The Principal Leadership Lab

By Jeff & Adam

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March 03, 2024Season 3 - Episode 5 - Danny Bauer
Danny’s Leadership Journey
Innovative, Story Teller
Dislikes the phrase, “What’s best for kids”
Based on one's own opinion

Don’t use data
Ruckus Makers do school differently
What shift do you want to make?
Better Leaders, Better Schools Motto:
“When you are able to show up AUTHENTICALLY and experience BELONGING with a group of trusted peers, you can be CHALLENGED to take your leadership to the next level.”
Current Leadership struggle/opportunity
What’s Next: District-level support
Hopeful
I’m hopeful that there are more good guys than bad guys.
The map is not the territory
Calm in the Chaos
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February 08, 2024Season 3:Episode 4 - Camp
Developing a competency based curriculum from the ground up – and how the school has communicated it to teachers and students used to traditional grades

How a competency based curriculum develops fairness and equity for students

The role the curriculum plays in advancing student skills and knowledge, and how teachers assess where students are at without traditional methods

Creating a model designed to foster innovators and entrepreneurs, and how they have designed a school and curriculum that encourages students to build products and ideas that are needed in the world while also being able to compete and achieve in a traditional post-high school setting=

How the design of the curriculum is set up to create consistent improvement in students and meet the growing demand for skills-based hiring.
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37min
February 02, 2024 Season 3 - Episode 3 Attendance and Mental Health
How is your school handling attendance and mental health. Listen in and join our Facebook page to continue the conversation. Your idea may be exactly what someone is looking for.
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21min
January 30, 2024 Season 3, EP. 2: Two Adams are Better than One
Join us and Adam Stolzer in this episode.
Be passionate in all we do. Embrace what makes us unique. Reflect to improve. Take pride in who we are, where we are from, and what we do. Work daily to leave a legacy. And evolve to continue to move forward
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31min
January 16, 2024 A New Beginning 2024
Adam and Jeff are ready for another season of engaging conversation. We look forward to learning together and hearing about your trials in your learning communities.
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17min
March 05, 2023The Principal Leadership Lab 2.0, with Cindy Bailey
Cindy Bailey, Dean of Northeast Wisconsin Tech College, sits down with Jeff & Adam, on The Principal Leadership Lab 2.0.
Some key highlights shared with us:
What you start with doesn’t have to be the ending.

Pay attention to the doors, because there are opportunities on the other side.

Always wanted to be on the sidelines, but made a shift.

Worked with a trucking company to share the business with HS students….eventually led to the UW system despite not having the necessary credentials.

The campus dean took a gamble on Cindy and her hunger for learning.

Lots of preparation for her current role, lot of influences
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46min
August 29, 2022 Adam & Jeff... the BACK TO SCHOOL Episode!
15:10:09 - Calendar your time
15:10:20 - Get out of the office
15:10:29 - Use your admin assistant
15:10:48 - Observe and make changes with people not for people.
15:11:04 - Do lunch supervision because it is fun.
15:13:34 - Don't be an island. Connect with NASSP and Twitter.
15:14:10 - Use podcasts and read EdWeek because my cuz Peter DeWitt is there... LOL!!
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35min
July 19, 2022Season 2, Ep. 14 - Dr. Matthew Sowcik
Dr. Matthew Sowcik has been teaching for over 20 years and is currently an assistant professor of Leadership Development at the University of Florida.
Author of “The H-Factor” - Exploring the Intersection of Humility and Leadership to Move from Good to Great
Dr. Matt focuses his research on humility and the creation of organizational leadership programs. He also teaches both undergraduate and graduate-level courses concentrated on interpersonal leadership development, organizational leadership and advanced leadership theory.
Leadership Journey
Liked the idea of human behavior and leadership; From PA, went to NYC, got his PhD from Gonzaga; Wilkes U right out of his PhD; was recruited to come down to Florida to teach other PhDs on humility
In the book, talks a lot about being present.
The XFactor example of humility and how the singer’s lack of humility played a role in the discussion with his daughter.
Jim Collins - humility and determination is what we need to move from good to great.
…companies like the Kellogg Company, Tinder, Kronos, E. & J. Gallo Winery, World Wide Technology, and Teach For America are just a few other successful companies that have committed to “humility” as a core organizational value. (from Matt’s research)
Humility as a mindset
We are incomplete until we take our last breath
…and where is it “taught” in the curriculum?
Humility allows you to take risks.
Why isn’t humility at the front and center? Possible western culture of winning versus introspection.

