Shows
Transformative PrincipalJethro's Dissertation - How Principals who Use AI for Innovation Create Cognitive EquityIn this special episode, Jethro Jones defends his doctoral dissertation on how school principals can use AI for innovation rather than just efficiency. The research challenges the common "save time" narrative around AI in education and introduces the concept of "cognitive equity" - using AI to expand capabilities and solve problems that weren't previously possible.Through a full-day workshop with 11 Wyoming principals, Jethro demonstrated that when professional development focuses on authentic problems rather than tools, leaders can create innovative solutions like student mental health check-in apps, digital citizenship games, and curiosity trackers. The study revealed three key...
2026-02-151h 10
Transformative PrincipalA New Era of Transformative Principal with Mike CaldwellIn this special handoff episode of Transformative Principal, host Jethro Jones announces he's passing the podcast to Mike Caldwell, founder of LinkedLeaders, as Jethro transitions to his new role as Director of Operations at Life Lab, a character education company creating video curriculum for middle and high schools—a move that aligns perfectly with his doctorate in character education, which he's defending the day after this episode airs. The episode explores why this partnership makes sense, as both Transformative Principal and LinkedLeaders focus on supporting school leaders through connection, mentorship, and learning from others' experiences, with Mike's platform connecting pr...
2026-02-0835 min
Transformative PrincipalThe Jethro 2025 EpisodeIn this special "reverse interview" episode of Transformative Principal, host Jethro Jones is interviewed by Mike Caldwell. Jethro reflects on his journey as a podcaster, the evolution of his career, and his philosophy on education, innovation, and personal growth. The conversation covers the origins of the podcast, lessons learned from hundreds of interviews, the role of AI in education, and Jethro's next chapter with Life Lab.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learn...
2025-12-281h 03
A Decade Never to be ForgottenFaith, Family, and Flow: Lessons from Year Two with Staci and JethroIntroduction: Jethro and Staci reflect on the second year of their decade-long journey, setting the stage for a candid and insightful conversation.Lightning Round: Quick-fire questions about marriage, parenting, and personal growth, including communication, handling trials, and surprising lessons as parents.Family Traditions & Spiritual Practices: The importance of family vacations, daily prayer, and integrating spiritual habits into everyday life.Gratitude & Inspiration in Trials: Finding gratitude and peace during difficult times, and sharing recent books and talks that have inspired personal growth.Celebrating Small Wins: The value of acknowledging and celebrating achievements as a family...
2025-12-271h 30
Transformative PrincipalAI Exposed the Lie of Schools, Let's Focus on Learning AgainWelcome to Transformative Principal! In this thought-provoking solo episode, host Jethro Jones explores how artificial intelligence has revealed the weaknesses in our current education system—and why it’s time to refocus on real learning.Episode Highlights:Jethro shares candid reflections from his AI Leader Office Hours, challenging the status quo in education.He explains how schools have been designed for adult convenience, making them easy targets for AI automation, and why this approach fails students.The episode critiques formulaic assignments, standardized tests, and grading systems that prioritize efficiency over genuine learning.Jethro advocates for a sh...
2025-11-2359 min
A Decade Never to be ForgottenTrusting Him: Jethro & StaciIn this heartfelt conversation, Jethro and Staci share their journey through life's trials and the lessons they have learned about faith, trust, and the power of the atonement. They discuss the importance of open communication, the challenges of personal and professional development, and the spiritual growth that comes from trusting in Jesus Christ and seeking personal revelation. Through discussions on past and present challenges, they highlight how their reliance on the Lord has provided peace, guidance, and unexpected blessings.00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene01:15 Reflecting on Childhood and Early Adulthood02:33 Challenges of Raising a Child...
2024-12-032h 24
A Decade Never to be ForgottenCourtney Thornton - If you want to change the world, go home and love your familyIn the tapestry of life, certain moments stand out with clarity, defining who we are and shaping our future journey. For Courtney, a decade emerged from the ordinary, filled with trials, faith, sorrow, and ultimately, transformation. It is a testament to resilience and a deep dive into the life of someone who has decided to embark on a “Decade Never to Be Forgotten.”The InspirationThe concept was ignited by Elder Stevenson’s talk, which pricked Jethro’s heart, suggesting a decade that would be unforgettable. Inspired by the idea, Jethro reached out to Court...
2024-11-161h 43
Transformative PrincipalWhy We Should Exercise Emotion In Our Leadership with Sean Slade Transformative Principal 598In this episode of Transformative Principal, Jethro Jones engages in a profound discussion with Sean Slade, co-head of North America at BTS Spark, about reevaluating traditional perceptions of leadership, particularly around the management of emotions. Sean challenges the archetype of the stoic, emotionless leader, suggesting that vulnerability, emotion, and personal connection are crucial elements for effective leadership, especially highlighted by observations from the first year of the pandemic. The conversation delves into how leaders who embraced their humanity, admitting uncertainty and fostering relationships, tended to succeed more. Drawing on a study and the insights from the book Embracing MESSY...
2024-05-0628 min
Transformative PrincipalPersonalized Learning and AI with Paul Thiessen Transformative Principal 589In this episode, Jethro is joined by Paul Thiessen and we talk about a broad range of topics from Podcasting for the school community to AI and Personalized Learning. The Daily - One topic, condensed in a short amount of time.Talking about events or different topics in our school (purple up and science of reading)Conversations with teachers about perceptions in the beginning, middle, and end of career. Why focus on his specific community - parent coffees, video calls, etc. 20-30 people ended up showing up. Gave more flexibilityThe Puma PawdUse DescriptJethro’s TEDxTalk about Attendance.Personalized Lear...
2024-03-1138 min
Transformative PrincipalChange your Mind, Change your Approach with Samantha Opperman Transformative Principal 577In this episode, we talk about self-identifying the challenges we face and asking for help when we need it. We also talk about Jethro's six-week coaching program which is incredibly powerful. Sam shares the 1-session experience that made her want to do the six weeks. If you want a free coaching session like that for yourself, schedule a time here.Why Sam was interested in Coaching with JethroIdentity tied up in a certain position in a school.Struggles: ability to relate to other people following a difficult day. Felt alone as a middle school principalDifficult d...
2023-12-2629 min
Transformative PrincipalOvercoming your Saboteurs with Jethro Jones and Kelly Hastings Transformative Principal 575In this episodes, Kelly interviews Jethro about his Coaching Practice. If you want a free coaching session like that for yourself, schedule a time here.The power of mental fitness - starts with self, judgment, and relationshipsjethrojones.com/coach 10 saboteurs and how they show up. Sage powers Mastermind coaching vs. Individual coachingSuccess Mindsets
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and soci...
2023-12-0449 min
Case by Casie: Kingdom Secrets to SuccessCase 30: Jethro?? | My First InterviewIn this special episode of Dont Listen to this podcast , we turn the spotlight on a remarkable individual who is usually found on the other side of the microphone. Join us for a candid and insightful interview with Jethro, a truly exceptional guest!As a regular host on "Case by Casie," Jethro is known for their engaging interviews and thought-provoking discussions. Today, we have the pleasure of exploring their own journey, experiences, and the insights they've gained along the way.In this episode, we get to know the person behind the podcast persona. Jethro shares...
