Have a Good Life

Garett Cook is a young leader serving in education for the past 11 years in a variety of roles including science teacher, football and track coach, Assistant Principal, and Principal.  Garett has worked in public and private schools in Kansas, Missouri, and Texas, and he is currently serving as the Principal at Terry W. Kitchen Junior High School in Cape Girardeau, MO.

• Building a leadership model and sticking to it.
• system for communication
• Some group for feedback
• Believer in PLCs, they think they already know it.
• The meeting advantage
• Leaning on them and letting them go.
• Where I’ve gone wrong int he past and where I’m going right.
• Good listener and strong communicator
• Being a decent person - following up.
• Learning where you give and take.
• How2be: get to know your staff.

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

• The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles

• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley

• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott

• Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner

• A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain

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

Catherine Slagle is the director of Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Office of Professional Practice in the state of Washington.

• Worked in prisons and then in professional practices of State Superintendent office.
• Didn’t have anything in code of conduct relating to social media.
• Finding out culture of the school.
• Letter of concern vs. Letter of reprimand.
• District reluctance to report teachers to state.
• Superintendent
• Teachers need specific training around ethics in teacher preparation programs.
• Be friendly to a certain point, but not their friends.
• Talk with people who aren’t doing something right.

Check out this episode!

Laura Bechard is an experienced business, learning and change management professional with a unique background that combines finances and people. Getting the best out of your people, helping them develop their careers and unleashing their talent can be challenging for leaders. Learning plays a role; however the application of new skills, knowledge or beliefs into the workplace plays a much larger role.

ProVision Business Advisors works with leaders to help them launch, ramp up and transition throughout the business life cycle. With 25 years experience in higher education, as a learning strategist with global corporations, a former board member of the Institute for Performance & Learning (Canada) and a consultant to professional practices, ProVision’s programs help leaders and organizations generate a larger impact from the investment in employee and leadership development programs. Laura’s tenure in Alberta’s post secondary sector coupled with an M. Ed and MBA provide her with extensive experience in organizational development, instruction, facilitation, leadership and performance management.

As Peter Drucker comments, “The problem in my life and other people’s lives is not the absence of knowing what to do, but the absence of doing it.”

An award-winning MBA, Laura combines strong financial acumen as a Chartered Professional Accountant with the softer skills needed for leaders to lead, develop and manage people. Laura is passionate about leaders getting impact and results from the investment in their teams.She facilitates performance coaching workshops and speaks on this and many other leadership topics.

School divisions invest in the development of their staff - both teachers and support staff, yet principals and superintendents are often frustrated that there appears to be little, if any, application of the learning back in the workplace, the classroom or the school. What can principals do differently to change this situation?

• Learning transference.
• what is learning transference?
• Goal of doing something with the learning.
• An investment that we got no return on.
• The problem with Safety Training - Compliance-based training.
• Compulsory education in continuing education
• Self-directed learning opportunities.
• Having a conversation
• Build a business case for why we should have a training.
• Who are the stakeholders that will benefit.
• Clear expectations
• What obstacles will prevent the learning transference?
• Talk about the time frame.
• Learning and knowledge is only one small element.
• Culture of accountability and responsibility.
• Cost to turnover
• Preparation - prepare them for learning experiences
• What are the learning events themselves?
• Intention and confidence are both important
• Conversation after learning event to revisit expectations and obstacles.
• How are we going to collect data?
• How to be a transformative principal? Have a conversation.
• Link to Laura's strategy guide on learning transference.

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](https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/the-coach-s-guide-to-teaching?pos=2&sid=0405c747f&ss=r)_ by Doug Lemov
• The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles
• [Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools](https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/putting-staff-first-a-blueprint-for-revitalising-our-schools?pos=1&sid=7dc3400e3&ss=r)_ by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley
• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott
• Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner
• [A Parent's Guide to Powerful Teaching](https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/powerful-teaching-a-guide-for-parents?pos=1&sid=7bf6ec56e&ss=r)_ by Patrice Bain

