Principal Matters: The School Leader's Podcast with William D. Parker

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05.29.2024
PMP398: Leveraging Executive Internal Communication for Stronger Brands with Brittany Keil
Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d love to hear from you....
05.22.2024
PMP397: Maximizing Feedback to Teachers with Molly Dexter, Brandon Mawhorter, and Kathleen Beckham
Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d love to hear from you....
05.15.2024
PMP396: Leadership Approaches to Conflict Resolution with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
Will You Help Us Celebrate?? Hello, Friends! It’s Will Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. We’re excited to announce that we’re approaching our 400th episode! Can you believe it? To make this milestone even more special, we’d...
05.08.2024
PMP395: Embracing MESSY Leadership with Alyssa Gallagher and Jen Schwanke
A few words from William D. Parker Hey everyone, William D. Parker here from Principal Matters: The School Leader’s Podcast. With over 1.4 million downloads and a decade of content for school leaders, our resources are always available for you...
05.01.2024
PMP394: Lessons from a First Year Principal with Tomas Macaluso
In this episode, we explore the remarkable journey of Tomas, principal of North Valleys High School in Reno, Nevada. Beginning his career as a CTE teacher, Tomas spent a decade before transitioning into administration. His path is one of dedication...
04.24.2024
PMP393: Turnaround Leadership with Dr. Tameka Hyland
Dr. Tameka D. Hyland is a transformative educational leader. As principal of Sherman Avenue Elementary, she and her team raised its grade from D to C and scored the second highest reading scores in Mississippi within two years. As the...
04.17.2024
PMP392: Small Steps to Big Joy with Kim Strobel and Jen Schwanke
Hi, Friends. William D. Parker here. As you listen to this week’s show, you’re going to hear a powerful conversation Dr. Jen Schwanke has interviewing author and educator Kim Strobel. Kim Strobel is a motivational powerhouse, inspiring lives and organizations...
04.10.2024
PMP391: Hiring Tips from the Field with Principal Beau Brannon
Beau Brannon has served as principal of Union High School Freshman Academy, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since the summer of 2022. Previously, he served four years as its assistant principal. A 2008 Muldrow High School alum, he ventured into college football...
04.03.2024
PMP390: Mindshifts for Leaders with Dr. T.J. Vari
Dr. T.J. Vari is the Deputy Superintendent of the Appoquinimink School District. T.J. is a former middle school assistant principal and principal and former high school English teacher. His master’s degree is in School Leadership and his doctorate is in...
03.27.2024
PMP389: Building a Systems Transformation Pathway with Naheed Bardai
Naheed Bardai is the Principal of UWC Atlantic and arrived in south Wales in August 2021 from Upper Canada College in Toronto, where he was head of upper school for six years. Before that, he served as dean of students...
03.20.2024
PMP338: How Do You Know if You’re Making the Right Decision? – with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this week’s episode, Dr. Jen Schwanke and William D. Parker delve into the complexities of decision-making, particularly in leadership roles. Both share insights and strategies to navigate the often murky waters of making the “right” decisions. Continuous Learning and...
03.13.2024
PMP387: Accountability – A Dirty Word or Essential? with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this week’s episode, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker talk about the word accountability. In education, this word can be perceived as both positive and negative. On the negative side, education has been the target of a lot of political...
03.06.2024
PMP386: Connecting Every Student to Caring Adults with Melissa Barlow
Melissa Barlow is in her eleventh year as Principal of Yukon High School in Yukon, Oklahoma. In her past two decades as an educator, she has taught both middle-level and high school science and math, as well as serving in...
02.28.2024
PMP385: Capturing Kids Hearts with Flip Flippen
Flip Flippen is a New York Times best-selling author, social entrepreneur, psychotherapist, and the founder and chairman of Capturing Kids’ Hearts, one of the largest educator training and team development companies in North America. Flip and his wife Susan were...
02.21.2024
PMP384: Anticipate, Analyze, and Act with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this week’s episode Will Parker and Jen Schwanke discuss more about Dr. Schwanke’s new book, The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management. Jen asked leaders to consider a circle to anticipate, analyze and act as an ongoing movement – a...
02.14.2024
PMP383: The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management – Jen’s new book!
Conflicts are inevitable. The question is how do you manage them in healthy ways with the appropriate mindset, anticipation, analysis, and action? This week, Dr. Jen Schwanke shares takeaways with William D. Parker from Jen’s new book, The Principal’s Guide...
02.07.2024
