Eduleadership » Radio http://www.eduleadership.org Justin Baeder on principal performance & productivity Mon, 07 May 2012 04:24:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 All Rights Reservedprincipal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcastEducation/K-12info@eduleadership.orgJustin BaederJustin Baedernoprincipal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcastThe best in professional practice from real school leadersJustin Baeder interviews school administrators to bring you the best ideas for leading your school ELR9: Evernote for Administrators http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/10/13/elr9-evernote-for-administrators/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/10/13/elr9-evernote-for-administrators/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:20:45 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1597 EvernoteJoe Mazza and William King join me to discuss Evernote and its many uses for school leaders.

Evernote is a great all-purpose digital file cabinet, and we had no trouble discussing dozens of different ways we find it useful in our work. Here’s how I use it for walkthroughs. Thanks to Joe and William for joining me (several months ago, actually – I decided to run the No Office Day episode first) – they are great educators to connect with.

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]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/10/13/elr9-evernote-for-administrators/feed/ 1 noJoe Mazza and William King join me to discuss Evernote and its many uses for school leaders. Evernote is a great all-purpose digital file cabinet, and we had no trouble discussing dozens of different ways we find it useful in our work. Here’s how I Justin BaederJoe Mazza and William King join me to discuss Evernote and its many uses for school leaders. Evernote is a great all-purpose digital file cabinet, and we had no trouble discussing dozens of different ways we find it useful in our work. Here’s how I use it for walkthroughs. Thanks to Joe and William for [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR009-Evernote-for-Administrators-2011-10-13.mp3 ELR8: No Office Day 2011 http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/09/24/elr8-no-office-day-2011/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/09/24/elr8-no-office-day-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:50:00 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1567 Jessica, Shira, and William discuss No Office Day in this episode of Eduleadership Radio. No Office Day is a movement to get out of the office and into classrooms – something we should do every day, but something worth focusing on to improve our practice.

No Office DayYou can find this week’s guests on Twitter and on their blogs:
Jessica Johnson (@PrincipalJ)
Shira Leibowitz (@ShiraLeibowitz)
William King (@WKingBG)

Other educators involved with No Office Day include:
David Truss (@datruss)
Josh Stumpenhorst (@StumpTeacher)
Lyn Hilt (@L_Hilt)

Thanks very much to this week’s guests. Make sure to check out the No Office Day wiki for a full list of participants and their reactions to their No Office Day experiments (here’s mine). We also discussed Wiffiti (think “wireless graffiti”), an online tool that William used to gather and share responses from students in a class he taught during his no-office day.

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]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/09/24/elr8-no-office-day-2011/feed/ 2 noJessica, Shira, and William discuss No Office Day in this episode of Eduleadership Radio. No Office Day is a movement to get out of the office and into classrooms – something we should do every day, but something worth focusing on to improve our praJustin BaederJessica, Shira, and William discuss No Office Day in this episode of Eduleadership Radio. No Office Day is a movement to get out of the office and into classrooms – something we should do every day, but something worth focusing on to improve our practice. You can find this week’s guests on Twitter and on [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR008-No-Office-Day-2011-09-24.mp3 ELR7: John Bernia on #edfocus http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/08/15/elr7-john-bernia-on-edfocus/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/08/15/elr7-john-bernia-on-edfocus/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:02:56 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1488 John Bernia joins me to discuss #edfocus and Mike Schmoker’s ideas in his book Focus.

John is a middle school principal and a leading voice in the #edfocus Twitter book discussion for school leaders that takes place on alternating Wednesday evenings. I interviewed Dr. Schmoker about his book in Episode 4 of Eduleadership Radio, and I enjoyed the chance to talk with John about his thoughts on the book. We also talked a bit about how #edfocus is helping us learn together online. I’d be remiss if I didn’t credit @justintarte for organizing the chat.

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]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/08/15/elr7-john-bernia-on-edfocus/feed/ 1 noJohn Bernia joins me to discuss #edfocus and Mike Schmoker’s ideas in his book Focus. John is a middle school principal and a leading voice in the #edfocus Twitter book discussion for school leaders that takes place on alternating Wednesday eveningsJustin BaederJohn Bernia joins me to discuss #edfocus and Mike Schmoker’s ideas in his book Focus. John is a middle school principal and a leading voice in the #edfocus Twitter book discussion for school leaders that takes place on alternating Wednesday evenings. I interviewed Dr. Schmoker about his book in Episode 4 of Eduleadership Radio, and [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR007-John-Bernia-edfocus-2011-08-15.mp3 ELR6: Chip Wood – Responsive School Discipline http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/08/07/elr6-chip-wood-responsive-school-discipline/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/08/07/elr6-chip-wood-responsive-school-discipline/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:50:06 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1402 Responsive School Discipline book coverChip Wood joins me to discuss his new book, Responsive School Discipline: Essentials for Elementary School Leaders. Chip is co-founder of the Northeast Foundation for Children and a key leader of the Responsive Classroom movement.

