Transformative Principal

Sara Sonnenschein is a principal in New Jersey for the past 8 years, and taught in the writing classrooms the previous 19 years. She writes a curriculum to help kids learn to write at Curriculumhq.com A day in the life of principal Sunshine - LinkedIn posts inspired by Akbar Cook. Forcing myself to write about them I help myself look for them. Lots of watching people do things the wrong way. Many negative experiences as a student. Big picture questions can be difficult. My legacy is that kids have fond memories of their school. The power of writing - writing gets them to own whatever subject they’re writing about. When kids have choice in what they’re writing about it changes their ownership of the content. How she teaches writing. How to be a transformative principal? be in classrooms on a daily basis. Passion to inspire and empower teachers to be the best they can be to transform how they’re teaching kids. Sponsors Transformative Principal Mastermind Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a princip

Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 21 years.  He has just finished his 13th year as a building administrator.  True to his “why” of improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character, he is currently the Principal of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in Whitman, Massachusetts. Chris is also an Massachusetts Influence 100 Fellow focused on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the educational setting and a Vice President of the Massachusetts School Administrators Association (MSAA). Chris is passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process.  Chris is a teacher centered Principal and his beliefs around the importance of a positive work environment, continuous growth, and a healthy family work life integration can be seen in the presentations/workshops he has given for the Massachusetts School Administrators Association (MSAA), Massachusetts Com

Take my listener survey here. Janna Cochrane is principal of North Greenville Elementary School (NGES), located in Greenville, Wisconsin, and part of the Hortonville Area School District.  She has spent her career exclusively at the elementary level with 22 years’ experience as an elementary principal.  Prior to being a principal, she taught fourth grade for 9 years.  The daughter of a retired elementary principal, Janna knows the importance of establishing a quality school community for elementary students, staff, and families. Janna has been recognized as a 2020 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leader in the state of Wisconsin, as the 2020 Wisconsin Elementary Principal of the Year, and as Wisconsin’s 2020 Elementary NAESP National Distinguished Principal. As Lead Learner of North Greenville Elementary, Janna has assisted the Hortonville Area School District in gaining the esteemed honor of being a Model PLC District.  As part of this journey, Janna generated collaboration time for elementary team

Take 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 weak - Shutting them down - humble swagger Sponsors Transformative Principal Mastermind Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do. I help you stop putting out fires and start leading. Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.

Matthew Moyer is a Nationally Distinguished Principal, and Pennsylvania Principal of the Year.  He is an elementary school principal with over 17 years of experience in administration, and over 23 years of experience in education. In addition to his job as principal, he is an Author,  National Speaker, Adjunct Professor, and staff developer with Thom Stecher and Associates. Matt started his career as a 5th-grade teacher in the Spring-Ford Area School District. He earned a Masters degree and Principal’s certificate. He then spent 3 years as an assistant principal at Schuylkill Valley Elementary School in Leesport, Pennsylvania. From there he moved to his current position as principal of Rupert Elementary School in the Pottstown School District. He is in his 16th year as principal of Rupert, and absolutely loves it. He recently completed his course work for his letter of eligibility to be a superintendent.  For the last ten years he has been the district’s safety coordinator and certified CPI Nonviolent Crisis

Not only is Dr. Joaquina Kankam an expert in youth protection compliance and risk management, but her practical experience has made her a leader in understanding the needs of youth serving organizations. In addition to being an educator (K–12 & Higher Education), Joaquina has presented at several national association conferences and participated as a panelist in several discussions regarding youth. The Importance of Senior Leadership’s Involvement in Youth Protection Decision-Making. CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 1974) Children youth-service organizations. Background checks and mandatory reporting training Sexual abuse or other harm? Audit systems to ensure organizations are helpful in preventing harm to kids. We do only what we know how to do. Our procedures are good enough, we’ve talked with the attorneys and they approved them. Protecting image of university Loudon County, VA school board member resigns We don’t differentiate in adult professional development Start with a good unde

Dr. Bill Ziegler is the principal of Pottsgrove High School in Pennsylvania. He’s been a mentor of mine for years. So excited for this conversation. Lead the Way EDU Podcast Staying strong in the storms Take care of yourself Take lunch every day! Use your vacation days! Don’t take it personally. Taking time during the storms to protect ourselves from the storms. The work is always going to be there. You’re never going to finish it. It sticks to us. The most important time of your day as a principal is dinner time with your family Focus on the goal: Keep kids in school. Press.transformativeprincipal.com This is temporary. How to be a Transformative principal? Take some time this week to fill up your tank! Sponsors Transformative Principal Mastermind Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to

