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 4 of the FocusED School Leadership Podcast with Guest Ben Farrell
Educating for Our Students’ Futures with Ben Farrell This is Season 6, Episode 4 of FocusED, and it features our guest, Ben Farrell; we discuss what it means to prepare students for the future, an entrepreneurial focus in schools, competency-based, allowing...
Season 6, Episode 3 of the FocusED School Leadership Podcast with Guest Nathan Tanner
The Unconquerable Leader with Nathan Tanner This is Season 6, Episode 3 of FocusED, and it features our guest, Nathan Tanner; we discuss what it means to be an unconquerable leader…and so much more. ______________________________________________________________...
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.
Retaining Teachers: 3 Important Strategies for School Leaders
Teacher Retention: A School Leader’s Top Priority Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together. ~ Scott Hayden Retaining teachers is at the top of...
Two Must Reads on Navigating the Challenges of Implementing Initiatives for School Leaders
Walk into any school and you’ll find countless different types of work being done. Yes, teaching and learning are at the heart of what we do, but a great school culture, one where teaching and learning can thrive, is about so much more. Creating this kind of culture...
4 Implementation Pitfalls that Every School Leader Must Avoid
Successful organizations understand the importance of implementation, not just strategy, and, moreover, recognize the crucial role of their people in the process. ~ Jeffrey Pfeffer There’s no shortage of initiatives in...
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”
Struggling with School Initiatives? Get Them Right Once and For All–Leading Better and Growing Faster with Joe and T.J.
If something isn’t right within an initiative, it’s likely that it wasn’t right from the start. ~ Jim MarshallAbout Jim Marshall Jim Marshall’s life-long work lies at the intersection of people and the organizations in which they work—and optimizing the synergy that...
Stretching Your Learning Edges, Growing (Up) at Work, and More with Guest Jennifer Abrams–Leading Better and Growing Faster with Joe and T.J.
About Jennifer Abrams Formerly a high school English teacher and a new teacher coach in Palo Alto Unified School District (Palo Alto, CA, USA), Jennifer Abrams is currently a communications consultant and author who works with educators and others on leadership...
How School Leaders Can View Problems as Possibilities To Improve Their Schools, Leading Better and Growing Faster with Joe and T.J.
How School Leaders Can View Problems as Possibilities To Improve Their Schools In this episode, Joe and T.J. explore what it really means to mind your mental map. Our minds can be very scary places if we are not careful. School leaders must remain in a productive...
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.
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...
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 are...
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 month....
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