Have a Good Life

Patricia Wilkinson is a science nerd and veteran teacher who has taught all grades, kindergarten through sixth, in both public and private schools. Trish is also the mom of two kids who had “challenges” they now use as strengths in healthy relationships and fulfilling careers. Founder of Brain Stages Parenting, coauthor of Brain Stages: How to Raise Smart, Confident Kids and Have Fun Doing It, Trish shares kid-tested, research-supported techniques to educate and raise successful humans in our complicated world.

• Everybody gets a big drink of water at the beginning of the day.
• We all wake up dehydrated.
• Take a 10 minute exercise or run in the morning.
• Why the brain benefits so much from exercise and water.
• Brain connections happen via chemical reactions rather than just electronically, which is facilitated by water.
• Working memory
• Moving helps transfer short term memory to long term memory.
• If we do movement in 10 minute increments, it’s optimal.
• Add a move game
• How to be a transformative principal? Get everyone on board with starting with a drink of water and a 10 minute exercise.

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

In this episode we talk with Andrea Hainsworth about how to help family members who are struggling with unwanted pornography use.

Andrea Hainsworth is an associate licensed mental health counselor in Spokane Washington. She is a graduate of Gonzaga university with a masters degree in marriage and family counseling. She is trained in emotionally focused therapy and owns a private practice which works primarily with couples, many of whom are dealing with unwanted pornography use and associated infidelity and other forms of acting out in their marriages. She also runs a support group for women who have been betrayed by their partner’s unwanted pornography use. Andrea is married and is the mother of 6 children. andreahainsworth.com

• Daniel Siegel
• The Power of Showing Up.

Check out this episode!

Angie Busch Alstonis a teacher in Brevig Mission, a small Inupiaq village on the Seward Peninsula. She came to Alaska in 2005 for a one year adventure and ended up staying. She prizes classroom and community connections and believes all teachers can open themselves to the richness and value around them. She is also the author of The Transplant Teacher, a book to help teachers thrive when they live and teach in new places. Find her online at theAlaskaTeacher.com.

• Transplant plant analogy.
• How to survive and thrive when you’re in a new environment.
• Roll with whatever is going on.
• Connect with the people around you and look inward.
• How to stay connected? Get involved, try things, and participate.
• Make connections a little bit at a time.
• Relationships are built a little bit at a time.
• If introverted, look for an ally.
• How to be a transformative principal? Help foster connections.

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

Richard Byrne is the President of Byrne Instructional Media, LLC. He is best known for developing the award-winning blogs Free Technology for Teachers and Practical Ed Tech. His work is focused on helping teachers use technology to improve their students’ learning experiences. He has been a high school social studies teacher and is currently a computer science teacher.

Richard’s print work includes columns for School Library Journal, contributing author to What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media, and articles for Teacher Librarian.

• In this episode Richard, Fred and Jethro talk about how to decide if you should free technology in your classroom (and your life).
• Invent to learn by Gary Stager
• Empowering online learning
• Scott McCleod - Dangerouslyirrelevant.org Harnessing technology for deeper learning

Check out this episode!

Alyssa Gallagher is Head of Education, North America for BTS Spark, a not-for profit practice focused on bringed executive level coaching to every school leader.  She has extensive experience leading schools and districts to revolutionize learning for students. Under Alyssa’s guidance Los Altos School District became a nationally recognized leader in education innovation with her work featured in Forbes, Wired, The Economist magazine and on CNN and CBS’ 60 Minutes.  After two decades working within k12 education, Alyssa led the global leadership practice for The Wiseman Group, co-designing executive development strategies to enable leaders to become better ‘multipliers’ of their people’s talent.  Alyssa has worked with a wide spectrum of leaders, ranging from early career professionals in her local school district to seasoned executives in Fortune 500 Companies.  Alyssa enjoys working with leaders to design strategies that leverage the capability, creativity and intelligence of everyone on their team.

• Let’s Not Forget the Effect the Pandemic Has Had on Teachers and Leaders (EdWeek Article)
• Wellbeing is a requirement for learning, teaching, and leading.
• It’s not easy to measure wellbeing.
• Principals especially need a focus on wellbeing.
• You’re more effective if you’re providing yourself care before you think of yourself as a principal.
• Bright spots in education: Where are things going well?
• Not necessarily focused on the support that you need as a leader.
• There’s nothing soft about these skills we need as a community.
• Mastermind groups, flexible coaching programs, etc.
• Who you are is how you lead - Brene Brown.
• If we provided leaders with more support…it would have a powerful impact on the school as a whole.
• We have to normalize that it’s ok to have coaching!
• Mindset - the power of mindset. See more from Ryan Gottfredson
• Danielle Nuhfer
• From Surviving to Thriving from BTS Spark.
• julia king pool webinar
• This may be the most challenging school year ever!
• How to be a transformative principal? find someone to have as a support partner!
• Should we be worried about the wellbeing and mental health of our school leaders? Principals? Superintendents?
• What can be done to support the wellbeing of our school leaders?
• The focus in many schools is on student wellbeing. How do we convince people that teacher and principal wellbeing is crucial?
• What is your advice to those who say that wellbeing is taking time away from learning loss?
• It’s hard to convince teachers to take care of their own wellbeing. What has worked in changing mindsets?
• What’s the role of School Boards and even PTA’s in focusing attention on principal and teacher wellbeing? Can they sway or influence what gets done?

