Leaders Coaching Leaders
For current and aspiring education leaders, this podcast covers evidence-based approaches for tackling immediate needs to impact student learning. Every week Peter DeWitt and our guests get together to share ideas, put research into practice, discuss what's working and what's not in equity, SEL, burnout, learning recovery, and much more to help you ensure every student is learning not by chance, but by design.
Episodes
71 episodes
Intentionality Toward Equity
Zaretta Hammond draws on her book Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, her upcoming new title Teaching for Instructional Equity and Cognitive Justice, and her decades of experience to discuss what impacts equity, from...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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49:11
Intentional Leadership
In this special-format episode, our co-hosts Peter DeWitt and Michael Nelson explain and set the theme for the exciting new season of the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast with a lively discussion and interview of each other! Hear their deeply p...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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34:22
The Man Behind the Visible Learning Research
Get to know the person behind the research in this thoughtful conversation with acclaimed education researcher John Hattie. Join host Peter DeWitt and cohost Mike Nelson as they chat with John Hattie about his journey as a lifelong learner, how...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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37:37
Women Leading Education With Dr. Susan Enfield
Join host Peter DeWitt and Mike Nelson as they interview Dr. Susan Enfield, an alumna of Harvard's urban superintendent program. In this episode, we delve into the importance of mentorship, helping students feel seen and heard, and the need for...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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48:39
Leading Authentically: School Leadership from a Woman's Perspective With Kim Fry
Delve into the enriching world of authentic leadership with Kim Fry, a seasoned educational leader who journeyed from a student to the superintendent of Rochester School District. In a role where the average duration is 5 years, Kim has been th...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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54:28
The Heart Work of Giving Every Student What They Need
How do we unlearn frames of mind that no longer work for us so that we can embrace new learnings that will help us build communities where all can thrive? Join Peter DeWitt, Mike Nelson, Nicole Law and Sonja Hollins-Alexander as they offer deep...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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49:21
Unlocking AI: Making Technology Work for You
When the world stops and education needs to pivot on a dime, educators have to ask themselves, “What is the purpose of education? How can I take what I know to be sound pedagogy and how do I make technology fit that understanding? How do I make...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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49:46
Listening to the People We Have the Privilege to Serve
Prepare yourself for an engaging conversation in this podcast episode. Host Peter DeWitt and co-host Mike Nelson will be taking you through the inspiring journey of an educational trailblazer, known for her characteristic white sneakers, Dr. Ti...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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43:18
How to Lead a Culture of Learning and Vulnerability
In this episode, Peter DeWitt, co-host Mike Nelson and guest Elisa MacDonald tackle the challenging, yet rewarding task of discussing the importance of vulnerability within the educational community. Not only does MacDonald urge educators...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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42:42
Partnering With Parents and Students
In this episode, we delve deep into the complex challenges often faced by students in urban areas - obstacles compounded by factors such as race, gender, social class, and more. Our guest is none other than Tyrone Howard, the President of AERA ...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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41:11
Meaningful Multlingual Assessment
With her emphasis on relationship building as the backdrop for linguistically and culturally sustainable assessment, the bestselling author Margo Gottlieb tells educators that we can do better when it comes to how we assess multilingual learner...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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33:23
How Educators Can Find Their Roots
Politics, learning loss and a tsunami of initiatives can get in the way of what matters most in education: strategies aligned to key goals, systems for high quality professional learning and, most of all, creating a culture where all are seen a...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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37:52
The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are? with Dennis Shirley and Andrew Hargreaves
A perfect storm is upon us and educators are in the middle of it. Identity issues often incite and divide us, but they are actually our way out of the storm. This is what this episode’s guests, Andrew Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley, posit....
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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44:37
Leading for All with Jennifer Spencer-iiams
Too many schools still rely on deeply ingrained, segregated practices that fail to serve all students. Author of the book Leading for All and district leader Jennifer Spencer-iiams would like to change this. In this episode she shares ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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45:32
How to Deepen Collaboration with Your Teams with Mike Nelson
One does not often pair unreasonable and irrational with care and hospitality, but superstar superintendent Mike Nelson does. As he sees it, to get at the kind of collaboration most school leaders crave requires them go far deeper into human re...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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43:43
Happy Kids Don't Punch You in the Face with Ben Springer
When there’s a nuclear meltdown happening with a student in your school, you don’t have a second to think. Author and consultant Ben Springer, shares the framework from his bestselling book Happy Kids Don’t Punch You in the Face, to discuss wha...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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37:22
The Rise and Fall of Balanced Literacy with Pamela Snow
On this episode, Pamela Snow, renowned speech-language pathologist and psychologist, gives an incisive analysis of how good people all over the world came to eschew the science of what works for reading instruction. She makes a compelling...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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37:31
Your First 90 Days as a School Leader with Daniel Bauer
Have you ever started your school year as a principal feeling overwhelmed and pulled in a million directions? It’s a common experience and one not addressed explicitly in a many training programs. This episode’s guest, Daniel Bauer, is on to ta...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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32:28
Serving Educational Equity with Sonya Murray and Gwendolyn Turner
Planning for equitable accelerated learning is analogous to preparing a meal. Similar to a chef selecting the menu, gathering ingredients, and planning the occasion, educators choose aligned curricula to prioritize learning to help students int...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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31:37
Why Educational Strategies and Student Outcomes are Not in Sync with Lyle Kirtman
Research repeatedly shows that educators spend a lot of time doing activities that do not connect to student outcomes. Not on purpose, but in a world with so many distractions it becomes easy to lose the North Star. In this podcast, author and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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40:01
Are Our Leaders Ready? with Tim Cusack and Vince Bustamante
Schools need leaders, but fewer and fewer are entering into the position. And far too few are thriving once they are in the role. Two reasons: a mismatch of expectations and a lack of clarity about what the job entails. These signal that it is ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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29:35
Onboarding New Teachers
New teaching staff, whether novice or veteran, are a central part of a successful school year. So why is it that they are often greeted at the door of our school community with the autopilot vibe of a ticket taker at the movies? In their latest...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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29:13
Even More Learning Made Visible with John Hattie
The one and only John Hattie joins LCL to share the sequel of his seminal book, Visible Learning. It is not merely an update on previous content, but a concerted effort to focus on what we don’t already know about, along with data that ha...
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42:43
Adaptive Challenges, Collective-Efficacy, Confirmation Bias and More with Jennie Donohoo and Steven Katz
Scheduling common planning times is not just about moving some pieces around on a chart. It is also about the educators who enter these spaces and the beliefs they carry with them. In this episode Donahoo and Katz help listeners see that ma...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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39:28
Mastery Learning with Tom Guskey
Going deep into education research can feel daunting, but not when you’re listening to Tom Guskey. Sharing the highlights from his latest book, Implementing Mastery Learning, third edition, Guskey begins with a short history of mastery learning...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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42:08