Justin Baeder, PhD — About
Justin Baeder, PhD is the Director of The Principal Center, author of Now We're Talking! and Mapping Professional Practice, and host of Principal Center Radio.
Justin Baeder, PhD is Director of The Principal Center, where he helps senior leaders in K–12 organizations build capacity for instructional leadership. A former principal in Seattle Public Schools, he has helped more than 10,000 school leaders in 50 countries build the daily habits of instructional leadership.
As a consultant, trainer, and speaker, Dr. Baeder has worked onsite with groups across the US, Canada, and Central America, and virtually with groups across the Middle East, Australia, and around the world. He is a frequent conference speaker and provides administrator professional development on classroom walkthroughs, teacher evaluation, and instructional leadership.
He is the host of Principal Center Radio, a long-running audio podcast featuring more than 400 education thought leaders and more than 500 books, as well as The Teaching Show and The Eduleadership Show. He is also the founder of Repertoire, the professional writing app for instructional leaders.
A prolific education commentator, Dr. Baeder has more than 250,000 followers and 30,000,000 annual impressions on social media, and is frequently consulted by major media outlets on issues of education research, policy, and practice.
Books
Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership
Solution Tree, 2019
A practical guide to building the daily habit of getting into classrooms and giving teachers meaningful feedback.
Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth
Solution Tree — with Heather Bell-Williams
How to define what effective teaching looks like and use that framework to support teacher growth.
Cultivate & Activate: Building Teacher Capacity for Instructional Leadership
Solution Tree — with Keith Fickel
A guide for developing teacher leadership capacity in schools.
Education
PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies — University of Washington
MEd in Curriculum & Instruction — Seattle University
Graduate, Danforth Program for Educational Leadership — University of Washington
Programs & Training
Instructional Leadership Challenge — A 21-day program helping school leaders build the habit of daily classroom visits and meaningful teacher feedback
Classroom Walkthrough Certification — Training for instructional leaders in evidence-based informal classroom observation
Teacher Evaluation Certification — Professional development for leaders responsible for formal teacher evaluation
Instructional Leadership Association — Comprehensive membership including Repertoire, the Instructional Leadership Challenge, books, and ongoing training. Learn more →
Areas of Expertise
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Contact
The Principal Center
110 W. Spring St., Heber Springs, AR 72543
1-800-861-5172