2023-10-131h 01
Transformative PrincipalUsing AI to Terminate Homework with Jethro Jones - Transformative Principal: Summer of AITeens can use artificial intelligence to help them rock their homework. AI shouldn't be something parents and teachers are afraid of, and I had a great conversation with Transformative Principal Jethro Jones on how teens can use AI to TERMINATE their homework! And by terminate, I mean complete it. Obviously.--See what Jethro is up to at www.jethrojones.com--Register for my new Drop-In Coaching offer for this fall semester by going to www.joeymascio.com/drop-in-coaching--Follow me on Instagram! www.instagram.com/sidekicktohero
...
2023-09-1827 min
Transformative PrincipalBot's Up, Doc? with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 542In this episode, Jethro and Fred discuss chatbots and artificial intelligence. The episode covers the history of chatbots, including the Turing Test and the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Bing, and Jasper. The potential uses and issues with chatbots are explored, including incomplete or misinformation, theft of intellectual property, inappropriate uses, and threats to various types of jobs. The episode also touches on the impact of chatbots on education and the potential for the weaponization of disinformation, cybersecurity, and more emotion-targeted advertising.Beginning of Cybertraps Podcast Episode IndexWritebettr.com - test out AI with...
2023-07-0330 min
Transformative PrincipalAPLUS framework for adopting AI with Jethro Jones Summer of AI Series Transformative Principal 537In this episode, Jethro Jones introduces the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. All summer, we’ve got some great interviews scheduled to come out with believers, skeptics, and everyone in between all about AI. See the APLUS framework hereJoin the conversation by joining our Facebook group hereAnd, Jethro also shares the AILeader.info resource, a membership site to help you learn how to save time and energy by learning how to use AI most effectively as a school leader. Join here. Jethro als...
2023-06-1216 min
Transformative PrincipalDesigning a Student-Driven CTE School with Shelley Groves Transformative Principal 533Shelley Groves is an assistant superintendent of a Career Technical Education Planning District in Ohio. In this podcast, she shares her experiences with CTE, work-based learning experiences, how she keeps kids from failing, and how she has changed the curriculum to give students more choice while still focusing on the standards. She also talks about the collaboration between the two campuses and the Focus Friday pilot program that has helped to build more effective relationships.In Ohio, CTE can be delivered several different ways: career technical planning districtOne exceptional experience. 2 campuses, Fairfield and Franklin CountiesOnly juniors and seniors...
2023-05-2438 min
Transformative PrincipalAn Interview With Jethro and Lynn Hardin from the Principal Purpose PodcastIn this interview, Jethro talks with Lynn Hardin about the Move Up Workshop.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performa...
2023-04-2534 min
Transformative PrincipalTackling the Teacher Shortage Problem with Michael Horn, Charles Fournier and Kevin Stoller Transformative Principal 525This week on Transformative Principal, Jethro Jones shares a special episode where he was on a panel to discuss the current teacher shortage and what can be done. This was recorded for the Better Learning Podcast In this podcast, we discussed the following: - teachers that are leaving or doing really well. - How education has been a pink collar job and the impact that has on our day today - Empowering individuals - Addressing mentorship - Policy change vs. leadership decisions - Public Impact in North Carolina - Teacher Buy-in - Teachers want to connect...
2023-03-231h 01
Transformative PrincipalChatGPT is here, what are we going to do? With Damon Hargraves Transformative Principal 518In this episode, Jethro and Damon Hargraves talk about ChatGPT. This is from a Twitter Spaces that they did in early January. And this has led to some pretty interesting conversations. Jethro has been contracting with a startup to do user research interviews about how we could use AI in schools. If you are intersected in this and would like to chat with us, please schedule a time here. We’ve done about 70 interviews since this Twitter space happened, and we are looking for more, so don’t be shy!
LinkedLeaders: You need...
2023-01-221h 04Transformative PrincipalA New Chapter for Transformative Principal with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 497In this episode, there is a bit of passing of the baton, as we introduce the next Transformative Principal, Eric Makelky. Eric will be recording the majority of the podcast episodes you hear over the next few months as we try a little experiment. We don’t know how it will work out, but we are hopeful. Each month, Jethro will have a coaching session with Eric that you will get to listen to see what a coaching session is really like, and to see how someone grows over the course of a school year. We...
2022-09-0524 min
Transformative PrincipalKindergarten PepToc and #how2be Book with Jethro Jones, Rima Meechan, Jessica Martinez Transformative Principal 475Take my listener survey here. In this episode, Tracey Ezard interviews me about How to be a Transformative Principal and I also weave in interviews with Rima Meechan, the principal of that Kindergarten Peptoc school and Jessica Martin, the creator of that hotline ((707) 998–8410). To donate to that hotline, go to wesideusd.org - Why it’s important to be a transformative principal? - open ourselves up to the collective wisdom. - ask, don’t tell. - conversation around what defines us as a special school. - empathy - do I see empathetic acts as compassion or make me wea...
2022-04-0348 min
Transformative PrincipalEgo and Humility with Scott Schuette Transformative Principal 458Learning Executive and coach for 30 years. Fabulous Learning Nerds podcast Why everyone should have a blog, podcast, newsletter. Ego is at the root of all adult learning excuses. Here’s my idea, will you poke holes in it? Extreme Ownership Vulnerability podcast nerdiness How to be transformative principal? It goes back to your people. Gallup 12 pyramid - Recognize everyone this week. Sponsors InControl SEL for Middle School In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netfli...
2021-12-0537 min
Transformative PrincipalThe Launch of TransformativePrincipal.com and Other Celebrations with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 450In this episode we talk about the launch of transformativeprincipal.com, what we’ve learned from 450 episodes, and more! How to get positive press We passed 1,000,000 downloads of the podcast! Thank you! Sponsors InControl SEL for Middle School In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at. The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s...
2021-10-1229 min
Transformative PrincipalBeen Virtual for a Decade with Regina Collins Transformative Principal 436Regina Collins is the Principal of the Global School at the Florida Virtual School. Florida Virtual School is a national organization serving K - 12 students in online education for over 23 years. She has 20 years in education and 11 of them in virtual education. In her role as the Global School Principal, she collaborates with a diverse group of people to work towards the common goal of increasing student achievement and retention in an online setting. She has a way of encouraging students and staff to remain positive and persevere while adapting to change. And boy has the last 13 months or so re...
2021-08-0637 min
Transformative PrincipalHow to Decide Who Should Make Decisions with Lindsay Lyons Transformative Principal 432Lindsay Lyons is an educational justice coach who works with teachers and school leaders to inspire educational innovation for racial and gender justice, design curricula grounded in student voice, and build capacity for shared leadership. Lindsay taught in NYC public schools, holds a PhD in Leadership and Change, and is the founder of the educational blog and podcast, Time for Teachership. Students are not often involved Consistency 5 key tips Mindset - radical collegiality Representative leadership team Clear when we’re making decisions that are not appropriate for students/others Use stakeholder research - perception data Meet consistently. How to...
