Transformative Principal

  Robyn Bagley is a former principal of Career Path High . She is now consulting now and working with Heather Staker on a project for Acton Academy. She is also chair of Parents for Choice in Education, located in Utah. You can email her here Acton Academy is an amazing model. Over 8,000 applications to start their own. How do we replicate that? How to approve partners and facilitate the success o...

Robyn Bagley is a former principal of Career Path High . She is now consulting now and working with Heather Staker on a project for Acton Academy. She is also chair of Parents for Choice in Education, located in Utah. You can email her here The power of Networking with so many other people Operating at 30,000 feet vs ground floor. Policy vs. working in schools Giving parents and kids options to ha...

Naphtali Hoff is an educational consultant and coach who helps school leaders solve their biggest problems. impacfulcoaching.com/epic Understaffing is a mindset issue. They work harder to make up for it. Underestimate their own leadership impact. We have so much power within us. Develop a sustainable process where they are leading through their Expect, Pull together, Influence, Communicate Expect...

Matt Shea is the Matt portion of Personalized Learning with Matt and Courtney, a podcast about, well, personalized learning. It is one of my favorite new podcasts and you can find it at plearnmc.com or in your favorite podcast player of choice! Matt is a district administrator in Maine Courtney is an instructional coach in Maine Worked in Maine for his whole career 10 schools in five communities G...

  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 Forma...

  @AllysonApsey is the author of the book “The Path To Serendipity” This book is my heart poured out onto paper. Embracing all of the things we go through. Stumbling on the fortunes of all the experiences we go through. William Glasser’s Choice theory Need language to figure out how to communicate about that. This book for all people. Serendipity - The three princes of serendip There are beautiful...

  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. 14 years principal connection colum...

I’ve got three big announcements this week! My AP is moving away! So sad. That means there is a job opening at my school to be an Assistant Principal! Check it out here ! The post closes May 6th. Transformative Leadership Summit 2018! Get your ticket here ! Tons of interviews! Our focus is empowerment. Announcing the research of a K–12 magnet. If you want more information and want to be part of th...

  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 i...

  Leslie Goodrum is the principal of General Tommy Franks Elementary in Midland, Texas. Her school is a pilot school for the Midland Values project , where they are attempting to improve their culture by adopting values based on authenticity, service, awareness, purpose, vision, enthusiasm, perseverance, courage, faith, focus, leadership, integrity. This is through Joe Tye’s Values Coach System Br...

Melissa 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...

  Dr. Will Deyamport Instructional technologist, consultant, and podcaster . Click here to learn how to be a social media ninja Everyone has a brand. Jeff Bezos “Your personal brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.“ You can’t control what other people think about you, but you can control what people see when they search for you. If someone googles you and they don’t see yo...

  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...

Jeff Sandefer started his first business at 16 and has run 5 successful companies since then. Now, most of his time is spent developing innovate educational curriculum for the Acton Academy and My Entrepreneurial Journey and teaching at the Acton School of Business. The Courage to Grow - By Laura Sandefer, about the journey of creating Acton Academy How Acton started, powerful story. Socratic teac...

Jeff Zoul and Anthony McConnell are the authors of The Principled Principal: 10 Principles for Leading Exceptional Schools . Anthony followed in Jeff’s role as assistant superintendent and is now going to be the superintendent of the district. Being part of the development process for four years set Anthony on the right course. How Jeff helped prepare Anthony for success in moving into his new rol...

  Dan Kreiness is an aspiring administrator who hosts the Leader of Learning podcast. He focuses on educational leadership. dan@leaderoflearning.com. Challenges with becoming a principal. There is a lot of good to be done. What is your number 1 strength that you bring to a school leadership position? How did you find that strength out? Disrupting, changing, going away from the status quo. Our stud...

  Dan Kreiness is an aspiring administrator who hosts the Leader of Learning podcast. He focuses on educational leadership. dan@leaderoflearning.com. Aspiring administrator Mark Crowley Lead from the Heart Instructional coach is the sweetest gig in all of education. Tricky position to be a coach. Really hone in on the things they identify as what they need to be working on. How to get teachers to...

This 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 reflectiv...

  Richard Kincaid Twitter is EcoRise’s Chief Innovation Officer and is the lead designer for project-based learning professional development program, which integrates sustainability & design thinking methodologies into the Buck Institute's PBL framework. Richard has extensive experienced in K-12 public education, as a former CTE director, campus leader, and teacher in Texas. Richard's linked i...

  Richard Kincaid Twitter is EcoRise’s Chief Innovation Officer and is the lead designer for project-based learning professional development program, which integrates sustainability & design thinking methodologies into the Buck Institute's PBL framework. Richard has extensive experienced in K-12 public education, as a former CTE director, campus leader, and teacher in Texas. Richard's linked i...

  Matt Miller is the Founder of School Spirit Vending. Top 10 school fundraising ideas . CASH! 4 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Fundraiser! Finding the right choice for school fundraising is challenging. schoolzonepodcast.com for the top fundraising ideas. School Spirit Vending - stickers placed in schools Different needs for school fundraising. checks come in monthly, varies based on how much...

Pedro Noguera is a sociologist by training and is a professor at UCLA. Center For The Transformation Of Schools. Once we have trust and respect, we can start having hard conversations. You can only have conversations like that that don’t come off as judgment if you have trust. We should ask parents to do things for which they have adequate resources. How do we find the kids that need the most help...

Pedro Noguera is a sociologist by training and is a professor at UCLA. Center For The Transformation Of Schools. Author of many books . If ideas are too abstract and we can’t address the practical needs of kids then academia is in trouble. Address both the academic and non-academic needs of kids. Equality vs. Equity. Equality is treating everyone the same. It makes no sense in education because we...

  Heather Staker is a former Mckenzie Consultant and coauthor of the book Blended Learning: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. Download the “Getting Clear on Technology Purchases” guide. Questioning our own assumptions is a huge piece of opening up what learning can look like. Every child has their genius. There is value in finding the right path for each child. Some teachers can be g...

Heather Staker is a former Mckenzie Consultant and coauthor of the book Blended Learning: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. Download the “Getting Clear on Technology Purchases” guide. Senior in High School as a state school board member Reasonable and balanced voice that represents the whole. Interested and well-versed in innovation Clayton Christensen Center for Disruptive Innovatio...