The Rock Star Principals' Podcast

Plenty of Edu-Fun and Princi-PAL-ing happening in Episode 49! Join Jon and Nick for all this and more: "Rocky Balboa's Punches of Perspicacity:" Lesson 1 from  Rocky Balboa - Life ain't all sunshines and rainbows... A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Movie Trailer for 1988's "Bloodsport" starring Jean Claude Van Damme "You Just Bought Yourself Another Saturday!" Movies About Education: Uncle Buck Twid...

Episode 48 brings Edu-Awesome to a new level! A new segment debuts that will please all of our principal and teacher movie fans! Article Review: "Complaining" by Selena Rezvani (@SelenaRezvani) How is complaining ruining your reputation at work? The Fish Philosophy (@fishphilosophy) Jim Rohn and @shawnachor @toddwhitaker and "Shifting the Monkey" IIRP and Restorative Practices A Word from Our Fake...

Hey, Rockstars! Today's episode features an awesome Edu-Interview with Downingtown's Supervisor of Professional Learning, Jen Saksa (@DASD_Profdev). Jen is a former high school teacher, assistant middle school principal, and elementary principal. Here's these three discuss: Professional Development and the need to differentiate for everyone... Desire to shift the focus of what it was to what it sh...

Welcome back, Rock Stars! Today's episode is extra-special as we feature both an interview and music from the hit children's band (or "Kindie" as its called nowadays) "Recess Monkey!" (@recess_monkey) Drew Holloway, lead singer and writer, re-joins old friend, "The Doctor of Proctors" for an interview covering the hit bands' music, evolution into a Kindie-Rock national juggernaut, and the inspirat...

The Rock Star Principals team up with the Doctoral Cohort from Neumann University to debate and discuss the logistics, pragmatics, philosophy, and more surrounding the state of New Jersey's recent decision to increase the rigor of certification standards of teachers. This is one great discussion where principals, teachers, and aspiring leaders share their thoughts on this and the overall state of...

The Rock Star Principals have joined forces with Cabrini's Summer II EDU 646 Technology and Communication Course in order to create an incredibly power "Educational Technology" Podcast in Episode 44! The Cabrini students (all future administrators) split into three groups and tackled a relevant educational technology based topic in individual podcast segment! The Podcast kicks off with a whole cla...

Happy Father's Day to all our Rock Star Dad's out there in the "Rock Star Nation" leading the "Edu-lution!" Today's episode is chock full of philosophy with our Neumann Cohort and thought-provoking articles: Neumann University Cohort Discussion on Jim Dillon's (@Dillon_Jim) article, "Education Builds Character." "Training" v. "Education" A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Dove (Calls for Dads) #RealDad...

Excitement abounds on Episode 42 of the greatest podcast in the history of the universe...(too much?) Talkin' Movies with Elli Ross Jon's eight year old daughter, Elli, hosts a segment where she asks Jon and Nick about movies that they've seen, but she hasn't. First up is "X-Men: Days of Future Past!" Public Service Announcement: Brain on Drugs Lessons from the Middle School Mafia #6 From "A Bronx...

The Rock Star Principals honor and remember all those who have served our country in order to protect our fereedoms. Episode 41 features: A Memorial Day National Anthem performed by Caleb Johnson, the 2013 American Idol Winner. A twelve person panel discussion of "Value-Added Teacher Assessment and Evaluation" from the Downingtown Doctoral Cohort at Neumann University. Commercial: rockstarprincipa...

Episode 40 is here and it is a doozy! But, hey, aren't they all? Join Jon and Nick this Memorial Day Weekend for: Battling for the Soul of Education (battlingforthesoulofeducation.com) Battery Hens v. Free Range TV Dinner Teaching What happens when the bells don't work? @AlfieKohn @JohnTaylorGatto Apprenticeship Education and more! A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Honeycomb (1989) Lessons from the Mi...

We're excited to bring you awesome new episode where we discuss: Secrets of the Middle School Mafia Ace Rothstein from "Casino" (DeNiro) Commercial: www.rockstarprincipal.com PVAAS/EVAAS: Value Added Teacher Evaluations Fake Sponsor: He-Man Playset Teachers, Kids, and iPads Lots to love here, folks!

Good gosh! These guys are on a roll! Article Review: 10 Signs You're Addicted to Failure by Tyler Basu (@TylerBasu) Our special guest is Mike Indeglio (@mikeyi99)! Blaming others, addiction to approval, fear of mistakes, addiction to drama, keeping bad company... Positive People, Too: Brian Patrict Murphy (@olemissmurph) Underwear and Toaster Strudels... A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Bill Ziegler...