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

Show Notes

• Two articles on Cybertraps.com
  • Halloween Costumes Result in the Suspension of 14 Idaho Educators
    https://www.cybertraps.com/2018/11/04/halloween-costumes-result-in-the-suspension-of–14-idaho-educators/
  • What Do Pokémon Balls, Pumpkins, and Death Stars Have in Common? Just Google “Baby Bump Costumes”!
    https://www.cybertraps.com/2016/10/18/what-do-pokemon-balls-pumpkins-and-death-stars-have-in-common-just-google-baby-bump-costumes/
• When did Halloween become such a big deal?
  • Blame the 1980s
• First Amendment – Is dressing up a form of speech?
  • Yes, but same analysis as other types of speech
• Educators Are Role Models
• The Role of Social Media
  • All it takes is one photo
  • How well do you know your friends
• Potentially Problematic Costumes
  • Political commentary
  • Overly sexualized
  • Cultural appropriation
  • Mocking specific groups or an individual
  • Making fun of a tragedy
• Considerations for Administrators
  • Halloween celebrations and costume parades can put pressure on disadvantaged families
  • Costumes can create division in the school community
  • Impact on the repu
  • Students may feel marginalized or attacked
• Resources - #2021–10–19 Native American Chief, Anne Frank, And 15 Other Costumes You Should Absolutely Steer Clear Of On Halloween
  https://www.buzzfeed.com/simrinsingh/problematic-halloween-costumes
  - #2021–05–29 London principal removed from position after backlash over wearing student’s dreadlocks
  https://globalnews.ca/news/7905066/london-ont-principal-removed-wearing-dreadlocks/
  - #2020–10–31 Two Syracuse school employees put on leave for racist Halloween costumes
  https://cnycentral.com/news/local/two-syracuse-school-employees-put-on-leave-for-racist-halloween-costumes
  - #2020–10–30 Political costume nixed at Okay Elementary
  https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/schools/political-costume-nixed-at-okay-elementary/article_f55fe23e–8e76–5822-a2db-d79d49825e0c.html
  - #2019–11–07 Milpitas blackface teacher admits he made ‘horrible mistake’
  https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/07/milpitas-blackface-teacher-admits-he-made-horrible-mistake/
  - #2019–11–05 A teacher wore blackface to school while dressing up as Common. He’s been suspended.
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/11/05/teacher-wore-blackface-school-while-dressing-up-common-hes-been-suspended/
  - #2019–11–02 Halloween Costumes and a Facebook Post Upset NHUHSD Community
  https://kymkemp.com/2019/11/02/halloween-costumes-and-a-facebook-post-upset-nhuhsd-community/
  - #2019–05–24 Southern California teachers under fire for dressing up in sombreros and mustaches for yearbook photos
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/05/24/southern-california-teachers-under-fire-dressing-up-sombreros-mustaches-yearbook-photos/
  - #2019–03–19 Lingering anger over teacher’s Trump-hat Halloween costume fuels racial tensions at top Newark high school
  https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2019/3/19/21107175/lingering-anger-over-teacher-s-trump-hat-halloween-costume-fuels-racial-tensions-at-top-newark-high
  - #2019–02–01 Teacher who wore blackface for Bob Marley Halloween costume may get fired
  https://www.yahoo.com/now/teacher-wore-blackface-bob-marley-halloween-costume-may-get-fired–191526845.html
  - #2018–10–26 Why has Halloween become so popular among adults?
  https://theconversation.com/why-has-halloween-become-so-popular-among-adults–104896
  - #2018–10–25 Iowa teacher under investigation after wearing blackface to Halloween party
  https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/413188-iowa-teacher-under-investigation-after-wearing-blackface-to
  - #2016–11–04 Seattle high school teacher suspended for controversial Halloween costume
  https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-high-school-teacher-suspended-for-controversial-halloween-costume/463887455/
  - #2014–10–29 In Classrooms, Halloween Costumes Can Raise Sensitive Issues
  https://www.edweek.org/leadership/in-classrooms-halloween-costumes-can-raise-sensitive-issues/2014/10
  - #2014–10–21 10 Days until Halloween: Step Away from the “Indian” Costume
  https://nativeappropriations.com/2014/10/10-days-until-halloween-step-away-from-the-indian-costume.html

Check out this episode!

Not only is Dr. Joaquina Kankam an expert in youth protection compliance and risk management, but her practical experience has made her a leader in understanding the needs of youth serving organizations. In addition to being an educator (K–12 & Higher Education), Joaquina has presented at several national association conferences and participated as a panelist in several discussions regarding youth.

