Jethro Jones

Transformative Principal

Jethro Jones interviews instructional leaders from around the nation to learn and teach what it takes to become a transformative principal. Episodes address topics like Response to Intervention (RTI), Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), the latest advances in educational research, standards-based grading, and interviews with industry leaders like Bill Daggett, Rick Wormeli, Todd Whitaker and even people outside the education like Seth Godin, JeVon McCormick, Liz Wiseman, and more.

Author

Jethro Jones

Category

Education

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transformativeprincipal.org

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

My Bad with Jon Harper Transformative Principal 169 09.04.2017

My Bad with Jon Harper Transformative Principal 169 Split at 18:55 when I ask, what are you most excited about at your school? 25:04 maybe edit out. The QTIP Strategy with Jon Harper Transformative Principal 170 Jon Harper is the host of the My Bad Podcast on BAM Radio Network and an Assistant Principal. You can find him on Twitter at @jonharper70bd . Why he started his podcast. The power of mista...

Bringing a Calming Influence with Daniel Bauer Transformative Principal Special 05.04.2017

Bringing a Calming Influence with Daniel Bauer Transformative Principal Special Who you are matters Daniel Bauer is the host of the Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast , and a dear friend. He started his first year as building principal this last year and takes some time to reflect on what he has learned about it. Better Leadership Sprint with Daniel Bauer use the word transform! Or use the code...

An Individualized Education Program for Every Student with Scott Johns Transformative Principal 168 02.04.2017

  Scott Johns is a former high school CTE teacher, and now works for Education Elements , former educators and administrators who are passionate about education. Student Reflection and Ownership Students need to understand their role in their learning. The power of setting goals. Self-directed learning. Small structured choices. Integrated Digital Content Computers/tablets/screen time is not all t...

Personalized Learning with Scott Johns Transformative Principal 167 26.03.2017

Scott Johns is a former high school CTE teacher, and now works for Education Elements , former educators and administrators who are passionate about education. What education elements does. Personalized learning - what is it? Core Four Targeted Instruction - break down whole group instruction into smaller groups of students. Dynamic and purposeful groups of students. After 7–8 students in a group,...

Leadership Step by Step with Joshua Spodek Transformative Principal 166 19.03.2017

  Joshua Spodek ( Twitter , Web Site and Blog ) is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, leadership coach and workshop leader for Columbia Business School, columnist for Inc., founder of Spodek Academy, and author of Leadership Step by Step (launching February 2017). Sign up for his webinar here He has led seminars in leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, and sales at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, INSEAD (S...

Standing and Delivering with Henry Gradillas Transformative Principal Special 14.03.2017

Henry Gradillas , along with his co-author Jerry Jesness, has written a book that will challenge many common assumptions about public education. Henry served as the Principal of Garfield High School during the period depicted in the film “Stand and Deliver” about Jamie Escalante’s success’ and challenges. Henry is a well known Educator and Motivational Speaker. In this book, Dr. Gradillas shares b...

How You Learn Is As Important As What You Learn with Joshua Spodek Transformative Principal 165 12.03.2017

  Joshua Spodek ( Twitter , Web Site and Blog ) is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, leadership coach and workshop leader for Columbia Business School, columnist for Inc., founder of Spodek Academy, and author of Leadership Step by Step (launching February 2017). Sign up for his webinar here He has led seminars in leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, and sales at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, INSEAD (S...

Be the First Follower with Adam Beauchamp Transformative Principal 164 05.03.2017

Adam Beauchamp ( Twitter ) is the principal at Waller Middle School in Edin OK. Rotations on Priority If a student has better reading skills, they will have a better time in class. 90 students that need reading support. 6 week study group. Have it flexible enough for kids to come and go. Were rotating every 2 days, and then ended up on 1 week. How to deal with detractors within the building. How t...

Don't Wait for Next Year with Adam Beauchamp Transformative Principal 163 26.02.2017

Adam Beauchamp ( Twitter ) is the principal at Waller Middle School in Edin OK. Interview on Principal Matters Solution Tree PLC institutes for professional development. How to offer students on-time intervention. Don’t wait for next year. 30 minute time block. All school assembly google docs 1:1 this semester Teachers get to pick which kids they are working with. Small group, computer-based, and...

The Power of Goal Setting with Jessica Lahey Transformative Principal 162 19.02.2017

Jessica Lahey ( Twitter ) is the author of “ The Gift of Failure ” and writes for The Atlantic and the New York Times, and other publications. Here are a bunch of other great books she recommends. Addressing effort Oversimplification of Carol Dweck’s work. Failure isn’t important, but what the person learns is important. Teach kids to be more patient with their own frustration. Make it Stick book...

The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey Transformative Principal 161 12.02.2017

Jessica Lahey ( Twitter ) is the author of “ The Gift of Failure ” and writes for The Atlantic and the New York Times, and other publications. Here are a bunch of other great books she recommends. Drug and alcohol rehab teacher. The things that work for well-behaved kids are what is needed for kids that are really struggling. Autonomy and competence Connection is the most important part. Make what...

Routines to Make Yourself More Successful with Karine Veldhoen Transformative Principal 160 05.02.2017

Karine Veldhoen, M. Ed. is the founder of Learn Forward and a creative force in education. She’s also the Chief Learning Officer at Willowstone Academy, the CEO/Founder of Niteo Africa, a former Education Consultant for Fresh Grade and a modern day pilgrim. Learn Forward represents a lifetime of her professional study, action research, and meaning-making within the context of education. Driven by...

