The Guiding Principals Podcast

Debbie Tannenbaum works as an Elementary School Technology Specialist in Fairfax County, VA. An educator with over twenty years of experience, Debbie Tannenbaum supports both staff and students to integrate technology tools into instruction through both co-teaching sessions and weekly technology classes. Debbie emphasizes working collaboratively with other educators to use technology tools that amplify student learning and empower student's voices. She also blogs and shares her thoughts and reflections regularly on her website: https://www.tannenbaumtech.com. In May 2021, her book, TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky was published by Road to Awesome LLC. Twitter: @TannenbaumTech Instagram: @TannenbaumTech Facebook: debbie.l.tannenbaum and TannenbaumTech group Website: https://www.tannenbaumtech.com/ Books You've Written: Transform- Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky

Hal Bowman After spending over 2 decades in the classroom, Hal Bowman has been crisscrossing the United States helping tens of thousands of teachers and school leaders revolutionize classroom and campus culture.  His Teach Like A Rock Star professional development events for educators has been the buzz in the education world for the last decade, attracting sold-out crowds. His most recent program, Hal Bowman’s Be The One, is a custom-built, on-campus event that provides secondary schools with profoundly effective tools and strategies for creating an extraordinary learning environment for both educators and students. Since Covid, schools have been using Hal’s virtual Change A Kid’s Life! video series to fuel their teachers with passion and purpose. Online, Hal reaches tens of thousands of educators each week as the host of the Teach Like A Rock Star Podcast as well as Help a Teacher Facebook Live with Hal Bowman.  Hal is also the founder of Men in Education - a private Facebook group that empowers men in education with support, personal growth, professional development, and community. Hal’s book, Dear Teacher: 100 Days of Inspirational Quotes and Anecdotes is a #1 best seller available everywhere books are sold. Connect with Hal online at HalBowman.com or on social media @HalBowman on all platforms Twitter: @halbowman Instagram:@halbowman Facebook:@halbowman Podcast: Teach Like A Rock Star with Hal Bowman Website:HalBowman.com Books You Written: Dear Teacher: 100 Days of Inspirational Quotes and Anecdotes

Hal Bowman After spending over 2 decades in the classroom, Hal Bowman has been crisscrossing the United States helping tens of thousands of teachers and school leaders revolutionize classroom and campus culture.  His Teach Like A Rock Star professional development events for educators has been the buzz in the education world for the last decade, attracting sold-out crowds. His most recent program, Hal Bowman’s Be The One, is a custom-built, on-campus event that provides secondary schools with profoundly effective tools and strategies for creating an extraordinary learning environment for both educators and students. Since Covid, schools have been using Hal’s virtual Change A Kid’s Life! video series to fuel their teachers with passion and purpose. Online, Hal reaches tens of thousands of educators each week as the host of the Teach Like A Rock Star Podcast as well as Help a Teacher Facebook Live with Hal Bowman.  Hal is also the founder of Men in Education - a private Facebook group that empowers men in education with support, personal growth, professional development, and community. Hal’s book, Dear Teacher: 100 Days of Inspirational Quotes and Anecdotes is a #1 best seller available everywhere books are sold. Connect with Hal online at HalBowman.com or on social media @HalBowman on all platforms Twitter: @halbowman Instagram:@halbowman Facebook:@halbowman Podcast: Teach Like A Rock Star with Hal Bowman Website:HalBowman.com Books You Written: Dear Teacher: 100 Days of Inspirational Quotes and Anecdotes

Lindsay Titus is a passionate, influential educator specializing in the field of behavior analysis. She is driven every single day to teach other educators how to redefine what success looks like for the students we work with every day. Her ultimate goal as a behavior specialist is to inspire other educators to recognize that all students have a story to share. With experience as a classroom teacher and her current role as a K-12 behavior specialist, Lindsay also has experience working in residential, and private settings. Lindsay shares her passion through her experiences to guide, motivate, and encourage other educators to do the same. To use their own personal stories to create connections and relationships with others. In addition to being a board-certified behavior analyst with a Master’s in Special Education, Lindsay is also an educational coach working with educators across the country through DEFINE YOUniversity. Through the various roles she serves, Lindsay works every day to share simple yet strategic tools and strategies with educators so they too can feel confident in who they are as educators and strengthen the connections with their students every single day. What story do you have? I quit teaching 1 month shy of finishing my 5th year. I became the statistic of special education teachers who burnt out within 5 years. And it wrecked me. And at the same time, it validated a belief I held for myself since childhood. And that was I wasn’t born with confidence and that was the reason why I couldn’t do things. I lived a fixed mindset life for decades. After trying out different types of jobs in the education field (private, public, residential), I finally decided there must be an easier way. And at that same time, I came across a mindset coach, and thought, why not, I’ve tried everything else. Let’s try this. And to be honest, while I was hopeful, I really didn’t think it would work. But it did. Through the process of what I know call inner work, I found myself. I found my light. I found my purpose and passion. And everything else felt easy. Life became fun. My job became purposeful. And life became what I had always wished it could be. I had taken my future dreams and goals and turned them into my present-day reality. And now I have the honor of coaching the same transformations in educators today through DEFINE YOUniversity. I resonate with the concept that leadership is not a title or a specific role. It isn’t something we are born with. It’s a verb, its action, it’s something we continue to grow each and every day through the power of listening and learning.  My goal in any role I serve is to lead myself to creating the best life possible for me that aligns with my mission, my vision, values, and standards, so that I can help coach others to find the same for themselves, no matter what age they may be. What leadership topics interest you? The idea of coaching and leading through the use of questions is a major focus of my role this year as a behavior specialist. Staying out of the advice trap is so important, and something I am practicing each day at work and through my own business. I’m also in my coursework for administration and am learning how important it is to lead myself before I can lead others. Having the confidence in who I am as a person, has helped me lead others while continuing to listen and learn from others every day. Twitter @ltitus828 Define YOUniversity

