Teaching and Leading with Heart: A Blueprint for Student Success with Principal Salome Thomas-EL

Award-winning educator Principal Salome Thomas-EL shares his blueprint for creating joyful, equitable learning environments in this ASCD webinar. Drawing on decades of experience as a teacher and K–8 principal in Wilmington, Delaware — and his nationally acclaimed work as a chess coach at Vaux Middle School in Philadelphia, where his students became eight-time national chess champions — Thomas-EL offers practical leadership strategies that empower teachers and build a positive school culture. You'll learn how to foster strong relationships with students and families, create classrooms rooted in high expectations and heart, and implement steps to build a supportive, inclusive school community where every student can thrive.