Have a Good Life

Joe Wehbe, 26 years old (I’ll be 27 by the time of this interview) and from Sydney Australia. 2016-2019 - Co-Director of a nonprofit building schools and providing employment in Nepal, called From the Ground Up. Author of 18 & Lost? So Were We with seven other co-authors. Co-founded the Constant Student Community in 2021 https://www.constantstudent.com.au/

• Friend started Nepal opportunity
• People never do step 1 so they won't do step 2,3,4.
• Gatekeepers are gone
• When you go out on your own, you become a leader.
• Momentum is seductive.
• Life wasn't bad enough that I wanted to change it.
• 1page summary of Atomic Habits
• how to deal with momentum.
• As of late 2021 we are also creating the beta of the ‘Intentional Gap Year’ https://drivenyoung.com/igy/
• Opportunity costs or the cost of inaction
• Prompt - makes you change
• Getting proactive when you have a break.
• Human potential is unknowable.
• Four tragedies.
• The third door book
• How to be a Transformative principal? Be open minded about what education can look like.

Sponsors

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

Sini Ninkovic, who is today better known as “The Untethered Guy”, is a Berkeley MBA, and Silicon Valley professional turned digital wellness guru.

After a lifelong struggle with digital dependency, Sini quit his job at Apple to live in a van and untether from tech. Along the way he learned that the key to inner harmony wasn’t found in removing tech, but in redefining his relationship with it. The tools he discovered for himself were so transformative that sharing them with the world has become his personal mission.

After releasing his book Untethered, Sini started traveling globally as a speaker and digital wellness educator. In his engaging talks he teaches our tech dilemma and shares a long term future where we overcome distraction and truly embrace our devices without becoming tethered to them.

• How Sini arrived in Austria as a refugee.
• As an adult while still playing games roommates said there was something wrong.
• At 24, finally realized that he was addicted to technology.
• Games are no better now than they were, but they are better at sucking you in.
• Working at Apple - but not knowing what he’s doing afterwards.
• Silent meditation retreat.
• Redefining your relationship with technology.
• Inner voice told me what to do: 1. learn language. 2. write a book 3. combine those two.
• Huge financial loss
• How to have a healthy relationship with technology
• Mindset upgrade - what if the smartphone is our first relationship with a piece of technology?
• What would it be to be a 10!
• We are all seeking an emotional connection.
• Reduce the effects of algorithms.
• Mindset upgrades
• Smartphone is the average of our 5–10 most used apps.
• Drained of willpower by the end of the day.
• Use peers to help you do better.
• Tristan Harris - The Social Dilemna

Check out this episode!

• Some recent examples of school board cybertraps

• AZ – Google Drive with “dossiers” on parents
  • Great example of a classic cybertrap – unintended disclosure of Google Drive URL

• CA – Board president arrested for possession of child pornography

• MA – Hostile text messages

• NJ – Anti-Muslim Facebook posts

• TX – Alleged “doxxing” of parents

• VT – Sharing of sexist and racist memes

• WA – Transphobic comments by board member

• CA – School board mocks parents during COVID, entire board resigned

• Issues Raised

• Relationship with Constituents
  • Most boards have policies requiring board members to treat the public with dignity and respect.
• Relationship with Educators and Staff
  • Criticism of specific individuals is highly inappropriate, given board’s role in disciplinary proceedings
• First Amendment Issues
  • Board members have greater protection than school employees because of political process
  • At the same time, the social media comments of public officials are subject to greater scrutiny
  • Tension between supporting legally-adopted district policies and free speech
• Public Records Obligations
  • Board members should maintain a clear boundary between personal and board resources (i.e., devices, accounts, etc.)
  • Regardless of what platform or service is used, public officials have a duty to preserve communications regarding official business
• Understanding How Technology Works
  • Privacy Settings
  • Retweets and re-sharing inevitably will be seen as endorsements
• Discipline of Board Members
  • Can a board remove one of its members?
  • Generally, no.
  • However, board may take other actions, including:
    • Censure
    • Removal from positions of leadership
  • Even criminal arrest and conviction is not grounds for removal from office
  • However, access restrictions can be put in place
• Misuse of School Resources
  • Misconduct involving the use of school resources may raise legal issues for the district and possible criminal consequences for board member
• Cybertraps of Family Members
  • Generally not a legal concern for board members
  • May pose political liability

