The Principal Leadership Lab

Join Jeff & Adam as we sit down to chat with the COO & Co-Founder of the Teach Better Team! Jeff Gargas and Chad Ostrowski built the Teach Better Team from the ground up on one major premise - to help educators be better today than they were yesterday and be better tomorrow than they were today. It's not about the comparison to the teacher down the hallway or who you may follow on your fav...

Join Adam & Jeff as we chat with former Army Veteran and Middle School Principal, Demetrius Ball.   **NOTE** There were some connectivity issues throughout the episode; we did our best to edit them out so that you can still get the full podcast experience and understand the main points of our conversation! Episode Notes: 2nd year MS principal - San Ramon, CA Spent 3 yrs. as a H.S. Assista...

Check out this episode of The Principal Leadership Lab, where we sit down to talk with Matthew X. Joseph!  Currently serving as the Director of curriculum, instruction and assessment in Leicester, Massachusetts, Matt has been a school and district leader in many capacities in public education over his 25 years in the field. Some takeaways from this episode: Focusing on the Silver Linings to c...

Listen to Adam and Jeff chat with Kevin Curtis, the CEO and Founder of National Educators for Restorative Practices.  Kevin talks about not having a Discipline Plan, but rather a Care Plan; his 3 C's: Confronting, Convicting, and Condemning; and the importance of putting connections before content.   From Kevin's Bio: Kevin was the former Restorative Discipline Coordinator and Assistant...

Join Jeff and Adam as we chat with Dr. Erik Youngman, Curriculum Director for Libertyville School District #70 in Libertyville, IL.  Erik talks about his passions in education, which include homework, grading, and the power of having a growth mindset, as well as his hope that we can move people forward by staying focused on relationships!  Contact Dr. Youngman Twitter Dr. Erik Youngman H...

Join Jeff and Adam as we chat with Adam Welcome, former elementary school teacher, elementary principal, and Director of Innovation for a district with 35,000 students. Adam currently works as a motivational speaker and author.  Adam talks about the power of walking through an open door when you encounter one, and offers advice for staying positive when it would be so easy to quit. Adam is th...

Join us as we chat with Rae Hughart, the Director of Training & Development for the Teach Better Team!  Listen in as we talk about how Rae got started with the Teach Better Team, the need to amplify teacher voices and hear more teacher stories, how teachers DESERVE to be heard, the depth and breadth of the Team (including the Administrator Mastermind, Podcast Network, Speakers Network, weekly Twit...

Jeff & Adam chat with Sarah about the principalship, wanting to be a principal even before she wanted to be a teacher, being a self-professed workaholic, about writing "Balance Like a Pirate" with co-authors Jessica Cabeen and Jennifer Johnson, and her latest book, "Lead with Faith."  We get into her life's Calling, and the importance of amplifying and inspiring women. Reach out to Sarah...

What is a Lab Note?  Lab notes are the thoughts, observations, and musings of leadership experiences. Each note will be a short boost; a catalyst for courage to lean into the day.  Listen to Adam as he shares the importance of adaptability.

Dr. Quentin J. Lee - the Hope Dealer - talks about life as a high school principal, “Kicking it with Dr. Lee,” growing up in a small, mostly white community, never really having the “full black experience “ until he attended Alabama A & M, Jerome vs. Quentin, and Ms. Edna Ruth. Contact Information Dr. Lee on Twitter @DrQuentinJLee Dr. Lee on Facebook - Quentin J Lee Dr. Lee's website: drquenti...

Hal Bowman

Join Jeff & Adam as we discuss baseball, back to school, COVID, and our recent Social Justice episode with Basil Marin, Markenya Williams and Marcus Belin!  Also, we chat about our next guest - Hal Bowman - who joins us for the August 10th episode of The Principal Leadership Lab!   Additional Show Notes: Using Instagram Asael Ruvalcaba , principal of Rio Hondo HS in Texas Digital Lea...

Today, Adam and I talk to three outstanding educators about race in our country.  Please enjoy this episode and reach out to any of us if you want to continue the conversation. We can be reached here: Jeff Prickett on Twitter @jdprickett Adam DeWitt on Twitter @adewitt2 Basil Marin on Twitter @basil_marin Markenya Williams on Twitter @MarkenyaW Marcus Belin on Twitter @MarcusJBelin **(Additio...

Jeff & Adam discuss the COVID pandemic - are there any positive takeaways to be gleaned from this public health crisis, especially for school communities?  And what does going into the 20-21 school year look like?  Check out the latest episode of The Principal Leadership Lab as we discuss, "The COVID Comeback?" Show Notes Linked Here!

The Principal Leadership Lab was created for you for a couple of reasons.  The obvious reason is to talk about leadership and education trends.  But the second and deeper - perhaps more powerful purpose for the podcast -is to create a kind of “lab” space to really dig into, experiment with, and dismantle, those leadership experiences you are struggling with and help you create some lever...