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Leadership and The Power of Stories: Part I, The Bubble

“Share the learning, but not the details.” This is a norm that I must adhere to in order to honor…
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Realities of Giving and Receiving Feedback

Feedback–both given and received–is a critical component to leading effectively. What makes it essential is not so much how feedback…
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Follow the Leader

“Follow the Leader.” In classrooms across our nation, the vast majority of kids today interpret this phrase in the very…
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Angels On Earth

As the landscape of the world, our country, and education continues to change, I am constantly reflecting on what is…
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Forming, Storming, and Norming Our Way To Milkshakes

At our school, Shake Shack is legendary. Just beyond the prescribed lunch boundaries, their delicious burgers and decadent milkshakes were…
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Leaders Lead from the Front, and …..

by Erin Cermak, LL ‘21, Physical Education and Health Teacher, Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, CA As someone who has…
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My Journey from the Dancefloor to the Balcony

by Lea Hunerkoch, Middle School Assistant Director and Teaching Fellows Coordinator at Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, MD There have been…
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Proust Questionnaire – Lea Hunerkoch

by Lea Hunerkoch, LL’16, gcLi-Penn/GSE Scholarship for School Leadership ‘22-’23 Who are your favorite writers? Several books that have had…


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