The Importance of Senior Leadership’s Involvement in Youth Protection Decision-Making.

• CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 1974)
• Children youth-service organizations.
• Background checks and mandatory reporting training
• Sexual abuse or other harm?
• Audit systems to ensure organizations are helpful in preventing harm to kids.
• We do only what we know how to do.
• Our procedures are good enough, we’ve talked with the attorneys and they approved them.
• Protecting image of university
• Loudon County, VA school board member resigns
• We don’t differentiate in adult professional development
• Start with a good understanding of what the law is.
• How to teach schools to do this work correctly.
• It’s too much to put on my plate.
• how to be a transformative principal? If sometihng bothers you, don’t let it go. Fix it!

Check out this episode!

• Updates
• Travel to the 24th Annual Professional Practices Institute in Oklahoma City, OK
  • My first flight trip in a year+(!)
• PPI is a program of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
• NASDTEC has operated since 1928 as “a professional membership organization representing state departments of education and professional standards boards/commissions that are responsible for the preparation, licensure, and discipline of K–12 educational personnel.”
• It has members from all 50 states, DC, the Dept. of Defense Education Activity, Guam, and the province of Ontario
• Vision: “NASDTEC believes that all students should have educators who are held to high standards.”
• Mission: “NASDTEC is dedicated to providing leadership and support to those responsible for the preparation, certification/licensure, employment, ethical and professional practice, and continuing professional development of educators.”
• TikTok! … It’s 10 p.m.–Do You Know What Apps Students Are Using?
  • PPI General Session 2 (2:45 - 3:45 pm)
    • Introduction (including Center for Cyberethics)
    • U.S. Supreme Court Snapchat decision
    • Apps popular with teens
      • GroupMe
        • Direct and group messages
        • Photos, videos, and calendar links
      • Kik Messenger
        • Text messages, etc.
        • Allows communication with strangers
      • WhatsApp
        • Text, audio, videos, and photos
      • Instagram
        • Photos and videos (public or private)
        • Instagram Direct
      • TikTok
        • Short-form videos
      • Tumblr
        • Microblog – scrapbook of text, photos, videos, and audio.
      • Houseparty
        • Live video and group video chat
        • Screenshots can be taken
      • Live.me
        • Live video streaming that can be watched by anyone
      • YouNow
        • Live video streaming
      • Snapchat
        • Time-limited pictures and videos
      • Whisper
        • “Anonymous” confession app
      • Monkey
        • Modern version of Chatroulette – uses Snapchat to connect users for 10 second chats with strangers
      • MeetMe: Chat and Meet New People
      • Omegle
        • Anonymous chat with strangers
      • Yubo
        • “Tinder for Teens” – if two users "match, they can chat via Snapchat and Instagram
      • Amino
        • Interested-based groups for chatting via text, voice, or video.
      • Among Us
        • In-game chat feature
      • Bitlife
        • Quiz app
      • Discord
        • Voice and text chatting tool
      • Holla
        • Live video chat
      • Lipsi
        • Anonymous feedback on Instagram posts
    • Types of Educator Misconduct
      • Personal Cybertraps
      • Professional Cybertraps
      • Criminal Cybertraps
    • Legal Considerations
      • U.S. Constitution
        • 4th Amendment
        • “Right to Privacy”
      • State Laws and Regulations
      • District Policies and Procedures
    • Investigations
      • Types of Witnesses
        • Cooperative Witnesses
        • Uncooperative Witnesses
        • Third-Party Data Sources
      • Types of Data
        • Data Stored on or Transmitted over School Equipment
        • Public-Facing Social Media
        • Data Stored on Personal Devices
      • Sources of Data
        • Examination of Data in App
        • Screenshots or Photos of App Data
        • Digital Forensics
          • Mobile Devices
          • Hard Drives and Other Data Storage
          • Cloud Storage

Resources

• PPI Agenda
  https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nasdtec.net/resource/resmgr/2021_ppi_okc/october_1_2021_ppi_agenda.pdf

