School District Leadership - hosted by Adam Welcome

What a fun conversation with my friend and Superintendent, Jon Konen from Montana. We talk about teacher and admin recruitment, book recommendations, the people who first believed in us and so much more. Be sure to check out Jon's book - Benjamin’s Visit to Principal Read’s Office https://www.amazon.com/Benjamin%C2%92s-Visit-Principal-Reads%C2%92s-Office/dp/1480868892/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Benjamin%...

Dr. Sarah Thomas is someone who I've been connected with on social media for many years, and had the pleasure of hanging out with in person at an EdTech conference in Illinois a few years ago.  Sarah is an educator, entrepreneur and just an amazing human being! We talk about book publishing, what education needs right now, who she's learning from currently and whole bunch of other topics. Ple...

Today on the show is one of my very good friends, Ellen O'Neill. Ellen is an Elementary Principal in Long Island, New York and just a huge advocate for kids, teachers, innovation, fun and absolutely crushes it every single day at her school. I really hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did! Be sure to follow and connect with Ellen on Twitter - @ellen_oneill Book Adam for your next event!...

Dennis is an Elementary Principal in Wisconsin and you'll be able to tell right away from his infectious energy and passion for education why I think so highly of this school leader.  Dennis loves to wear a bow tie at school and I know you're going to love our conversation - thanks for listening! Be sure to follow and connect with Dennis on Twitter - @D4Griffin3 Book Adam for your next event!...

Today is a SPECPOD (Special Podcast) Here is the blog post in written format -  https://www.mradamwelcome.com/blog/how-do-you-get-started-with-a-new-idea Book Adam for your next event!  www.mradamwelcome.com/speaking Adam's Books: Kids Deserve It - amzn.to/3fGX6O5 Run Like a Pirate - amzn.to/3AkfK7K Teachers Deserve It - amzn.to/3AknWoq Empower Our Girls - amzn.to/3qLyyd1 Social Media: @...

Quennel is an Elementary Principal and school leadership coach in Minnesota.  We had such an awesome conversation about interview questions, book recommendations, being a hard worker vs a workaholic and so much more as well. I'm for sure going to be having Quennel back on the podcast for round two and I really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! Be sure to follow and connect wi...

Dr. Kristen Paul has been a teacher, middle school Principal and is currently a leadership coach and adjunct professor! Kristen is one of the smartest and most thoughtful people I know and I really hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Be sure to connect and follow Kristen on Twitter - @MrsKristenPaul Book Adam for your next event! mradamwelcome.com/speaking Adam's Books: Kids Deserve...

Such an important conversation on the podcast today with Public Information Office, Lori Perlow. We talk all about school branding, sharing your story, being on the offense with communication and not on the defense. And all the different tiers of communication, from newsletters to simple sharing on social media. I really hope you enjoy this one as much as I did and look out down the road because I...

This episode with Ashlie could have been a few hours long, oh my all the energy she has around teaching and kids! Ashlie is a science teacher in the Nashville, TN area and just brought it during our interview. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did! Be sure to follow and connect with Ashlie on Twitter - @AshliePJackson And check out her appearance on the BeatShazam show, it's a fun one...

Glen is the Executive Director of Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP) and doing such great work for leaders and future leaders in Oklahoma.  We talk about books, recruiting new leaders and a whole host of other topics. Enjoy! Be sure to follow and connect with Glen on Twitter - @gabshere And check out OAESP for tons of resources that all school leaders can benefit fro...

Daniel is such an awesome educator with experience that has taken him all around the world. He's also the National Distinguished Principal, International Edition for NAESP and is currently working in France at the American School of Paris. We have such a great conversation that I know you'll enjoy! Be sure to connect with Daniel on Twitter - @DanKerr1 And also follow his blog where he's been writi...

EduOpenings is a brand new app, resource, website, hub where educators find jobs, professional development, and freelance work. My friends Dr. Howard Fields (Episode 9 & 63) and Dr. Darryl Diggs (Episode 28) and the brains behind the idea and we talk all about EduOpenings and the amazing resource it is. Be sure to follow and connect with @EduOpenings on social media! Book Adam for your next ev...

