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Principal Center Radio brings you the best in professional practice for school leaders, in an audio format that you can access in the car, on the treadmill, or anywhere you'd like to listen.

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August 2, 2025 37 mins

Get the book, Rosenshine's Principles in Action

Visit Tom's website WalkThrus.co.uk

About The Author Tom Sherrington has more than 30 years of experience as a math and science teacher and headteacher in the UK and around the world. He co-hosts the podcast Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe with Emma Turner, and consults with schools around the UK and internationally, and he is the co-founder of ...

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Read The Memory Paradox: Why Our Brains Need Knowledge in an Age of AI

About The Guest Barbara Oakley, PhD is professor of engineering at Oakland University and the author of numerous books and articles, including Learning How to Learn and Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn. She teaches the world’s largest MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, Learning How to Learn, with o...

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Get the book, Six Steps to a Strong School Culture: A Leadership Cycle for Educational Success

Visit Sam's website www.snix3consulting.com

About The Author Samuel Nix, EdD, has been an educator for more than twenty years with a background as a teacher, middle and high school principal, and chief of schools in a variety of school settings. He has used his experience to design professional learning sessions for edu...

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Get the book, The Scientific Principles of Teaching: Bridging the Divide Between Educational Practice and Research

Visit Nate's Website www.PedagogyNonGrata.com

Follow Nate on X @Natejoseph19

About The Guest Nathaniel Hansford has taught every grade from preK to 12th, in places as diverse as South Korea, the United Kingdom, the subarctic of Quebec, and Ontario, Canada. In 2022, he won the Literacy Leader of the Year awa...
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Get the book, Grading Visible Learners: Learning with Fluidity

Visit the website, www.CenterForCollaborativeExpertise.com

About The Authors Dave Nagel and Bruce Potter are co-founders The Center for Collaborative Expertise.   Dave’s work focuses on helping schools and districts implement Visible Learning research, assessment and feedback, and effective grading reform at both school and classroom levels. He has su...

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Get the book, Powerful Classrooms: Evidence-informed Strategies and Resources

Learn more about Patrice on her website, www.PatriceBain.com

Follow Patrice on X @PatriceBain1

About The Guest Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S. is an award-winning teacher and author. Her research-based teaching strategies have proven successful for thousands of students. In addition to Powerful Teaching and A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching, she al...

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Visit Jheri's Website www.JheriSouth.com

About The Guest Jheri South is a passionate advocate for teenagers, young adults, parent-child relationships, and individuals with ADHD. She empowers families, schools, and organizations to grow together, communicate effectively, and build healthier connections. Jheri is an ADHD Specialist, Teen & Parent Coach and the founder of Headspace Hub. Jheri is the mom of 7 neurodiverg...

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Get the book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching

Visit Elena's website, www.BrightMorningTeam.com

About The Guest Elena Aguilar is a writer, leader, teacher, coach and podcaster. Elena is the founder and CEO of Bright Morning Consulting, an organization committed to helping individuals and organizations create the conditions for transformation. She has taught tens of thousands of folks how to have conversations...

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Get the book, RIGOR Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance

About The Author   Douglas Fisher, PhD is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. He has published numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruc...

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Get the book, Leading Future-Focused Schools: Engaging and Preparing Students for Career Success

About The Guest Shira Woolf Cohen brings 25 years of experience in youth workforce development and education,Over a decade of her career was spent in school leadership at a Philadelphia charter school, As a Teacher, Program Director, Dean, Vice Principal, and Principal, she championed student engagement, innovative instructio...
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Get the book, Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders

Visit the STAR Factor Coaching Website, www.StarFactorCoaching.com

About The Authors Dr. Janet Patti, a former school leader, is CEO of Star Factor Coaching, a founding member of CASEL, and professor emeritus at Hunter College School of Education at City University of New York, where her teaching and research concentrated on educational leadership. 

 

Dr. Robin Ste...

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Learn more about the Project-Based Learning Instructional Leader Program

Schedule a call with Amy

About The Speaker Dr. Amy Baeder is an independent education consultant supporting instructional excellence through project-based learning. Dr. Baeder is the Director of the Project-Based Learning Network, which supports teachers across the United States and 43 countries.
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Get the book, Whose Permission Are You Waiting For? An Educator’s Guide to Doing What You Love

Visit William's website, www.WilliamDParker.com

About The Authors William D. Parker is the Founder of Principal Matters, LLC—an educator, author, speaker, and executive coach who equips school leaders with strategies for improving school culture, communication, and student outcomes. A former award-winning principal and Oklahoma...

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Get the book, Rigor Is NOT A Four-Letter Word

Download the Evidence Graphic Organizers for Younger and Older Students

Visit Barbara's website BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com

About The Guest Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 36 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. Dr. Blackburn has ...
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Get the book, The SNAP Solution: An Innovative Math Assessment Tool for Grades K–8

Listen to John Mighton on Principal Center Radio 

About The Authors Jonathan Ferris has over thirty-four years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, principal, and educational consultant. Jonathan currently serves as a field experience coordinator at the University of the Fraser Valley, where he oversees practicum placements f...

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Visit the Father Friendly Schools Website, www.fatherfriendlyschools.org

Call and speak with Keith at  1-910-294-0332

About The Guest Keith Schumacher is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Alliance for Father Friendly Schools, a nonprofit that create a culture in which schools provide a welcoming and inclusive environment where fathers regularly engage and participate in the daily activities in local scho...
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Get the book, Building a Strong Foundation: How School Leaders Can Help New Teachers Succeed and Stay

Follow Michelle on X @LoveServeTeach

 

About The Author Dr. Michelle Hope is a National Board–certified educator with extensive teaching, district-level coaching, and school leadership experience. She has a passion for public education, curriculum writing, teacher development, and school improvement planning and considers...

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Get the book, The Blueprint: A School Leader's Starter Kit To Crack the Code on Student Disengagement

Visit Michelle's Kajabi and get a Free Gift

Visit Michelle's website, LCTELearning.com

Browse Michelle's books on Amazon

About The Author Michelle Singh is a National Board Certified Teacher, founder of The Restful Teacher, and CEO of LCT-E Learning Solutions. With over two decades of education experience, including over...
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Get the book, Culture Keepers: Leaders Creating a Healthy School Culture

Visit Anthony's website, www.newfrontier21.com

Follow Anthony on Facebook 

Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn

About The Author Anthony Muhammad, PhD, is an internationally known educational consultant, a former middle and high school principal, and the author or editor of 12 books, including Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division, ...

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March 24, 2025 26 mins

Get the book, The IC Toolkit

Visit Jim's Website, www.InstructionalCoaching.com

Listen to Michael Bungay Stanier on Principal Center Radio

About The Author

Dr. Jim Knight is Founder and Senior Partner of Instructional Coaching Group (ICG), and a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. He has spent more than two decades studying professional learning and instructional coaching. Jim ...

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