had One Day with You
Realistic Recharge with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson
What Does Burnout Mean? with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson
A Builder of People with Dr. Robert Maddox
The Power of Short Cycle Change Part 2
The Power of Short Cycle Change Part 1
WOW! 300!
The Systems Supporting Teacher Growth with Isiah Williams
Guiding Change with Dr. Christie Cooper
Leadership Styles with Dr. Christie Cooper
Five Change Lessons
Make Every Moment Count with POY Jason Johnson
Doing is Not Serving with Leah Marone
When There are I's in TEAM with Chad Dumas
What a Ford Mav-Wreck Can Teach Us About Leadership
Reimagining School Leadership with Dr. Lindsay Whorton
Bonus-Preview with Dr. Lindsay Whorton
The Five Gives
When Things Didn't Go Well in the Fall
Oh, They are Mad! with Darrin Peppard
Three Resolutions and One Word
Reflecting on Leadership with Darryall White
10 Things I Learned
5-Minute Coaching
Listen More, Speak Less with Chris Horton
Shared Leadership with Simone Lieschke
Thankfully Thinking with Frederick
We Don’t Know it All with Heidi Fagerness
Have Gratitude with AP of the Year Darryall White
Support Network Coaching Call with Penny Connors
Strive For Presence Not Perfection with Angela Maiers
SWOT
Strategies to Support Lateral Entry Teachers with Amber Coburn
When Work Follows You Home
When Your Work Follows You Home: Transitions
Three Leadership Things You Should Be Doing Now with Frederick and Mara
Three Things You Should Be Doing for Yourself Right Now with Frederick and Mara
The Key Ingredient in New Teacher Support with Cathy Lacey
Building Bridges with Dr. Don Parker
This is Going to be Difficult with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns
Bolstering New and Veteran Teacher Agency (with Natalia Mejia and Xavier Adams)
Rich PD on Pauper’s Wages with Michele Mattoon
Listening as a Form of Empowerment with Elena Aguilar
What’s Your Story? with Elena Aguilar
Your First Year as an AP: Real Talk from the Trenches
Support and Grow (4 year anniversary episode)
Help Me Understand with Stand Tall Steve
The Listening Muscle with Elena Aguilar
The Pillar of Empathy with Jim Carlough
Uncovering Rocks with Will Lepech
Teacher-centric PD with Cathy Lacey
Two for the Price of One (!) with Frederick and Darrin
SAM I Am with Mark Shellinger
SWOT!
Just Say “No!” with Charles Williams
National High School AP of the Year Saani Perry
On Trust and Kindness with Dr. Chris Culver
They Want to be Heard with Principal Todd Shadley
A Culture of Connection with Erika and Tiffany
Is Your Best Good Enough? With Leigh Ann Alford-Keith
The Motivation Equation
(Teacher) Team Leadership with Dr. Chad Dumas
Follow up Questions for From Fires to Fulfillment
The First Step to Great Relationships with Joe Pettit
Final Questions First with Joe Pettit
From Fires to Fulfillment
8 Actions to Lift People Up
Turbulence
Be the Mirror with Tequila Lamar
#238: Can Adults Just Act Like Adults? With Frederick
Helping Teachers Call Home With Jamie Brown
Culture Questions From Claude Part II
Culture Questions From Claude Part I
Leading an Ethical School with Dr. Nason Lollar
Greatest Episode of All Time: Imposter Syndrome
2024’s BEST Podcast!
A School Leader’s Guide to Building Culture
Email Sucks!
10 Awesome Time Hacks with Dr. Darrin Peppard
The Blueprint with Todd Bloomer
Should We Give Teachers Matches? With Alex Auriemma
Win the Morning, Win the Day with Johnathan Cranford
Silence is Golden
The Power of Reflection
Presence Shouldn’t Wait for Christmas With Frederick
How Will You Show Up?
What is Leadership? with Mara and Frederick
Why be great when you can be good enough?
If you want to help Western North Carolina please listen!
Teacher Evaluation is Broken with Frederick
O Captain, My Captain with Mike Miller
The Principal’s GREAT Assistant Principal with John Hinds
10 Ways in 10 Days Part 2
10 Ways in 10 Days: Easy Activities for Supporting New Teachers, Part 1
Seven Favorites with a Special Guest!