- #2021–08–04 The Most Popular Apps for Teenagers: What’s Hot, What’s Not
https://yourteenmag.com/technology/the-most-popular-apps-for-teenagers
- #2021–06–29 18 Social Media Apps and Sites Kids Are Using Right Now
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook
- #2021–03–23 TikTok Is Now the Most Used App by Teens & Pre-teens in the US
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tiktok-is-now-the-most-used-app-by-teens–pre-teens-in-the-us–301253639.html
- #2020–12–09 Nine Popular Apps for Teens That Parents Should Monitor
https://www.learningliftoff.com/nine-popular-apps-for-teens-that-parents-should-monitor/
- #2020–10–06 TikTok passes Instagram as second-most popular social app for U.S. teens
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/tiktok-passes-instagram-as-second-most-popular-social-app-for-us-teens.html
- #2021–10–18 Popular student monitoring software could have exposed thousands to hacks https://www.fastcompany.com/90686770/netop-student-monitoring-software-hack
- #2018–09–27 Top Apps Teens are Using Right Now
https://besociallysmart.com/top-apps-teens/

Check out this episode!

Dr. Joseph Jones is the Superintendent in the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District. A passion to provide all students an incredible and valuable learning experience Dr. Jones started teaching World and US History in 1996. A few short years later he found himself within the ranks of school administration hoping to make a difference on a larger scale.

Dr. T.J. Vari is the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools and District Operations in the Appoquinimink School District. Dr. Vari is an experienced school administrator and adjunct faculty with a demonstrated history of working in schools and in higher education. Skilled in K–12 education, online learning, literacy, classroom culture, curriculum & instruction, district operations, human resources, change management, and education reform.

Dr. Jones and Dr. Vari, along with Salome Thomas-El are co-authors of the new book: Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture

• Model for praise: motivate staff
• Culture is the big thing, use retention for a change
• Teachers aren’t always leaving the profession
• Hiring is a year round job.
• Good principals delegate management
• Chief learning officer
• Human resource director
• What’s best for kids?
• Do an inventory of how people want to grow
• Do an inventory on how people need to grow.
• There are only a couple ways to add distinction to yourself as a teacher.
• Differentiated PD and differentiated instruction.
• Proficient with an LMS.
• Basics for PD and layered ways to develop other skills.
• Onboarding vs. developing
• How to be a transformative principal? TJ - Gotta get better at praise and lifting the system. Be ok with discomfort. Lift and praise your staff. Learn to be better at celebrating what is working.
• Joe - Connect with those individuals that connect with kids every days.
•  

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

• The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles

• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley

• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott

• Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner

• A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain

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

As current VP at Drip7, a microlearning platform for Cybersecurity education, Tara Anderson has been instrumental in increasing the revenue of some of the largest and most prestigious corporations in the world while mitigating cyber and compliance risk. Passionate about risk management, cyber security, behavior design, and education; Snapshots of her contributions can be found on IBMTV ‘World Edition’; Cyber Talk with Rex Lee and Merle Garrison; KUTV Channel 4 (Utah), KSL News Radio, and more.

Please add questions that we would ask here, and you can add anything that you would like to add as well.

Positioning: school IT systems collect and manage sensitive data about students, about their parents, guardians, and families, about educators and other school staff, and about school district operations. In some cases, these IT systems are locally hosted on school district premises or in shared hosting arrangements with other local government entities; increasingly, they are hosted by an ecosystem of vendors ‘in the cloud’ on systems accessible by any internet-connected device. While there are myriad benefits to the adoption and use of IT systems by school districts—and to the collection and sharing of education-related data with trusted partners—it is important we acknowledge that any adoption of technology also introduces cybersecurity risk.

• 145 data breach incidents involving public schools (representing 36 percent of all incidents disclosed during 2020).
• Why have cyber threats to schools escalated?
• What types of information/data are cyber criminals after?
• Not making learning punitive
• Within the context of the school, does gamification raise the potential for cyberbullying?
• Don’t want learning to be punitive.
• If I felt judged or looked at, things were harder.
• How microlearning helps us learn.
• Varying the way it is delivered.
• Awake, bathroom, coffee, dog,
• attention span is decreasing.
• Brain starts forgetting critical things because of what we are stuffing in it.
• App headway
• With all the information out there in this digital age, there seems to be many training opportunities that come along with it; What are the challenges?
• “You will lose it if you don’t use it.” But since  our brains can only hold a limited amount of  information (1,000 - 2.5 million gigabytes),  how do we keep every bit of information that  we want to remember?
• How many different learning types have been identified?
• How can we meet the training needs of these students?
• As cybersecurity isn’t the most exciting topic; How can we make learning more fun and interesting?
• There’s a lot of buzz around microlearning in education. Why is this form of training delivery becoming so popular?
• As security awareness is an important part of a preventative plan. How would you incorporate the training to encourage the most adoption?
• What do you think is the biggest hurdle for schools in changing their culture toward one that prioritizes cybersecurity?

