The School House 302
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Welcome to TheSchoolHouse302 where it’s our job to help you lead better and grow faster. Leadership might be complex but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Our models for leadership are simple and applicable in any school or district.
Here’s how you can enjoy the site. Each month, we start with a new leadership model built on the core tenements of leadership and based on both research and evidence from practice. Here’s what you can expect from our newsletter.
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Season 6, Episode 10 of the FocusED School Leadership Podcast with Guest Vicky Essebag
Developing Stronger Relationships with Vicky Essebag This is Season 6, Episode 10 of FocusED, and it features our guest, Vicky Essebag; we discuss the concept of “relationspaces,” building stronger bonds with people, personal growth…and so much more. ...
Season 6, Episode 9 of the FocusED School Leadership Podcast with Guest Nason Lollar
Promoting Educator Professionalism with Nason Lollar This is Season 6, Episode 9 of FocusED, and it features our guest, Nason Lollar; we discuss educator professional conduct, human resources, managing and sustaining a positive culture, school leadership…and so...
TheSchoolHouse302 Blog
Our blog is the first thing we post each month. It covers a topic of school leadership and school culture that every leader should know more about. You’ll get links to research and resources that you’ll enjoy and share as you grow with us.
Using R.E.S.T. as a Technique for Making a Needed Change
Most leaders need more rest and rejuvenation techniques. Too many leaders who we coach tell us that they don't get enough sleep, that their diet needs an overall, and that they can't seem to catch up in one or more aspects of their life. Some of that is simply normal....
The Principal’s Playbook–Three Cs that You Need to Know: Code, Curriculum, and Community
As you stepped out of your classroom and into administration, a startling realization probably hit you–things aren’t necessarily done in every classroom the way that you did them in yours. The carefully structured world you created—where every lesson was planned from...
Navigating the Swells: 3 Skills for Riding the Waves of Educational Leadership
It's all about where your mind's at. ~ Kelly Slater In the vast ocean of educational leadership, there exists a third force that is both powerful and unpredictable: swells. Seasoned sailors know that they must successfully navigate the tumultuous waves of a rough sea...
Leading Better & Growing Faster with Joe & T.J.
Our show is a popular podcast for school leaders. We conduct an interview with a great leader, often an author or thought leader, we share books that we like on particular topics, and we add our thoughts in short segments within the show. That means that you’ll find three ways to enjoy the show:
- Interviews with other great leaders
- Book recommendations
- And, our “302 thoughts”
Riptides and School Leadership: Parallels in Power and Peril
In this episode of the Leading Better and Growing Faster podcast for school leaders, Joe and T.J. discuss how school leaders can effectively manage the riptides found in everyday school leadership. Imagine a calm beach day, preferably Savage Ditch, Delaware, where you...
Stoic Leadership and Remaining Calm in Times of Chaos with Guest Glenn Robbins
When you stop believing that what you do matters, you can’t make a difference anymore. ~ Debbie Silver About Glenn Robbins Glenn Robbins is the proud Superintendent of the Brigantine Public School District in Brigantine, New Jersey. He has served as a public school...
Demystifying Decision-Making: Exploring the Undercurrents Created By Our Choices
In this episode of Leading Better and Growing Faster for School Leaders, Joe, and T.J. discuss how school leaders must recognize how their decisions create undercurrents within the organization. Every decision you make at school, from offering certain foods in the...
Our Book Recommendations
One aspect of our Leading Better and Growing Faster with Joe and T.J. podcast, we recommend the best books to read on the topic of school leadership. You may hear us refer to ReadThis or ReadThisSeries…you’ll love the books, and we always want to know what you’re reading. And, don’t forget to jot down the “reader’s tip” that we add at the end.
Riptides and School Leadership: Parallels in Power and Peril
In this episode of the Leading Better and Growing Faster podcast for school leaders, Joe and T.J. discuss how school leaders can effectively manage the riptides found in everyday school leadership. Imagine a calm beach day, preferably Savage Ditch, Delaware, where you...
Demystifying Decision-Making: Exploring the Undercurrents Created By Our Choices
In this episode of Leading Better and Growing Faster for School Leaders, Joe, and T.J. discuss how school leaders must recognize how their decisions create undercurrents within the organization. Every decision you make at school, from offering certain foods in the...
Mindset and Management: Two Must Reads for School Leaders Who Want to Manage the Impossible
Joe and T.J. Recommend that School Leaders Read The Following Two Books Unlocking Excellence: Read to Lead Better, Learn to Grow Faster In this episode, Joe and T.J. introduce two books that they know will make a difference in your life as a leader....
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