[I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up!]
Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Francesca Peck, principal of Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois, on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. Polaris is a flagship EL school and is doing absolutely incredible things with its advisory program, Crew, and its social-emotional learning work with students. I hope that you find this conversation as inspiring as I did. I was absolutely blown away when I visited Polaris a couple of years ago!
Happy listening!
Previous NAESP CIL podcast episodes
- Project-based learning in early childhood (Sara Lev, Larchmont Charter School)
- Depth of Knowledge and leading PD (Erik Francis)
- AI in elementary and middle schools (Holly Clark)
- Building a new, student-centered school (Bryan Byerlee, Garden City Elementary School)
- The power of children learning outside (Heidi McKay, Down to Earth Forest School)
- Play-based, place-based learning (Traci Mathena, Creative City Public Charter School)
- Innovating project-based learning (Beth Foster, Anderson Mill Elementary)
- Transformative school culture (Eric Chagala, VIDA)
- What makes a great principal? (Linda-Darling Hammond, Learning Policy Institute)
- Fighting for equity (Mark Gooden, Teachers College)