• Resources

- #2021–12–08 Protesters demand Salem-Keizer board member Danielle Bethell resign after Facebook post
“https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/education/2021/12/08/salem-keizer-lus-protesters-call-resignation-danielle-bethell-school-board-county-commission/6426974001/”
- #2021–12–06 Parents demand Hispanic Fort Worth school board member be fired after she ‘doxxed’ white parents who sued over COVID mask mandate and left abusive voicemails for one mother
“https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–10280653/Hispanic-Fort-Worth-school-board-member-admits-doxxing-parents-sued-COVID-mask-mandate.html”
- #2021–12–02 Scottsdale Police determine no criminal conduct committed by school board member
“https://ktar.com/story/4792525/scottsdale-police-determine-no-criminal-conduct-committed-by-school-board-member/”
- #2021–11–09 The Greenburg files: Is there a file on you?
“https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/the-greenburg-files-is-there-a-file-on-you,270628”
- #2021–06–07 After sharing racially charged texts about West Roxbury families in October, a Boston school official has resigned
“https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/07/metro/boston-appears-have-illegally-withheld-inappropriate-texts-after-career-ending-school-committee-meeting/”](<Show Notes

• Some recent examples of school board cybertraps

• AZ – Google Drive with “dossiers” on parents
  • Great example of a classic cybertrap – unintended disclosure of Google Drive URL

• CA – Board president arrested for possession of child pornography

• MA – Hostile text messages about parents during public meeting

• NJ – Anti-Muslim Facebook posts

• TX – Alleged “doxxing” of parents

• VT – Sharing of sexist and racist memes

• WA – Transphobic comments by board member

• Ethics Quote from Stephen M.R. Covey’s Speed of Trust

• The problem in organizations, however, is that many “ethics” solutions focus on compliance. The compliance definition of “ethics” is not one of integrity or integratedness; it is a watered-down, devalued definition that essentially means “follow the rules.” Ethics training, therefore, is often focused exclusively on conformity to Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory and rules-based legislation—and not on clarifying values and fostering integrity to those values and to enduring principles. As a result, companies have huge, complex policy manuals. In addition, people can be duplicitous or even brutal in how they treat others, but unless they’re caught fudging on an expense account or violating some other measurable rule, as long as they’re getting results, most companies typically won’t do anything about it.

• The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything (p. 63). Free Press. Kindle Edition.

• Issues Raised

• Relationship with Constituents
  • Most boards have policies requiring board members to treat the public with dignity and respect.
• Relationship with Educators and Staff
  • Criticism of specific individuals is highly inappropriate, given board’s role in disciplinary proceedings
• First Amendment Issues
  • Board members have greater protection than school employees because of political process
  • At the same time, the social media comments of public officials are subject to greater scrutiny
  • Tension between supporting legally-adopted district policies and free speech
• Public Records Obligations
  • Board members should maintain a clear boundary between personal and board resources (i.e., devices, accounts, etc.)
  • Regardless of what platform or service is used, public officials have a duty to preserve communications regarding official business
• Understanding How Technology Works
  • Privacy Settings
  • Retweets and re-sharing inevitably will be seen as endorsements
• Discipline of Board Members
  • Can a board remove one of its members?
  • Generally, no.
  • However, board may take other actions, including:
    • Censure
    • Removal from positions of leadership
  • Even criminal arrest and conviction is not grounds for removal from office
  • However, access restrictions can be put in place
• Misuse of School Resources
  • Misconduct involving the use of school resources may raise legal issues for the district and possible criminal consequences for board member
• Cybertraps of Family Members
  • Generally not a legal concern for board members
  • May pose political liability