PMP382: Profoundly Impacting Learning Culture with Dan Kelley
Daniel Kelley is an Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Rhode Island. He previously served as the principal of Smithfield High School in Smithfield, RI. During his tenure, he successfully implemented sustainable change initiatives...
01.31.2024
PMP381: Maximizing the Superpowers of each Individual with Jim Wichman
Jim Wichman is the founder of Inspired Edification, LLC, a seasoned educational administrator with over 25 years of experience. Jim has a rich history of service in both urban and rural public school settings. Coming from a background of poverty...
01.24.2024
PMP380: Dynamics of Building Leaders vs District Leaders with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke
This week Jen Schwanke and Will Parker discuss the dynamics involved in building leadership vs district leadership. Although still a principal at heart, Jen has served in the role of Deputy Superintendent now for three years. Will asked her to...
01.17.2024
PMP379: Systems Leader vs People Leader with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke
In this week’s episode, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker discuss the difference between systems leadership and people leadership. Here’s a quick summary: Leaders need to understand both. As one of Jen’s advisors told her, “If there is no route for...
01.10.2024
PMP378: Surfing the Crest of New Waves with Mark Geraets
Mark Geraets, is an education leader with a career spanning 40 impactful years. Born in New Zealand as the youngest of seven to Dutch immigrant parents, Mark’s university education journey began at 16, as the youngest student at Teacher’s College....
01.03.2024
PMP377: Conversations that Matter with Jennifer Abrams
Jennifer Abrams is an international educational and communications consultant for public and independent schools, universities, and nonprofits. She trains and coaches teachers, administrators, and others on new teacher/employee support, having hard conversations, collaboration skills, and being your best adult self...
12.27.2023
PMP376: Year in Review – Where Are You Growing? with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke
In this week’s episode, Will and Jen flip the mic, and Jen interviews Will about his experiences with Principal Matters as his full time work in the past six months of 2023. They discuss the emotional ups and downs of...
12.20.2023
PMP375: She Leads with Dr. Rachael George and Dr. Jen Schwanke
A few quick words from Will Parker: Hi, Friends! You’re going to be listening to an interview hosted by Jen Schwanke with our guest, Rachel George, the author of the book, She Leads: The Woman’s Guide to a Career in...
12.13.2023
PMP374: Accelerating Student Voice with Dr. James Flynn
Dr. James Flynn has been a teacher, coach, Assistant Principal, Principal of the Grades 3-6 Intermediate School in Burlington City, Principal of Burlington City High School, and is currently the Director of Planning/Research, Evaluation, Operations, and State and Federal Programs...
12.06.2023
PMP373: Increasing Your Impact with Donna Hayward
Donna Hayward began her professional career as a high school mathematics teacher after earning her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Smith College. Inspired by her own high school principal, Donna completed her Sixth Year through UCONN and served as Assistant...
11.29.2023
PMP372: The Power of Principal Mindfulness with Dr. Rob Russell and Dr. Dustin Miller
In this week’s episode, Dr. Jen Schwanke hosts an episode interviewing Drs. Rob Russell and Dustin Miller, with lessons from a recent article they authored on The Power of Principal Mindfulness. Rob Russell, Ed. D., is an assistant principal at...
11.22.2023
PMP371: Simplicity in Leadership Does Not Equal Easier with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
As a child, I had the privilege of observing my grandparent’s farming responsibilities, so this week’s conversation with Jen Schwanke is important to me personally and professionally. In it, we discuss a documentary about traditional farming methods, and we draw...
11.15.2023
PMP370: Middle School Superpowers with Phyllis Fagell
Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC, is a school counselor in Washington, DC, a therapist who works with children and teens in private practice, and an author and journalist. She is the author of Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids...
11.08.2023
PMP369: Connecting Through Conversation with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns
Erika Bare has been an educator for over 20 years, currently serving as the Assistant Superintendent in the Ashland School District in Oregon. A special education teacher by training, she is passionate about supporting all students through individual supports to...
11.01.2023
PMP368: Buildership with Robyn Jackson and Jen Schwanke
Hi, Friends. Will Parker here. A quick shout-out to Dr. Jen Schwanke and Dr. Robyn Jackson who agreed to record this special edition of Principal Matters where Jen hosts the show. In this conversation, you’ll find helpful lessons for your...
10.25.2023
PMP367: Head and Heart, A Principal’s Tools with Jen Schwanke