Vision with Frederick
Presence and Passion for Living with Lindsay Titus
The Three Epiphanies
42 and Stuff with Dr. Steve Miletto
Authentic Parent Partnerships with Ari Gerzon-Kessler
A Path Forward - Classroom Culture and Early Career Teachers
“One-offs Matter” with Jen Manly
Coaching and a Culture of Learning with Elena Aguilar
The Coaching Relationship with Elena Aguilar
Ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the pain?)
Will the Real PLC Please Stand Up? with Dr. Chad Dumas
Celebrating 200 Episodes!
"Are You Okay?" With Jamie Brown
Can Frederick Hike and Coach at the Same Time?
Who Should Drive Change? With Frederick
Mastermind! With Dr. Nick Davies
Three Questions with Dr. Brandon Beck
Interview Tip: Tell the Story that Drives You!
A Human Approach to Schooling with Dr. Faiza Jamil
The Foundation of Coaching
Investing in Growth with Dr. Nick Davies
Reclaiming Purpose with Frederick and Mara
We Are the Ticket with Andrea Bitner
Run to the Complexity with Jason McKenna
CRABS – A Coaching Call with Mitchell Hall
The Solution Starts with Us with Charle Peck
“Let’s do this together” with Dr. Nate Regier
The Power of Presence with Kelly Scarbrough
South Carolina Assistant Principal of the Year Tomeka Love
Favorite episode: Imposter Syndrome with Tequila Lamar
It’s About the Small Things with Dr. Helen Kelly
How can I co-create today? With Dr. Lindsay Lyons
Five for Friday Farewell
The Six Dimensions of Organizations with Frederick
Five for Friday November 13-17, 2023
Lean in and Listen with Alex Auriemma
Five for Friday Nov. 6-10, 2023
Four Classroom Culture Breakdowns
Five For Friday October 30-Nov 3, 2023
What’s Getting in the Way? with Caitlin Mitchell
Five For Friday October 23-27, 2023
Building a better classroom culture with Frederick
Five For Friday October 16-20, 2023
The why and how of meetings with Michele Matoon
Five for Friday October 9-13, 2023
Tech as a tool for supporting teachers with Jessica Preisig
Five for Friday October 2-6, 2023
Being a human is being imperfect with Dr. Efraín Martínez
Five for Friday September 25-29, 2023
Four Things You Should Do This Week!
Five for Friday September 18-22, 2023
You make it what you want with Sean Olson
Five for Friday September 11-15, 2023
Presence with Frederick
Five for Friday September 4-8, 2023
Making Deposits with Lisa Parry
Five for Friday August 28-Sept. 1, 2023
Dancing on the Periphery with Frederick
Five for Friday, August 21-25, 2023
Holding Up the Mirror with Frederick
Five for Friday, August 14-18, 2023
Strive for presence, not perfection with Angela Maiers
Five for Friday, August 7-11, 2023
Being Present for the Long Game with William D. Parker
Five for Friday July 31-August 4, 2023
“I’m so glad you are here!” with Natalia Meija
Five for Friday July 24-28, 2023
Building a Support Network with Frederick
Five for Friday July 17-21, 2023
Compassionate Accountability with Dr. Nate Regier
Five for Friday July 10-14, 2023
Something we do together with Dr. Helen Kelly
Five for Friday July 3-7, 2023
The difference between good and great leaders with Darrin Peppard
Five for Friday June 26-30, 2023
Making Mandates Motivating with Mike Anderson
Five for Friday June 19-23, 2023
Retribution Versus Restoration with AJ Crabill
Five for Friday June 12-6, 2023
Deeper Learning with Dr. Sarah Fine
Five for Friday June 4-9, 2023
New to the game?
Five for Friday May 29 – June 2, 2023
*Secrets* of Teacher Retention with Dr. Luke Simmering
Five for Friday May 22-26, 2023
Pause, breathe, flourish with William D Parker
Five for Friday May 15-20, 2023
Are you worthy? With Tequila Lamar
Five for Friday May 8-12, 2023
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Dr. Jacque Jacobs and Dr. Kevin O’Gorman, May 9, 2023
Five for Friday May 1-5, 2023
10 Simple Steps to a Better School
Five for Friday April 24-28, 2023
It is simpler than you think!
