The Modern Principal Podcast

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Welcome to The Modern Principal Podcast! We are Karen and Christy, two elementary principals reshaping education. We discuss practical strategies for doing the job while reforming the system.

Episode Date
Correcting Adults in the Moment
May 18, 2026
Episode 85: Navigating Difficult Conversations in School Leadership
May 11, 2026
Staff Attendance Isn’t the Problem - Your System Might Be
Apr 20, 2026
Preventing Burnout…of yourself
Apr 13, 2026
We’re Back: Where We’ve Been + What’s Changed
Apr 06, 2026
Ongoing Feedback for Teachers
Jan 13, 2025
The New Principal's First 90 Days
Dec 02, 2024
New Principal Planning
Sep 09, 2024
Summer Planning for Principals
Sep 03, 2024
Leading Effective Meetings
Aug 27, 2024
New Season Kick-Off!
Aug 12, 2024
How to Sustain Your School's Vision
Apr 08, 2024
How to Create a Vision for Your School
Apr 01, 2024
Using Conflict to Improve Your School Culture
Sep 11, 2023
Shared Leadership: What to Do When Staff Don’t ”Stay in Their Lane”
Sep 05, 2023
Communicating Student Behaviors with Parents
Aug 28, 2023
Impact of Physical Resources on Students and Teachers
Aug 22, 2023
Leading Math Instruction with Make Math Moments
Aug 14, 2023
Secondary Staff Collaboration and Culture Building
Aug 07, 2023
The Principal and the SLP: An Interview with Speech Time Fun’s Hallie Sherman
Jul 10, 2023
Should I Go Back to School for a Doctorate?
Jun 12, 2023
Hiring in a Small Pool of Candidates
Jun 05, 2023
Principal Hiring Basics
May 22, 2023
What to Do After the Principalship
Mar 06, 2023
Time to Step Down? How to Know You’re Ready to Leave Your Principalship
Mar 01, 2023
How Do You Know You’re Ready to Be a Principal?
Jan 16, 2023
New Year, New Habits, New(er) You
Jan 09, 2023
The Visible Principal
Dec 12, 2022
Responding to Adult Emotions Surrounding Behaviors
Dec 05, 2022
Behavior Crisis Planning
Nov 28, 2022
How to Show Your Staff Gratitude
Nov 22, 2022
Tier 3 Behavior Planning
Oct 31, 2022
Tier 1 Behavior Supports with Navigating Behavior Change
Oct 17, 2022
School Attendance After Covid
Oct 04, 2022
A Principal’s Role In Special Education
Sep 19, 2022
Staff Members You Didn’t Hire
Sep 12, 2022
Community After Covid
Sep 07, 2022
Infusing Joy Into the School Day
Aug 22, 2022
Supporting New Teachers
Aug 15, 2022
Principal Documentation Strategies
Aug 10, 2022
How Principals Spend Their Summer to Prepare for the Year
Jul 25, 2022
Welcoming a New Principal
Jul 11, 2022
Principal 90-Day Entry Plan
Jun 27, 2022
How to Relax After the Hardest School Year
Jun 20, 2022
Leading Professional Development with Elena Aguilar
Apr 25, 2022
Karen’s New Job
Apr 11, 2022
Setting a School Vision
Apr 04, 2022
Conducting Interviews Part 3: Post Interview
Mar 28, 2022
Conducting Interviews Part 2: During the Interview
Mar 21, 2022
Conducting Interviews Part 1: Preparing
Mar 07, 2022
Commute Considerations
Feb 28, 2022
Survival Tips When Everything is Hard
Feb 13, 2022
Working Mum Balance
Feb 07, 2022
Staff Communication Tips
Feb 02, 2022
Resume and Interview Tips
Jan 24, 2022
When the Boss Goes the Wrong Way
Jan 20, 2022
Mistakes, Missteps, and Moving On!
Jan 10, 2022
Welcome, 2022...Mixed Reviews So Far
Jan 03, 2022
The Inevitable Out-of-Balance Reading Implementation Missteps
Nov 30, 2021
Just Right Reader Mini Pod
Nov 22, 2021
Reading Series 1 of 4: Research vs. Resources
Nov 21, 2021
Did you see that Facebook Post?!
Oct 24, 2021
Time is Ticking
Oct 19, 2021
Not My Circus...Yet!
Oct 10, 2021
Our School Culture is Strong Except For...
Oct 04, 2021
Finding Colleagues You Can Trust
Sep 27, 2021
Battling COVID Fatigue
Sep 07, 2021
The Impossible Imposter Syndrome
Aug 22, 2021
The Production of Back-to-School PD
Aug 16, 2021
The Principal and Instructional Coach
Aug 10, 2021
Instructional Feedback: Your #1 Priority
Aug 02, 2021
Introducing Yourself as Principal to a New Staff
Jul 07, 2021
Preparing for Fall in Summer
Jun 28, 2021
A Staff Divided: Focusing on Culture in Year 1
Jun 14, 2021
Disrupting Low Student Expectations
Jun 01, 2021
The Elusive Unicorn of Work/Life Balance
May 24, 2021
The School of the Future: Don't Wait - Create!
May 03, 2021
Cha-cha-cha Changes: Experiencing Curveballs in your Career
Apr 27, 2021
The Principal, The Coach, and Me...the AP. Where do I fit in?
Apr 19, 2021
Crisis Communication
Apr 12, 2021
Building Leadership Teams: From Existing to Effective
Apr 07, 2021
Surprises, Celebrations, & Support: The Stuff That Keeps Staff Happy
Mar 22, 2021
Tackling Tough Teammates
Mar 15, 2021
When Visitors are Impolite to Staff
Mar 09, 2021
New Admin, Staff Revolts
Mar 03, 2021
Team Collaboration Woes
Feb 22, 2021
Clarifying & Communicating Your Priorities
Feb 15, 2021