In this episode, Will Parker and Jen Schwanke, talk about her recent article, “Heart and head: A Principal’s Essential Tools,” written for the ASCD Education Leadership magazine. Check it out here. Jen started the conversation by sharing a piece she...
10.18.2023
PMP366: Navigating Leadership Drift with Cale Birk
Cale Birk is a former teacher, high school principal, and District Head of Innovation from British Columbia, Canada. In 2015, one of his schools was named one of the first Model PLC Schools in Canada. Feeling like he was only...
10.11.2023
PMP365: Likable Leadership with Lisa Parry
Lisa Parry is a veteran English teacher (1994-present) and K-12 principal (2018-present) who is proud to lead a 2021 National Blue Ribbon Elementary School and a 2020 ESEA Distinguished Elementary School. In 2022, her colleagues recognized her as South Dakota...
10.04.2023
PMP364: Not Missing Out on Your Best Kept Secrets with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In today’s episode, Will Parker shares poignant takeaways from a summer hiking trip with his son, Jack, applying those insights to the realm of school leadership. The discussion centers on the importance of being present, connecting with students, and celebrating...
09.27.2023
PMP363: Building Stronger, Authentic Relationships with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
This week Will Parker and Jen Schwanke respond to a listener question submitted several months ago but still relevant today for leaders: “I’ve been a loyal listener of the Principal Matters podcast and value the insights from both William and...
09.20.2023
PMP362: Be The Driving Force with Dr. Don Parker
Dr. Don Parker is a leading voice in professional development and educational transformation. Since beginning his educational journey in 1997, Dr. Parker has served in diverse roles, from teaching in Chicago’s inner-city schools to mentoring future educators as an Adjunct...
09.13.2023
PMP361: Coaching Questions for Leaders with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this week's episode of the PMP, Jen Schwanke asks Will Parker Michael Bungay Stanier's coaching questions.
09.06.2023
PMP360: Creating Resilience in Learning and Leadership with Cheryl Step
Will Parker interviews guest Cheryl Step on her knowledge of creating resilience in students and leaders on this week's episode of the PMP.
08.30.2023
PMP359: Building Trust & Thriving as an Assistant Principal with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
Will Parker and co-host Jen Schwanke tackle a listener question geared towards assistant principals in this week's episode of the PMP.
08.27.2023
Bonus: Principal Matters Update from Will Parker
Hi, Friends. Will Parker here. I am sharing this bonus episode to inform Principal Matters listeners about some new updates. First of all, we have a new website. For 10 years, I have been using the same website, and this...
08.23.2023
PMP358: Inspired to Be Faithful with Timothy Alexander
This week Will Parker interviews Timothy Alexander as he shares his inspiring story and how he uses it to reach students.
08.16.2023
PMP357: Leading Your Hometown School with John Boyd
Will Parker and guest John Boyd discuss school management and leading your hometown high school in this week's episode of PMP.
08.09.2023
PMP356: Escaping the Black Hole of Urgency with Dr. Frederick Buskey
Frederick Buskey lives in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and helps assistant principals live and lead better by teaching them how to escape the black hole of urgency. Building on 32 years of K-12 and higher education leadership experience, Dr. Buskey provides...
08.02.2023
PMP355: Using Reflective Questions with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
Will Parker runs through a series of reflective questions by author Michael Bugay Stanier in this week's episode of the PMP.
07.26.2023
PMP354: Questions on Allocation of Support with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
Will Parker and co-host Jen Schwanke tackle a listener question about leadership and resource allocation on this week's episode of the PMP.
07.19.2023
PMP353: How to Provide Meaningful Feedback in Observations with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
Will Parker and co-host Jen Schwanke discuss ways to provide thoughtful and helpful feedback to teachers in this week's episode of the PMP. … Continue readingPMP353: How to Provide Meaningful Feedback in Observations with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
07.18.2023
PMP353: How to Provide Meaningful Feedback in Observations with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this episode, Jen Schwanke shares insights from a new Quick Reference Guide she authored for ASCD on Teacher Observation and Feedback. You can find the resource here. As the author of this new guide, Jen explains why she chose...
07.12.2023
PMP352: Grow Your Leadership with the Palo Alto High School Admin Team
Will Parker sits down with the admin team of Palo Alto High School to discuss the Grow Leadership Academy, a mastermind lead by Will.
07.05.2023
PMP351: Understanding How to Serve Generations with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke
Will Parker and co-host Jen Schwanke discuss how to reach and best serve younger generations in this week's episode of PMP.

