How to Secure Your Reputation with Tom Kowalski Cybertraps 63


Tom Kowalski is the Founder and CEO of REP, a global digital security and reputation advisory firm specializing risk protection. REP helps to preserve online assets, and public images.

  • Provide peace of mind and ease worry about reputation.
  • Social media platforms are incredibly unhelpful
  • Model is built on advertising and treating users as users, not customers.
  • Can be difficult to suppress
  • Be cautious about what you put out there.
  • Revealing information inadvertently though using social media
  • Right to be forgotten.
  • Kids are at various stages of “brand development”
  • Freeze kids’ credit scores
  • Monitor kids’ social media
  • Make a plan.

Check out this episode!


Jeff Carrus is an assistant principal in Katy Texas. 8th year being an assistant principal. Taught in New York for five years and then Surgarland and now in Katy.

  • Young Men’s Group
  • Mainly at-risk students.
  • Meet once a month - shirts and ties.
  • Goal setting & Accountability.
  • The young men needed to be part of something.
  • How to help young men have leadership opportunities.
  • What can you do when you’re walking the building the make it better?
  • Finding students who aren’t the leaders in student council.
  • Bringing Rugby to schools.
  • Students become coaches.
  • How to be a Transformative Principal? Every single interaction is a chance for us to better a relationship. What can we do to leave that student in a better place?

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

Growth After Tragedy with Jane Clementi Cybertraps 62


Jane Clementi co-founded the Tyler Clementi Foundation alongside husband Joe because she wants to make sure that our society learns the consequences of discrimination and bullying, as she learned all too personally through the loss of her son.
A native of New Jersey and devoted mother of three sons, Jane speaks passionately to parents and community leaders about the need to not merely “accept” or “tolerate” children who come out as LGBT, but to embrace them as wondrous creations of God.
Jane, a registered nurse, speaks on the need for parents of LGBT children to come out and speak openly of the love they have for their children, and in doing so each one of us can impact the world around us and create accepting environments.
Since losing Tyler, Jane’s spiritual journey has continued to carry and transform her in ways she never would have imagined. She left her church home of many years because she felt that while sitting in the pews of a church that condemned LGBT people she was herself a bystander to bullying. Jane leads an inspirational life through her unique experience which she shares with other parents, and speaks passionately about the need to divorce the concept of “sin” from homosexuality. She has made difficult choices in an impossible situation, and leads by example.
She has spoken out in support of LGBT rights and the need for families and communities to embrace their LGBT populations. Jane has spoken before the U.S. Congressional HELP Committee, the National Cathedral, and numerous other faith communities, colleges, universities, high schools, and work places.


Check out this episode!


Jeanne Collins is the Superintendent Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union.

  • Vermont is very rural.
  • Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative
  • Pivoting quickly in the spring - hindsight wasn’t effective.
  • Spent summer identifying essential components of our curriculum
  • Essential elements remote learning schedule, predictability, consistency, guide on what to expect.
  • Remote for a month.
  • Guide on what to expect.
  • Livestreamed as opposed to a virtual school.
  • 80 minute block not designed to be a stand and deliver.
  • Assignments in Google classroom.
  • As Parent and benefit of a schedule
  • Game format on Wednesdays - How do we learn from the valuable lessons and opportunities?
  • Parents Adjusted during pandemics, but they want to go back
  • Learning Pathways Handbook for Students, Parents and Staff
  • RNESU Remote Learning Guidance for Staff
  • Re-Opening Learning Information for Parents
  • Wednesday Teacher Planning & Remote Learner Expectations 
  • Edmentum, Seesaw
  • Separate remote teachers vs. livestreaming classrooms.
  • Lessons learned - communication & Leadership role with trust.
  • Daily email
  • ThoughtExchange Surveys
  • The schools send newsletters, I don’t need to be in competition with them.
  • Education is slow to change, but we changed on a dime to meet the needs of our kids.
  • How to be a Transformative principal? Stop and listen. List

Principals
Didn’t like administrivia meetings
2x month
Since COVID weekly meeting via zoom, talking through what’s coming up.
Consistency across district.
Work through what’s coming up as a team.
Little bit of both intentional planning and putting out fires.
How to assess kids.