Ryan Scott Relationships are what most inspire me on a day-to-day basis; adult/students/community members/parents. Also, I LIVE to BLOW up the box. If schooling looks exactly like we lived through, something is wrong. I can also talk about the life-changing effects of mistakes. When I was 22, I became a day unexpectedly and that COMPLETELY changed the course of my life. This is why I LOVE my students that come to us with challenges. Proud #girldad of 4 and husband of a spunky redhead!  Spent 10 years in elementary land as a teacher and 2 years as a principal. For the past 2 years, I have been a high school AP where I have learned that even if they are bigger, hairier and look like adults, high school is still full of kids that want to be valued, seen, and heard! My unconventional path to education led me to see “struggles” as “opportunities” and the “challenging kids” as just kids with “challenges”! As the host of The bigEDidea Podcast, I hope to connect the visions of one, with the passions of another. It is only through building connections, that the world can truly be changed! Twitter:@ryancscott1981 Instagram:ryanscott1981 Facebook:ryanscott1981 Podcast: The bigEDidea Podcast Please use the hashtag #TGPP to continue the conversation, make suggestions, provide feedback, and ask questions.  Connect with me directly by tweeting me at @RBLeads.  And, please remember to subscribe, like, and leave a comment on whatever platform you are listening to in order to help me connect more school leaders to the show. Are you interested in sharing your stories about being a visionary leader?  Check out my website www.rbleads.net and fill out the form in the podcast section.

Michelle Papa is an Assistant Principal at Jefferson Township High School in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. She is passionate about the amplification of student's voices, healthy school culture, trauma-informed education, and equity for all students. She has presented workshops on the topics of using digital tools for formative assessment, community building in the virtual classroom, text-dependent questioning, state testing rubrics, and the ALICE response to active shooter events. She is also a mom of two and wife to Danny Papa, a K-12 Supervisor of Social Studies, Fine Art, and Technology Education in the same school district. Show Highlights: This misrepresentation that as an administrator you will not be as connected with students. Must be intentional - devote time to relationship building As an assistant principal, working with a more diverse population of students that extend beyond my classroom, I have a better understanding of trauma - Michael McKnight & Dr. Laurie Dusseault - Eyes Are Never Quiet “Brains in pain cannot learn” Twitter: @MPapaEdu Facebook: Michelle Haupt-Papa Blog:  https://edlifeweb.wordpress.com/ Article written for state organization: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S50tEwKJvYbtPgudcsdAxd8cQOq-l2Xm/view?usp=sharing

Jeff Springer | EdD Committed to Eminence An educator for 34 years, is the founder of the G.O.A.L. TEAM (Getting Others to Achieve Higher Levels). The G.O.A.L. TEAM was created for helping high school students and young adults to maximize their personal leadership potential. Jeff, a former Texas High School Head Football Coach and eleven-year veteran of the classroom, is also formerly the Principal at Magnolia High School (2002-2016). In 2013 Jeff was selected as the State of Texas TASSP State Principal of the year. Besides founding Spring Strategies LLC, Jeff currently serves part-time as the Minister of Men at Wildwood UMC and is also the founder of Suit Up Ministries, a nonprofit men’s ministry. Recently, Jeff became a University Student Teacher Supervisor at his alma mater Sam Houston State. Jeff attended Abilene Christian University where he played on the 1977 National Championship Football team, received his Bachelor of Arts in Teaching from Sam Houston State University, and obtained his Masters of Sports Administration from the United States Sports Academy. In the spring of 2020, Jeff completed his Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Transformational Leadership from Concordia University. Jeff is passionate about people and “play.” Developing others and helping them see their value and completeness is what drives Jeff in all his relationships. Jeff loves being a husband, dad, and grandfather. He is always seeking ways to acknowledge men that strive to be the daily active devoted dads they are called to be. Jeff, who resides in Montgomery, Texas, has been married for 39 years and has two children, and three grandchildren. Twitter: @cultivatingplay Instagram: cultivatingplay Facebook: Spring Strategies, LLC Website: www.cultivatingplay.org Please use the hashtag #TGPP to continue the conversation, make suggestions, provide feedback, and ask questions.  Connect with me directly by tweeting me at @RBLeads.  And, please remember to subscribe, like, and leave a comment on whatever platform you are listening to in order to help me connect more school leaders to the show. Are you interested in sharing your stories about being a visionary leader?  Check out my website www.rbleads.net and fill out the form in the podcast section.

