Podcasts for Leaderful Schools

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, renown for her work in the areas of social justice and culturally responsive teaching practices, shares with Bob and Pam the importance of teacher leadership, promoting leadership, and why schools must consider the potential of teacher leaders.

Jenifer Michos, principal of Parkview Elementary in Novi, Michigan and Mark Morawski, principal of Gill Elementary in Farmington, Michigan talk to the listeners about their experiences as former Galileo Academy members. They also share the importance of empowering teachers as leaders in schools. Jenifer and Mark provide insight regarding the inhibitors as well as the enablers that deal with creating leadership opportunities.

Pam and Bob have the good fortune to interview Roland Barth whose book, "Improving Schools From Within" changed the way we look at leadership years ago. Roland has since published other books on leadership and is very well known for his work with the Harvard Principals' Center. His views regarding teacher leadership should not be missed!

Pam and Bob discuss the importance of starting the school year on a positive note. "Failure is Not An Option" is the theme of this podcast. Professional learning communities, creating a community of learners and emphasizing student needs are their key topics. Bob will delight the audience with his reading of children's literature - which has an important message.

Pam and Bob interview Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director of the National Staff Development Council. They also discuss the important role of teacher leaders and introduce the first in a conference series titled "Clearing the Way for Teacher Leadership."

Pam and Bob provide a ‘book talk' with reviews and recommendations. They also share a few of their favorite websites about teacher leadership. Bob starts an exciting discussion about it being time to ‘kick some sacred cows' in education. Pam and Bob provide a lively conversation about merit pay, class size, achievement gap, teacher evaluation and more!

Bob and Pam discuss recent educational hot topics! The conversation about teacher leadership continues with an interview with Joyce Fouts. Twelve years ago, a consortium of local public school leaders developed the Galileo Leadership Academy to help prepare teachers to be leaders. Pam and Bob interview Dr. Joyce Fouts about the history of Galileo and future directions.

Dr. Pamela Morehead and Dr. Robert Maxfield debut "Podcasts for Collaborative Leadership in Education" almost live from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Pam and Bod discuss the power and potential for teacher leadership in today's schools. An interview with Dean Mary Otto in the School of Education and Human Resources illuminates a vision for teachers as leaders at Oakland University.