Transformative Principal

Jessica Lahey (Twitter) is the author of “The Gift of Failure” and writes for The Atlantic and the New York Times, and other publications. Here are a bunch of other great books she recommends. Drug and alcohol rehab teacher. The things that work for well-behaved kids are what is needed for kids that are really struggling. Autonomy and competence Connection is the most important part. Make what we’re teaching relevant to them. The role of touch in the classroom. The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch Student questions that needed to be answered. False sense of investment in sports or activities. Malleable brains allow kids to learn quickly. Standards-based grading Formative until I put it in the gradebook. Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy

Karine Veldhoen, M. Ed. is the founder of Learn Forward and a creative force in education. She’s also the Chief Learning Officer at Willowstone Academy, the CEO/Founder of Niteo Africa, a former Education Consultant for Fresh Grade and a modern day pilgrim. Learn Forward represents a lifetime of her professional study, action research, and meaning-making within the context of education. Driven by her passion for making a difference in the lives of others, Karine’s been exploring the most important journeys of children through serving as the Chief Learning Officer at Willowstone Academy for the last 10 years and as an educator for over 20 years.  In her talks about the transformation of education, she emphasizes the importance of cultivating a connection between school and home and uses the Table of Learning as a metaphor for where we can begin.   Twitter @Learn_forward What do children need universally? The need is endless. Human need is endless. Matching our greatest gift to fulfilling the human need. Refin

  Don Wettrick is a teacher in Noblesville, Indiana and founder of StartEdUp Innovation. He can be found on Twitter at @donwettrick, and his podcast on iTunes He is the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level” How to make standards real. Begin in Elementary school 2 negatives to this Grades go down in other classes! Kids can get full of themselves. Pockets of teachers vs. teachers being innovative vs. principals being innovative. How to get leaders to buy in. We need to push out the awesome things that we are doing in our schools. Is 20% time enough time? Imagination, Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship. How to be a transformative principal? Go to people and say do something amazing. It gets worse before it gets better! Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on Transformat

Don Wettrick is a teacher in Noblesville, Indiana and founder of StartEdUp Innovation. He can be found on Twitter at @donwettrick, and his podcast on iTunes He is the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level” Innovation class, teaching kids to innovate Daniel Pink’s innovation time Ted Talk. Pure Genius Book Why can’t my child have this class? 20% time for ourselves. How to think like a startup/entrepreneur. Mindset Course We like to complain about things. How do we change things? It is easier to complain than to do hard things. Collect and Connect ROTH IRA Deliberately take social media seriously. Rule of thirds (1/3 personal interest, 1/3 skill acquisition, 1/3 benefit to others) Innovation is an idea. Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Pap

Zaretta Hammond is the author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Second phase - building capacity of teachers. Learning partnerships. We can’t learn when we don’t trust. How to quickly build trust through trust generators. Selective vulnerability. Social pain and physical pain are equal as far as the brain is concerned. Power of acknowledging students out in the community. Culturally responsive teaching isn’t about just relationships. We have the relationship so the teacher can push when the learning gets hard. 4 cultural learning tools. Understand there is a common thread through most cultures - collectivism. Individualism vs. Collectivism - figuring out a problem together. This is not a subject area you need to tackle, but something that you need to bring into the meeting. World cafe - strategy for teacher discussion. How to be a transformative principal? Facilitative leadership. How do you create an

Zaretta Hammond is the author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. You can find her on the web at Ready4rigor.com and on Twitter at @ready4rigor Culturally responsive teaching is seen as classroom management or one-off - both of these are wrong. It is really about learning. Dependent vs. Independent learners Brains aren’t any different, but the system is stacked against them. It’s about getting students to take control of their own learning. Once learning is relevant, then students can be engaged. Multi-cultural education vs. culturally responsive education. Where to start (Thanks to @feedurmind_read) in culturally responsive teaching. Leader to create the conversation to talk about our students. Counter-narratives - acknowledge the dominant narratives. Not about preaching from the leader. Trust undermines culturally responsive teaching. Here’s the three things we believe about our X students. What’s bein

