THE MAIN IDEA helps you take instructional leadership off of your “to-do list” and make it a reality.

What exactly does THE MAIN IDEA provide?

Hi there, I’m Jenn. If you’re a busy educational leader, I set up THE MAIN IDEA’s subscription service for you.

To save you time, I read through lots of education and leadership books to choose the best ones published each year. Then each month I send you a summary of one of those books. This summary contains the book’s core ideas with enough details and examples so you feel like you’ve read the book.

THE MAIN IDEA also includes PD suggestions so you can introduce the book’s ideas to your staff. Sometimes I throw in an actual slide deck you can use to lead a workshop!

You also get access to over 200 book summaries and workshops in a searchable archive.

That’s not all. Twice a year I also provide a live, virtual workshop facilitated by me, or one of the authors.

If you want to focus more on your role as instructional leadership, that’s what I help leaders do.

 

Mission of THE MAIN IDEA

I started THE MAIN IDEA in 2007 because I saw too many educational leaders who didn’t have the time to read about the best and latest research on learning, teaching, and leading.

So, I bridge this gap by serving as a designated reader for tens of thousands of school leaders throughout the world. My summaries give leaders access to the knowledge and tools to truly improve student learning – just in condensed form.

I also create PD suggestions and slide decks so you can easily implement the ideas in each book. I help make the best ideas out there clear, concise, accessible, and most importantly, actionable for school leaders.

LEARN MORE

• • Learn the core ideas of 8-10 powerful education books a year
  • Improve your knowledge of current education ideas and practices
  • Get the important information in each book from the clearly organized format
  • Stay current and continue to learn — all the best education leaders do

IMPLEMENT MORE

• • Provide in-house professional development sessions yourself with PD suggestions in each summary
  • Use the ideas from the summaries in working with individual teachers
  • Rejuvenate yourself and your teachers by infusing your school with new ideas