Media Appearances
Dr. Justin Baeder's media appearances — podcast interviews, print media, and television.
Media Appearances
Dr. Justin Baeder is an experienced and authoritative voice in the education profession. This page features a sampling of his media appearances across audio, print, and television media.
Podcast Guest Appearances
Dr. Baeder is a frequent guest on other podcasts, including:
Connecting Coaches' Cognition with Courtney Groskin
From Walkthroughs to Wins with Justin Baeder
Read by Example with Matt Renwick
Conversation is the Key to Professional Growth
The Authority with Ross Romano
Mapping Professional Practice with Justin Baeder and Heather Bell-Williams
EduTechGuys
Justin Baeder on Instructional Leadership
Principal Matters Podcast
Supporting Teacher Growth with Justin Baeder and Jen Schwanke
Educators Lead with Jay Willis
Developing The Right Personal Habits Will Help You Consistently “Bring Your A Game” As A Leader
Kevin Mecchella
Educator Spotlight Series: Dr. Justin Baeder
Lead to Succeed with Naphtali Hoff
The Short Path to Expertise with Justin Baeder
Coach Replay with Cory Camp
The Differentiated Role of the Coach
Print Media
Television
Principal Center Radio
Justin Baeder, PhD is also the host of Principal Center Radio. Each interview focuses on a book with powerful insights for leaders. Published weekly since 2014, Principal Center Radio has featured more than 500 of the education profession’s leading authors, including John Hattie, Ken Williams, Charlotte Danielson, Robyn Jackson, Barbara Oakley, and hundreds of other thought leaders. Principal Center Radio reaches an audience of educational leaders in more than 50 countries.
About Dr. Justin Baeder
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 is the creator of the Instructional Leadership Challenge, which has helped more than 10,000 school leaders in 50 countries around the world:
- Confidently get into classrooms every day
- Have feedback conversations that change teacher practice
- Discover their best opportunities for school improvement
Dr. Baeder directs the Instructional Leadership Association, the premiere professional membership for school leaders, and is the author of three Solution Tree books on instructional leadership:
- Now We’re Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership
- Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth (with Heather Bell-Williams)
- Cultivate and Activate: Building Teacher Capacity for Instructional Leadership (with Keith Fickel)
Justin 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. A prolific education commentator, he 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.
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 speaker at conferences, and regularly provides administrator professional development on classroom walkthroughs, teacher evaluation, and instructional leadership.
He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington and an MEd in Curriculum & Instruction from Seattle University, and is a graduate of the Danforth Program for Educational Leadership at UW.