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Make Summer Learning a Family Affair
Read MoreSummer break is the perfect time for families to incorporate lessons into daily activities—and even vacations—to keep kids engaged and their minds active.
Teaching Kids About Online Safety
Read MoreChildren’s increased online presence might put them at greater risk of child exploitation. Families can use these tips to discuss internet safety and develop a…
Webinar: Explore the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Read MoreExplore the relationship between implicit biases and stereotypes, and consider how the stories we tell ourselves can spark connection and create blind spots.*P…
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Assistant Principals: Beyond Equity – The Lens through Which We Lead
Read MoreAs the school year has progressed, different school districts across the country have used a wide variety of in-person and remote instructional approaches. Wit…
Turning the Tables on Trauma
in APs RisingRead MoreSix compassionate strategies you can use instead of suspensions when kids act out.
Entering the Matrix
in APs RisingRead MoreA Michigan AP builds upon a time-tested management strategy to keep tasks on track.
Where Coaching and Mentoring Meet
in APs RisingRead MoreBoth are key to APs’ career development, but they play different roles.
7 Tips to Help APs Master Time Management
Communicator, January 2021, Volume 44, Issue 5Read MoreAs a school leader, you can help assistant principals thrive in their ever-changing, fast-paced role with these best practices.
So Little Time
Principal, January/February 2021: Leadership Teams, Volume 100, Issue 3Read MoreAPs must prioritize their many tasks to provide effective instructional support.
Assistant Principals’ Critical Role in Literacy Instruction
in WebinarsRead MoreWhen principals serve as instructional leaders, assistant principals (APs) are often assigned hands-on intermediary roles in directing classroom literacy instr…
What Effective Assistant Principals Do To Smooth the Everyday Realities in Schools
in WebinarsRead MoreWhile principals are the ultimate authorities in their buildings and set most of the school’s goals, assistant principals (APs) support broad segments of that …
Observation Post
Principal, November/December 2020, Volume 100, Issue 2Read MoreAPs play a critical role in literacy instruction: Observing, coaching, and modeling best practices.
Collaboration Is a Two-Way Street
in APs RisingRead More6 ways you can contribute to the back-and-forth that’s required for an AP to become an effective part of the leadership team.
Assistant Principals: My School Has Reopened, Now What? What Assistant Principals Need To Know And Be Able To Do
in WebinarsRead MoreAs schools reopen this fall, assistant principals will play an integral and pivotal role in creating the best learning environment for students. Join our panel…
Shared Labor
Principal, September/October 2020: Adapting to Change, Volume 100, Issue 1Read MoreA leadership team discusses how to “activate” APs to handle the everyday realities of running a school.