PMP:044 How Challenges Help You Grow
: Play in new window | DownloadI remember my first year of teaching when I walked into a boy’s bathroom that was reeking of smoke. A couple of boys were standing at the urinals when one of them dropped a…
William D. Parker
PMP:043 Lessons from a Comet Landing (What Can We Accomplish Together?)
: Play in new window | DownloadThe European Space Agency’s historical comet landing of the spacecraft Rosetta in 2014 was an amazing feat I share about in this week’s podcast. First of all, imagine organizing a team of scientists and…
PMP:042 The Future of Education (A Conversation with Undergraduates)
: Play in new window | DownloadRecently I was asked to be a guest presenter for an undergraduate education class at Bartlesville Wesleyan University, a college not too far from my high school. At the end of my presentation, I…
PMP:041 What Makes a Productive Team?
: Play in new window | DownloadWhen I was boy, my dad bought a long, green Pontiac station wagon. Long before the creation of the mini-van, it was the car of choice for a large family. We spent countless of…
PMP:040 How Do You Positively Respond to Apathy?
: Play in new window | DownloadLast week when I was hosting a webinar for school leaders, an overwhelming number of responses were made about the challenges of overcoming apathy. How does a leader initiate positive changes when others resist,…
Becoming Better: How You Influence Growth
: Play in new window | DownloadLast weekend I traveled with my son, Jack, and his Cub Scout pack to a joint campout with an older Boy Scout troop. It was a perfect October weekend: 70’s with sun and breeze;…
PMP:038 Celebrating Good Deeds with a Class Cup
: Play in new window | DownloadI know a lot of schools have creative ways to celebrate the positive behaviors they want students showing on a daily basis. This school year, our student council and their sponsor, Ms. Franklin, launched…
PMP:037 Are You Growing? Learning to Celebrate the Small Wins
: Play in new window | DownloadLast week I left school early so that I could watch our cross-country teams run at a local race. It was one of those days where the sun and clouds kept alternating in the…
PMP:036 Four Suggestions on Providing Meaningful Feedback from Observations and Evaluations
: Play in new window | DownloadI have a lot of friends who are good golfers. I am not one of them.But I recognize a good golfer when I see one. He or she is usually the one who gets…
PMP:035 Are You Growing? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
: Play in new window | DownloadI remember when my daughter began taking clarinet lessons from a private tutor in junior high. When I picked her up from her first session, she said, “I have been playing for three years,…