The Rock Star Principals' Podcast

Happy Holidays!!!  The Rock Stars give you some hardcore educational talk AND Christmas talk! The Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals Do Differently #18 "Establish clear expectations at the start of the year and follow through consistently." Free Advertising: "Who are the People in Your Twitter-Hood?" Maxwell University of Leadership: 21 Irrefutable Laws As the Church of Whitaker ends, a new...

We are less than a week away from the visit from Santa Claus, but RSP isn't waiting to deliver a bunch of awesome educational presents in the form of Episode 25!!! Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals' Do Differently #17 A Word from Our "Free Sponsor" Jethro Jones, author of "The Paperless Principal," @JethroJones, won the RSP Free Advertisement Contest!  The Rock Stars promote both his book...

The Rock Star Principals are the proud middle school principals in the Downingtown Area School District (Downingtown Middle School and Lionville Middle School). The Downingtown STEM Academy, a magnet high school, has earned the distinction of being the highest ranked high school in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania based on the recently released PA School Performance Profile.  Jon and Nick spend so...

Lots to talk about in Episode 23! PISA Rankings 2013: Crap or Fact? Jon, Nick, Rob Farina, Tina Armenio, and Rachel Immel talk about the latest report and rankings as a result of the international PISA test.  Lots of buzz in the media.  Is it just hype or the real deal? A Word from Our "Free Sponsor" Jethro Jones, author of "The Paperless Principal," @JethroJones, won the RSP Free Advertisement Co...

The Rock Star Principals' Podcast never stops!  Episode 22 brings special guests, awesome segments, and RSP to the max!  Listen here for: The Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals Do Differently #15 Referenced philosphers include: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Jim Valvano! Referenced non-philosphers include: The Hooters, Tina Turner, Mad Max, Jedi Special guest is assistant pri...

Today, the Rock Star Principals’ Podcast brings you a very special episode involving one of the most prominent and important topics in education today: School Safety.   The rate of people killed by guns in the US is  19.5 times higher  than similar high-income countries in the world. Over the last 30 years, America has mourned  at least 61 mass murders .  Since the horrific attack on Columbine in...

Thanksgiving Special Part III: The Rock Stars give thanks and blessings of gratitude on Thanksgiving Day with: The Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals' Do Differently #14 Sensitivity "Go to the Matresses" Bruce Lee Pro-Wrestling and "Going to the Well One Too Many Times" Boyz II Men - The Water Runs Dry A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Stove Top Stuffing on Thanksgiving A Special Thanksgiving...

RSP is so thankful for you that we are realizing four spectacular episodes this week!  There are no "turkeys" here! Ha!  Anyway, listen to Episode 19 for your Cranberry and Awesome Sauce with: Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals' Do Differently #13 After discussing @ToddWhitaker, discipline, comfortability, and such, the Rock Stars use some "questionnable" language and reference "The Fonz" (...

A Thanksgiving Special Episode! Join Jon and Nick for a dose of Thanksgiving-Edu-Awesome-Sauce! A Thanksgiving Interview with Two Students in the American K-12 Public Education System (and Jon's kids)!  Cameron Ross (7th grade) and Elli Ross (2nd grade) talk to RSP about school, teachers, grading, learning, mathematics, family, friends, "Catching Fire" (@TheHungerGames), Dr. Who (@bbcdoctorwho), g...

It's time for another exciting and compelling episode of the Rock Star Principals' Podcast!  Episode 17 pulls no punches as the Rock Stars tackle a plethora of awesome topics ripped right from the headlines in the world of education.  Get ready for: Book Talk: The Global Fourth Way by Andrew Hargreaves (@HargreavesBC) and Dennis Shirley (@DennisShirley) This was the annual DASD Book Club reading c...

Who's Down With RSP? Just go to your Google Search Engine and Type in "Rock Star Principals" Go into the iTunes Store and type "Rock Star Principals" in the search bar.  We're under Podcasts in Education-K12! (Be sure to leave us a 5 star rating) Visit our Official Webpage: rockstarprincipals.libsyn.com Follow us on Twitter: @rckstrprincipal Search for the "Rock Star Principals" in the Facebook se...

Here's a quick hit of Rock Star Awesomeness that the Downingtown Area School District Principals were treated to after a Twitter Boot Camp delivered by the Rock Stars!

