Benefits of Subscribing | School Leadership Briefing

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Each month, hear or read commentaries, best practices, recommendations and analysis from leading-edge education experts, best-selling authors and national policymakers.

Convenient, Focused and Time-Saving

Our concise briefings help you to be a better educational leader by keeping you up-to-date with key findings from the latest studies and reports and highlights from presentations at national conferences.

Ideal for Professional Development

Each month, our subscribers enjoy a higher quality professional development experience at a lower cost-per-participant, with more involvement and greater satisfaction, than alternatives such as print, live conferences, or video.

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Insightful

We bring you the most current thoughts and insightful commentaries through our interviews with best-selling authors, leading-edge consultants, and major policy makers in education, business, and management.

Focused

Our concise summaries of the latest studies, reports and keynote presentations at national conferences are ideal for busy school administrators, keeping you informed and up-to-date on the key issues affecting schools today.

Ideal for Professional Development

Each month we deliver a higher quality professional development experience at a lower cost-per-participant, with more involvement and greater satisfaction, than alternatives such as print, live conferences, or video.

Perfect for Groups

A Resource for Your Leadership Team

School Leadership Briefing is a great way to keep all the administrators in your district, region or state informed. Many of our subscriber groups include the superintendent and other district administrators, along with all the principals and assistant principals.

Customized Content

For many states, we provide additional content to meet their unique professional development needs. Find out how we can help you with your own needs within your state, region, county or local district.

Online Professional Learning Communities

Connect all your local administrators or with fellow administrators around your state or anywhere in the country to share our content or discuss the issues that matter most to you. Included with every web subscription.

Easily Accessible

School Leadership Briefing is delivered in both audio and written format.

Listen on a CD, shipped to you each month.

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Experts You'll Hear From

We interview and feature the best motivational speakers, leading-edge consultants, major policymakers and best-selling authors. Among the experts who have recently offered their opinions, strategies, insights, and commentary for School Leadership Briefing are:

Education Thought Leaders

: David Kirp
Rebirth of the Great American School System

: Sam Wang
What We Know About Growing Minds

: Jim Knight
Great Teaching

: Bill Henderson
The Blind Advantage

: Chuck Schwahn
Envisioning Mass Customized Learning

: Fred Bramante
Moving Education From Time to Competency

: Kathleen Cushman
What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation & Mastery

: Ben Levin
Raising High School Graduation Rates

: Marc Tucker
Surpassing Shanghai

: Alan Blankstein
Finding and Scaling Excellence in Schools

Management & Leadership Experts

: Stephen Shapiro
Best Practices Are Stupid

: Chris Trimble
Forget, Borrow and Learn: How to Make Innovation Happen in Schools

: Chip Heath
Switch: How To Change Things When Change is Hard

: Michael Abrashoff
Organizational Transformation: Lessons From the Bridge

: David Maxfield
Using Influence to Create Lasting, Positive Change

Testimonials

“ "As a coordinator of leadership training for school administrators, I have found the Audio Journal to be an extremely valuable resource. It provides current and diverse educational updates, insights and stimulates thought-provoking discussions among my peers and colleagues. I share and recommend the Audio Journal to all of the administrators who attend my trainings." ”

— Kimberly J. Zippie, Region 8 Site Coord., Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Program

“ "As a subscriber to the Audio Journal for more than 12 years, I have found great value in hearing leading scholars, lecturers and major decision makers discuss current ideas and policy decisions pertaining to public education. The cost is far less than most professional publications yet far more interesting and valuable to practicing school administrators." ”

— Ken Arndt, Superintendent, District 300, Carpentersville, IL

“ "As coordinator of staff development for Williamson County, I can testify that all my administrators look forward to getting their briefings each month. They have added so much to our administrative meetings." ”

— Michelle Contich, Director of Professional Development, Williamson County Schools, Tennessee

“ "I have been a listener for several years. I depend on the Audio Journal to tell me what is happening — and why. What a time saver!" ”

— Dr. Don Kussmaul, past President, American Assoc. of School Administrators

“ "As an educational consultant who speaks over a hundred of times a year, I continue to be surprised at how many members of my audience come up and quote something they heard from the Audio Journal. I recommend that every engaged educational leader make a point to listen and learn from this product like I do." ”

— Ian Jukes, Educational Consultant, Speaker and Author

“ "The Michigan Association of School Administrators has had an outstanding relationship with the Audio Journal for the past five years. The monthly Executive Briefing has been an extremely well received professional development tool by our members. Superintendents across our state have been able to stay current and support the work of their administrative teams. Our feedback has been all positive. There is no doubt in my mind that during some of the toughest times in education, this is a valuable asset at a most reasonable investment." ”

— Dan Pappas, Assoc. Exec. Director, Michigan Assoc. of School Administrators

“ "No single source offers the timely, substantive, and easy to use vehicles for personal and professional development as those provided by the Audio Journal. I know of no better way to be professionally connected, engaged and current about the education business. Thank you for offering such unique and valuable products and services to busy professional educators!" ”

— Ernest Zamora, retired Associate Commissioner, Texas Education Agency

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Who Subscribes to School Leadership Briefing?

Administrators who recognize how important it is today to stay updated and informed and want to learn when and where it is most convenient for them.

School leaders who want to learn from the most respected names in education, government and business.

Educational leaders who want to build their own professional learning communities with staff, sharing our content for professional development discussions.

District administrators and school principals who understand that lifelong learning begins with them.