• Resources

- #2021–12–08 Protesters demand Salem-Keizer board member Danielle Bethell resign after Facebook post
“https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/education/2021/12/08/salem-keizer-lus-protesters-call-resignation-danielle-bethell-school-board-county-commission/6426974001/”
- #2021–12–06 Parents demand Hispanic Fort Worth school board member be fired after she ‘doxxed’ white parents who sued over COVID mask mandate and left abusive voicemails for one mother
“https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–10280653/Hispanic-Fort-Worth-school-board-member-admits-doxxing-parents-sued-COVID-mask-mandate.html”
- #2021–12–02 Scottsdale Police determine no criminal conduct committed by school board member
“https://ktar.com/story/4792525/scottsdale-police-determine-no-criminal-conduct-committed-by-school-board-member/”
- #2021–11–09 The Greenburg files: Is there a file on you?
“https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/the-greenburg-files-is-there-a-file-on-you,270628”
- #2021–06–07 After sharing racially charged texts about West Roxbury families in October, a Boston school official has resigned
“https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/07/metro/boston-appears-have-illegally-withheld-inappropriate-texts-after-career-ending-school-committee-meeting/”
- #2021–02–19 Entire California school board out after disparaging parents on accidental Zoom broadcast
“https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-school-board-members-caught-disparaging-parents-accidental-zoom-broadcast-n1258351”
- #2016–11–11 Burlington School Board Rips Member’s Racist, Sexist Posts
“https://www.wamc.org/new-england-news/2016–11–11/burlington-school-board-rips-members-racist-sexist-posts”
- #2010–09–20 Utah Board member censured for making disparaging remarks toward an employee
"https://www.deseret.com/2011/9/21/20387657/member-of-canyons-school-district-board-of-education-member-issued-censure-by-fellow-board-members](<Show Notes

• Some recent examples of school board cybertraps

• AZ – Google Drive with “dossiers” on parents
  • Great example of a classic cybertrap – unintended disclosure of Google Drive URL

• CA – Board president arrested for possession of child pornography

• MA – Hostile text messages about parents during public meeting

• NJ – Anti-Muslim Facebook posts

• TX – Alleged “doxxing” of parents

• VT – Sharing of sexist and racist memes

• WA – Transphobic comments by board member

• Ethics Quote from Stephen M.R. Covey’s Speed of Trust

• The problem in organizations, however, is that many “ethics” solutions focus on compliance. The compliance definition of “ethics” is not one of integrity or integratedness; it is a watered-down, devalued definition that essentially means “follow the rules.” Ethics training, therefore, is often focused exclusively on conformity to Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory and rules-based legislation—and not on clarifying values and fostering integrity to those values and to enduring principles. As a result, companies have huge, complex policy manuals. In addition, people can be duplicitous or even brutal in how they treat others, but unless they’re caught fudging on an expense account or violating some other measurable rule, as long as they’re getting results, most companies typically won’t do anything about it.

• The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything (p. 63). Free Press. Kindle Edition.

• Issues Raised

• Relationship with Constituents
  • Most boards have policies requiring board members to treat the public with dignity and respect.
• Relationship with Educators and Staff
  • Criticism of specific individuals is highly inappropriate, given board’s role in disciplinary proceedings
• First Amendment Issues
  • Board members have greater protection than school employees because of political process
  • At the same time, the social media comments of public officials are subject to greater scrutiny
  • Tension between supporting legally-adopted district policies and free speech
• Public Records Obligations
  • Board members should maintain a clear boundary between personal and board resources (i.e., devices, accounts, etc.)
  • Regardless of what platform or service is used, public officials have a duty to preserve communications regarding official business
• Understanding How Technology Works
  • Privacy Settings
  • Retweets and re-sharing inevitably will be seen as endorsements
• Discipline of Board Members
  • Can a board remove one of its members?
  • Generally, no.
  • However, board may take other actions, including:
    • Censure
    • Removal from positions of leadership
  • Even criminal arrest and conviction is not grounds for removal from office
  • However, access restrictions can be put in place
• Misuse of School Resources
  • Misconduct involving the use of school resources may raise legal issues for the district and possible criminal consequences for board member
• Cybertraps of Family Members
  • Generally not a legal concern for board members
  • May pose political liability

• Resources

- #2021–12–08 Protesters demand Salem-Keizer board member Danielle Bethell resign after Facebook post
“https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/education/2021/12/08/salem-keizer-lus-protesters-call-resignation-danielle-bethell-school-board-county-commission/6426974001/”
- #2021–12–06 Parents demand Hispanic Fort Worth school board member be fired after she ‘doxxed’ white parents who sued over COVID mask mandate and left abusive voicemails for one mother
“https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–10280653/Hispanic-Fort-Worth-school-board-member-admits-doxxing-parents-sued-COVID-mask-mandate.html”
- #2021–12–02 Scottsdale Police determine no criminal conduct committed by school board member
“https://ktar.com/story/4792525/scottsdale-police-determine-no-criminal-conduct-committed-by-school-board-member/”
- #2021–11–09 The Greenburg files: Is there a file on you?
“https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/the-greenburg-files-is-there-a-file-on-you,270628”
- #2021–06–07 After sharing racially charged texts about West Roxbury families in October, a Boston school official has resigned
“https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/07/metro/boston-appears-have-illegally-withheld-inappropriate-texts-after-career-ending-school-committee-meeting/”
- #2021–02–19 Entire California school board out after disparaging parents on accidental Zoom broadcast
“https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-school-board-members-caught-disparaging-parents-accidental-zoom-broadcast-n1258351”
- #2016–11–11 Burlington School Board Rips Member’s Racist, Sexist Posts
“https://www.wamc.org/new-england-news/2016–11–11/burlington-school-board-rips-members-racist-sexist-posts”
- #2010–09–20 Utah Board member censured for making disparaging remarks toward an employee
"https://www.deseret.com/2011/9/21/20387657/member-of-canyons-school-district-board-of-education-member-issued-censure-by-fellow-board-members

