The Assistant Principal Podcast

Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Mastermind! With Dr. Nick Davies Power Quote: Be willing to fail Description:When I say the word “mastermind”, what thoughts spring into your head? Do you picture the head of a shadowy criminal enterprise, or the 1980’s colored-dot guessing game (think WORDL with colors). Or maybe you think about a special club for people in similar roles t

Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Three questions with Dr. Brandon Beck Power Quote: “Our ultimate goal is to unlock unlimited potential in others” Description:Today’s show is going to inspire you. It will take you deep into yourself, maybe places you go every day, but also to places within that you haven’t visited in a while. I guarantee after today’s show you are going

Interview Tip: Tell the Story that Drives You! The Big Idea · Interview tips for aspiring APs (Dos vs. don'ts, or any stories of a successful interview or an interview that did not go well)o Remember you are interviewing themo Be authentic – if you compromise in the interview you can never get it backo Tell what you have done, not what you would doo Tell the story that drives yo

A Human Approach to Schooling with Dr. Faiza Jamil Power Quote: We lose our ability to see the whole Description:You can think of today’s show as a bit of a thought experiment. What changes if we make relationships, at every level of the school, THE priority? It is a thought experiment, but we also have lots of experience that tells us how that experiment could turn out. Guest B

Power quote: If you don’t have a relationship, you aren’t coaching… your telling. Show Description:The foundation of coaching. That’s today’s topic, although it wasn’t what I had planned. This episode was scheduled to be about coaching fundamentals, but as I began working on the first part of the show – I realized the foundation needed more than a couple lines. So, on

Investing in Growth with Dr. Nick Davies Power Quote: Control What you can Description:If you don’t grow, how can you get better? Yet, in a job where you can’t ever get everything done, how do you find time to grow? Today we have the 2024 Washington State Elementary Principal of the Year here to help us figure out how to prioritize growth. Guest Bio:Dr. Davies is an associate

Description:Today’s show is guest hosted by Mara Buskey, the Inclusion Strategist at Strategic Leadership Consulting. Frederick’s new book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose, is out and we thought it would be fun to celebrate by turning the tables and having Mara be the guest host to interview Frederick about the book. Enjoy! Guest Bio:Frederick Buskey helps assis

Guest: Andrea Bitner Show Title: We Are the Ticket with Andrea Bitner Power Quote: “Lack of language does not equal lack of intelligence” Description:I love doing shows where you, my colleague, can walk away with concrete steps to use in making immediate incremental improvements. The only thing better than those shows are the ones offering a transformative shift in perspective

Show Title: Run to the Complexity with Jason McKenna Power Quote: STEM is a mirror of our world” Description:STEM has been around for awhile, but I’ll be honest – I don’t actually know what stem is. It is a process? A product? A package? And who can do STEM? And, as school leaders, how do we know if STEM is worth encouraging and, if it is, how do we support teachers who wa

Description:Today’s show is completely different from anything I’ve done in the past. Our guest took my free course on building a positive classroom culture and reached out to share how he used what he learned and to pick my brain about next steps, so what you are going to hear today is a coaching call of sorts. Before we dive into the call, I need to set the context for you by