Check out this episode!

Today we take a look at the issue of surveillance of students in and by schools
- Three areas of surveillance
- In school
- Physical and network surveillance
- Online
- Surveillance of social media activity
- At home
- Surveillance through school-issued equipment
- What information is being collected and what is being done with it?
- Center for Democracy and Technology study:
- 86% of teachers reported that schools provided equipment to students, twice the pre-pandemic rate
- 80% of teachers and 77% of students said that the schools used surveillance software
- The more the devices were used, the more surveillance occurred
- Disparate economic impact
- Economically disadvantaged students more likely to need school provided equipment and thus be subject to more constant and intrusive surveillance
- Varying degrees of transparency
- Justifications
- Are students paying attention?
- Some systems allow teachers to view all the tabs opened by students
- Are students accessing inappropriate content, either during class or outside of it?
- Are students misbehaving (cyberbullying, etc.)?
- Are students showing signs of mental illness or self-harm (depress, suicidal ideation, etc.)?
- The pandemic has had a measurable impact on the mental health of children
- Protection of school equipment
- The Technology
- Different installation protocols
- Standalone software
- Browser extensions
- Raises specter of monitoring of private devices if browser is set to sync extensions
- Real-time monitoring of web activity, emails, etc. by AI or human moderators
- A growing number of software platforms
- Bark
- Gnosis IQ
- Gaggle
- GoGuardian
- Lightspeed
- Securly Classroom
- Real-time access of web cams
- Online classes
- Private time
- Educators Misconduct
- Lurking or snooping on social media accounts
- Web cam voyeurism
- Implications
- Training students to view surveillance by employers and governments as “normal”
- Legal Issues
- Invasion of Privacy and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Federal and state wiretapping laws
- Child Online Privacy Protection Act
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- Resources
- #2021–10–11 US schools gave kids laptops during the pandemic. Then they spied on them
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/11/us-students-digital-surveillance-schools
- #2021–10–07 Borrowed a School Laptop? Mind Your Open Tabs
https://www.wired.com/story/borrowed-school-laptop-mind-open-tabs/
- #2021–10–04 Democratic Lawmakers Demand Student Surveillance Companies Outline Business Practices, Warn the Security Tools May Compound ‘Risk of Harm for Students’
https://www.the74million.org/article/democratic-lawmakers-demand-student-surveillance-companies-outline-business-practices-warn-the-security-tools-may-compound-risk-of-harm-for-students/
- #2021–09–22 New Research Probes Surveillance of Students’ Online Activities
https://www.govtech.com/security/new-research-probes-surveillance-of-students-online-activities
- #2021–04–02 Teachers Are Watching Students’ Screens During Remote Learning. Is That Invasion of Privacy?
https://www.edweek.org/technology/are-remote-classroom-management-tools-that-let-teachers-see-students-computer-screens-intrusive/2021/04
- #2019–12–05 Is Your School Spying on Your Child via Webcams?
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/is-your-school-spying-on-your-child-via-webcams
- #2019–12–04 How To Know If Your School-Issued Laptop Has Spyware Installed
https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/how-to-know-if-your-school-issued-laptop-has-spyware-installed/
- #2010–10–21 $610K Settlement in School Webcam Spy Case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/610k-settlement-in-school-webcam-spy-case/

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In this episode we talk about the launch of transformativeprincipal.com, what we’ve learned from 450 episodes, and more!

• How to get positive press
• We passed 1,000,000 downloads of the podcast! Thank you!

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

• The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles

• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley

• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott

• Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner

• A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain

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

Dimitri Nemirovsky holds BBA and MBA degrees from Baruch College and earned his JD from Brooklyn Law School. Prior to co-founding Atakama, Dimitri spent 15 years practicing regulatory and enforcement law, most recently at Bingham McCutchen where he represented large financial institutions in high-stakes matters. Dimitri began his career at Merrill Lynch where he focused on the various Federal and state e-discovery regulations that developed during the early 2000’s.

