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Professional Development as a Leadership Opportunity

By Chris Amirault, Ph.D., and Christine Snyder, M.A., coauthors of Finding Your Way Through Conflict: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators In our work with early childhood educators on developing strategies in and for conflict, we’ve noticed a common pattern … Continue reading

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How to Integrate Leadership Lessons into Every Subject

By Mariam G. MacGregor, M.S., author of the Everyday Leadership series It’s early in a new year. Attitudes are blooming with new ideas and optimism after the stress of the holidays, the year is a blank page, and kids are … Continue reading

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Let’s Go to the Movies! Using Film to Teach Leadership

By Mariam G. MacGregor, author of Building Everyday Leadership in All Teens. This post was originally published August 3, 2015. Movies are engaging tools for introducing and discussing leadership concepts. Dozens of movies—both classic and contemporary—portray strong leadership themes. Classic … Continue reading

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Four New Year’s Resolutions for School Administrators

By Jonathan C. Erwin, M.A., author of The School Climate Solution: Creating a Culture of Excellence from the Classroom to the Staff Room The holidays! It’s that time of year that students, teachers, and—maybe most of all—school administrators long for. … Continue reading

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Peer-to-Peer Leadership: Tutors, Mentors, Coaches, Presenters

By Mariam G. MacGregor, author of Building Everyday Leadership in All Teens It has long been my position that students are the most underutilized resource in schools today. As policies replace authentic learning with high-stakes testing, students are increasingly treated … Continue reading

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