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Jennifer Schwanke
The Message of Trees

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

The Message of Trees

Why they matter, and what they tell us.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
The Let Them Theory

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

The Let Them Theory

It applies to leadership— but only if you're actually leading.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Learning from Asparagus

May 26, 2026

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3 min read

Learning from Asparagus

Growth happens when you don't stare.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Exhaustion vs. Burnout

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

Exhaustion vs. Burnout

How to tell the difference.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Perspective

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

Perspective

A question that will make you stop.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Quick Tips

Apr 28, 2026

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2 min read

Quick Tips

What we learned in our Expertise Exercise.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
An Exercise in Expertise

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

An Exercise in Expertise

Crowdsourcing Wisdom.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Wayward Solutions

Apr 14, 2026

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4 min read

Wayward Solutions

A story about pigeons.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
You Be You

Apr 7, 2026

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4 min read

You Be You

Compassion for self and others.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Why Work Matters

Mar 31, 2026

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5 min read

Why Work Matters

A personal story about why I go to work, even on the hardest days.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
We All Own It

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

We All Own It

Part 4: School Communities Built on Trust

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
The Expectation Conversation

Mar 17, 2026

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5 min read

The Expectation Conversation

Part 3: Building Trust through Communication

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
A Job Lost

Mar 10, 2026

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4 min read

A Job Lost

Part 2: The Co-Existence of Trust & Expectations

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Trust at the Crux

Mar 3, 2026

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5 min read

Trust at the Crux

Part 1: It's a judgment, not an emotion

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Mountains or Molehills?

Feb 24, 2026

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3 min read

Mountains or Molehills?

A matrix to identify action.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Interviewing?

Feb 17, 2026

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5 min read

Interviewing?

A few things I've learned.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Questions for the Principal

Feb 10, 2026

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5 min read

Questions for the Principal

A fun little activity, maybe?

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
A Few (More)Thoughts About A.I.

Feb 3, 2026

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4 min read

A Few (More)Thoughts About A.I.

Part 2: Are we using it for efficiency? Or transformation?

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Snow, Sun, and AI

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

Snow, Sun, and AI

Part 1: Experience + Wisdom

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Balancing Optimism + Reality

Jan 20, 2026

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5 min read

Balancing Optimism + Reality

A truth of school leadership

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Secondary Stress

Jan 13, 2026

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5 min read

Secondary Stress

Leading through dark times, and why I’m staying positive

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
The Unthinkable

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Unthinkable

A story about friendship, fear, leadership, and resilience

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Happy Holidays...

Dec 16, 2025

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3 min read

Happy Holidays...

And what a break can do for an educator.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
The Sound of the Past

Dec 9, 2025

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5 min read

The Sound of the Past

Recording an audiobook reveals a decade of wild change.

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
Place Bound or Career Bound?

Dec 2, 2025

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5 min read

Place Bound or Career Bound?

Where Is Your Focus This December?

Jennifer Schwanke
Jennifer Schwanke
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