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


Heather is a thought-leader in the IT Training and Cybersecurity field. Heather keynotes at conferences, universities, and for enterprise clients. Heather regularly speaks about Cybersecurity, Women in Technology, Women and Diversity in Cybersecurity, creating a Cybersecurity Culture, Entrepreneurship, Privacy, and the shifting regulations and how to manage cybersecurity risks.

In 2019, Heather won a national year-long fellowship with the Tory Burch Foundation, received a national scholarship from Goldman Sachs to participate in the 10,000 Small Businesses Program, and is a 2019 alumni of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Program. In 2018, Heather received the Women in Business Leadership Award from Whitworth University and was featured by global organizations such as the 2018 G7 Summit held in Canada. She has also served as a Board Member on the Community Security Coalition, a regional non-profit helping provide cyber and technology education.

In security, education is key, so how do we teach people security principles in an effective way?

  • A new phenomenon in the industry around creating
  • Humans are the biggest attack area
  • 2020 was the largest increase in breeches according to FBI.
  • “This gives us a number”
  • Baseline test.
  • Most phishing campaigns are individual and unique.
  • Reporting how many people are reporting something suspicious
  • Metaphor of the virtual fire alarm.
  • Not sure means not enough education.
  • Drip7 teaches behavior change.
  • Safety in manufacturing made the culture to be safety-aware.
  • Positive reinforcement in a consistent area.
  • Lessons that are learned for business in an organization
  • Demographics of who is in the workplace.
  • It is critical to our whole way of life to be secure.
  • Adahar - Indian social security system.
  • Hospital system that recognized the need for behavior change.
  • Where to start with cybersecurity? 1. acknowledge that it is a problem. 2. Education
  • Reach out to Heather on LinkedIn

Check out this episode!


Lindsay Lyons is an educational justice coach who works with teachers and school leaders to inspire educational innovation for racial and gender justice, design curricula grounded in student voice, and build capacity for shared leadership. Lindsay taught in NYC public schools, holds a PhD in Leadership and Change, and is the founder of the educational blog and podcast, Time for Teachership.

  • Students are not often involved
  • Consistency
  • 5 key tips
  • Mindset - radical collegiality
  • Representative leadership team
  • Clear when we’re making decisions that are not appropriate for students/others
  • Use stakeholder research - perception data
  • Meet consistently.
  • How to deal with transient students.
  • Students presenting to leadership team.
  • Dana Mitra’s student voice pyramid
  • Why Jethro hates Activism.
  • How to be a transformative principal? Take stock of your leadership and how you make decisions

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


Michael Skinner is an award-winning advocate, educator, writer and critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist, addressing the issues of trauma, abuse and mental health concerns through public speaking, writing and his music.

He has spoken at the National Press Club, was a keynote presenter for a conference held by the United Nations, The State Department and Georgetown University on the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and adults and he was part of the groundbreaking Oprah Winfrey Shows that addressed the issues of males sexually abused as children.

Since 1993, Michael’s uplifting and heartwarming story and songs of Hope and Healing has impacted thousands of people every year throughout the country. His presentations at colleges, universities, high schools, mental health centers and conferences, churches, civic groups, sexual assault and domestic violence support centers and conferences, including a women’s correctional center in Hawaii are highly acclaimed.

He has appeared on many TV, radio and Internet shows and has been the subject of many news articles regarding child abuse and mental health. Michael is also a frequent and sought after blogger on several websites and writer of articles for mental health publications. He has contributed chapters for three books, “Jyu No Tobira” [ “The Door To Freedom - Live Your Life From Today”] published in Japan, “Our Encounters with Suicide”, Europe and Great Britain and, “You Can Help: A Guide for Family & Friends of Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault”, United States. Michael is also featured in the film documentary, “Hold Me Right”, addressing the aftermath of sexual abuse.

His role as a consultant and trainer for the Federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has been crucial in helping to shape the policy initiatives and directives for the delivery and implementation of trauma informed care and services. And he has worked with organizations nationwide to address the stigma of mental health and ending the silence of child abuse and suicide.

Michael is also the founder and director of The Surviving Spirit; a monthly newsletter and website sharing resources to help those impacted by trauma, abuse and mental health challenges.


Check out this episode!


Dr. Gregory Gardner, Jr. began his educational career in 2007 in the Griffin-Spalding County school system at Carver Road Middle School.  He spent seven years there as a Language Arts, Social Studies, and remedial reading teacher.  Over the course of those seven years, he helped to pilot the Positive Behavior Intervention System program and served as a member of the leadership team.