Dimitri has been enamored by computer science since an early age, having taken his first coding class in 8th grade. Throughout his professional career he has always focused on technology, including during the early dotcom era and more recently with bitcoin and blockchain. It was his infatuation with the distributed nature of blockchain technology that led to the founding of Atakama.

• Decentralized encryption solution
• Cybersecurity vs. information security.
• Cybersecurity protecting the castle
• Information security protects the crown jewels within the castle.
• How is Atakama different from other cybersecurity solutions?
• Individual consumers vs. enterprise solutions
• We as individuals should not be apathetic as it relates to security.
• Thousands of in-points now that everyone is remote.
• What makes it hard for us to be security conscious.
• The more secure you make something, the less productive it is.
• Value that people put on the information.
• Trust!
• It’s incumbent on the individual to be aware.
• Be judicious about who we trust and what we trust.
• Quantum Computing threats

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• The question of the day: What role can or should video games play in the classroom?
• A massive, massive economic sector
  • 2020 – Approximately $66 billion dollars for the U.S. industry as a whole; worldwide, $177 billion
  • According to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA):
    • Average age of video game player is 31
    • 90% of gamers are over 18
    • Largest segment is 18–34 year olds (38 percent)
    • 76% of people under the age of 18 play video games
    • 74% of parents play with their children at least weekly
• Impact of video games on learning
  • The jury is still out; there are competing studies that show varying effects, both positive and negative
  • Chief question is whether gaming interferes with performance of necessary school tasks
  • Positives may include:
    • collaboration and teamwork
    • social skills
    • planning
    • language skills
    • preparation for remote learning
  • Negatives may include
    • distraction
    • sleep deprivation
    • risk of bullying and abuse
    • grooming
• Can video games be a positive force in the classroom?
  • Gamification of learning
  • Games as a form of engagement
  • Trophies, badges, and rewards
  • Leveling up
• Risks for Educators
  • Games overwhelm the content
  • Inappropriate conversations
  • Inappropriate interactions within the games
  • Giving consoles or games to student could be perceived as grooming
• Popular video games
  • Roblox
  • Fortnite
  • Minecraft
• Resources - #2021–08–07 Could video gaming hold the key to better learning?
  https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2021/08/07/how-some-teachers-gaming-education-system/5454842001/
  - #2021–05–28 How teachers can use video games to motivate students
  https://theconversation.com/how-teachers-can-use-video-games-to-motivate-students–161624
  - #2021–04–05 Former Teacher At Church Farm School Gets 15–30 Years For Abuse (PA)
  https://patch.com/pennsylvania/westchester/former-teacher-church-farm-school-gets–15–30-years-abuse
  - #2021–02–22 Struck off: Catholic primary school teacher, 27, banned after talking about her sexuality while playing FORTNITE with two young pupils on PlayStation (England)
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–9286621/Catholic-school-teacher-banned-talking-sexuality-playing-FORTNITE-pupils.html
  - #2019–02–13 Middle school gym teacher, 30, is fired for playing Fortnite with his students to ‘reward’ them for doing their work (NY)
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–6699891/Brooklyn-gym-teacher–30-fired-playing-Fortnite-students-reward-them.html
  - #2018–08–27 Fontys teacher unravels the success of game Fortnite with her students
  https://innovationorigins.com/en/fontys-teacher-unravels-the-success-of-game-fortnite-with-her-students/
  - #2018–05–03 Educators Battle ‘Fortnite’ for Students’ Attention
  https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-battle-fortnite-for-students-attention/2018/05
  - #2018–01–02 The effects of video games on school achievement
  https://parentingscience.com/effects-of-video-games-on-school/
  - Zachary Hartzman has a whole curriculum based on video games: Listen on Transformative Principal
  - Hey Listen Games - using games to teach
  - [n.d.] Best Video Games for Teens
  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-video-games-for-teens

