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The School House 302 Leadership Blog
Our primary blogging category is school leadership, and each month we dive into the specifics of one topic under the umbrella of leading better and growing faster. Our hope is to bridge business managment tools with educational leadership so that you can elevate your practice as a school or district leader.
We are always looking to create content that helps deliver on our goal, which is to inspire better school leadership for a brighter tomorrow for all children. If you have specific challenges that we can help to tackle with our blog or through a guest on our podcast, drop us a note on our contact page.
3 Ways to Get Ahead–How School Leaders Look Beyond Their Shadow to Create Better Conditions
Groundhog Day for School Leaders I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank Piña Coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I get that day over and over and over? ~ Phil Connors in...
A School Leader’s Guide to Systems Thinking: Using the LIST Model to Solve Problems
Systems Check There she was--angry, frustrated, scared, and thankful all at the same time. The emotions ran together as she stared at her blown-out tire on the side of the highway. Now that she was safe, and the car was on the side of the road, she was angrier than...
The A, B, Cs of a Beginner’s Mind: 3 Tips for Solving Old Problems with a New Approach
Great leaders understand that their own learning directly impacts their effectiveness. ~ TheSchoolHouse302 Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi, a Sōtō Zen monk, is known for his words of wisdom about directing our attention to ourselves as learners, not through what we’ve...
Read This: School Leaders, Build Your School Brand with these Two Powerful Books
School leaders who want to build a strong school brand recognize the importance of learning specific skills to do so effectively. This month Joe and T.J. offer two books that reinforce the 5 ways that school leaders can think like a marketer and tell your school’s...
Great School Leaders Think About Their School as a Brand: 5 Ways to Tell Your School’s Story
Great School Leaders Know How (and Why) to Tell Their School’s Story We think that everyone can agree that there simply is not enough good news being spread among the masses, all around the world. That’s why we loved John Krasinski and his show, Some Good News,...
Read This: Two Books that School Leaders Must Read to Better Support New Teachers
If You’re Going to Lead then You Must Read Learning and growing as a school leader through reflection, training, and experience is a professional choice. One powerful way to improve is through reading great books, which is why we feature two books on a particular...
The Definitive 5 Ways that School Leaders Can Support New Teachers
The expert in anything was once a beginner. ~ Helen Hayes We’re going to put it right out there, the education profession is in trouble. Fewer-and-fewer teachers are entering into the profession, with over a 30% drop in teacher prep program enrollment. Couple this...
Read This: Two Books that School Leaders Must Read to Be More Courageous and Future Forward
Leaders are Readers Learning and growing as a school leader through reflection, training, and experience is a professional choice. One powerful way to improve is through reading great books, which is why we feature two books on a particular topic each month. These...
2 Mental Shifts that Every School Leader Must Make for Greater Success
Shifting our thinking in new and different ways requires a lot of personal reflection, self-understanding, and some technical know-how. It’s not easy, but it is possible. Thinking differently, outside of your normal realm, requires a paradigm shift. This shift is...
Great School Leaders Find Opportunity in Crisis
Leaders are Readers Learning and growing as a school leader through reflection, training, and experience is a professional choice. One powerful way to improve is through reading great books, which is why we feature a couple of books on a particular topic each...