2021-07-2137 min
Transformative PrincipalDifferent and Complex Instead of More with Tania Lyon and Marti Sievek Transformative Principal 348Marti Sievek is Assistant Principal of East High School. Tania Lyon is the talent Talent Development Coordinator. Both are in Mankato Area Public Schools Mankato Area Public Schools. District from a GT program to a more inclusive program. Professional development coordinator interim director of teaching and learning. Helping students have access to high quality instruction with no ceiling. Increase complexity of work that is being done Selecting resources that will help kids. Different and complex instead of more Start with what those needs are for your community. Start with Why, come back to How. The How can’t ju...
2020-09-1335 min
Transformative PrincipalEncourage Focus with Derek Sivers Transformative Principal 347Derek Sivers is an entrepreneur who founded CDBaby, and is now writing and doing cool things in New Zealand. Check out his Now page for more information. This episode is about the importance of focus and how to not be distracted all the time. Moved to Oxford for the schools. He grew up outside and that really shaped him. want him to be really focused on whatever he is interested in. If you’re focused, you can do anything. Now he continues to do it. He’s thriving more than ever without school. anki flashcard software So distracted when...
2020-09-0643 min
Transformative PrincipalStrategies to deal with the Coronavirus Trauma with Karen Gross Transformative Principal 346Karen Gross is an author and educator, as well as an advisor and consultant to nonprofit schools, organizations, and governments; instructor of continuing education at Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work; visiting professor at Bennington College; former president of Southern Vermont College; former senior policy advisor to the United States Department of Education; and author of the sidequel, Breakaway Learners: Strategies for Post-Secondary Success with At-Risk Students and the trauma-sensitive children’s book series, Lady Lucy’s Quest. Visit Karen’s website at www.karengrosseducation.com. Name it - start by recognizing that it exists. What is traumatic for on...
2020-08-3028 min
Transformative PrincipalHow to combine SEL and Virtual learning with Tamara Fyke Transformative Principal 344Tamara Fyke is the founder of Love in a Big World, which provides SEL support for families all over the world. SEL is related to their emotional, mental, and physical health. Kids may have experienced more trauma at home during closures than they ever have. Maslow before Blooms. The need that kids have is for connect. The pace of learning is different at home. We have to acknowledge what is most important. The system we’ve been using isn’t actually working. The learning council it’s time to let go of control Being a compass instead of a sage...
2020-08-1629 min
Transformative PrincipalI'm Not Doing ANY Observations with Dr. Kulvarn Atwal Transformative Principal 342Dr. Kulvarn Atwal has been a head teacher for 8 years, educator for 20. He is the Author of The Thinking School: Developing a Dynamic Learning Community Great variation in teachers who had good attitudes and wanted to improve. Interested in finding out how to help every teacher be excited to learn. Focusing our energies on teacher professional learning. The way you impact learning is by hiring amazing teachers. Implementing dynamic learning communities. Maximizing informal learning. What is informal learning. More learning takes place socially in an institution than formally. Every person is trained as a coach. Average teacher stops...
2020-08-0225 min
Transformative PrincipalInnovative Therapies for Students with Autism using Virtual Reality with Vijay Ravindran Transformative Principal 339Vijay Ravindran is the creator of Floreo, an app to help kids with Autism understand social interactions. Vijay’s son inspired the app. Combines iPhone with VR headset VR therapy. help in 2 ways. 1. Opportunities to create fun characters. Therapy can get patronizing and monotonous; we make it better. Don’t have a lot of practice in giving kids One of the fascinating things is that professionals use the scenes in ways that we haven’t predicted. Student who is afraid of going outside. Never seen child interact in traditional therapy. Big emphasis around research. Research partners Celebrate the Childr...
2020-07-1221 min
Transformative PrincipalClosing the Educational Opportunity Gap with Nhon Ma Transformative Principal Special 1061Nhon Ma is the co-founder of numerade.com Mom was an educator in South Vietnam, Chinese immigrants who then moved to LA. Grew up in LAUSD system. Better Chance program in middle school. Placed me in a top private school. Shaped my thinking around education. Ride bus to school in a completely different culture. Close educational opportunity gap Prices for tutoring for synchronous doesn’t drop. Largest STEM video library. Jethro’s YouTube channel from when he was an English teacher Mass adoption of synchronous learning through zoom. Participation rates are much lower. Office hours, daily creation, Students cons...
2020-05-1327 min
Transformative PrincipalIts More Than Growth Mindsets with Ryan Gottfredson Transformative Principal 330Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets. Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University. Ryan is the author of “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership.” (Morgan James Publishing) How do we tap into the...
2020-05-1024 min
Transformative PrincipalFocus on People: Office Hours with Tom Murray and Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 1058Tom Murray and I did office hours to support schools during this closure. Here are the questions we answered. If you were on a leadership team, what would you be focusing on right now? High school, middle school, elementary school? People, equity, vision for your school http://bit.ly/ToolsForEngagement How are you managing fears and anxieties around fall planning? How do you build trust in this environment? Have a great network. Join the Mastermind
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re...
2020-04-3038 min
Transformative PrincipalEduGladiators with Marlena Gross-Taylor Transformative Principal 328Jethro Jones met up with Marlena Gross-Taylor at the Future of Educational Technology Conference earlier this year. Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, has been publishing high quality guidebooks, magazines and educator-focused professional development books since 1959. John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. John Catt amplifies fresh voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized...
2020-04-2625 min
Transformative PrincipalWork from Home, Don't Live at Work with Tom Murray and Jethro Jones Transformative Principal Office Hours Special 1057Tom Murray and Jethro Jones hosted office hours for people to answer questions during these school closures.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tie...
2020-04-2343 min
Transformative PrincipalKeeping Calm in Times of Crisis with Tamara Fyke and Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 1056Join host Tamara Fyke and Jethro Jones of Transformative Principal for a conversation about how to keep yourself calm when you’re feeling stressed and nervous. We will talk about: Phrases to show empathy Phrases to give yourself some time to think! Phrases to calm fears How to control your voice. Phone vs. in person vs. video conversations.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science...
2020-04-0940 min
Transformative PrincipalThe Best of the Marshall Memo with Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang Transformative Principal 319Kim Marshall is the founder of the Marshall Memo and Jenn David-Lang is the founder of the Main Idea. We talk about their new book, “The Best of the Marshall Memo,” As a principal I rarely had time to read in a thoughtful way. Why write a book about the Marshall Memo. Articles not organized. Professional development ideas. Educational journals have theme issues. How to take the next step from the learning to the doing. Practical article about how to have conversations - Don’t email criticism Watching a teacher who made a grammatical mistake. It’s going to be in...
