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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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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...
Navigating Educational Riptides: 3 Strategies for School Leaders
Effectively navigating the high seas of leadership requires a seasoned leader who can manage high-pressure situations where quick and decisive decision-making is necessary for the well-being of their schools. The savvy and wise leader is attuned to the school and...
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.
School Leaders: 5 Ways to Show More Support To Create the School Culture that Teachers and Students Need
Charles leaned back in his chair after a long week, feeling the weight of his school community's needs. All things considered, the school has handled the pandemic well. He looks over at this year’s motto hanging on the wall, Stronger Together, and is reminded of how...
Two Books that Every School Leader Must Read To Rethink Accountability and Student Achievement in Schools
Great School Leaders are Avid 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 each month. Our aim...
The 2 Most Important Aspects of School Accountability that Every School Leader Should Know
Accountability in Schools If you want to hear a great sigh in any faculty meeting, start it off by talking about your systems for accountability. It doesn’t matter if you’re addressing standardized tests or the teacher evaluation systems, people liken any conversation...
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”
What Every Principal Leader Ought to Know About Personal Development and the Power of A Mastermind Group
Learn more about Danny Bauer Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. His new book, The Mastermind: Unlocking the...
Exploring the Work of John Dewey and How He Impacted the World in the Wake of Covid19
https://youtu.be/khega9oYvcY The Information Age and Principal Leadership We live in a time that has been deemed the “information age.” Some argue that in the 21st Century we can be exposed to more information in one week than those who lived in the 17th Century...
Mindset is Everything: How To Handle Every Student Support Challenge this Upcoming School Year w/ Guest LaVonna Roth
Learn More About LaVonna Roth As a former elementary and secondary educator, keynote speaker, author, consultant and mom, LaVonna bridges her passion for how the brain learns with education and shows every individual how to S.H.I.N.E. through their mindset and...
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.
3 Books For School Leaders Who Want to Get Better at Leading Change
Books for School Leaders Don’t miss this vblog on books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. We recommend three titles that are must reads on the topic of leading change. Books About Leading Change in Schools The Heart of Change by John Kotter & Dan...
3 Books that Every School Leader Needs to Read to Build A Winning Team
Great School Leaders Understand How to Market & Brand Their School Don’t miss this vblog on books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. We recommend three titles that are must reads on the topic of building a winning team--branding, recruiting, and...
3 Books You Need to Read to Provide More Hope for Yourself and Others
Books for School Leaders Don’t miss this vblog on books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. We recommend three titles that are must reads on the topic of hope--providing hope for both yourself and the people you serve. How Successful People Think by John...
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