The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Today we welcome elementary school principal and author Matt Renwick to discuss his two most recent books: Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H. , published by Corwin, and Resist the Script , a self-published e-book.  Some specific areas of conversation include: The “north star” of helping teachers to become better leaders and learners The importance of affirming positive practices before rushing into change...

In this episode of The Authority Podcast, our host Ross Romano welcomes guest Sean Slade to discuss his book Questioning Education: Moving from What and How to Why and Who . Some specific areas of conversation include: Some of the false assumptions we make about schools What “off the radar” topics education leaders should be thinking about Sean’s new “Educational Solar System” and how it proposes...

Brig Leane, former principal of Fruita Middle School in Colorado, has over 20 years of experience in education. He has been an assistant principal and has taught at the middle and high school levels in inner-city, suburban, and rural schools. He has also been an adjunct professor at Colorado Christian University. As a teacher, Brig learned the power of the PLC process firsthand, as his math team g...

Erik M. Francis is an international author, educator, and presenter with over 25 years of experience in education working as a classroom teacher, a site administrator, an education program specialist in a state education agency, and a professional development producer and provider. Erik is the author of Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning publishe...

Elevated Leader Horizontal vs. Vertical Leadership Emotional Intelligence is vertical development How do we really develop vertically? Must connect to our bodies’ internal operating system. More inclined to self-protect ourselves. We may not have the capacity to address our past trauma. Regardless of where we are, we can always level up. It’s easier than we generally think. The deeper we go, the h...

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. During her extensive career, she has personally coached and mentored thousands of people ranging from undergraduates to faculty members.  As Assistant Dean for Mentoring she oversaw the...

Thomas R. Hoerr, PhD retired after leading the New City School in St. Louis, Missouri for 34 years and is now the Emeritus Head of School. He is currently a Scholar In Residence at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and teaches in the Educational Leadership program, preparing prospective principals. He also led the ISACS New Heads Network and founded the Non-Profit Management Program at Washing...

Dr. Susie Wise is a design leader with experience in the education, tech, and the social sectors. She coaches leaders in equity design and innovation practices. She teaches at the d.school at Stanford. Previously she founded and directed the K12 Lab at the d.school and co-created Liberatory Design. She is the author of the book Designing for Belonging . She was a previous guest on Transformative P...

This episode introduces the Authority Podcast as the place to go for educational authors to share the great work in their books.