Join the Launch Party!!! Jethrojones.com/how2be Episode 471! Attachment Trauma Network’s Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference was this week in Houston. - I presented with Tessa - 2 sessions Social Media Exacerbates Trauma and Suicide Prevention - Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential model - The joy of being with people - If you’re interested in the trauma stuff I offer, go to jethrojones.com/trauma Book Launch: - describe it - - prizes - giving away books (success mindsets, Impact Players, My book) - Jethrojones.com/how2be - 10 seats in the mastermind to current administrators - Free book study for everyone. - A PDF of the book we write - Goodies for those who preorder Hiring: - While in Houston, I visited the Fay School. - From the web site: Your child and your child’s future represent the most powerful gift for The Fay School and the future of the world. The Fay School leverages a future-focused curriculum integrated into leadership development through emotional intelligence to transform your child’s potential

Miriam Campbell (Skills for Connection) is a SLP, MSW and teacher. She developed a SEL RTI model that schools and therapists are loving! It is adaptable, supports teachers and is the only effective generalization model. School leaders are revolutionizing the way they support SEL development with this tool. Check out her website https://skillsforconnection.com/. SEL RTI model Generalization - can’t teach kids generalized skills unless you have a system in place. Reinforce skills that kids are learning in therapy Bonus: it helps teachers as well Teachers have to be the owners of it. When behaviors get in the way of our goals, they are problems. How to develop kids into the adults we want them to be. Starting basic, with something like self-awareness. “I see I think I feel I choose” as a construct to help kids self-regulate Tier 2 and Tier 3 responses are more repetition and deeper conversations “My Teacher needs to understand me.” is not a helpful self-talk strategy, but our teachers do need to understand our

Dr. Lorea Martínez is the award-winning Founder of HEART in Mind Consulting, a company dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate social emotional learning in their practices, products, and learning communities. An educator who has worked with children and adults internationally, Dr. Martínez is a faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College, educating aspiring principals in Emotional Intelligence. Previously, she was a special education teacher and administrator. She is also the author of the book, Teaching with the HEART in Mind: A Complete Educator’s Guide to Social Emotional Learning. false dichotomy between academics and sel. We cannot have thoughts without feelings Designing with emotions in mind Teach skills explicitly There was no place to teach the skills. Lens of parents not doing enough. How to deal with parents at-home culture. Lead with understanding. How to tell a parent you’re calling child protective services. How to be a transformative principal? Pay attention to your

Tracey Ezard Twitter is known for her ‘Ferocious Warmth’ leadership approach and professional collaborative culture work via The Buzz Academy. Tracey’s collaborative framework The Buzz which creates an environment of learning, trust and innovation is used in education and organisational systems throughout Australia.  Her Buzz Diagnostic has been used by over 5000 schools and has had over 9500 educators participate. Tracey has run leadership programs for education and system leaders for over 15 years in all education sectors in Australia and in New Zealand.   She also works with education federations in the UK. The Buzz Academy is an online portal that assists school leaders skill up their learning leaders in building authentic professional learning culture. Tracey is an author of three books.  In 2021 Tracey launched her third book ‘Ferocious Warmth - School Leaders Who Inspire and Transform’. Her previous books are ‘Glue -The Stuff that Binds Us Together to do Extraordinary Work’ for leaders across all secto

This month, we are talking about Culture. If you are not part of the How2be coaching, I would love to have you join us. We focus on one aspect of how to be a transformative principal each month through a newsletter, a podcast episode, a webinar, and a coaching session. For more information, check out jethrojones.com/how2be. Today, we’re talking about Culture, and I’m going to use an example of a basketball coach who is building culture. Now, we know that we play sports to win. obviously, that is the purpose, but many people will tell you there are so many more reasons for playing sports. Health, fitness, exercise, team building, perseverance, grit, and so much more! That is all well and good. IF it was all about winning, then we would have a lot of guys in the NFL say, “You know, I’m done with this, since we didn’t win the super bowl.” Nobody hangs it up because they don’t win the super bowl in a given year. As a side note, Eric Weddle was called out of retirement to play safety for the Los Angeles Rams this

Dr. Michael Gaskell Web site is Principal at Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick, NJ. following experience as a special educator and assistant principal in Paramus, NJ. He continues to model the pursuit of lifelong learning as he serves to mentor new principals through the New Jersey Leaders to Leaders program. An NJPSA Stars recipient, he has been published in over 2 dozen articles in education journals and blogs, including eSchoolNews, NASSP, Edtech and ASCD Smartbrief, he has made the most-read section of ASCD Smartbrief numerous times. Mike had a book published in October, 2020 (Microstrategy Magic), and a second book publishing in September 2021 (Leading Schools Through Trauma). Dr. Gaskell works tirelessly to support instructional excellence and student success, for his school community, and most importantly, for the wellness and equity of all children. Teachers need day-to-day strategies. Gamification - helps in powerful and subtle ways Small wins. Moving in the right direction. We need data