In 2014, Dr. Gardner completed his doctoral studies in Curriculum and Instruction, and he began the transition process to become an assistant principal.  Later that year, he was promoted within the same school, where he spent four years as an assistant principal.  During those times, Dr. Gardner was a part of the administrative team that lead Carver Road Middle School to recognitions from the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) as a Model School for 2016 and 2017, and the team continued to exceed performance measures through the use of a transformative model that led to a shift in instructional practice and a focus on teaching and learning.

In 2018, Dr. Gardner was named principal of Kennedy Road Middle School, also in the Griffin-Spalding County school system, and he was tasked with turning around the school, which historically was underperforming based on the targets set by the Georgia Department of Education.  Dr. Gardner rebranded the school with #CougarAccountability and put a clear set of expectations which were pulled from the Learning by Doing Framework where there was a Focus on Learning, Collaborative Culture, and a Results Orientation.  This led to a huge culture shift, and at the end of the year 30% of the staff either resigned or were not offered a contract.

The work was hard, and everyone wasn’t committed to doing the work.  The efforts Dr. Gardner and his leadership team put in place, however, led to a huge increase in the school’s College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) from a 57.3/F to a 71.2/C, a 14.9 percentage point increase overall, and there were notable recognitions in the school’s focus on closing gaps in subgroup performance, which increased by 28.7 percentage points.  The school also was deemed a 2020 Model School due to 1) professional learning community, 2) high expectations 3) collaborative leadership 4) data-driven decision making, and 5) meeting all students’ needs.

Dr. Gardner is currently in his 3rd year of his principalship, and has a focus on building the team around him.  Ultimately, his goal is to prepare a member of his team to take the reigns of the school once it is time for him to move to his next opportunity, and he also has ambitions of starting his own business and tackling the challenges of becoming a published author.

  • Post Pandemic Planning
  • What do I need to do differently?
  • What do I need to do to serve my students?
  • Engagement during the summer.
  • Start of School Task force - separate virtual academy
  • Kids are resilient
  • Kids that have succeeded.
  • Find those kids who are successful in online environments and support them.
  • Some people aren’t comfortable doing something new.
  • What are some things that you are going to take away?
  • Simultaneous teaching method.
  • What are you going to keep?
  • Recording videos & leveraging technology
  • how to be a transformative principal? I got out in classrooms to see what is going on, what kids would you like me to work with?

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


Brandon Laur has been employed with Personal Protection Systems working as a White Hatter for over 12 years.
Since May 2013, Brandon has been operating in a management position in the organization overseeing special project developments; most recently, developing the White Hatter production studio and the subsequent YouTube channel, livestream, and webinar platforms.
He has a master’s degree in Professional Communication, specializing in phishing cyberattacks.
Brandon actively facilitates educational programs designed for students of all ages, parents, teachers, and business professionals on the topics of privacy, security, digital literacy, and online digital intelligence gathering.
In addition to these responsibilities, Brandon is multi-certified and continuing to receive ongoing training in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to use in conjunction with his security experience and academic pursuits.
Brandon’s real-world experience using social media and the internet has played a major role in the growth of all internet and social media safety programs offered by The White Hatter.

  • Why technology/internet is always such the focus of concern
  • Parenting online: what can they do the best parent today’s youth
  • Teens sexting rates, challenges, research
  • What is the best security tips to consumers to prevent being haked/scammed
  • Juvenoia - overexagerration of fear of kids getting involved in something new.
  • Interventions for youth struggling.
  • How to define sexting.
  • Parents using phones as pacifiers.

Check out this episode!


David Wood is a former consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies. He built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe.

As well as helping others, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show!

He coaches high-performing business owners to double revenue, and their time off by focusing on less and being 30% more courageous in their business or career.

  • Why it’s important to lead yourself
  • Why Playing Safe is the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do.
  • What would it look like to step even further out of your comfort zone?
  • Name that mouse - Something I’m constantly chasing.
  • I notice this is happening…
  • We can pay upfront or we can pay over time.
  • Model for tough conversations
  • I didn’t lead with my agenda, I led with a connection.
  • We’ve learned to make assumptions.
  • CARE model for tough conversations.
  • Clarify for yourself
  • Express positive intent
  • Request
  • Enquire - how is this working for you?
  • If you’re the only one with a charge, then you lead it.
  • How to be a Transformative principal? Start naming your mice!
  • Focus Gift

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


Ben Meiselas is a civil rights lawyer and the founder of Meidas Touch.