What's Principal Matters: The School Leader's Podcast with William D. Parker about?

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Principal Matters: The School Leader's Podcast with William D. Parker episodes:

PMP398: Leveraging Executive Internal Communication for Stronger Brands with Brittany Keil

PMP397: Maximizing Feedback to Teachers with Molly Dexter, Brandon Mawhorter, and Kathleen Beckham

PMP396: Leadership Approaches to Conflict Resolution with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP395: Embracing MESSY Leadership with Alyssa Gallagher and Jen Schwanke

PMP394: Lessons from a First Year Principal with Tomas Macaluso

PMP393: Turnaround Leadership with Dr. Tameka Hyland

PMP392: Small Steps to Big Joy with Kim Strobel and Jen Schwanke

PMP391: Hiring Tips from the Field with Principal Beau Brannon

PMP390: Mindshifts for Leaders with Dr. T.J. Vari

PMP389: Building a Systems Transformation Pathway with Naheed Bardai

PMP338: How Do You Know if You’re Making the Right Decision? – with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP387: Accountability – A Dirty Word or Essential? with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP386: Connecting Every Student to Caring Adults with Melissa Barlow

PMP385: Capturing Kids Hearts with Flip Flippen

PMP384: Anticipate, Analyze, and Act with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP383: The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management – Jen’s new book!

PMP382: Profoundly Impacting Learning Culture with Dan Kelley

PMP381: Maximizing the Superpowers of each Individual with Jim Wichman

PMP380: Dynamics of Building Leaders vs District Leaders with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke

PMP379: Systems Leader vs People Leader with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke

PMP378: Surfing the Crest of New Waves with Mark Geraets

PMP377: Conversations that Matter with Jennifer Abrams

PMP376: Year in Review – Where Are You Growing? with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke

PMP375: She Leads with Dr. Rachael George and Dr. Jen Schwanke

PMP374: Accelerating Student Voice with Dr. James Flynn

PMP373: Increasing Your Impact with Donna Hayward

PMP372: The Power of Principal Mindfulness with Dr. Rob Russell and Dr. Dustin Miller

PMP371: Simplicity in Leadership Does Not Equal Easier with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP370: Middle School Superpowers with Phyllis Fagell

PMP369: Connecting Through Conversation with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns

PMP368: Buildership with Robyn Jackson and Jen Schwanke

PMP367: Head and Heart, A Principal’s Tools with Jen Schwanke

PMP366: Navigating Leadership Drift with Cale Birk

PMP365: Likable Leadership with Lisa Parry

PMP364: Not Missing Out on Your Best Kept Secrets with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP363: Building Stronger, Authentic Relationships with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP362: Be The Driving Force with Dr. Don Parker

PMP361: Coaching Questions for Leaders with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP360: Creating Resilience in Learning and Leadership with Cheryl Step

PMP359: Building Trust & Thriving as an Assistant Principal with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

Bonus: Principal Matters Update from Will Parker

PMP358: Inspired to Be Faithful with Timothy Alexander

PMP357: Leading Your Hometown School with John Boyd

PMP356: Escaping the Black Hole of Urgency with Dr. Frederick Buskey

PMP355: Using Reflective Questions with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP354: Questions on Allocation of Support with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP353: How to Provide Meaningful Feedback in Observations with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP353: How to Provide Meaningful Feedback in Observations with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker

PMP352: Grow Your Leadership with the Palo Alto High School Admin Team

PMP351: Understanding How to Serve Generations with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke

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