Transformative Principal

  Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal I was super excited to interview Chris Wejr. He is one of those principals that I have been following for a long time and his take on discipline and behavior is inspiring. Moving from a lower SES school to a higher SES school. If kids are driven by rewards, then they are across all areas. It is very easy to go too f...

Why are we going to let other people tell our story? What they believe in. Every choice they make is thoughtful. How Tony shares his story daily. Storify - An example of how Tony uses Storify. Cantiague Hashtag Video updates Touchcast app How he shifted brand management from him to the staff and the kids How to make sure the brand experience matches the brand promise. For example, here is an excha...

Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tony Sinanis. Little did I know, that he would be named the New York Elementary Principal of the Year ! So, I interviewed him before he was famous. Tony Twitter is a great principal and one who is eager to share what he is doing well. He is also incredibly humbl...

Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal I had the great pleasure to attend (and present ) the UCET (Utah Coalition for Educational Technology) Conference this last Thursday and Friday. While it was a lot of fun, it was also ver powerful and transformative for me. I solidified some educational philosophies and had some time to actually think about what I am...

Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Fidel Montero, the principal of Alta High School ( Twitter ) in Sandy, Utah. Fidel is inspiring from the first moment that you speak with him. He is incredibly smart, very caring, and wants students to be the most successful people...

Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey I had the great pleasure of speaking with Fidel Montero, the principal of Alta High School ( Twitter ) in Sandy, Utah. Fidel is inspiring from the first moment that you speak with him. He is incredibly smart, very caring, and wants students to be the most successful people the...

Sponsor: Sanebox Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey Follow @TrnFrmPrincipal on twitter! Like Transformative Principal on Facebook Show Notes Andy Greene is a transformative principal at Candlewood Middle School. We talk mostly about professional practice and professional development. Andy is a master at these two things. I lear...

  Sponsor: Sanebox      Transformative Principal on Stitcher   Refer A Principal   Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey   In this second part interview, Sharyle and I discuss the following:   Community helping out those who need it. What the best parts are of having a new intern every year. She answers the question of how to be a transformative principal. Look at the big picture. She answers...

Sponsor:  Sanebox, erase email insanity!   Sharyle Karren has been a principal for the last 22 years! She has a lot of experience and this interview is a really great opportunity to learn from a great principal about how much she has helped students over the years. In this interview, we talk about the following: Her history as a principal and some of the trials she went through. The common theme t...

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In this episode I have the great opportunity to interview  Melinda Miller (@mmiller7571) . I have followed her for a long time on Twitter, and I loved the podcast she did with  @ScottElias  called Practical Principals. That great podcast partly inspired me to start this podcast. I still haven't found a podcast that talks about the real issues that are facing to Our conversation covers these topics...

In this episode I have the great opportunity to interview  Melinda Miller (@mmiller7571) . I have followed her for a long time on Twitter, and I loved the podcast she did with  @ScottElias  called Practical Principals. That great podcast partly inspired me to start this podcast. I still haven't found a podcast that talks about the real issues that are facing to Our conversation covers these topics...

In this second part of the interview, I am priveleged to talk with Doug Hallenbeck. Doug was recently named the  Assistant Principal of the year from the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals . Doug has worked under four really great principals and he shares some great insight about how to be an amazing assistant principal. I wanted to interview Doug because he has a great story. He is a...

In this episode, I am priveleged to interview Doug Hallenbeck. Doug was recently named the  Assistant Principal of the year from the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals . Doug has worked under four really great principals and he shares some great insight about how to be an amazing assistant principal. I wanted to interview Doug because he has a great story. He is a thoughtful, caring,...

In this second part of the interview with Jeff Paul, we will learn about: How he handles the stress of being a principal How you can be a transformative principal Why you should follow the people below on Twitter The special thing in his office Jeff says these are the twitter accounts to follow: @williamparker , @ KleinErin , @principalspage (MichaelSmithSupt), @ ToddWhitaker , @ educationweek , @...

Jethro 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...

Sandra is a great principal at Sandy Elementary. She has received numerous awards in her 7 years as an administrator: Community Leader of the Year  Rookie of the Year  Distinguished Principal of the Year  CITES Recognition  National Board Certified Teacher And, she is pretty much always being praised and recognized by her peers. I am fortunate to be able to work with her. Here is Sandy’s web site...

In this second part of the interview with Bernardo Villar, we will learn about the following: How Dr. Villar communicates with parents enough that they miss his communication when he leaves a school. Twitter  and Facebook How Dr. Villar acknowledges the positve in every teacher and every student... ...which leads to improved student behavior.  What you can do to be a transformative principal, acco...

This great interview with Bernardo Villar is broken up over two episodes. I hope you enjoy it. It was a great interview for me.  Bernardo Villar is the principal of the Title I school Vae View Elementary in Layton, UT. In this interview, you will learn about the following ways Dr. Villar is a transformative principal: Word of the year: rigor How to get teachers to ask for help How to not be defens...

Jethro interviews Sondra Jolovich-Motes, principal of Dee Elementary in Ogden School District.  Here is some background information about Dee Elementary:  Dee Elementary, formerly dead last, sees huge gains in reading scores Ogden schools see dramatic spike in student proficiency scores Dee Elementary school grade Links that JM talks about:   Teaching Channel is one way JM helps teachers identify...

Jethro interviews Sondra Jolovich-Motes, principal of Dee Elementary in Ogden School District.  Here is some background information about Dee Elementary:  Dee Elementary, formerly dead last, sees huge gains in reading scores Ogden schools see dramatic spike in student proficiency scores Dee Elementary school grade Links that JM talks about:   Teaching Channel is one way JM helps teachers identify...

Welcome to the Transformative Principal. In this first episode, I share my TEDxCSDTeachers talk from November about increasing our average daily attendance to 96% by doing one simple thing!  Enjoy.  Have a Good Life. We’re proud 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...