  • Background is a civil rights Lawyer - strange to be associated with Meidas Touch
  • Meidas Touch started during the quarantine.
  • You’ve been in the public spotlight for various things - how has this been different?
  • Be as transparent about who you are.
  • Transparency - putting our personalities out there.
  • How they think about what they post.
  • Thinking about the language that they are using and how it reflects on their biases.
  • Kids under 14 or 15 shouldn’t be having the conversations that I am having.
  • Meidas University
  • How they handle teaching cyberethics, copyright, and more.
  • Differentiating between political leanings and being pro-democracy
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • It’s about whether you support or don’t support democracy

Check out this episode!


Greg Doverspike is a superintendent of Durand-Arkansaw School District in Western Wisconsin.

  • How principals get paid.
  • Everything’s negotiable.
  • Equal pay for admin team.
  • What if high school principal does more evening supervision?
  • Everyone knew the increase would be worth it for that person who got a big increase.
  • Alt comp package in district.
  • I believe in transparency.
  • Drip method - a conversation over time.
  • Laying the groundwork.
  • Involve the staff and have skin in the game.
  • How to be a transformative principal? Don’t take yourself so seriously. Remind yourself why you’re in it!

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


Brian Devine is the Director of Educator Licensure at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. He has been with the Department since 1997 and has been leading the Licensure Office since 2004. In 2014 and 2015, he was recognized as part of teams that received the Manuel Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service for his teamwork on implementing Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners (RETELL) and his leadership in directing the Licensure Office our of a tremendous backlog of applications. Most recently, he was awarded two Pride in Performance Awards in 2020 for his work on the creation of a new emergency license and for how the Licensure Office responded during the pandemic. Brian is currently serving on the NASDTEC Executive Board as the Northeast Regional Director and previously served on the Board from 2008–2014, including President in 2012–13. After graduating from Salem State University, he obtained licensure as a history and social studies teacher and later earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from Framingham State University.

  • What the director of licensure does!
  • 400 school districts and 80,000 educators who need to be licensed.
  • Changes over the last several years
  • Smartphones, internet use, social media
  • Increase in volume of cases over the years.
  • Clearinghouse with NASDTEC to go out through other states.
  • Challenge of different restrictions on educators and infringing on their ability to be human beings or parents, themselves.
  • The burden of checking is on the local district.
  • Department could have subpoena power.
  • How states get information on actions taken in other states.
  • Good moral educator clause
  • What should districts do to reduce tech-related educator misconduct?
  • Do more to support prevention
  • What should teachers individually do to reduce tech-related educator misconduct?
  • Pay attention to what they’re doing, and look at what the impression may be that they are sending.
  • NEA has built microcredentials
  • Watch for grooming behaviors.
  • NASDTEC Courses

Check out this episode!


Brian Hyosaka is a Chicago native and has spent time around the world I’m originally from the Chicago area and am the son of career high school special educator.  I grew up playing a multitude of sports and got into coaching alongside my sister who is also a teacher.  For a few summers during college, I was splitting my day interning at my dad’s company and coaching swimming.  Each day, I would dread going to the office and count the hours until I could be with young people coaching swimming.  That final summer proved pivotal and I came to the realization that pursuing business or an office type job was just not for me.

Thankfully, Teach For America existed to allow me to jump into teaching and utilize my bilingualism in Spanish.  I knew that in order to truly give education a shot, I needed to leave my friends and family in Chicago, so I moved to Denver to teach 5th grade in a bilingual classroom.  Unlike most of my friends at the time, I ended up staying in Denver for 5 years teaching in the same school.  During my final 2 years, I also took on full-time teacher residents and realized I had a passion for developing educators.

At the same time, I had maintained a dream of living abroad and decided that after 5 years, the time was right to make that happen.  My then fiance who is a high school counselor then applied to schools all of Latin America.  We ended up landing jobs at the American School of Guatemala in Guatemala City.  For us, these were two of the best years of our lives for a number of reasons.  For me, I had begun to feel burned out on the constant pressure to show student achievement on a standardized test.