Five for Friday April 17-21, 2023
Crisis Prevention with Dr. Kevin Mabie
Five for Friday April 10-14, 2023
All the Answers Are Already in the Room with Dr. Tiffany Brunson
Five for Friday April 3-7, 2023
Trust-Based Observations with Craig Randall Part 2, 4/4/2023
Five for Friday March 27-31, 2023
Trust-Based Observations with Craig Randall, 3/27/2023
Five for Friday March 20-24, 2023
Examples of Five-Minute Coaching
Five for Friday March 13-17, 2023
The Keys to Greatness with Dr. Todd Whitaker, March 14, 2023
Five for Friday, March 6-10, 2023
You Are the Master of Time with Danny Bauer, March 7, 2023
Five for Friday February 27-March 3, 2023
The Journey and The Guide
Five for Friday February 20-24, 2023
Wisdom in Two Parts with Dr. Jan Osborn, Part 2
Without People, We Have No Purpose with Dr. Jan Osborn
Mentor Me
Five for Friday February 6-10, 2023
Every building, every class, every day! with Eleanor MaCauley
Five for Friday January 30-February 2, 2023
All Other Duties as Assigned with Dr. Ryan Donlan
Five for Friday January 23-27, 2023
Cultivating Motivation with Mike Anderson
Five for Friday January 16-20
Meet the New Principal with Dr. Sam Sircey Part 2
Five for Friday January 9-13, 2023
It won't work! with Dr. Sam Sircey Part 1
Five for Friday December 31-January 6, 2022 and 2023
People Before Purpose
Five for Friday December 26-30, 2022
Bonus: Who are you? With Craig Martin
Five for Friday December 19-23, 2022
BONUS: Courage with Dr. Mary Hemphill
Five for Friday December 12-16, 2022
The APs Journey with Maria Werner
Five for Friday December 5-9, 2022
What’s your problem?
Five for Friday November 28-December 2, 2022
Just Be Visible with Dr. David Franklin
Five for Friday November 21-25, 2022
The Flywheel Part 2
Five For Friday November 14-18
The Flywheel Part 1
Five For Friday November 7-11
Professional Development
Five For Friday October 31 - November 4
Restorative Justice Through the Heart with Josh Stamper
Five For Friday October 24-28
Procedures - Small Tweaks, Big Gains!
Five for Friday, October 22-28, 2022
Blooming Where You Are Planted with Robyn Jackson
Five for Friday 17-21
The Four Patterns of Observation
Five for Friday October 3-7, 2022
Productive Disruption with Dr. Mary Hemphill
Five for Friday, September 26-30, 2022
The Three Epiphanies
Five for Friday, September 19-23
What Do Your Big Initiatives Actually Cost?
Five for Friday, September 12-16, 2022
Supporting New Teachers with John Schembari
Five for Friday, September 2-9, 2022
The Black Hole of Urgency
Is your journey like mine?
Five for Friday, August 29 - September 2, 2022
Supporting New Teachers
Five for Friday, August 22-26, 2022
Who Are You? with Craig Martin
Five for Friday - 50th Anniversary Edition!
The ILT
Five for Friday, August 12, 2022
From first year AP to AP of the Year with Dr. Tia Jones Pt. 2
From first year AP to AP of the Year with Dr. Tia Jones Pt. 1
Five for Friday, August 5, 2022
The Story That Drives Me
Five for Friday, July 29, 2022
The Curmudgeon with Nat Ellis
Five for Friday, July 22, 2022
Team Coaching with John Willis
Five for Friday, July 15, 2022
Just Put the Key in the Door with Maddie Jurek
Five for Friday, July 4-8, 2022
Parent Partnerships with Dr. Leigh Ann Alford-Keith
Recapping the Daily Emails, June 27-July 1, 2022
Persistent Growth with Emily Parks
Recapping the daily emails 6-20-24
The Flywheel with Dr. Melissa Burns
Prioritizing Your Own Leadership Development with Maria Werner
Six Ways to Eliminate Interruptions
Culture with Brad Coleman
The Ship is Sinking
Why is Instructional Leadership so Hard?
Courage with Dr. Mary Hemphill
Parents and Community with Dr. Leigh Ann Alford-Keith
The Four Patterns of Observation
Testing Coordination with Carrie Prochaska
Growth Mindset with Becca Silver
Meeting the Needs of New Teachers
Change Starts from Within with Gabby Grant
Exceptional Student Support with Elizabeth Schumpert
The Math of Leverage
The Four Principles of Leverage
Becoming Strategically Reactive!
Teacher Leadership with Melissa Burns
The Teacher Tracking Document
What Makes a Great AP with Brenda Byrd
Episode 12: Becca Silver and Instructional Coach Relationships
Episode 8: Who Should I Coach?
Episode 7: Dr. Sam Sircey and Perspectives
Episode 6: A Coaching Grab Bag
Episode 5: Your relationship with Email
Episode 4: 5-Minute Coaching DEEP Dive