Jeff Springer | EdD Committed to Eminence An educator for 34 years, is the founder of the G.O.A.L. TEAM (Getting Others to Achieve Higher Levels). The G.O.A.L. TEAM was created for helping high school students and young adults to maximize their personal leadership potential. Jeff, a former Texas High School Head Football Coach and eleven-year veteran of the classroom, is also formerly the Principal at Magnolia High School (2002-2016). In 2013 Jeff was selected as the State of Texas TASSP State Principal of the year. Besides founding Spring Strategies LLC, Jeff currently serves part-time as the Minister of Men at Wildwood UMC and is also the founder of Suit Up Ministries, a nonprofit men’s ministry. Recently, Jeff became a University Student Teacher Supervisor at his alma mater Sam Houston State. Jeff attended Abilene Christian University where he played on the 1977 National Championship Football team, received his Bachelor of Arts in Teaching from Sam Houston State University, and obtained his Masters of Sports Administration from the United States Sports Academy. In the spring of 2020, Jeff completed his Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Transformational Leadership from Concordia University. Jeff is passionate about people and “play.” Developing others and helping them see their value and completeness is what drives Jeff in all his relationships. Jeff loves being a husband, dad, and a grandfather. He is always seeking ways to acknowledge men that strive to be the daily active devoted dads they are called to be. Jeff, who resides in Montgomery, Texas, has been married for 39 years and has two children, and three grandchildren. Twitter: @cultivatingplay Instagram: cultivatingplay Facebook: Spring Strategies, LLC Website: www.cultivatingplay.org Please use the hashtag #TGPP to continue the conversation, make suggestions, provide feedback, and ask questions.  Connect with me directly by tweeting me at @RBLeads.  And, please remember to subscribe, like, and leave a comment on whatever platform you are listening to in order to help me connect more school leaders to the show. Are you interested in sharing your stories about being a visionary leader?  Check out my website www.rbleads.net and fill out the form in the podcast section.

Dr. Marcus Broadhead Dr. Marcus L. Broadhead has been an educator for over 20 years. Having started his career as an English teacher in Long Island, New York, he has had the privilege to work with students from the seventh grade through college prior to going into educational administration.  He currently serves as the principal of Bennett's Mill Middle school in Fayette County Schools. When he is not performing his primary responsibilities as Principal, Dr. Broadhead volunteers his time to speak on various educational topics for educators as well as speak to youth on making positive choices, goal setting, and facing obstacles. For him, being an educator encompasses more than a title but holds the weight of the responsibility to truly educate and be a resource to all with whom he comes in contact.

Dr. Nychole Mitchell She holds a Doctorate, MBA and Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration and Ministry with concentrations in Psychology, Management, and Christian Business. She’s had the pleasure of studying overseas in Malaysia and Singapore and tutors for Grades PreK-12, College Students, and Adults in various subjects along with providing test preparation (SAT, ACT & GED) since 1991. Likewise, she has worked at Universities and Public, Private & Charter Schools teaching Math, Business, Information Technology and Computer Science courses. It has been her pleasure to give the joy of success through academic excellence. Dr. Nychole says she’s a bonafide techie geek who loves to support educators and share innovative ways to integrate technology into curriculum. In addition, she’s been a business consultant since 2001 with a track record of helping businesses succeed in their endeavours. Lastly, she loves the game of golf, so she loves to share her love with others in a simplistic way. Most importantly, she’s a devoted mother and active community leader! The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon Please use the hashtag #TGPP to continue the conversation, make suggestions, provide feedback, and ask questions.  Connect with me directly by tweeting me at @RBLeads.  And, please remember to subscribe, like, and leave a comment on whatever platform you are listening in order to help me connect more school leaders to the show. Are you interested in sharing your stories about being a visionary leader?  Check out my website www.robertbreyer.com and fill out the form in the podcast section.