2020-02-2329 min
Transformative PrincipalUsing Video Games as Text with Zachary Hartzman Transformative Principal 314Zachary Hartzman is a high school Economics & English teacher in New York City. Taught many different social studies classes. International and transfer school. 100% immigrant & ELL students. Passionate about videos games. Getting kids to interact with games Florence - great app for relationships. Using games to deal with discussing heavy issues. Whenever I teach one of these lessons, I write a post showing how it went. It’s been really hard to find engaging content that 3 days a week, I teach an ELA course using video games as the main text. Gone Home What Remains of Edith Finch? One st...
2020-01-1920 min
Transformative PrincipalKeeping Up With The Joneses with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 1054I've got some exciting news to share with you.... But first, a little context. The last few months have been pretty exciting. I've started a student driven learning newsletter in partnership with ASCD. I spoke at the ReWire conference in New Jersey. I've been at FETC this week, and have some amazing interviews coming out on the podcast soon. The podcast is at 600,000 downloads for its six-year anniversary. (click here to get an email each Sunday when it is released!) I am a New Team...
2020-01-1810 min
Transformative PrincipalTaking a Planned Year Off with Kimberly Dixon Transformative Principal 313This is an amazing story of how Kimberly's district set them up for success so they could find time for the important things in life. What a cool and unique approach. Kimberly Dixon is principal in Toronto Took a year off to take some coursework. Mother had supported her at the beginning of her career. Lacking balance. Four over 5. Paid 80% over four years then paid 80% for fifth year. Typically accept about a dozen people for that in our district. Became principal and started coursework to become a superintendent at the same time. I realized I had b...
2020-01-1228 min
Transformative PrincipalDisney is the Best at This with Turner Jones Transformative Principal 312 Turner is the principal of Tristate State Christian Academy in Elkton Maryland. Rewire conference - really powerful conference in New Jersey It’s easy to get the ideas of a person by reading their blogs or listening to a podcast Most recent fascination is Disney. Disney does this better than anyone else in the world. Creating Disney Magic podcast. Parents are church leaders and they read diverse materials. We are all aiming for the same thing: becoming great leaders The one thing podcast interview referenced. The Way Of The Shepherd book. Building a Storybrand book. businessmadesimple.com...
2020-01-0521 min
Transformative PrincipalConfronting with Kindness with Rachel Brown Transformative Principal 310Rachel Brown is a Curriculum, Instruction, & Professional Growth Strategist for Douglas County School District. Power in the missed opportunities You have the power of leading culture in your building. Even the opportunity of saying hello to a kid is really powerful. Each teacher had to own making a positive interaction with each child. When things were going unsaid, they festered Confronting with Kindness the things you don’t say could have a big impact on the climate and culture. Emotional intelligence - Elena Aguilar work on the art of coaching teams. Have to get rid of your ego, go...
2019-12-2222 min
Transformative PrincipalCope, Adjust, Transform with Dwight Carter Transformative Principal 308Dwight Carter is an award-winning school leader from Central Ohio. He believes reflection is at the heart of our practice and encourages principals, teachers, and students to focus on personal skill development to create the optimal conditions for learning to take place. Because of his collaborative and innovative leadership as a principal, he inducted into the Jostens Renaissance Educator Hall of Fame in 2010, he was named a 2013 National Association of Secondary School Principals Digital Principal of the Year, the 2014 Academy of Arts and Science Education High School Principal of the Year, and the 2015 Ohio Alliance of Black School Educators...
2019-12-0827 min
Transformative PrincipalEpisode 300 A Tricentennial Milestone with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 300Here's some excitement: Episode 300! I give updates on my professional life, the podcast, and more! Tune in! Link to my speaking page
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Sim...
2019-10-1317 min
Transformative PrincipalA Special Q&A with Will Parker Transformative Principal 298I am super excited whenever I get to talk with Will Parker, and today is no different. Today we are tackling three questions that principal listeners have shared with us from our podcasts, covering these topics: What to do if or when your teachers give you the cold shoulder about learning something new. How to manage student dynamics in competency-based instruction. Ways to measuring student growth in Social Emotional Learning settings. Listen-in for the complete conversation. Questions for Jethro and Will:
2019-09-2936 min
Transformative PrincipalCreating Better Learning Environments with Kevin Stoller Transformative Principal 291Creating Better Learning Environments with Kevin Stoller Transformative Principal 291 Social Media: Every school has defined their vision, the space should reflect that. Over the past 10 years, Kevin has visited over 1,000 schools and spoke with educators and students to learn how student outcomes are impacted by the learning environment. As CEO of Kay-Twelve, a company committed to improving learning environments for 10,000,000 students, Kevin wants to share his findings with others involved with education. Came from a family of educators. Hesitant to get into education furniture business because it was all the same. If you’re im...
2019-08-1129 min
Transformative PrincipalCommunicating to Create Happy Families with Jennifer Larson Transformative Principal 290Communicating to Create Happy Families with Jennifer Larson Transformative Principal 290 Social media: If you have a good communication system and everyone is engaged, there’s a positive buzz to the school. Jennifer Larson is he co-founder and CEO of Hive Digital Minds, which provides parent-school communication solutions through schoolbzz.com Completely overwhelmed Couldn’t keep up. Shift towards personalized learning means there are a lot of different adults supporting a student. “I don’t even read the newsletter anymore.” Parents want to know what the two or three places for information. Grades communication is an importa...
2019-08-0430 min
Transformative PrincipalA Four Day School Week with Kip Motta Transformative Principal 287 Kip Motta is a principal in Rich Utah. You have to deal with people. Everything is about relationships. Doing what’s best for the team. Everyone is different, and you need to adapt your leadership to that person. A history of four-day school weeks. Change based on school district transportation costs. Waiver to reduce day requirement (152 vs 182) and still meet 990 hour requirement (now meet over 1000 hours) Start school at 8 am, out at 3:30. Parent teacher conferences count as Very few breaks - Labor Day, thanksgiving, Christmas for 1 week. Student and staff attendance increased. Ask staff and community to...
2019-07-1431 min
Transformative PrincipalRevolutions Start with Relationships with Darren Ellwein Transformative Principal 286Revolutions Start with Relationships with Darren Ellwein Transformative Principal 286 Social media: Tailor everything to the learner - via @dellwein Darren Ellwein is my dessert bro and principal at the middle level in South Dakota! Revolution is about a group of people. From a staff culture standpoint: there was some kickback. It’s so much fun! Personalizing learning - what small steps do you need to take? Tailor everything to the learner. Mastery projects - success criteria You have to give up control. Relationships “it feels like my family.” Let the kids decide the norms. Waitin...
2019-07-0633 min
Transformative PrincipalHow to change education with Ted Dintersmith Transformative Principal 285After a career in innovation, Ted Dintersmith is most well-known to educators as the executive producer of the movie, Most Likely to Succeed, coauthor of the book of the same, and the man who traveled all fifty states to see What Schools Could Be. How to change schools? Changing everything overnight - the sharp knives come out. Thoughtful, supportive resources at innovationplaylist.org Have your community define essential competencies for your kids. Look for success points in your school. Encourage the innovators to do things. Ask them to keep an open mind. Native villages Carving up a moose...