The book offers school leaders a comprehensive plan for addressing climate and discipline issues, particularly in regards to common spaces such as the playground, buses, and cafeteria. If you’re a fan of PBIS, or are looking for ways to create a more positive student climate in your school, the book will be a helpful and practical guide.

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]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/08/07/elr6-chip-wood-responsive-school-discipline/feed/ 1 noChip Wood joins me to discuss his new book, Responsive School Discipline: Essentials for Elementary School Leaders. Chip is co-founder of the Northeast Foundation for Children and a key leader of the Responsive Classroom movement. The book offers school lJustin BaederChip Wood joins me to discuss his new book, Responsive School Discipline: Essentials for Elementary School Leaders. Chip is co-founder of the Northeast Foundation for Children and a key leader of the Responsive Classroom movement. The book offers school leaders a comprehensive plan for addressing climate and discipline issues, particularly in regards to common spaces [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR006-Chip-Wood-Responsive-School-Discipline-2011-08-07.mp3 ELR5: Rob Ackerman – Collecting & Using the Right Data http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/31/elr5-rob-ackerman-collecting-using-the-right-data/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/31/elr5-rob-ackerman-collecting-using-the-right-data/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:45:14 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1390 Eduleadership RadioRob Ackerman, elementary principal from Massachusetts, joins me to discuss collecting and using data. How do you decide what data to collect as a leader, and how do you encourage staff to use the right data in their collaborative work?

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Thanks again to Rob for the great discussion on using data!

]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/31/elr5-rob-ackerman-collecting-using-the-right-data/feed/ 0 noRob Ackerman, elementary principal from Massachusetts, joins me to discuss collecting and using data. How do you decide what data to collect as a leader, and how do you encourage staff to use the right data in their collaborative work? Listen Now: DownloaJustin BaederRob Ackerman, elementary principal from Massachusetts, joins me to discuss collecting and using data. How do you decide what data to collect as a leader, and how do you encourage staff to use the right data in their collaborative work? Listen Now: Download this episode (MP3 format, 32 minutes, 15.5 MB) Follow Eduleadership Radio: Subscribe [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR005-Rob-Ackerman-Collecting-Using-Data-2011-07-31.mp3 ELR4: Mike Schmoker on Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/23/elr4-mike-schmoker-on-focus-elevating-the-essentials-to-radically-improve-student-learning/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/23/elr4-mike-schmoker-on-focus-elevating-the-essentials-to-radically-improve-student-learning/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:11:47 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1346 Focus Mike SchmokerDr. Mike Schmoker discusses his new book Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, in which he explains that we can get dramatically better results in our classrooms by focusing on a few essential elements, including a coherent curriculum, high-quality whole-class instruction, and large doses of reading and writing across the curriculum. He argues that much of our energy today is spent on distractions from these essential elements, without which add-ons like technology and project-based learning will have little impact.

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For more on Focus, check out Education Week’s book backgrounder, or better yet, read the book for yourself (available in paperback and Kindle editions from Amazon).

Dr. Schmoker was kind enough to answer quite a few questions on the EdWeek forums, and graciously made some time to speak with me about his book’s message in this week’s episode of Eduleadership Radio.

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Special thanks to Twitter colleagues @justintarte @chubbuch @wolfball33 @jwporteous @northeagles @MrBernia @eevansHHS @Akee123 @jdahl84 and @POUSDsupt and others for the great conversation about Focus at #edfocus, and especially to Justin Tarte for organizing the discussion.

]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/23/elr4-mike-schmoker-on-focus-elevating-the-essentials-to-radically-improve-student-learning/feed/ 3 noDr. Mike Schmoker discusses his new book Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, in which he explains that we can get dramatically better results in our classrooms by focusing on a few essential elements, including a coherenJustin BaederDr. Mike Schmoker discusses his new book Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, in which he explains that we can get dramatically better results in our classrooms by focusing on a few essential elements, including a coherent curriculum, high-quality whole-class instruction, and large doses of reading and writing across the curriculum. He [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR004-Mike-Schmoker-Focus-2011-07-22.mp3 ELR3: 1:1 Tablet Computing in a High-Poverty District, with Dr. Tyler Brown http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/13/elr3-11-tablet-computing-in-a-high-poverty-district-with-dr-tyler-brown/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/13/elr3-11-tablet-computing-in-a-high-poverty-district-with-dr-tyler-brown/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:56:38 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1329 Dr. Tyler Brown discusses his district’s 1:1 tablet computing initiative and working with students from poverty.

Dr. Brown is Assistant Superintendent in Mt. Vernon City Schools, District 80 in Illinois, a district with more than 80% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. He is also a certified Aha! Process trainer.