Working in Guatemala, we had no standardized test and I was able to grow my practice tremendously as an educator.  At the same time, a new school leader came in with me my first year.  It was through him that I got to witness and feel the power of an excellent leader for the first time.  He not only changed the culture of the school, but also the trajectory of the school.  This was the first time I really considered school leadership as a realistic pathway.

During our second year, I began to feel the pull to begin working with students where I really felt needed compared to the incredibly wealthy families we served in Guatemala.  I was aware of the School Leadership Program through the University of Denver and decided that it was time to see if I might be able to follow his lead, but serving a population I really cared for.

After being accepted to the program, my bilingualism proved pivotal again and I landed an internship at Academia Ana Marie Sandoval, a dual language public Montessori School in Denver.  My first year at the school was eye opening to say the least.  I had been used to being an effective teacher and immediately felt uncomfortable and very ineffective.  I learned quickly that my strength was not direct and honest communication.  I caused many tears and considered returning to the classroom midway through the year.  Thankfully, I had a great mentor and the support of a peer group in my program and confronted many of the issues within my control.

As the next two years progressed, I became a far better communicator and really learned to sit beside teachers, families and students.  At the same time, I was being pushed towards principalship a few different schools.  After verbally accepting an offer, I realized that I was not trusting my intuition and was making decisions on a faulty premise.

Reneging in this way forced me to reconsider my complete path professionally.  As a new dad, I was concerned about my ability to be present for my daughter and wife with the rigors and stress of principalship.  I actually began applying to positions in the corporate world thinking that I might have both more financial stability and less work to bring home.

Around that same time, my nephew invited me on a ski trip with his school.  I had actually been the one to find his school a year earlier and reluctantly joined him on the trip.  His school was a micro-school in North Denver called Embark, and he was thriving there.  I rode up to the mountain with Miguel, the school director, and we chatted as collegial administrators do.  He mentioned that Embark would be opening a 6th grade to go along with the existing 7th/8th grade in order to capitalize on enrollment.

I didn’t think too much more about it, but I really loved what I saw on that trip from the educators and the students and went home that night feeling jealous of the school.  It hit me almost immediately that I would be the next 6th grade educator at Embark.  After reaching out to Miguel, interviewing, and discussing with my wife, I made the very unobvious, to some, decision to go back to the classroom.

This would potentially be looked at as a downward move, but the truth was exactly the opposite.  In this position I would be given nearly full autonomy to create my own school.  I had the resources, support, and tools from my experiences and viewed this as my Thesis.

Even with COVID, this year has been fantastic.  With my 6th graders, we have pushed the envelope of what is possible in school with the long-term ambition of being trim-tabs in education.  In my work with Miguel and anyone else in the organization, I have felt the synchronicity and empowerment to be bold.  I have also built and experienced something real and powerful and found a third way.

Many lessons have been learned along the way for me, but the power of horizontal leadership and rapid thoughtful iteration are two that are currently top of mind for me.

  • How can we reenvision what education could look like?
  • Lemon Lavendar Latte - Top selling spring seasonal beverage at Pinwheel Coffee.
  • Kids got into test kitchen and brainstormed ideas.
  • 10 different iterations before pitching to pros.
  • Working as part of the coffee shop.
  • See what would happen if they tried ratios that just made sense.
  • It’s ok to see education as a game
  • The kids who didn’t win won more.
  • Quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and collaboration
  • Collaboration is not a buzz word. Working together is not sitting in the same room.
  • Attitude of those who failed.
  • Role-playing, conferences,
  • Not a surprise.
  • Greatest marker of our culture is that the losers have bought more of the lemon lavendar latte. :)
  • Infinite game vs. zero-sum game.
  • How to be a Transformative Principal? encourage bigger thinking. What would this look like if I did it bigger?