2019-06-3021 min
Transformative PrincipalEducation is the antidote with Ted Dintersmith Transformative Principal 284After a career in innovation, Ted Dintersmith is most well-known to educators as the executive producer of the movie, Most Likely to Succeed, coauthor of the book of the same, and the man who traveled all fifty states to see What Schools Could Be. Education is the only antidote Machines are taking over so many jobs. Social media fueled technology is making it challenging to know what is real. What they could do vs. what they do. the people who get to the top of these bureaucratic systems are bureaucrats If we just focused on setting up the...
2019-06-2327 min
Transformative PrincipalYou are the Relational Manager with Michael C. Reichert Transformative Principal 279Michael Reichert is an applied and research psychologist who has long been an advocate for children and families. From counseling youth involved in the juvenile justice system through experiences leading treatment teams in a psychiatric hospital, all the while managing an independent clinical practice, Dr. Reichert has tested his understanding of children with practical, even life-saving, challenges. Every single kind of problem was transformed based on relationship. It’s the adult’s job to be the relationship manager. Live up to your goals. Relational breakdowns. How do we promote the relationship between the boy and the teacher. Breakdowns happ...
2019-05-1922 min
Transformative PrincipalHow to Raise a Boy with Michael C. Reichert Transformative Principal 278 Michael Reichert is an applied and research psychologist who has long been an advocate for children and families. From counseling youth involved in the juvenile justice system through experiences leading treatment teams in a psychiatric hospital, all the while managing an independent clinical practice, Dr. Reichert has tested his understanding of children with practical, even life-saving, challenges. The stereotypes of women has changed significantly in the last 40 years. There’s been very little to counteract stereotypes of men and boys. Stereotypes shape boys’ lives early on. We cannot say that women are limited because of biology, but w...
2019-05-1218 min
Transformative PrincipalThe Revolution with Derek McCoy Transformative Principal 277 Derek McCoy is a middle school principal in Georgia, and a fellow Digital Principal of the Year. He is also the coauthor of “The Revolution: It’s Time To Empower Change In Our Schools” We still sit in rows, we still deliver everything the same as we always. The time for shifting is over. Shift gives comfort, but we’ve got to make some change for our kids. We’re asking adults to change. 3 R’s is how we conduct business, and it always has been. That’s not going anywhere. We also know better. Shifting from the three...
2019-05-0526 min
Transformative PrincipalSupporting Engaging and Empowering Your Staff with Christopher Jones Transformative Principal 276 Christopher is a principal at Whitman Hansen Regional High School. Transitioning to a new high school. A new position gives you the opportunity to reflect on where you want to go and who you want to go. Sharing yourself first. I’m not a student-centered principal! I’m a staff-centered principal. Build staff meetings around getting to know each other. Building relationships Every day, with some exceptions, I’m in classrooms giving feedback to teachers. Out in front playing music with kids. Using Voxer to give immediate feedback and face-to-face meetings. Three simple questions: What’s working...
2019-04-2833 min
Transformative PrincipalASTE Keynote with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 274This is a keynote that I presented for the Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference in February. Here is the link to the video of it.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the follow...
2019-04-1420 min
Transformative PrincipalStop the Busyness with Byron Darnall Transformative Principal 273 Byron Darnall is the principal of Potter Gray Elementary School in Bowling Green Kentucky Long term sustainable change is slow. How do you improve something that is already successful? Examine the student experience. Who’s school is it? As educators we tend to operate from the center. Busyness is the disease of our time. How are you? Busy!
2019-04-0726 min
Transformative PrincipalIncluding Everyone in Leadership with Larry Villiard Transformative Principal 271Larry Villiard is the principal of a K-12 school in Bruce Wisconsin. Leadership team, started with 12 people, now we have up to 20 people come to the leadership team meeting each month. Follow up leadership team meeting after PD. Anybody who wants to be part of leadership team can join us. Leadership Meeting norms. Six Step Process Weekly article share at 7:30 Book studies. Tight and loose. Need more time if we are going to teach the curriculum with fidelity. Seniors leave a week earlier than the rest of the student body, so they are going to do a test...
2019-03-2421 min
Transformative PrincipalWhen PLC is not just a meeting with Larry Villiard Transformative Principal 270 1 Larry Villiard is the principal of a K-12 school in Bruce Wisconsin. Larry has been there since 1995 Moved from a junior high school to a middle school. About 500 students 2 classes per grade Middle school has a separate schedule from everyone else. Extended core classes 80 minutes long. The staff is the key to making kids successful. How has the PLC approach helped you. Took ideas from the staff to make it successful. Transitions getting kids moving around more. Give kids 20 minutes of homework time during the class period. Lengthened class periods decreased ODRs. A small little man c...
2019-03-1720 min
Transformative PrincipalBehavior Speaks for Itself with Barbara Sorrels Transformative Principal 269 Dr. Barbara is Executive Director of The Institute for Childhood Education, a professional development and consulting firm for those who live and work with children. Barbara started rocking abandoned babies when she was in high school in Washington, D.C. First year teaching was in the inner city. The role of spirituality and faith in children. Faith community is a resilience factor. Faith enables us to have connection. Children have innate understanding of God. When you have that child standing in front of you that can sometimes get on your last nerve, ask not what is w...
2019-03-1028 min
Transformative PrincipalChanging the student experience through changing the student task with Jason Glass Transformative Principal 268 Jason Glass is the superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools 85,000 students on the west side of Denver, Colorado. Lots of great people in the district. Community is politically divided 1/3 democrats, 1/3 independent, 1/3 republican When it comes to our kids, it should be an area where everyone can work together. PBS Documentary about the Jeffco recall Things that disturb the balance here get noticed How do we prepare the students for the right future. Green Mountain Youtube Video Changing the student experience through changing the student task Information is really easy to acquire. Problem and project-based learning ac...
2019-03-0322 min
Transformative PrincipalReimagine Schools with Greg Goins Transformative Principal 267Greg Goins is a former superintendent, principal, teacher and coach who is now the host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast In our Simulcast we talk about the K12 Magnet. Here is the 1 Pager and here is the infographic and here is the video. Sign up for updates about the K12 Magnet school here Reimagine Schools Twitter opened my eyes greatly. Find some life skills. Someone has dealt with a similar problem. School Leadership can be a very isolating profession. Have the courage to have some really difficult conversations. Ask why we are doing the...
2019-02-2454 min
Transformative PrincipalThe Next Wave of Preparing Kids for the Future with Jeremy Williams Transformative Principal 266 Jeremy Williams is the principal of Manor Hall International School in United Arab Emirates 600 students from 46 countries Bitcoin and blockchain Bitcoin made it speculation. At its core, it is a ledger. A record of transactions and accounts. Eliminate Higher ed from being the sole guarantor of credentials. Blockchain seeks to destroy intermediaries. Blockchain verifies information and can’t be hacked. Blockchain authenticated vs university degree. What it would look like in the K-12 system. If we had the ability for authentic assessments that were performance oriented and we attached blockchain credential instead of a grade. It’s not...
