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Casey Wright on Mentorship and Modernization: Building Schools for the Future

August 6, 2025

Casey Wright has served as an educational leader in Illinois high school districts for 30 years. He began his career teaching social studies at Rolling Meadows High School while coaching…

Brantley Turner: Leverage Culture to Challenge Your Comfort Zone

August 2, 2025

Brantley Turner is the East Asia Education Director for Dwight Schools with campuses in New York, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, Online and is currently launching Dwight School Hanoi.

Rob Barnett on Transforming Classroom Chaos into Mastery-Based Learning

July 30, 2025

Rob Barnett is co-founder of the Modern Classrooms Project, which has empowered over 100,000 educators across 180+ countries to meet every learner’s needs. Rob developed the free InstaleEson AI tool…

Breaking Barriers: Giving Yourself Permission to Lead.

July 23, 2025

William D. Parker is the founder of Principal Matters, LLC—an educator, author, speaker, and executive coach who leverages his expertise in school culture, leadership, and communication to equip educators with…

Reject the Premise Part 3

July 16, 2025

Danny and Jethro are back riffing on the idea that Ruckus Makers Reject the Premise as they work on their first collaborative book. Catch older Reject the Premise content on…

Sam Feeney on Closing the Compliance Gap

July 9, 2025

Sam Feeney and the team at Accommodate provide classroom supports for students with all kinds of learning needs so every teacher can maintain instructional integrity. In his spare time, Sam…

Rethinking School Leadership: From Problem-Solver to Capacity-Builder

July 2, 2025

Choosing to become a teacher, Mitch was fortunate enough to experience school as if it was happening all around him. He was unsure how to jump into his learning with…

Veronica Holyoke on Breaking the Myth of Solitary Leadership

June 25, 2025

Veronica Holyoke is a 25-year education veteran and Utah’s 2024 Assistant Principal of the Year. Beyond her accolades, Veronica has navigated supporting her husband through serious disability while excelling in…

Nate Eklund on Punching the Shark: Why Teacher Retention Beats Recruitment Every Time

June 18, 2025

Nate Eklund is the founder and CEO of Vital Network, a national organization focused on improving educator retention and well-being through workplace improvements. He brings deep experience and research-backed insight…

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Casey Wright on Mentorship and Modernization: Building Schools for the Future

Brantley Turner: Leverage Culture to Challenge Your Comfort Zone

Rob Barnett on Transforming Classroom Chaos into Mastery-Based Learning

Breaking Barriers: Giving Yourself Permission to Lead.

Reject the Premise Part 3

Sam Feeney on Closing the Compliance Gap

Rethinking School Leadership: From Problem-Solver to Capacity-Builder

Veronica Holyoke on Breaking the Myth of Solitary Leadership

Nate Eklund on Punching the Shark: Why Teacher Retention Beats Recruitment Every Time

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