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Meet Jeff Rodman, the Executive Director of NELMS: The New England League of Middle Schools. Join us LIVE tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, 2025 LIVE, at 4:15 EST as well talk leadership, learning, and the upcoming NELMS Conference in Springfield, MA. The conference is March 24 & 25th, and we'll share all the great reasons why you should attend this year! Jeff has an incredible journey--having served as a Principal for 24 yrs (WOW, 23 of them in the middle school!) You talk about surviving & thriving!!!You can learn more about the NELMS conference here: https://www.nelms.org/annualconferenceThis podcast is sponsored by IXL Personalized Learning. IXL is used by more than 1 million teachers each day. It is also the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Learn more here: ixl.com/elb

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