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Cory Cain: How do your students experience school?

Cory L. Cain was raised amongst the vast palm trees of  Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has served as a teacher, lead teacher, dean, department chair, assistant principal, and principal.  In these positions,  he has focused on communicative approaches to teacher-led...

10 NON-EDUCATION RELATED BOOKS EVERY SCHOOL LEADER NEEDS TO READ

10 NON-EDUCATION RELATED BOOKS EVERY SCHOOL LEADER NEEDS TO READ

Some of the most popular posts on my blog recommend the best books for principals and other school leaders. And if you are familiar with my work, you know that picking an edge is important in terms of standing out. Schools often don’t pick an edge. They pick all the...

Pete Hall: Chasing The Show

Pete Hall is a capacity-builder. Driven to impact others’ lives in a profoundly positive way, he channels his experiences as a school principal, life coach, and small-business owner into manageable lessons for continuous growth, personal improvement, and positive...

TaRael Kee: Attracting And Retaining Educators Of Color

TaRael Kee is an Assistant Principal at Collinsville High School and currently serving as President of the Illinois School Counselor Association. He recently became a Site-Based Trainer for the American School Counselor Association.   As a former school counselor at...

James Anderson: The importance of LEARNERSHIP

James Anderson is an Australian-based international speaker, author and educator who is passionate about helping fellow educators develop students as better learners. Originally a teacher and school leader, for the past 20 years, James has been working with schools to...

Corey Christman: Celebrating The Hero in You

Corey M. Christman is the winemaker at Bravery Wines, LLC..  He’s a retired Supervisory Special Agent, USAF and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He’s a Doctoral student at Drexel University studying Educational Leadership. He’s a graduate of the Executive...

Christine Franklyn: How to Double Your Energy in 2022

Christine Franklyn is an international speaker, writer and health coach. She is on a mission to help high-performing leaders get out from under the weight of everything that rests on their shoulders and truly shine. She has reverse-engineered the process she used to...

What I’ve learned publishing three books

What I’ve learned publishing three books

To date I’ve published three books. All are distinctly different and I’ll weave in their story to each of the points I share below. If you get value from this post, please consider buying my latest book so that I can live out my mission "to connect, grow, and mentor...

Jordan Mareno: Solving BIG Problems with Students

Jordan Mareno is a Partnerships Manager at Project Invent, a nonprofit that empowers high school and middle school students to invent technology for community impact. Jordan gravitates towards questions about and celebrations of human purpose, and believes that young...