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DA Changemakers

District Administration

Superintendents, principals and other key figures in education share their experiences, strategies and forecasts for K12 public schools.

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71 episodes

  1. Why modern superintendents must master civic leadership 25:12
  2. Why this Washington district built its own agentic AI 29:13
  3. How to safeguard cognition in the age of AI 27:26
  4. Ask these four simple questions to get to know your staff 23:51
  5. Edtech leader Keith Krueger warns of new threat to E-rate 17:20
  6. Screen time: Moving from 'blanket bans' to purposeful use 19:25
  7. How to move fast to make transformative change 26:45
  8. When you're held to a different standard, defy expectations 31:14
  9. Why the best superintendents land where they belong 17:24
  10. How 2 principals are designing professional learning that sticks 33:48
  11. How to elevate female leaders in K12 education 23:57
  12. How one superintendent learned to 'pause, process, produce' 24:17
  13. How one district scaled its award-winning math instruction strategy 20:11
  14. How to ensure your vision comes alive for kids 21:19
  15. 'Surivor' star talks K12 innovation and robotics 22:46
  16. Superintendent shares 'a pivotal moment' when his idea flopped 24:41
  17. How the pandemic prepared superintendents for AI's disruption 27:45
  18. Spread your district's message with ‘concentric circles’ 16:59
  19. Asking Better Questions: Alena Zachery-Ross 24:35
  20. "Built Differently": Bill Runey 20:03
  21. Good Lesson: How to make the transition to head strategist 31:00
  22. Active Shooter: The 5 P's of School Safety in an Era of Increasing Violence 20:25
  23. Planning with Purpose: Investing in the Future of Your Schools 37:54
  24. The Brain State: 10 Essential Tier 1 Supports for Educators and Students 49:10
  25. 4 Ways to Support Students with Special Education Needs Digitally 33:40
  26. EPISODE 38: Why digital media literacy is a gift for students now, live from FETC 19:52
  27. EPISODE 37: Why supporting faculty mental health is enormous for classrooms 22:29
  28. EPISODE 36: How this district improved academics during the pandemic 15:44
  29. EPISODE 35: Why tech needs diversity in more ways than one 17:27
  30. What K-12 Leaders Can Learn from Alternative Delivery Construction Projects 23:03
  31. Episode 34: AI meets inclusion at FETC 2025 15:24
  32. EPISODE 33: How to choose the right edtech for your district 18:33
  33. EPISODE 32: What is a small language model? 17:32
  34. EPISODE 31: Regaining connection with conflict resolution 37:16
  35. EPISODE 30: How to create inclusive philanthropy models 17:54
  36. EPISODE 29: Media Literacy Matters More than Ever 21:00
  37. EPISODE 28: Getting students and faculty 'excited' for STEM education 20:52
  38. Simplifying Purchasing: How Spring Grove Area School District is Empowering Educators 21:48
  39. EPISODE 27: How charter schools can improve special education 23:11
  40. EPISODE 26: Are smartphone bans a good idea? 19:53
  41. EPISODE 25: Portrait of a Graduate Power 24:38
  42. EPISODE 24: How a PBIS program reinvented a school's culture 36:45
  43. EPISODE 23: The Music of Student Success 25:41
  44. Episode 22: Superintendent Atiya Perkins 19:40
  45. EPISODE 21: Lindsay E. Jones, CAST 19:22
  46. EPISODE 20: Paper CEO Phil Cutler 19:57
  47. Focus on Fluency: The Neglected Goal of Reading Instruction 36:56
  48. Episode 19: Why K12 branding and marketing are more important than ever 24:00
  49. EPISODE 18: Closing the digital access divide 22:33
  50. EPISODE 17: Andy Farley, 2024 National Principal of the Year 23:26