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Why the Best Classroom in Your City Has No Walls with Terris King II

November 11, 2026

Terris King II led a kindergarten team at Shanghai American School, came home to Baltimore during COVID, and built a forest school that now works inside Baltimore City Public Schools

Why Great School Leaders Fire Themselves

November 4, 2026

Two practicing principals are now co-hosting the most downloaded show in school leadership. One leads a small K–7 school in rural Northern British Columbia, coaches in the Ruckus Maker Mastermind

Why Freshmen Fall Behind: The Hidden Curriculum Nobody Teaches with Estella Evans Hamilton

November 1, 2026

Estella Evans Hamilton is the Founder of G-SAP Life LLC, G-SAP Life Developer, Academic Wellness Coach, retired educator, and TEDx speaker

Tough Conversations: Why the Feedback Sandwich Fails Principals with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns

October 28, 2026

Erika Bare leads Oregon's South Umpqua School District; Tiffany Burns has served as a principal, instructional coach, and teacher, and now prepares pre-service teachers at the university level.

Why Your School Was Designed Like a Prison with Victoria Veneziano

October 21, 2026

An educator for two decades and an EdMarket Certified Learning Place Specialist, Victoria Veneziano designs learning environments that make students feel welcomed instead of walled off.

Why Disengaged Students Don’t Need Another Intervention with James McLamb

October 14, 2026

James McLamb is the author of Tomorrow’s Youth and creator of the Ignite 30-Day Student Journal series and the Rooted & Ready devotional for summer camp staff

What the Apple Store Creator Would Do as a Principal with Ron Johnson

October 11, 2026

Ron Johnson served as CEO of JCPenney and founded Enjoy, the first mobile retail store. His new book, Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius, takes readers inside the room

Self-Mentorship: Why Great Principals Don’t Wait for a Coach

October 7, 2026

Danny Bauer started the show as an assistant principal with real leadership gaps and no coach or mentor, then spent more than ten years closing those gaps one conversation at…

Why Relationship-Building Gives Secondary Teachers Time Back With John Whalen and Doug Overton

October 4, 2026

Co-founders of Edtomorrow, John Whalen and Doug Overton built The First Five from a free daily email into a resource now supporting more than 175,000 educators and millions of students…

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Why the Best Classroom in Your City Has No Walls with Terris King II

Why Great School Leaders Fire Themselves

Why Freshmen Fall Behind: The Hidden Curriculum Nobody Teaches with Estella Evans Hamilton

Tough Conversations: Why the Feedback Sandwich Fails Principals with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns

Why Your School Was Designed Like a Prison with Victoria Veneziano

Why Disengaged Students Don’t Need Another Intervention with James McLamb

What the Apple Store Creator Would Do as a Principal with Ron Johnson

Self-Mentorship: Why Great Principals Don’t Wait for a Coach

Why Relationship-Building Gives Secondary Teachers Time Back With John Whalen and Doug Overton

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