Dr. Stephen Sroka (Twitter grew up in poverty and is now an educator and keynote speaker. Be sure to check out his great YouTube page. Drugs and alcohol exposure to kids. Perceived risk of harm is minimized because of decriminalization. Addiction rate doubles when kids use marijuana and alcohol in high school or before. The reality is that you don’t know if it is a gateway drug. Marijuana is not good for the adolescent brain. If you get addicted to opiates in high school, you will likely relapse. Focus on coping skills to help them deal with life. Give kids options. What do you want to get high on? Trauma-informed strategies for students. Predictors of success: when every staff member learns every student’s name. If you don’t have relationships, kids won’t trust you and kids won’t do what you ask. What can we do to be a transformative Principal? Know kids by name. Honest, humor, hope. Look and Listen. Smile and Say Hi to everyone. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this

  Dr. Stephen Sroka (Twitter grew up in poverty and is now an educator and keynote speaker. Be sure to check out his great YouTube page. Steve describes his life growing up and the challenges he faced. Overcoming welfare to become a chemist and eventually a teacher. The Gift in a Toxic Society - the perfect gift you can give this year. PDF format. Dear …, I don’t want to die, but if I do, I want you to know that…. Tell that person what they mean to you. It will change the person you love for life. It matters because you put everything you have into it. Write the gift now because you don’t know when you won’t have a chance. The Power of One Speaker That time when Steve died. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transf

Christopher Kai (Twitter) has given over 1,000 speeches or workshops to a global audience from more than 30 countries. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies like American Express, New York Life, and Microsoft and notable non-profits like the Milken Family Foundation. Christopher has spoken alongside some of the most prominent global business leaders like Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s founder Nolan Bushnell, MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, and Tesla Motors and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. His keynote experiences have been described as “life-changing,” “absolutely amazing” and a “breath of fresh air” because he consistently delivers actionable ideas and strategies based on research and experience all wrapped up in inspiring and insightful stories. Christopher also has an uncanny ability to customize his speeches for each of his unique clients. Here he talks about how to create unique and powerful relationships with those you meet.  We're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teac

Derek Rhodenizer (Twitter Web site) is a principal in Ottawa Canada. He is also the host of the eduthoughts podcast.   Whiteboard by the table Legowall 4’x3’ the video Modeling as administrators. Giving ownership of the office to other people models giving ownership of the classroom to the students. Audio/visual recording studio. Weekly updates, drawing Teaching parents to read with their kids. Empower parents to ask questions. Sometimes you have to jump and start building your wings on the way down. Start small. What am I good at? Start there. What can you do to be a transformative principal? Go into the hallway and give kids high fives! You don’t need a reason to give a high five! Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   S

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  Derek Rhodenizer (Twitter Web site) is a principal in Ottawa Canada. He is also the host of the eduthoughts podcast. Principal’s office as a learning space. The Third Teacher book about learning spaces. Why the principal’s office is a learning space. Another tool that a teacher can use. Constructive rather than negative. Permanent audio/visual recording learning space. Whiteboard by the table Legowall 4’x3’ the video Modeling as administrators. Giving ownership of the office to other people models giving ownership of the classroom to the students. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey We're so grate

  Dana Evans Twitter is the principal of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks, AK. Students sign up for dance, tai kwon doe and other physical activities throughout the week. Friday in Fairbanks activity. See a schedule here extra prep time for teachers on Friday. How to schedule things for Fairbanks. Excursions cost about 20,000 a year. Go with the flow is a very important characteristic to have for teachers and students. Students with disabilities are thriving in this environment. Could this work at a typical school? How we could change the typical school to meet individual student needs? Core is grade specific. Start small with afternoon science and a couple How to be a transformative principal? Think of the possibilities. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Pape