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• First Question: How old is your little app user? Do they really need a smartphone or tablet?
• “Raising Cyberethical Kids”
  • Book: https://link.cybertraps.com/RCK_PB
  • Audio Course: https://gum.co/rckaudio
• Issues to Consider When Planning Child App Use
  • Age
  • Maturity
  • Life Balance
  • Necessity (School Work, Family Communication, etc.)
  • In-App Purchases / Costs
  • Privacy Issues (COPPA)
  • Deception and Danger (Inappropriate MessagingHidden Albums
• What Needs to Be Managed?
  • Screen Time
    • Can Be Tough During a Global Pandemic
  • Downloading and Installation of Apps
  • Communication with Unknown Individuals
    • Not Necessarily a Threat But Worth Monitoring
  • Taking and Posting of Inappropriate Photos
  • Access to Inappropriate Content / Goods / Services
    • Algorithms Are Not Your Child’s Friend
    • TikTok Is Emerging as a Particularly Powerful Source of Risky Challenges
  • Location
• How to Manage Your Child’s Online Experience
  • Educate Yourself
    • Manuals and Company Information
    • Web Searches
  • Communicate with Your Child
  • Encourage Kids to Be Educators within the Family
  • Use Built-in Parental Controls
    • Cellular Companies
    • Device Manufacturers
    • Software Providers
      • Operating Systems
      • Specific Programs or Apps
    • Game Manufacturers
  • Consider a Third-Party Solution
  • Regularly Review and Recalibrate Settings
  • Set a Good Example
  • Be Realistic
    • No Tool Is Perfect
    • Your Child May Be Highly Motivated to Circumvent
• Resources for Review
  • ADDitude: Mo Devices Mo Problems: ADDitude’s Top 10 Parental Control Apps
    https://www.additudemag.com/screen-time-parental-control-apps/
  • Common Sense Media: Parents’ Ultimate Guide to Parental Controls
    https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-parental-controls
  • PC Magazine: The Best Parental Control Software for 2021
    https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-parental-control-software
  • PC Magazine: Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: Who Has the Best Free Parental Controls?
    https://www.pcmag.com/picks/apple-vs-google-vs-microsoft-who-has-the-best-free-parental-controls
  • Safewise: The Best Parental Control Apps of 2021
    https://www.safewise.com/resources/parental-control-filters-buyers-guide/
  • The New York Times: What Weird Games Lurk on Your Kid’s Tablet?
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/parenting/toddler-tablet-games.html
  • The Washington Post: Teens find circumventing Apple’s parental controls is child’s play
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/15/teens-find-circumventing-apples-parental-controls-is-childs-play/

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Richard Shell is a global thought leader and senior faculty member at one of the world’s leading business schools, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as Chair of Wharton’s Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, the largest department of its kind in the world. His forthcoming book, The Conscience Code: Lead with Your Values. Advance Your Career. addresses an increasingly urgent problem in today’s workplace: standing up for core values such as honesty, fairness, personal dignity, and justice when the pressure is on to look the other way.

• Why do we struggle with doing what is right?
• All kinds of rationalizations put you away from looking at the problem.
• Incentives prompt us to look the other way.
• Position of power or control enables you to look the other way.
• People don’t see what’s in front of them because they’re paying attention to something else.
• Inattention blindness
• Seeing it vs. owning it.
• What would a person of conscience do, who is a principal?
• Observe and willing to own it.
• When it comes to values, there’s no such thing as a small conflict.
• turning away from conflict is a habit.
• Virtue is a habit - Aristotle and major religions.
• Don’t do evil just because you think it’s a little evil.
• You can be the person who steps up
• How to have difficult conversations with your superintendent
• 5 different kinds of pressures, peer, authority pressure, incentives, role, systemic PAIRS.
• Name the pressure.
• Find the why the superintendent is doing this.
• What pressure are they under?
• Who can I talk to that will give me insights into what they are experiencing?
• Find their motivation.
• I’m looking to find reasons where this is a great idea!
• Create a role play
• Calling someone crazy is a failure of imagination on your part.
• Shouldn’t have the conversation alone with the superintendent.
• What is it that is really driving this?
• Framing your position and aligning it with underlying interests.
• WHen strictly in conflict, move from collaboration to power. Become a pressure source that is more painful than what they are experiencing
• Your values are only worth what you’re willing to pay for them!
• Happiness is the feeling you feel when you are doing something you know you should be doing.
• How to be a transformative principal? It’s easy to get wrapped up in your identity as a principal. Go back to the reason you’re doing the thing you’re doing and ask if you are a person of conscience.

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

• The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles

• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley

• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott

• Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner

• A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain

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