In this episode, he shares his district’s experience in helping staff work more effectively with families from poverty through professional development, as well as their new 1:1 tablet computing initiative, which will put Android tablets in the hands of every student and staff member.

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Links to resources we talked about:
Dr. Ruby Payne’s Aha! Process (professional development on working with students from poverty)
Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet (Android OS)
Keyboard/docking station
Study Island
Khan Academy
Dr. Donna Beagle

Note: This is the first episode I’ve recorded using Skype and Ecamm Call Recorder rather than a regular telephone recording service.

]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/13/elr3-11-tablet-computing-in-a-high-poverty-district-with-dr-tyler-brown/feed/ 0 noDr. Tyler Brown discusses his district’s 1:1 tablet computing initiative and working with students from poverty. Dr. Brown is Assistant Superintendent in Mt. Vernon City Schools, District 80 in Illinois, a district with more than 80% of students recJustin BaederDr. Tyler Brown discusses his district’s 1:1 tablet computing initiative and working with students from poverty. Dr. Brown is Assistant Superintendent in Mt. Vernon City Schools, District 80 in Illinois, a district with more than 80% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. He is also a certified Aha! Process trainer. In this episode, he shares his [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR003-Tablet-Computing-High-Poverty-District-Tyler-Brown-2011-07-13.mp3 ELR2: Managing the Teacher Evaluation Process http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/07/elr2-managing-the-teacher-evaluation-process/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/07/elr2-managing-the-teacher-evaluation-process/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:35:01 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1314 Chuck Bell & Jessica Johnson discuss how they manage the teacher evaluation process.

Providing meaningful feedback and completing teacher evaluations represent a substantial portion of the work of school leaders. My guests this week shared their insights into managing the process, and described how they strive to provide instructional leadership through the process. Thanks to Jessica and Chuck for their time and willingness to share.

Jessica’s advice: Don’t put off the post-conference – the sooner you have the post-observation meeting, the more meaningful the feedback will be.

Chuck’s advice: Make it a priority every day. Don’t underestimate the importance of the leader’s presence in classrooms. 

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Links to resources we talked about:
Kim Marshall’s book: Rethinking Teacher Supervision & Evaluation

Georgia School Keys

Evernote

Google Docs

Jessica’s Pre-Observation Form

]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/07/07/elr2-managing-the-teacher-evaluation-process/feed/ 0 noChuck Bell & Jessica Johnson discuss how they manage the teacher evaluation process. Providing meaningful feedback and completing teacher evaluations represent a substantial portion of the work of school leaders. My guests this week shared their insiJustin BaederChuck Bell & Jessica Johnson discuss how they manage the teacher evaluation process. Providing meaningful feedback and completing teacher evaluations represent a substantial portion of the work of school leaders. My guests this week shared their insights into managing the process, and described how they strive to provide instructional leadership through the process. Thanks to [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR002-Managing-Teacher-Evaluations-Jessica-Johnson-Chuck-Bell-2011-06-30.mp3 ELR1: Working as a Solo Administrator – Scott Friedman http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/06/29/eduleadership-radio-1-working-as-a-solo-administrator-scott-friedman/ http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/06/29/eduleadership-radio-1-working-as-a-solo-administrator-scott-friedman/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:47:36 +0000 info@eduleadership.org (Justin Baeder) http://www.eduleadership.org/?p=1268 Working Solo: Scott Friedman of Nine Mile Falls Elementary (WA) was kind enough to join me for the inaugural episode of Eduleadership Radio, my new podcast in which I’ll bring you the best in professional practice from real school leaders.

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Many elementary principals work without an assistant principal or administrative team. Scott Friedman shares his insights on working solo after years of working on an admin team.

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]]> http://www.eduleadership.org/2011/06/29/eduleadership-radio-1-working-as-a-solo-administrator-scott-friedman/feed/ 0 noWorking Solo: Scott Friedman of Nine Mile Falls Elementary (WA) was kind enough to join me for the inaugural episode of Eduleadership Radio, my new podcast in which I’ll bring you the best in professional practice from real school leaders. SubscribeJustin BaederWorking Solo: Scott Friedman of Nine Mile Falls Elementary (WA) was kind enough to join me for the inaugural episode of Eduleadership Radio, my new podcast in which I’ll bring you the best in professional practice from real school leaders. Subscribe in iTunes (link will launch iTunes) iTunes Show Page (on Apple’s website) Direct podcast [...]principal,assistant,principal,school,administrator,administration,leadership,leader,k,12,k12,eduleadership,radio,podcasthttp://www.eduleadership.org/wp-content/ELR001-Working-Solo-Scott-Friedman-2011-06-28.mp3 All Rights ReservedJustin BaedernonadultThe best in professional practice from real school leaders