The Rock Star Principals are mixing things up and giving you an eclectic variety of segments this week!  Be prepared for the following: "How to Create Effective Homework" by Holly Korbey (@HKorbey) from KQED (@KQED) The Rock Stars review this well written argue and present some controversial thinking on the topic of homework!  How is it controversial?  Well, let's just say that the Rock Stars aren...

What is the world saying about the Rock Star Principals' Podcast?  Listen to this short clip to hear about the latest craze sweeping the nation (along with Canada, Japan, the UK, and More)!  After hearing the clip, we know you'll want to find us and enjoy all aspects of the awesome-sauce that is the RSP World!!!  So how can you follow the 2 middle school principals from PA with an overload of twis...

Episode 15 has hit the airwaves with all kinds of Rock Star good-ness!  Check out the following: "Why Do Teachers Quit" by Liz Riggs (@Riggser) from the Atlantic (work by RIchard Ingersoll cited) Ingersoll and University of Pennsylvania (@PennGSE) Dan Pink (@DanielPink) motivation discussed Todd Whitaker (@ToddWhitaker) on how we should view our own profession How the Associations and Unions can h...

The long awaited Episode 14 is here with nationally celebrated educational author, Dr. Todd Whitaker!  Jon and Nick had the awesome opportunity to interview Dr. Whitaker prior to his Keynote Address at the PAESSP (Pennsylvania Association for Elementary and Secondary School Principals) Conference held in State College, PA!  This episode features all of the following awesomeness: Interview with Dr....

Episode 14 of the RSP Podcast will be released at Noon EST on November 2nd!  This is the highly anticipated episode where the Rock Star Principals interview an educational juggernaut, Dr. Todd Whitaker (@ToddWhitaker)!  Here's a snippet!

Lucky Number 13 "hits the shelves" a day early because it is just too big to contain!  The Boss and The Doctor are thrilled to have a passionate, witty, intelligent, and dedicated author join the podcast today for a slam-bang interview! Tune in for: An exclusive interview with Doug Robertson (@TheWeirdTeacher), author of "He's the Weird Teacher," who covers an incredible range of topics that inclu...

The Rock Stars unveil episode 12 as they "hang and bang" with all the Principal Rock Stars at the PAESSP Conference in State College, PA!  Episode 12 features: The final part of the Dr. Dina Wert interview...Pennsylvania's Nationally Distinguished Principal for 2013! The Church of Whitaker #9 Get on board the "Crazy Train" and check it out!!!

The Rock Stars have recovered from the celebration of their 10th episode and they deliver in spades on episode 11!  Listen for these awesome nuggets of awesomeness! The Church of Whitaker #8 - Dynamics of Change This segment heavily features discussion of "change" and Henry Winkler (yes, THAT Henry Winkler, Dr. Tony Wagner, Michael Fullan, Charles Schwann, Bea McGarvey, and Howard Gardner! A Word...

It's the Rock Stars' 10th Episode Anniversary!  When it all started two months ago, who would have thought they'd be here?  Hmm...well, I guess that's a bit of a push.  Anyway, the boys are bringing you a GIANT-SIZED 10th episode that "brings it" in every way possible in addition to unleashing a HUGE announcement.  Prepare yourselves for: VIP Interview: Dr. Dina Wert - The 2013 Pennsylvania Nation...

The Rock Star Principals are in full swing as the third episode of the week "drops" today!  The dialogue and discussion today is education-heavy, so be ready! Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals Do Differently #6 A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: PAESSP / NAESP Huffington Post Article Discussion "10 Things to Give Up in Exchange for Happiness" by Tamara Star

You heard right!  This is a bonus episode of the RSP Podcast!  Listen now and hear: Part II of the interview with Mike Indeglio where Learning Management Systems and Schoology are discussed Fake Sponsor: Thundercats (1980's) Interviews with teachers on the scene at "Family Fun Night!" Fake Sponsor: The Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) Enjoy, Rock Star Principals!  Enjoy!!!

You might not be able to handle this one, fellow Rock Stars!  "The Doctor of Proctors" and "The Boss" bring it hardcore this week with the following topics: Pumpkin Season 2013 Fake Sponsor: Dr. Nick's Kettlecorn The Power of Social Media for Educators (Twitter) Fake Sponsor: He-Man and the Frightzone Playset (1980's) Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals Do Differently #5 This episode referen...

We're back and so is our interview segment!  This episode ROCKS! Church of Whitaker: What Great Principals Do Differently #4 A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Brylcream RSP Interview Segment Live from NYC: Michael Indeglio (music theater, actor, singer, musician, creative genius) A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: NHL Flyers Hockey