Join Adam and Jeff as we chat with elementary principal, optimist and recovering perfectionist, Brad Hughes! We have some incredible conversation around Canadian education, his background in education: 16 years teaching, taught French, went into admin – 25 years overall Brad has been a part of the Teach Better Team Admin Mastermind Setting intentions, “Pivot Positive” How to support new … Read More
Episode 13 – Jeff Gargas “Be better tomorrow than today.”
Join Jeff & Adam as we sit down to chat with the COO & Co-Founder of the Teach Better Team! Jeff Gargas and Chad Ostrowski built the Teach Better Team from the ground up on one major premise – to help educators be better today than they were yesterday and be better tomorrow than they were today. It’s not about … Read More
Episode 12 – Demetrius Ball
Join Adam & Jeff as we chat with former Army Veteran and Middle School Principal, Demetrius Ball. **NOTE** There were some connectivity issues throughout the episode; we did our best to edit them out so that you can still get the full podcast experience and understand the main points of our conversation! Episode Notes: 2nd year MS principal – San … Read More
Episode 11 – Dr. Matthew X. Joseph
Check out this episode of The Principal Leadership Lab, where we sit down to talk with Matthew X. Joseph! Currently serving as the Director of curriculum, instruction and assessment in Leicester, Massachusetts, Matt has been a school and district leader in many capacities in public education over his 25 years in the field. Some takeaways from this episode: Focusing on … Read More
Episode 10 – Kevin Curtis
Listen to Adam and Jeff chat with Kevin Curtis, the CEO and Founder of National Educators for Restorative Practices. Kevin talks about not having a Discipline Plan, but rather a Care Plan; his 3 C’s: Confronting, Convicting, and Condemning; and the importance of putting connections before content. From Kevin’s Bio: Kevin was the former Restorative Discipline Coordinator and Assistant Principal … Read More