Principal Matters: The School Leader's Podcast with William D. Parker
Latest Episodes
PMP389: Building a Systems Transformation Pathway with Naheed Bardai
Naheed Bardai is the Principal of UWC Atlantic and arrived in south Wales in August 2021 from Upper Canada College in Toronto, where he was head of upper school for six years. Before that, he served a
PMP338: How Do You Know if You’re Making the Right Decision? – with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this weeks episode, Dr. Jen Schwanke and William D. Parker delve into the complexities of decision-making, particularly in leadership roles. Both share insights and strategies to navigate the ofte
PMP387: Accountability – A Dirty Word or Essential? with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this weeks episode, Jen Schwanke and Will Parker talk about the word accountability. In education, this word can be perceived as both positive and negative. On the negative side, education has bee
PMP386: Connecting Every Student to Caring Adults with Melissa Barlow
Melissa Barlow is in her eleventh year as Principal of Yukon High School in Yukon, Oklahoma. In her past two decades as an educator, she has taught both middle-level and high school science and math,
PMP385: Capturing Kids Hearts with Flip Flippen
Flip Flippen is a New York Times best-selling author, social entrepreneur, psychotherapist, and the founder and chairman of Capturing Kids Hearts, one of the largest educator training and team develo
PMP384: Anticipate, Analyze, and Act with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker
In this weeks episode Will Parker and Jen Schwanke discuss more about Dr. Schwankes new book, The Principals Guide to Conflict Management. Jen asked leaders to consider a circle to anticipate, anal
PMP383: The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management – Jen’s new book!
Conflicts are inevitable. The question is how do you manage them in healthy ways with the appropriate mindset, anticipation, analysis, and action? This week, Dr. Jen Schwanke shares takeaways with Wil
PMP382: Profoundly Impacting Learning Culture with Dan Kelley
Daniel Kelley is an Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Rhode Island. He previously served as the principal of Smithfield High School in Smithfield,
PMP381: Maximizing the Superpowers of each Individual with Jim Wichman
Jim Wichman is the founder of Inspired Edification, LLC, a seasoned educational administrator with over 25 years of experience. Jim has a rich history of service in both urban and rural public school
PMP380: Dynamics of Building Leaders vs District Leaders with Will Parker and Jen Schwanke
This week Jen Schwanke and Will Parker discuss the dynamics involved in building leadership vs district leadership. Although still a principal at heart, Jen has served in the role of Deputy Superinten