Becca Silver coaches school administrators in the leadership and communication skills needed to “close the adult knowledge gap”, we started to see school wide culture shifts, relationships strengthening and higher teacher satisfaction and resilience. Empower instructional coaches to impact educators in a way that increases their resilience, efficacy and satisfaction. WHy teachers are burning out? Why do we have a teacher shortage? What can we do about it. Empower our coaches? Interview iwth Danielle Nuhfer Lots of new with the pandemic There is a role to help teachers. Skills are different for coaching and teaching. How do you influence adults. Elevated out of their skill set - Peter Principle programs and tiering and structures How do you relate to someone else’s humanity? Are they missing knowledge, skills, or mindset? Coaches need to learn to listen. Advice monster Patiently waiting Reflective listening - yes, and; physical reaction. We are constantly hearing words come at us. Reluctant teachers. How to b

layout: podcast title: Creating a school kids are dying to attend with Andrew Marotta Transformative Principal 464 comments: true date: 2022-01-16 categories: middle, student driven learning, mindset, permalink: https://jethrojones.com/podcast/episode464 Social Media: Do your teachers want the information or do they want the inspiration? via @andrewmarotta21 Andrew Marotta is an energetic and enthusiastic leader who has put his positive imprint on his beloved Port Jervis HS, in Port Jervis, NY. With the release of his first book, “The Principal: Surviving and Thriving”, Andrew is expanding his impact on the education leadership community.  The 2nd edition, The School Leader, Surviving & Thriving was released in November 2020. Surviving & thriving a keep rolling mindset, & the power of storytelling ADHD is not a disability, it's a superpower. Moving from High School to Middle School. Change is good. Right move for me to have a different challenge while staying in the same district. The kids are am

Kim Bearden is the cofounder and a language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. Each year, over 15,000 educators from around the world visit Kim’s classroom and attend her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, build relationships, foster creativity, enhance communication, and create a climate and culture for success. In 2016, Kim was honored at the White House for being inducted into to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. She was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Humanities Teacher, and the Milken Family Foundation selected her to receive the Award for Excellence in Education. She is the winner of the InfluencHer Award, the University of Georgia Outstanding Educator Award, and the Turknett Character Award for Servant Leadership. Mercedes-Benz recognized her in their Greatness Lives Here campaign, and Women Works Media Group has named her on

To start out, a little review of highlights for the last year. We released 86 episodes on the podcast. Because I left being a principal, I had more time to produce content. And so I did 3 to four interviews per week! It’s been great. We also broke 1,000,000 downloads total with more than 200,000 thousand just this year. I’d like to share some highlights from the top 5 episodes this year. Also, I’m doing things a bit differently this year. The mastermind is amazing, but many need an asynchronous option, so that’s why I’m introducing something new today. It’s called How To Be a Transformative Principal and it is all about providing support to principals to help them become transformative principals. This year, I’ll be releasing a new book, in about a quarter, and it’s called How to be a transformative principal. It’s been a labor of love doing this podcast for the last several years, and I’m honored to have John Catt Publish this book, as well. They are a sponsor of this podcast, and I’m very grateful for them.

Nickie Bellini has been an educator for 19 years, five of those as a dual language principal. Loves Dual Language. Mastermind member for about a year. Loves the books we read in the mastermind. From Journalist to Principal Psychological Safety How to be a Transformative Principal? Get in classrooms. Is what I’m doing improving teaching and learning? Sponsors Transformative Principal Mastermind Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do. I help you stop putting out fires and start leading. Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com John Catt Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools a

Joe Wehbe, 26 years old (I’ll be 27 by the time of this interview) and from Sydney Australia. 2016-2019 - Co-Director of a nonprofit building schools and providing employment in Nepal, called From the Ground Up. Author of 18 & Lost? So Were We with seven other co-authors. Co-founded the Constant Student Community in 2021 https://www.constantstudent.com.au/ Friend started Nepal opportunity People never do step 1 so they won't do step 2,3,4. Gatekeepers are gone When you go out on your own, you become a leader. Momentum is seductive. Life wasn't bad enough that I wanted to change it. 1page summary of Atomic Habits how to deal with momentum. As of late 2021 we are also creating the beta of the ‘Intentional Gap Year’ https://drivenyoung.com/igy/ Opportunity costs or the cost of inaction Prompt - makes you change Getting proactive when you have a break. Human potential is unknowable. Four tragedies. The third door book How to be a Transformative principal? Be open minded about what education can look like

Michael Vargas is an international facilitator with nearly 10 years of experience.  Utilizing his Master in Clinical Psychology, improv and design thinking background Michael facilitates workshops and speaks to organizations on developing collaborative and productive team cultures.  Supporting teams to develop psychological safety, building trust, and effective communication.  He has worked with a variety of organizations like Dropbox, Salesforce, Kaiser Permanente, ACLU, Evergreen Middle School, the County of San Diego and many more. How a history of improv, substance abuse hospitals, and College got him to where he is. Psychological safety is when we can challenge each other without divisiveness. Toxic positivity Internal resilience. Find others who feel the same way. How to lead to more productivity. How to not get caught in the gripe session. Yes, And How to be a transformative principal? Be vulnerable recognizing how the space is not safe. Ask for their thoughts in a way that feels safe. Sponsors John