  Dana Evans Twitter is the principal of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks, AK. 3 hours of uninterrupted core math and ELA. explorations in the afternoon. Science, social studies, math, spanish, technology fine arts, extended learning program, etc. Explorations Class Catalog Explorations classes are 9 weeks for three each. Some are year long, some are semester long. Student choice enhances student engagement. Relationships deepen because of looping. Afternoon can be something that students really engage in because they choose it. Magnet school using the same Magnet is the explorations that bring students and families to the school. Lottery system to determine who goes to Barnette. Envision Math and GoMath. Explorations are multi-age in bands. Science and social studies checklists to make sure they get what they need. 416 students, 20 part time students. Have an additional secretary who does all the scheduling. How to deal with endorsements for teachers teaching explorations. How to deal with contractural

James Sturtevant (Twitter @jamessturtevant Website) is an obscure social studies teacher from Central Ohio who is in his 32nd year. Storytelling, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. Empower the kids to find the stories. Fireplace app Chromebooks iOS. Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds. Delivering content in a flipped manner. The benefits of flipping your classroom. How to be a transformative leader? Check your ego. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey   We're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach

Jimmy Casas Twitter is in his 22nd year of administrative leadership.  He received his BA in Spanish and Master’s in Teaching from the University of Iowa and his Master’s in Administrative Leadership from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee.  Jimmy is currently working on his ED.S and serves as an adjunct professor for Drake University, teaching a graduate course on Educational Leadership.  Jimmy has served as principal at Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa for the last 14 years.   Jimmy’s core purpose lies in serving others. He was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and was selected as one of three finalists for NASSP 2013 National Secondary Principal of the Year.  In 2014, Jimmy was invited to the White House to speak on the Future Ready Schools pledge.  In 2015, he was named the Bammy National Principal of the Year.  Jimmy is the Co-Founder of EdCampIowa and also the Co-Founder of #IAedchat, a popular online chat that takes place every Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m. CST.  Finally

James Sturtevant (Twitter @jamessturtevant Website) is an obscure social studies teacher from Central Ohio who is in his 32nd year. Hacking Engagement Book and Podcast Need to make engagement a priority. It doesn’t matter how important or cool your topic is if the kids aren’t engaged. A lot of people confuse engagement with compliance. Grab your students by the virtual lapels Tackle problem of engagement on three fronts: technology, teacher strategies, and relationships. Talking for more than 10 minutes is not going to work!   Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey   We're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach

Michael Fenton is the Lead Instructional Designer at Desmos. Check out learn.desmos.com. Bundles vs. one-off activities. Progression of units for teacher use. View of assessments. Using Desmos for testing Interview with Carl Hooker Challenges with using Desmos. Nature of assessments and challenging the status quo. How can teachers get started right now? Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey   We're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal,

Michael Fenton is the Lead Instructional Designer at Desmos. Check out learn.desmos.com. Activity Builder How Michael got connected with Desmos. How Desmos is different from a typical math site. Arguments are more fun when there are people in the room. Desmos Guide to Building Great (Digital) Math Activities (Dan Meyer’s Blog) It’s about generating interesting discussions in class. How long should activities in class be? What makes a good activity? Desmos Blog. WOSS (What Other Students Said), Pausing, & Anonymizing names to allow kids to focus on How to get the conversation out of the machine and into the room. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A

  Ginger Lewman is a keynoter and consultant in Kansas. Purchase her book about life-practice learning here. Launch - how to set up PBL to be engaging. How to deal with having learning goals posted when The essential question to ask when starting Project Based Learning activities. Culture of schools - we unintentionally group kids to create bullies. Three ways to think about grouping. Ability, interest, readiness Good group-workers and bad group-workers 3 people in a group is optimal. How to deal with friends in groups. How to be a transformative principal? Know why you want to do it. Take the Fall Listener Survey Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Ad