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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

Check out this episode!

Michael Vargas is an international facilitator with nearly 10 years of experience.  Utilizing his Master in Clinical Psychology, improv and design thinking background Michael facilitates workshops and speaks to organizations on developing collaborative and productive team cultures.  Supporting teams to develop psychological safety, building trust, and effective communication.  He has worked with a variety of organizations like Dropbox, Salesforce, Kaiser Permanente, ACLU, Evergreen Middle School, the County of San Diego and many more.

• How a history of improv, substance abuse hospitals, and College got him to where he is.
• Psychological safety is when we can challenge each other without divisiveness.
• Toxic positivity
• Internal resilience.
• Find others who feel the same way.
• How to lead to more productivity.
• How to not get caught in the gripe session.
• Yes, And
• How to be a transformative principal? Be vulnerable recognizing how the space is not safe. Ask for their thoughts in a way that feels safe.

Sponsors

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

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. She is the founder of the School of Solutions.

• First week of University - preparing for youth coming to campus.
• All I saw were a bunch of liabilities.
• Why cybersafety is so important right now.
• Encouraging our employees on social media and interact with people.
• Issues of accountability and transparency
• Policies on any form of communication outside of educational programming.
• Checks and balances in place
• It’s important to involve our human element.
• Parents should still be involved, as well.
• Parents don’t abdicate responsibility to watch over child communication.
• How to have proactive conversations.
• Address school boards, becuase they have the power
• Lifelong skills in dealing with online activity.

Check out this episode!

Show Notes

• Item – November closed with the news of a terrible tragedy in Michigan, as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley used a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun to kill four of his schoolmates

• This incident is remarkable for the role that social media and digital evidence should have played in its prevention, and the importance both will play in the subsequent investigation and trial of not only Crumbley but his parents as well.

• Litigation is also likely against the school district and various school officials

• Questionable Parenting

• Black Friday present for dad or kid?

• Stoking (or allowing unchecked) fetishism

• Warning Signs

• Instagram Posts
  • Lots of Instagram images attributed to Ethan Crumbley (some probably spurious)
  • Generally agreed that 4 days before shooting, he posted a photo of a gun on Instagram with the caption “Just got my new beauty today SIG SAUER 9mm. Ask any questions I will answer.”
• Rumors Circulating Among Students (Some Stayed Home)
  • Some number of students told their parents that they did not want to be in school because “something was going down.”
  • This will require more investigation.
  • How did they know?
  • Where did they see the information or threats?
  • What did they hear?
  • Who posted it?
• In-School Searches for Ammunition
  • Crumbley told the teacher that he and his family like to visit shooting ranges and that was why he was looking at ammunition. The parents confirmed that shooting is a hobby.
• Threatening drawing
  • Crumbley told his teacher and counselors that he made the drawing for a video game he was designing.

• Terrible Miscalculations

• Earlier Warnings
  • On two separate occasions in early November, the school sent out warnings regarding threats of violence. Not clear if one or both were related in any way to Crumbley but people were on edge.
• School-Parent Conference
  • The school met with all of the Crumbleys following the discovery of the teen’s drawing.
  • Parents refused to take Ethan home.
• Failure to Search
  • Despite having clear reasonable cause, the school did not search Ethan’s backpack or locker.
• Failure to Separate or Isolate
  • A good argument can be made that there was sufficient evidence to isolate or suspend Ethan until a proper psych evaluation could be conducted

• Digital Documentation of Tragedy

• Surveillance Videos
  • Investigators have been able to document Ethan’s actions using school video surveillance footage.
• Witness Videos and Text Messages
  • Increasingly, students in these situations are documenting what takes place using their mobile devices
  • One chilling video shows students responding to a knock at the door. They believed that it was Ethan, although local law enforcement says it was one of their officers.