This interview with Stephanie McConnell was so much fun and we talked about book writing, mentors, taking care of yourself and also a bunch about having and maintaining a side hustle. I really hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to connect with Stephanie at her links below! Be sure to follow Stephanie on Twitter - @Principalsteph1 And on Instagram - @prinicpalprinciples Also check out Stephani...

Dr. Randy Watson is the Commissioner of Educator for the state of Kansas and I was so excited to talk with him about all that is happening around in education in his state. Dr. Watson started the 'Kansas Re-Design' a number of years ago and it's really all I've heard about every time I travel and work in Kansas.  We also talk about books, leadership in general and I know you're going to enjoy...

Dr. Clint Mitchell is the National Distinguished Principal for NAESP and the state of Virginia for 2021 and doing such amazing work at his school. Originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, Clint has been recognized for many years as a school leader and we have such a fun conversation about books, interview questions, mentors and so much more. Be sure to follow Clint on Twitter - @mitche...

Katie is a former teacher, coach and now works for a really awesome company (Forward Edge) in the Cincinnati area doing all things EdTech with a bunch of school districts in the area. We talk a lot about integrating technology into classroom lessons and where to start and also how to take your game to new levels. Be sure to follow Katie on Twitter - @Katie_M_Ritter Enjoy!

Today is a SPECPOD (Special Podcast) and a new format that I'm trying out.  I'm back on the blogging train and recorded my recent blog post about starting a podcast. Here's the blog post in written format -  https://www.mradamwelcome.com/blog/its-time-to-start-a-podcast Lets' connect on social - Twitter - @mradamwelcome Instagram - @mradamwelcome

SUPER excited to have my friend Marcus back on the podcast for another episode today! Marcus is a High School Principal, President of Illinois Principals Association, 2021 ASCD Emerging Leader and 2021 NASSP Digital Principal of the Year. We talk about education, speaking, life and a bunch of other topics. Be sure to connect with Marcus on social media (@MarcusJBelin) and also check out his websit...

This episode was SO fun to record with Tim, April and Becky. They're part of the central office team in York School District 1 (South Carolina) and work with teachers on a daily basis to help with instruction, coaching and so much more. The ideas this trio talked about are going to help so many other instructional teams with their communication, organization and just how to work as a team! Thanks...

Katie is an Instructional Coach in Oklahoma City, she speaks and presents at conferences all over the country and this was such a fun episode to record. I learned so much from Katie about working with teachers, supporting teachers and just how to be a better educator, I really hope you enjoy! Be sure to follow Katie on Twitter - @KatieKinder1 Katie has a brand new book out called 'Untold Teaching...

Stephanie is an amazing Instructional Technology Coach in South Carolina, and also an Emerging Leader with SCASCD (the South Carolina affiliate of ASCD) and our conversation is packed with ideas for teachers and students and also lots of laughter that I know you're going to enjoy! Please be sure to follow Stephanie on Twitter, she puts out such great content and her positivity is infections! @MsCl...

Julieta is Bilingual Literacy Instructional Coach in Texas and our conversation is packed with so many tangible ideas for other instructional coaches and just teachers in general. She's passionate, student focused, has amazing ideas to share and big goals with her career that I am positive will come to fruition for her in the very near future. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy my conver...

I was so fortunate to have Dr. Ron Barry on the podcast today to just talk about education in general and take a little bit of a break from the normal Q&A I usually do. Ron and I were texting a few days before this recording about education and the current state, and I asked if we could stop texting and just hit record on a conversation, and that's what we did. Ron is a bright light in educati...

What a fun conversation this one was with Bryce Powers, Instructional Specialist in the Houston, TX area and just doing such amazing work with teachers and kids. Bryce works in middle school and for anyone that follows him on Twitter you can see what a passion he has for connecting with kids and bringing the curriculum alive and supporting teachers. Bryce has also spent some time in the studio him...

There are so many amazing things to say about Shane. She's a former 4th grade teacher, turned instructional coach and is just an amazing human being. If you follow Shane on social media you can feel her energy from all that she does with kids and teachers. Shane also presents at conferences and is a new author with a book that just came out last summer. I really hope you enjoy our conversation abo...