TL;DR: A teacher faced parental anger over a plagiarism incident and initially responded by writing it out feeling bitter and sarcastic. A colleague suggested rewriting the piece to focus on understanding parents’ frustrations and the education system’s challenges. Lesson learned: Channel bitterness into productive reflection, seek accountability from trusted colleagues, and aim for thoughtful, compassionate communication. Feeling Bitter? About midway … Read More
Landmines for Instructional Leaders
TL;DR: Instructional leaders must avoid common landmines in their role, such as prioritizing everything as important, lacking clarity in implementation plans, avoiding conflict, focusing solely on data instead of individuals, and dealing with curriculum clutter. To overcome these challenges, instructional leaders should provide clarity and prioritize effectively, embrace healthy conflict for curriculum improvement, balance data-driven decision-making with a focus on … Read More
Episode 45: The Leader of Learning with Dr. Dan Kreiness
Administrators are not school leaders? Wait what? While some might bristle against this statement, Dr. Peppard sat down with Dr. Kreiness to discuss this position. This episode focuses on the challenges principals face that keep them from being the instructional leaders they all want to be. That, plus your #PepTalk and more on this week’s show. MORE EPISODES
Looking Back on 20 Years in K-12 Education
TL;DR: Read a reflection on some pieces of Dana’s journey in K-12 education. There are many people to thank over the course of 20 years. This week, in early August, I recall it being exactly 20 years since I first came to Colorado and began my journey in K-12 education. World Traveller Context I lived in Quebec City, Canada for … Read More
Figure Out Your Super Power with Dr. Francois Naude
Today, I have Dr. Francois Naude on the show. Dr. Naude has trained more than 1500 teachers and is now dedicated to assisting teachers and school leaders to discover their superpowers. He works with teachers and school leaders by enveloping them in a community of practice. He shares his learnings from science, psychology and school leadership so you can solve … Read More
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