Imagination Creativity Innovation and Entreprenuership with Don Wettrick Transformative Principal 159 29.01.2017

  Don Wettrick is a teacher in Noblesville, Indiana and founder of StartEdUp Innovation . He can be found on Twitter at @donwettrick , and his podcast on iTunes He is the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level” How to make standards real. Begin in Elementary school 2 negatives to this Grades go down in other classes! Kids can get full of them...

True Genius Hours with Don Wettrick Transformative Principal 158 22.01.2017

Don Wettrick is a teacher in Noblesville, Indiana and founder of StartEdUp Innovation . He can be found on Twitter at @donwettrick , and his podcast on iTunes He is the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level” Innovation class, teaching kids to innovate Daniel Pink’s innovation time Ted Talk. Pure Genius Book Why can’t my child have this class...

Kids Can't Learn When They Don't Trust with Zaretta Hammond Transformative Principal 157 15.01.2017

Zaretta Hammond is the author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Second phase - building capacity of teachers. Learning partnerships. We can’t learn when we don’t trust. How to quickly build trust through trust generators. Selective vulnerability. Social pain and physical pain are equal as fa...

Culturally Responsive Teaching with Zaretta Hammond Transformative Principal 156 08.01.2017

Zaretta Hammond is the author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. You can find her on the web at Ready4rigor.com and on Twitter at @ready4rigor Culturally responsive teaching is seen as classroom management or one-off - both of these are wrong. It is really about learning. Dependent vs. Indepe...

How to Help Kids Stay Away from Drugs with Dr. Stephen Sroka Transformative Principal 155 01.01.2017

Dr. Stephen Sroka ( Twitter grew up in poverty and is now an educator and keynote speaker. Be sure to check out his great YouTube page . Drugs and alcohol exposure to kids. Perceived risk of harm is minimized because of decriminalization. Addiction rate doubles when kids use marijuana and alcohol in high school or before. The reality is that you don’t know if it is a gateway drug. Marijuana is not...

The Gift in a Toxic Society with Dr. Stephen Sroka Transformative Principal 154 25.12.2016

  Dr. Stephen Sroka ( Twitter grew up in poverty and is now an educator and keynote speaker. Be sure to check out his great YouTube page . Steve describes his life growing up and the challenges he faced. Overcoming welfare to become a chemist and eventually a teacher. The Gift in a Toxic Society - the perfect gift you can give this year. PDF format . Dear …, I don’t want to die, but if I do, I wan...

The Power of Relationships with Christopher Kai Transformative Principal Special 18.12.2016

Christopher Kai  ( Twitter ) has given over 1,000 speeches or workshops to a global audience from more than 30 countries. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies like American Express, New York Life, and Microsoft and notable non-profits like the Milken Family Foundation. Christopher has spoken alongside some of the most prominent global business leaders like Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s founder N...

Starting Small Going Big with Derek Rhodenizer Transformative Principal 153 11.12.2016

Derek Rhodenizer ( Twitter Web site ) is a principal in Ottawa Canada. He is also the host of the eduthoughts podcast.   Whiteboard by the table Legowall 4’x3’ the video Modeling as administrators. Giving ownership of the office to other people models giving ownership of the classroom to the students. Audio/visual recording studio. Weekly updates, drawing Teaching parents to read with their kids....

Best Year Ever Transformative Principal Special 10.12.2016

This is a short episode where I talk about how I made the year 2016 as amazing as possible. If you want to make 2017 your best year ever, sign up for Michael Hyatt's program here .      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 top 100 U.S. school districts....

Principals Office as a Learning Space with Derek Rhodenizer Transformative Principal 152 04.12.2016

  Derek Rhodenizer ( Twitter Web site ) is a principal in Ottawa Canada. He is also the host of the eduthoughts podcast. Principal’s office as a learning space. The Third Teacher book about learning spaces. Why the principal’s office is a learning space. Another tool that a teacher can use. Constructive rather than negative. Permanent audio/visual recording learning space. Whiteboard by the table...

Fridays in Fairbanks with Dana Evans Transformative Principal 151 27.11.2016

  Dana Evans Twitter is the principal of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks, AK. Students sign up for dance, tai kwon doe and other physical activities throughout the week. Friday in Fairbanks activity. See a schedule here extra prep time for teachers on Friday. How to schedule things for Fairbanks. Excursions cost about 20,000 a year. Go with the flow is a very important characteristic to have f...

Core in the Morning Explorations in the Afternoon with Dana Evans Transformative Principal 150 20.11.2016

  Dana Evans Twitter is the principal of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks, AK. 3 hours of uninterrupted core math and ELA. explorations in the afternoon. Science, social studies, math, spanish, technology fine arts, extended learning program, etc. Explorations Class Catalog Explorations classes are 9 weeks for three each. Some are year long, some are semester long. Student choice enhances stude...

The Power of Storytelling in Flipped Classrooms with James Sturtevant Transformative Principal 149 13.11.2016

James Sturtevant ( Twitter @jamessturtevant Website ) is an obscure social studies teacher from Central Ohio who is in his 32nd year. Storytelling, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. Empower the kids to find the stories. Fireplace app Chromebooks iOS . Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds. Delivering content in a flipped manner. The benefits of flipping your classroom. How to be a transformative leader...

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