2019-02-1745 min
Transformative PrincipalNo Box Toolbox with Claude Charron Transformative Principal 265 Claude Charron is a Teacher in Miami Florida and director of STEM program in Gulliver Florida. Claude@conradawards.org Empowering students to make change Sports has it right in being able to expose kids at a young age to become an athlete. Things that will not work. Keeping kids safe doesn’t inspire. Kids have to choose something they are interested in. Empathy is vital. When students are inspired by seeing someone challenged by something, they have a purpose for working hard. Designing something that matters is what inspires kids. How designing something that matters inspires kid...
2019-02-1027 min
Transformative PrincipalGuide on the Side PD with Jennifer Hogan Transformative Principal 264 Jennifer Hogan is an assistant principal in Hoover, Alabama. Her web site is The Compelled Educator Rising Tide Radio Focused on women in ed leadership. Guide on the side for PD with her teachers School goals take the learning outside the classroom walls. First session wasn’t about the technology, but about gathering courage and thinking differently about how they thought of their classroom in the past. Jump-start ideas. Connect with an expert in their content areas. Walked around and listened is all Jennifer did. Decide on something, then figure out technology. Timeline Skype and blog wit...
2019-02-0323 min
Transformative PrincipalEquity Issues in Reimagining Education with Kelly Young Transformative Principal 263 Kelly Young is the Executive Director at Education Reimagined, where they seek to help educators create a learner-centered learning environment. What happens when kids don’t learn the same thing!? It is a myth that just because things are being taught that all students are all learning the same thing. Kids are not learning the same things now even though we may be teaching the same thing now. What are the competencies that kids need to have? Once kids get over the fear, they realize they have a lot to say. All of your learning is not...
2019-01-2722 min
Transformative PrincipalEducation Reimagined with Kelly Young Transformative Principal 262 Kelly Young is the Executive Director at Education Reimagined, where they seek to help educators create a learner-centered learning environment. Non profit in Washington, D.C. that figures out how we can accelerate the transition from school-centered to student-centered All kids and outcomes that are actually relevant. A whole new way of seeing education. Learning is a natural phenomenon. Unfurl students’ unique potential. Shifting from the transfer of knowledge to the investigation of unknown knowledge Einstein National Geographic. Asking teachers about passionate learning experiences that they had. Had people that cared about them and what they lea...
2019-01-2022 min
Transformative PrincipalGotta Serve Them One at a Time with Jeff Kubiak Transformative Principal 261 Jeff Kubiak is a principal in Davis, California. Didn’t really like school growing up. Pushed to be an administrator by his now-superintendent. One of the most diverse counties in the United States. MAP assessment closely related to state test. Much more small group instruction and intervention. MAP skills tied in with Khan Academy. Reclaiming our child by Brad Gustafson. Technology makes it possible It might be a little bit loud, but I can still have my kids in the back, and we can be rocking! Have a hard time having videos to show my teachers. Enc...
2019-01-1330 min
Transformative PrincipalGreatness Requires Internal Toughness with Bridget Belcastro Transformative Principal 260 Bridget Belcastro is the principal of Johnnsburg Elementary School. Principal of every grade level in K-12 Why Bridget joined the mastermind. I’m always just starting out, even in my 12th year. Makes me reflect on things that I have experienced. I can give recommendations or experiences that helped me. I do have some very specific goals for my career, and I get those through the mastermind. Intimacy of it, we all have time each week to share what we are doing. GRIT Program - Greatness Requires Internal Toughness. A team of 10 teachers developed the lessons. The...
2019-01-0629 min
Transformative PrincipalBeing Inclusive Not Exclusive with Joel Lavin Transformative Principal 259Social Media 259: Students choose a topic they want to study, and ask the teacher to help them understand that culture’s values. Joel Lavin is the principal of River Road / El Camino Del Rio Teachers that put up welcome signs that were edgy. Opinion piece following the vandalism. Discussing racism head-on. Being inclusive not exclusive Equity committee that meets to discuss culture, morale, language barriers, etc. Support students that are not documented immigrants, but make sure that their rights are preserved. Students choose a topic they want to study, and ask the teacher to help them un...
2018-12-3027 min
Transformative PrincipalModern Learners with Will Richardson and Bruce Dixon Transformative Principal 257 Change school became a powerful space for people to have powerful conversations about school. Change school brings a level of transparency and honesty that is really powerful. Have an ongoing conversation with people who have similar ideas and understandings and have had experiences to make it possible. People feel trusted inside this community. It can be a difficult conversation about what modern learning should look like. Constant learning is fascinating. Tried to create some space for people to connect who don’t have room for that in their physical spaces. It is very dependent on whether people are sch...
2018-12-1651 min
Transformative PrincipalGet Involved with Rachael and John George Transformative Principal 256 Rachael and John George Both principals in Oregon share their experiences of turning around schools. PreK involvement Trauma-informed practices Stronger voice for advocacy Building strong relationships. Can’t personalize learning unless you know about the kids! Different levels for leaders learning at their own pace. There needs to be customization because different people need different things. Culturally responsive teaching and Trauma How do people get involved? Contact someone and say you want to be involved. How to be a transformative principal? Get into classrooms and support teachers. Schedule a call with Jethro Are you...
2018-12-0921 min
Transformative PrincipalSystems and Structures with Rachael and John George Transformative Principal 255 Rachael and John George Both principals in Oregon share their experiences of turning around schools. The Three Amigos Sandy Green Elementary School - lowest 10% of the schools. Working with a well-known publisher on reading and writing, and it wasn’t going as well as they thought! Year 1 from 10%ile to 50%ile. Year 4 82%ile. With highest Free and Reduced lunch rate in the district. Honed in on systems and structures Full staff turnover in those four years. 3-4 year plan First thing you need to do is establish relationships. You’ve got to be the examiner of syste...
2018-12-0240 min
Transformative PrincipalInvitation Only Parent Teacher Conferences with Jay Posick Transformative Principal 254Invitation Only Parent Teacher Conferences with Jay Posick Transformative Principal 254 Social Media: If you’re sitting in your office, trouble is going to come find you so you might as well go find it! Jay Posick is principal of Merton Intermediate school in Merton Wisconsin How our culture came to be here in Merton. Weekly nuts and bolts emails “Good Morning Merton Family“ Take care of kids… Connect with people face to face. There aren’t silver bullets. Get out of your office. If you’re sitting in your office, trouble is going to come find yo...
2018-11-2533 min
Transformative PrincipalFour Step Process for School Change with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 253Hi, this is jethro, host of transformative principal! You can reach me @jethrojones on twitter or at http://transformativeprincipal.org/ Today is episode 253 and I am so excited about what I am going to share. My school is rocking and rolling in an amazing way! We are positively impacting kids not just academically, but socially, as well. It’s fantastic. In fact, I’m much more proud of our soft skills growth than I am of our academic success, because today, kids can learn anything anywhere! Much of that growth is happening in Syne...
