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The Purpose of Positive Emotions

Every once in a while, you come across a piece of writing that causes you to see the world differently.…
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It’s the Little Things

As Mercersburg Academy’s dean of student life, Chris Howes oversees all aspects of the student experience at the school—from citizenship…
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Great Leaders Ask: How will we know we’re successful? #HWWKWS?

Project planning and management are great ways to engage young students when teaching leadership.…
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Using School Challenges to Develop Adaptive Leaders

by Jason Coady, LL’13, Director of Learning Research and Development, The Hill School (PA)   When I walked into the gcLi…
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All I Need to Know about Leadership I Learned in Preschool

Social-emotional skills are the very foundation of leadership, and social-emotional learning was frequently discussed as it relates to the Pedagogy…
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My Podcast Habit

As educators and school leaders, we rely on certain resources as trusted friends to help us navigate complicated experiences or…
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Elementary Leadership: In Their Words

Natalie Simms is an elementary educator with experience that spans both public and independent schools in states that include New…
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Teaching Leadership and the Example of Facebook

Jeremy is the Dean of Faculty and former Executive Director of gcLi. He eats, breathes, and lives teaching leadership, hoping…


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Emily Ihrke
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Director PK-12 Ethical Leadership Program
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee (WI)
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