Lessons and fun abound in Episode 37 as the Rock Stars cover the bases from educational leadership to Broadway! Listen now for: Secrets from the Middle School Mafia #2: "Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking." When do you talk? When do you listen? Stick with the decision.  Pre-Meetings are key. "Heavy is the head that wears the crown." (Adapted from Shakespeare) A Word from Ou...

The Rock Stars are rocking and rolling as Episode 36 brings the intensity to a whole new level!   Tune in now for the following awesomeness: ·        “The Middle School Mafia” Lessons in Leadership o     Lesson I: “This is the business we’ve chosen…” (Hyman Roth from “Godfather II”) §   We know what we signed up for and the history of education lets us know what’s come before and what will come ag...

RSP returns with an education heavy podcast full of practical advice and wisdom for all K-12 educational leaders in the field!  Listen today and contribute on social media or our website(s) to the conversation! University of Maxwell: Law 7: Law of Respect Godfather Wisdom! @LydiaBreakfast (Lydia Dishman) Commercial: Who Are the People In Our Twitterhood? @bretdom (Bret Domstrand) @jenastelli (Jen...

Here's the MP3 of the YouTube Sensation, "The RSP DASD No-School Snow Day Musical Medley!" Parodies of: Allentown by Billy Joel Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Living in America by James Brown Let it Go from Disney's "Frozen"

In less than 24 hours, over 50,000 people have viewed the RSP YouTube Video featuring the "RSP Downingtown No-School Snow Day Medley!" Now is your chance to listen to the...uh, amazing audio from the video! Well, let's face it, the title of the show does include the term "Rock Stars!" Downingtown Area School District Superintendent, Dr. Larry Mussoline, has become known for his entertaining Snow D...

The Northeast has been slammed by snow and ice!  But RSP chugs right along with some special guests this week! A Review of "The Biggest Loser: Second Chances" Finale by Nick, Tina (Sister Special Education Teacher), and Denise (wife and saint)! A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Coca-Cola 1984 Olympics What Do the People Think of Snow Days? (Nick, Tina, Denise, Avery, and Company) A Word from Our Fake...

The Groundhog saw his shadow, but 6 more weeks of winter is tolerable with the Rock Star Principals! The Boss finally tells the legendary "Cell Phone Story!" You've asked for it so here it is!!! A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Staples Sno-Bot Falls in Love Maxwell's University of Leadership: Irrefutable Law #5 - The Law of E.F. Hutton General Zod from Superman II A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: PSA Su...

Education, education, and more education abound in Episode 31 of the Rock Star Principals’ Podcast!   This is one you won’t want to miss!   Prepare for: ·       Article Review: Greg Toppo (gtoppo) from USA Today: “Respect at School in Decline” o    From the Harris Poll: Less teachers respect parents/students and vice-versa o    Were things really better in the “good ole days?” o    Finland and Res...

If you've been following the saga of Nick's 4 year old daughter on Facebook or Twitter, you know that it's been a crazy night (and morning).  In short, Talia's special toy, "Ladytramp," was apprehended and brutally attacked by Thor the Dog.  Thor has been actively pursuing Ladytramp for about a year and a half.  The surgery was tense, but successful, and all worked out.  You can catch up on all th...

The Rock Stars are in “rare form” for their BIG 30 th Episode Podcast!!!   Don’t miss this one; it’s full of educational advice/awesome-ness and unparalleled RSP humor! ·       The Rock Stars Present…How to Present! o    Tips for Presenting and Getting the Most Out of Professional Conferences o    Looking the Part o    What are the Take-Aways? o    The Pro-Wrestling Connection (Going the Extra Ste...

Episode 29 of the Rock Star Principals’ Podcast is “bad to the bone!” And that’s “bad” as in “good!” Listen in for:   ·       “Should Principals Stop Visiting Classrooms” from the Washington Post by Valerie Strauss (@valeriestrauss) o    Daniel Willingham research shows a weak or non-existent relationship between student achievement and the priority a principals puts on Instructional Leadership o...

Happy New Year, Rock Star!  See you later 2013 and welcome 2014!  Today's episode wraps up the year: Year End Review for 2013 Technology Trends from 2013: IOS 7, Vine, Snapchat, and More Social Media! "Stressed Out Teens" from CNN.com by Kelly Wallace @kellywallacetv "Selfies Aren't All Bad" from CNN.com by Kelly Wallace Video Gaming and Parent Responsibility: Grand Theft Auto 5 @RockstarGames BYO...

As the New Year approaches, the Rock Stars step up their game as well with new segments and emboldened discussion on critical issues facing education...and a whole lot of silliness.  Episode 27 features: The Maxwell University of Leadership: Law #2 (from @JohnCMaxwell 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership) "The true measure of leadership is influence-nothing more, nothing less." RSP talks the 5 Myths...