2018-11-1838 min
Transformative PrincipalNow Our Teachers Care About Us with Eric Chagala Transformative Principal 251 Eric Chagala is the principal of of Vista Innovation & Design Academy Twitter Changing with the same kids same teachers same place. Using the design thinking process to actually get there. There is no difference in design thinking between business and schools. Trying to create and add value for and in the community. Identifying who our users are and what their How do you get deep insights? Steve Jobs idea, they never would have come up with that idea. Listen deeply, and read between the lines of what people are asking for. What is it that they h...
2018-11-0433 min
Transformative PrincipalServing Students Individual Needs with Michelle Snyder Transformative Principal 249 Michelle Snyder@mlsnyder92 Vista Visions academy Students have set lab times so they come in for special events. Students in a lab with 5 or six students Whether or not they are required to do the labs is up for debate, but it is good for kids to have the experience. What kinds of students are attracted to your school? Their reasons vary, but they each have a very specific reason for coming. If they hadn’t found us, they would have gone outside the district to a charter school Big picture learning. Upstream collaborative. Learning through int...
2018-10-2133 min
Transformative PrincipalWhat's next instead of I'm done with Joe Erpelding Transformative Principal 247 Joe Erpelding, principal of Design39Campus: Promotion Designer class - students are creating promotion experience 2 promoting classes in last two years the trouble with leadership in traditional models. Anyone who is interested in leadership gets to be part of Lead39. Students create leadership Experienceships energize Life-ready How do we cram it all in? Covering the content vs experiencing the content. Enduring Learning through creativity, knowledge, identity. Design thinking process is an extension of the scientific method. Empathy. Was the learning really “felt”? What does great teaching look like? What does great learning look like? MOUs to resha...
2018-10-0756 min
Transformative PrincipalData Wave Crashing Across Education with Scott Ellis Transformative Principal 246 Scott Ellis is the founder and CEO of Mastery Track, which is a software program to help teachers use mastery-based grading in their schools. Applied analytics at Hewlett Packard. Teacher mentoring programs. Blended and personalized learning for the last 7 or 8 years. What contribution could I make? Look at scale and what that might look like? How to use technology as the core process that everyone can access and use for learning. Making lots of progress on certain areas, but still having good access to the data is one area we are still struggling. Anything more than i...
2018-09-3031 min
Transformative PrincipalThe New School Rules with Anthony Kim Transformative Principal 244The New School Rules with Anthony Kim Transformative Principal 244 Social Media: We talk about failing forward, but we never set up the conditions for failure. Anthony Kim is the founder and CEO of Education Elements, a consulting company that helps districts meet the needs of their students. He is also the coauthor of “The New School Rules: 6 Vital Practices for Thriving and Responsive Schools“ Focusing learning for adults on what your school specifically needs. Where the experiments came from. We talk about failing forward, but we never set up the conditions for failure. From “failin...
2018-09-2346 min
Transformative PrincipalHolacracy - Self-Organizing with Alexis Gonzales-Black Transformative Principal 245 1 Alexis Gonzales-Black is a principal designer at IDEO. Holacracy - One kind of self-organization practice. Distribute authority into the hands of those that are doing the work. Series of circles that are self-running startups or businesses. Put the organization’s purpose above your own ego. Shift to Holacracy can be challenging. What are the self-advocacy skills that people need to be able to be successful? Where do you have influence over these structures? Managing ourselves in a really interactive way. We build stories around what might happen if we take a step out of our comfort zon...
2018-09-2341 min
Transformative PrincipalLearning without Limitations: the Conrad Challenge with Nancy Conrad Transformative Principal Special 1053Nancy Conrad is the founder of the Conrad Challenge, a global competition to help kids learn without limitations. How Listeners Can Learn More • Website: www.conradchallenge.org • Twitter: @ConradChallenge • Facebook: facebook.com/ConradChallenge • Youtube Channel (Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge) Entry Timeline for 2018-19 Challenge: • Team Registration Open Online: Friday, August 24 • Team Registration Closes Online: Friday, October 19 • Investor Pitch Submission Deadline: Friday, November 2 • Finals: April 24-27, 2019, Kennedy Space Center • We are looking for advisors and student teams to participate in the 6 Challenge Categories: ◦ Special Category: Smoke Free World, sponsored by Foundation for a Smoke Free World ◦ Special Cate...
2018-09-1132 min
Transformative PrincipalBeing consistently inconsistent with Matt Coleman Transformative Principal 243 Matt Coleman, DEd, has worked at every level of the secondary education system. He has served as educational assistant, middle school teacher, high school teacher, high school assistant principal, middle school principal, high school principal, director of secondary education, and assistant superintendent. In his administrative roles, Matt supported significant change resulting in improved outcomes for all kids—with a positive, differential impact on students who have been historically underserved. Not for profit organization - research and consulting about making school work for all kids. Think about what it means to be successful. All kids are served wel...
2018-09-1042 min
Transformative PrincipalLegendary Teacher Day with Dr. Nicholas Clement Transformative Principal 242 Dr. Clement served nine years as the superintendent of Flowing Wells School District in Tucson, Arizona. Following his retirement in 2013, Dr. Clement was appointed to the Ernest McFarland Citizen’s Chair in Education by the dean of the College of Education at Northern Arizona University. In this endowed, full-time faculty position, Dr. Clement is responsible for teaching and advocating for education throughout Arizona and the nation. Legendary Teacher Day: Sept 27, 2018 Sign up for this free event to recognize your amazing teachers! 4th Thursday in September - stop and think of that teacher, and contact them if you...
2018-09-0224 min
Transformative PrincipalLearner Centered Innovation with Katie Martin Transformative Principal 241Katie Martin is middle school English teacher at heart and currently works at altschool and the Head of Partnerships. Where to start as a person. Modeling my own learning journey. You can’t control others. You can create the conditions where people can learn new things. We have to look at the bigger picture. Are we educating for life, or are we educating for school? We need to have conversation about what we want learners to have for the future. What do we actually value? Social Ledia What’s possible with technology Less about what your learning, but rathe...
2018-08-2632 min
Transformative PrincipalThe First Days of School with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 240In this episode, I am sharing what we did at my school for the first days of school.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and str...
2018-08-1913 min
Transformative PrincipalHow to have inclusive schools with Alysson Keelen Transformative Principal 238 Alysson Keelen is the Principal of Memorial Elementary School in New Jersey. How to have an inclusive schools. Taught in general education classes. Innovations In Special Education award winners Taking a team approach to designing a stem lab that is accessible, based on universal design. I didn’t pick them team! Skye’s one of the most interesting people you’ll ever talk to. Empowering others is what makes magic happen in your school! If you want to control it, you’ll get a great program, but if you want it to exceed your wildest expectations, give othe...