What top two skills do you recommend that new educational leaders need to have at the ready?
Questions and action in the book will provide guidance.
Go back to humbling yourself. Our perspective is just one POV.
Grow from your mistakes. We need each other.
The Undercover Boss is a great example to observe without limits. Ask, How do they need me?
Collective humility as an organization.

HOPEFUL
My own kids - my two boys, that they grow up and be wonderful humans.

Buy the Book - “The H-Factor” - Exploring the Intersection of Humility and Leadership to Move from Good to Great

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44min
June 13, 2022Season 2, Episode #13 - Dan Wolfe
Join Adam & Jeff as we chat with Assistant Principal and new author Dan Wolfe!
Dan Wolfe has been an educator for almost 25 years; everything from being a classroom teacher, instructional coach, District Curriculum Specialist and an administrator.
Recently wrote first book called “Becoming the Change: Five Essential Elements that Guide Each of Us Towards Becoming Our Best Selves” it focuses on the five elements of Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. This book allows readers to take a self-assessment on each of these five areas and throughout the book learn strategies to help guide them towards growing in certain aspects within each area. The unique feature of this book is the reader will be able to pick and choose their own pathway in how they use this book as they have the ability to decide at the end of each chapter whether to reread that same section or choose a different chapter to read based on what area they feel they need to work on next. This part of the book is based on the similar style seen in the Choose Your Own Adventure series from the mid 1970’s through the late 1990’s.

Leadership Journey
Got the education bug in HS.
Working with new leaders; principal prep program.
Principal Project using PBIS principles in order to become a principal.
“Never forget where you come from” - important to stay connected to the classroom
“Having a Servant Leadership mindset”
Pre-Show: mentioned that his Supt. wanted him to move schools ½ through the year because of his experience in SEL… how do you prepare for this upheaval/change?
Helped write the SEL standards, tapped for his background to more vo another school

Everything happens for a reason

You have to adapt to the situation
Moving into the AP role - what can new APs do to prepare for the upcoming year?
Self Awareness & Social Awareness - look at these two aspects of SEL and reflect on your own strengths and weaknesses
Do a lot of observing those first two weeks
What top two skills do you recommend that new educational leaders need to have at the ready?
Remember where you came from and keep a servant leader mindset.
How do you help a new employee understand the culture of your organization/ How do you hire teachers?
Do they have a growth or fixed mindset? Balance is key.

HOPEFUL
Hopeful for a better tomorrow. “Be the Change”
Socially Aware
Empathy, not Sympathy

CONNECT WITH DAN!
Becoming the Change on Amazon
Dan Wolfe on Twitter

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39min
May 29, 2022 Season 2, Episode 12 - Principal Murray Kitteringham
Join Adam & Jeff as we continue Season 2 with the Principal Sir Joseph Banks HS in Sydney, New South Wales. Murray is a Choice Theory Instructor, dedicated to ensuring equity in outcomes for all.
Leadership Journey
800 students in his high school currently.
Started in a performing arts HS.
A significant other tapped him on the shoulder to encourage him to pursue a lead teacher position and other positions grew from there.
Didn’t aspire to be a principal.
Outgrew his teaching role.
All of the roles led to this role at Sir Joseph Banks HS.
“Sometimes people see something in you that you don’t see in yourself”
“We need to start with the heart, the relationship”
When he was hired, he was charged with making his school a “School of Choice” - kids were clamoring to get out at the time
Bus drivers were passing by students with their school uniforms.

How do you help a new employee understand the culture of your organization/ How do you hire teachers?
Identify people’s areas of wisdom & strengths
Teach the values that we want to see every day
Our words are very impactful - we need to choose them wisely
Lots of different cultures - 29 different cultural groups
Our teachers are really skilled at tapping into children’s cultural needs & backgrounds
New staff begin with choice theory.

Leadership Challenge/Opportunity
Continuity of Learning - ensuring every student had a device
Flipping lessons online - staying innovative, ensuring kids want to learn, stay motivated.
“Every student leaves one foot into the future.”

HOPEFUL
Future for our students. Creating better versions of themselves.
For the future - 100% feel fully equipped.

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53min

FAQs about The Principal Leadership Lab:

How many episodes does The Principal Leadership Lab have?

The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.