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


In this episode Jethro and Fred talk with Quinton B. Dale, who investigates teachers who are applying for licensure in Massachussetts.
Quinton B. Dale Is currently the Chief of Investigations for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Professional Practices Investigations.  He previously served as Director of the Investigation Division, Deputy Director of the Investigation Division and as an Investigator for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
Mr. Dale also previously served as a Corrections Counselor for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections.  Mr. Dale has also served as a Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct and on the Board of Directors for St. Francis House.   Mr. Dale is a graduate of Northeastern University, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice.
  • What inspired Q to get in to education from Criminal Justice
  • Slipperly slopes for new educators coming into the profession.
  • Trouble with being the “cool teachder”
  • We’re not here to be your friend, we’re here to be your teachers!
  • How social media has impacted inappropriate student-teacher relationships.
  • It’s much more blatant than it was before.
  • How to keep boundaries in tact.
  • Set boundaries for time and what you talk about. Stay in your lane.
  • Use school equipment in all communications.
  • As long as it is good for the student, it’s fine. As soon as it goes awry, they’re going to use the information against you.
  • How to maintain boundaries on social media with students.
  • How to support teachers who have made some mistakes.
  • Be sure to check out NASDTEC

Check out this episode!


Social Media Kids don’t know what makes their heart sing.

Melissa Bernstein, along with her husband Doug, is the Co-Founder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, which has created over 5,000 children’s products and sold billions of dollars of toys since its inception. Raised by educators, Melissa and Doug started the business in their garage in 1988, and they’ve been on a mission ever since to provide open-ended, inventive, non-technologically driven playthings for young children. Throughout Melissa’s remarkable career, she kept secret her lifelong battle with severe depression and anxiety. She reveals her struggles in LIFELINES, her first book, which she wrote to help others who are also suffering. Melissa’s book heralds the launch of LifeLines.com, an online ecosystem she and Doug are underwriting to support those seeking support, guidance, and community on their mental health journeys. Melissa lives in Connecticut with Doug and their six children.

  • Why release it now.
  • How was Melissa and Doug
  • Nobody saw the creations I had made the first 20 years of my life.
  • Overexcitabilities
  • Think about tall the questions that are positive.
  • Target let’s explore
  • How to support kids who are struggling.
  • Eggselent sheep book
  • Kids Don’t know what makes their heart sing.
  • From Creativity to self-expression
  • Optimism means anything is possible.
  • If it’s not ready, I don’t bring it.
  • How to be atrnsformative principal? Show who you really are.

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal



Paul Marble has served his entire career as a teacher and administrator in three Massachusetts high schools, including a private boarding school, large urban district school, and a charter public school. Paul taught IB English at Sturgis for six years; was Principal for six years; became Executive Director in July of 2016; has made numerous presentations about the IB Diploma Programme and its implementation; is an IB Site Visitor; and is an IB Workshop Leader, helping experienced IB teachers from across the nation support diverse learners in their classrooms. He also has developed and led teacher workshops for the IB Organization’s Bridging the Equity Gap project.

  • International Baccalaureate Programme is over 50 years old and is a way to support students who were traveling from US to Europe.
  • Learner profile and how the focus has changed during the pandemic.
  • IB Demands an understanding of different types of knowledge and how they relate to each other.
  • Understanding that the world is complex and global.
  • What things during the pandemic really helped it be successful?
  • Constantly have to focus on how to develop skills.
  • Offered to students in elite institutions
  • Should be available for everyone!
  • Don’t have a good base for teaching students.
  • Build on relationships even though remote.
  • The richness and authenticity
  • How to help students feel connected when they are remote.
  • Give kids guiding principles
  • Focus on what matters, releasing test scores.
  • IB students are better off because of the focus on key questions: by what means…? And to what extent…?
  • How to be a transformative principal? Sincere appreciation to understand where people are coming from. Strive for the win-win. The difference between the transformational and transactional? Most things are not as important as they might appear at face value.

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that’s ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it’s so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that’s purposeful, they meet students right where they’re at.

The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There’s no guesswork in the program because there’s a 21-video progression for each grade level.

They’ve thought of everything– because it’s a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It’ll help you save tons of time and headaches.

Take it from me, it’s time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that’s been keeping you up at night–and it’s time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way.

If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/.
Learn more about some of the newest titles:
- The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves
Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors


New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal


In this episode we talk with Marlena Gross-Taylor about how to establish screen time policies and routines that will carry them into their lifetimes. We also talk about the ways that schools have had to change because of the pandemic.

Marlena Gross-Taylor is an amazing school leader and founder of Edugladiators. They are all about doing what is best for kids. Marlena has been a friend of mine for years, she is also an author, speaker, and consultant.

Links


Check out this episode!