2018-08-0527 min
Transformative PrincipalResults Matter with Karl Rectanus Transformative Principal 237 Karl Rectanus is an educator, entrepreneur and adviser. As cofounder and CEO of Lea(R)n, an education innovation Benefit Corporation that empowers educators and their institutions to organize, streamline and analyze education technology through its research-backed LearnPlatform, Karl leads schools and districts, states and networks, and colleges and universities in their efforts to simplify edtech selection, procurement, implementation and measurement. Karl works with learning organizations and networks across the country to establish and elevate standards of practice that drive personalized learning at scale, student achievement and equity in access. Originally an educator and administrator i...
2018-07-2925 min
Transformative PrincipalDigital Portfolios with Matt Renwick Transformative Principal 236 Matt Renwick is an 18-year public educator who began as a 5th and 6th-grade teacher in Rudolph, WI. He now serves as an elementary principal for the Mineral Point Unified School District . Matt also teaches online graduate courses in curriculum design and instructional leadership for the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He tweets @ReadByExample and writes for ASCD and Lead Literacy. Digital portfolios - started in 2012 with tiger woods golf, email and watching videos. Need to be strategic about what we are doing with the technology. How do we evaluate the digital portfolio options? You really need to l...
2018-07-2228 min
Transformative PrincipalThe Future of Project Based Learning with Thom Markham Transformative Principal 235 Thom Markham is a founding father of Project Based Learning. Started in the mid-90s at a high school trying to reclaim the positive name of the school. Formed charter high school - envision schools. Wrote the handbook on PBL PBL Global PBL = problem to be solved, investigating process, end of process - defining what they did to solve their problem. Lots of variations in that definition. Inquiry, research, facilitated One of the misnomers is the notion is that it is discovery only. Teacher has a strong role in PBL, but it changes. 3 roles: d...
2018-07-1542 min
Transformative PrincipalFormative Five with Tom Hoerr Transformative Principal 225 Tom Hoerr retired after leading the New City School in St. Louis, Missouri, for 34 years and is now the emeritus head of school. He teaches at the University of Missouri St. Louis and holds a PhD from Washington University in St. Louis he has written four books more than 100 articles including the “Principal Connection” column in ASCD’s Educational Leadership. Multiple intelligences school Formative five as interpersonal and intrapersonal. Developing it within themselves. The schoolhouse at midnight Trophy case - Plaque, most improved attendance. How does what you have on your wall recognize all the students in your...
2018-05-0624 min
Transformative PrincipalStomach Through the Fear of Failure with Brad Shreffler Transformative Principal 223 Brad Shreffler is the host of Planning Period Podcast, Teacher, and Tech Coach in Orlando, Florida. He is also an author and his web site is here. Thanks to our sponsor: candou.us/jethro Planning period podcast - How do we fix problems? What is the biggest problem facing education today? Truly a challenge to answer, and many different answers. Recognize that it could be better, but still work in what it is. What teachers need in professional development. Modeling. Why is modeling so difficult for leaders of professional development? Leaders haven’t been in...
2018-04-2232 min
Transformative PrincipalChanging assessments with Melissa Emler Transformative Principal 1048Melissa Emler is the Director of Community at Modern Learning Online media company to help schools change and be better. Really powerful conversations are happening regularly. The Testing Emperor Finally has no Clothes Modernlearners.com/jethro All of the onus for learning is placed on the teacher. It is the responsibility of teachers to create the conditions for learning to happen. Communication beats compliance, every time. Learning happens through feedback and questioning. It is the student to communicate questions and understanding. ...
2018-04-1131 min
Transformative PrincipalFinding Balance with Dr. Spike Cook Transformative Principal 220 Spike Cook is the principal at Lakeside Middle School in New Jersey. We are going to talk about Developing a leadership platform with Mindfulness, Gratitude, and Balance. Blogging, Twitter, and all that. Spike took a break, and now he is coming back in gently. Social media can be a time and energy suck. Mindful school leader - Kirsten Olsen and Valerie Brown Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. Resonant Leadership Book Cycle of Sacrifice and cycle of renewal Inbox zero and the challenges associated with that. I...
2018-04-0130 min
Transformative PrincipalPrincipalPLN with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 1046This is a cross-post for the PrincipalPLN podcast that I was on last week. I talked a lot about masterminds. Get started on that today. Give me a call! Here are the podcasts that I have been on lately: Planning Period Podcast with Brad Shreffler “Jethro and Brad talk about the importance of leaders being in classrooms and coaching teachers, that we need to ask “why” way more often, being reflective and outwardly recognizing your mistakes, the power of MasterMind groups, and unlocking the genius in all of our students. It is a really...
2018-03-0657 min
Transformative PrincipalTransformative Principal Top 10 Things I have Implemented from 2017Schedule a call with Jethro As a review for a year that has included a lot of changes for me professionally, I wanted to list some of the greatest events from the podcasts that I released this year. You can check out my current Top 10 podcasts here, but this list is going to talk about the top 10 things I implemented this year as a result of interviewing some amazing guests. Improving the school scheduling nightmare with Adam Pisoni Transformative Principal 185 The most downloaded podcast released this year is my interview with Adam Pisoni, where we talked...
2017-12-1336 min
Transformative PrincipalCelebrating a Big Milestone with Jethro Jones Courtney Orr Transformative Principal 200In this episode, host Jethro Jones is interviewed by his assistant principal Dr. Courtney Orr. Check out the new Chatbot for Transformative Principal 1)Culture First! 2)Love of Learning—never stop! 3)Focus—be in the moment, where ever that is, 4)Seth Godin—rules 5)Personalize Learning…shrink the classroom 6)Podcasting…continues to inspire 7)DeVos…interview wishlist 8)Admin….moving away from putting out fires to being control of our time/priorities 9)Teachers…(DPink)mastery, autonomy, purpose 10)Parents…over communication 11)Students…individualized learning 12)Shift…moving away from playing school to meet student where they are at, help them chart their own path…follow...
2017-11-1248 min
Transformative PrincipalTransformative Leadership Summit Q&A with Jethro Jones and Daniel Bauer Transformative Principal 136This episode is the Live Q&A that Daniel and I did for the Transformative Leadership Summit this week. I hope you enjoy it. The Transformative Leadership Summit launched last Monday. Please, join me! Click HERE to register for Free Access to over 40 amazing education leaders who are ready to make your school the best ever! You don’t want to miss any of these amazing interviews. They’ll be online for 48 hours only! Get in here! You can even get college credit for your participation in the Summit! Here's the schedule: 08/01/2...
2016-08-0740 min
Transformative PrincipalEpisode 006 - Jeff PaulJethro is joined by Jeff Paul (@okprincipal), principal of Smith Elementary, where he had the unique opportunity to take over for a principal who had been there for the previous 25 years!
In this part of the two-part interview, Jeff talks about the challenges and positives associated with his unique situation. He also talks about the evaluation system his district recently started.
I hope you enjoy this. Please tweet, post on facebook, or email to share it with your principal friends.
Also, if you have someone that you think is a transformative principal, please let...
2014-01-1223 min