• Digital Investigations

• Devices
  • Investigators have already discovered videos recorded on Ethan’s phone the night before the killings in which he talks about shooting students
• Social Media
  • Investigators have promised a “deep dive” into Ethan’s social media to look for planning, possible motives, etc.
  • “Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said the shooting was “not just an impulsive act.” She said investigators had uncovered a “mountain” of evidence showing that the attack was premeditated.”

• Potential Liability

• Will the school or district employees be sued?
  • Almost certainly.
  • Michigan law may provide immunity to the school district if the school officials were “engaged in a governmental function”
  • Individuals have immunity unless their actions constituted “gross negligence”
• Will they be found liable?
  • That’s a tougher question.
  • Were all applicable procedures followed?
  • If yes, then they made a judgment call that had a terrible outcome. That’s not the same as being “grossly negligent.”

• Just two months ago, the Broward County school district settled 52 lawsuits in the Parkland shooting for a total of $25 million

• Policy and Procedure Changes

• “The challenge for administrators is properly identifying the one student who might act violently amid far more who display warning signs but never do any harm.”

• School officials warn that pandemic stress and time away from school “has led to a surge in behavior problems and violence in schools, including a huge spike in gun incidents.”

• Fallout

• Fake Social Media Accounts

• Copycat Threats against Schools

• Resources

- #2021–12–05 After Michigan school shooting, experts question what could have prevented it
“https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/05/michigan-school-shooting/”
- #2021–12–04 In the Michigan Shooting, What Is the School’s Responsibility?
“https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/us/oxford-high-school-responsibility-legal.html”
- #2021–12–02 Oxford High School shooting: Everything we know about deadly Michigan attack and suspect Ethan Crumbley
“https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/oxford-school-shooting-what-happened-b1968122.html”
- #2021–12–01 Michigan suspect recorded video about killing students night before shooting, officials say
“https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-suspect-discussed-killing-students-video-phone-authorities-sa-rcna7328”
- #2021–11–30 4 dead, 7 injured in Oxford High School shooting; suspect is 15-year-old student
“https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/11/30/oxford-high-school-active-shooter-victims/8810588002/”
- #2021–10–20 Parkland victims’ families reach $25 million settlement with school district 3 years after massacre
“https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/20/parkland-massacre-families-settlement-cruz/ ”
- [n.d.] Principal Recovery Network, a project of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, which helps support education leaders who face these tragedies.
“https://www.nassp.org/community/principal-recovery-network/”
- [n.d.] Safe Havens International
“https://safehavensinternational.org/”

Check out this episode!

Learning Executive and coach for 30 years. Fabulous Learning Nerds podcast

• Why everyone should have a blog, podcast, newsletter.
• Ego is at the root of all adult learning excuses.
• Here’s my idea, will you poke holes in it?
• Extreme Ownership
• Vulnerability
• podcast nerdiness
• How to be transformative principal? It goes back to your people. Gallup 12 pyramid - Recognize everyone this week.

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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

Clarence Tan (Co-Founder) is the Chief Executive Officer and a Co-Founder of Boddle Learning— a gaming platform for education. Clarence Tan graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. He started his entrepreneurial journey into educational games during his junior year at the university when he started a game development company in Colombia, South America in 2011. Clarence is a veteran in the games industry with over 10+ years of game design experience. He has designed engaging interactive experiences for schools, government institutions, and large corporations. He is also a speaker on classroom gamification at educational conferences such as KCPT(PBS), LearnFest (formerly iPadpalooza), and ISTE.

• Developing games in Colombia
• Game-based learning vs. gamification
• Games are the best medium to reach kids.
• Clear goal, know steps to get there. Strong feedback loop.
• Kinds of games that work well.
• Rewards
• Hogwarts competition
• Gaming drives certain behaviors.
• Leaderboard works poorly for kids on bottom half.
• Use of random draws for raffle tickets.
• Actionable Gamification
• What actions will cause kids to be more motivated?
• The process can always be painful.
• Gamification lets you as the user know and track your progress.
• My performance increased because I could see the improvement.
• Why gamification is better and more scalable.
• Dragonbox
• Obviously, we got kicked out of all the schools for that!

Check out this episode!