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

Jared Cooney Horvath is a cognitive neuroscientist with expertise in human learning, memory, and brain stimulation. He earned his Master’s degree from Harvard University and his Doctorate from the University of Melbourne. In 2018, Dr. Horvath co-founded LME Global to bring his pioneering brain and behavioral research to teachers, organizations and professionals looking to boost their performance and gain a competitive edge. To inquire about booking Dr. Horvath for a speaking engagement, or to view his online courses and training material, visit www.lmeglobal.net

New Book 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right)

• Education is not broken
• We need to fix it by 10–15%
• Recognition that teachers are experts.
• We’ve conflated expertise in learning with expertise in teaching.
• As the experts you tell us what’s going right!
• Those who can’t play, coach.
• We don’t have time.
• Deep learning vs surface learning.
• Evidence-based must be surface learning only.
• Every field gets to define their level of evidence.
• What matters as evidence to us?
• We do not research teaching, we research learning.
• Craft is craft, it’s not theory, it’s training.
• How to be a transformative principal? For one week, say nothing.

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

Scott Schober is the author of three best-selling security books: Senior Cyber, Hacked Again, and Cybersecurity is Everybody’s Business. He has dedicated himself to educating as many people as possible by telling his own stories of being hacked with the hope that others can learn from his mistakes.
As a lifelong technology innovator and inventor, Scott began seeking ways to help seniors seamlessly adapt to our ever-technological world, based on his and his brother Craig’s experiences with their elderly parents and the myriad of questions from a growing elderly population. In Senior Cyber, Scott and Craig pick apart a multitude of cybersecurity scams that relate directly to the financial, socioeconomic, and health & well-being of all seniors by offering simple advice for all levels of cybersecurity experience for grandparents, grandchildren, and everyone in between.
In addition to his writing prowess, Scott is a highly sought-after author and expert for live security events, media appearances, and commentary on the topics of ransomware, wireless threats, drone surveillance and hacking, cybersecurity for consumers, and small business. He is often seen on ABC News, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera America, CBS This Morning News, CNN, Fox Business, and many more networks.

• Why are seniors and the elderly often targeted by cybercriminals and scammers, and what can they do to stay safe?
• Don’t talk down to those who are elderly.
• Phone scams.
• Many think that a person needs to be technically savvy or spend a lot of money to improve their security.
• Skimmers at a gas station.
• What are some best practices we can all take with our credit and debit cards at the gas pump or ATM?
• Family dynamics and senior independence.
• Start the conversations earlier.

Check out this episode!

In this episode we will do a deep dive about TikTok and give parents ideas and suggestions for how to manage TikTok at home.

• What Is TikTok?

  • A free social network service that focuses on the sharing of short videos (15 seconds to 3 minutes) with background music
  • It is available on iOS and Android
  • It was originally launched in 2017 but did not really take off until it merged with another Chinese social media service called Musical.ly
  • Interesting question: Is TikTok the new Facebook?

• Who Built It?

  • TikTok is the global version of a Chinese app called Douyin.

  • Both apps were developed and are owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance

  • Douyin has a number of features not available outside of China yet, including e-commerce, in-video search (using facial recognition), etc. Expectation is that those will come to TikTok soon.

    • Will propaganda follow?

  • Trump attempted to ban the app, but Biden reversed his executive order

  • ByteDance reported earnings of over $34 billion in 2020

  • Company is testing a Stories feature that will cause videos to disappear in 24 hours

• Who Is Using It?

  • As of October 2020, TikTok had over 2 billion mobile downloads
  • In its Terms of Service, TikTok says that use of its app is restricted to people age 13 and older
  • However, a NY Times article in August 14, 2020 reported that "TikTok classified more than a third of its 49 million daily users in the United States as being 14 years old or younger ..." ( https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/tiktok-underage-users-ftc.html )
  • Underage use without specific parental consent violates the Child Online Privacy Protection Act
  • In 2018, Musical.ly paid the Federal Trade Commission a fine of $5.7 million for violating COPPA
  • In the UK, an estimated 44% of children ages 8-12 use the app

• How Are People Using It?

  • Production of amusing / goofy videos
  • Education
  • Influencing
  • By following specific users
  • Searching hashtags

• Anecdotes

  • Woman writes nice comment on a TikTok user's video; they wind up dating (TikTok as dating app??)
  • Mother shares TikTok vidoes of her dancing with her 3-year-old daughter just 3 weeks before beating her to death ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9882635/Evil-mothers-chilling-TikTok-videos-three-year-old-girl-just-weeks-killed-her.html )
  • English police officer reprimanded for posting topless videos of himself and making sexualized jokes ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9132751/Police-officer-scolded-topless-TikTok-videos-singing-making-crude-sexualised-jokes.html )

• What Are Some of the Risks That Parents Should Consider?

  • Privacy

    • TikTok asks for a user's age during the registration process but it is easy for kids to lie

    • TikTok also says that it uses software tools to estimate a user's age, including:

      • Facial recognition
      • Comparing the user's social media network and activity with other people whose age has been estimated
      • Buying information from other sources (presumably linked through user ID or mobile ID)
      • Company statement: “As is standard practice across our industry,” the company conducts “high-level age-modeling to better understand our users and allow our safety team to better protect the safety of our younger teens in particular.”

    • In April 2021, the UK and the EU sued TikTok for billions for allegedly violating child privacy ( https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56815480 )

      • The suit alleges that "TikTok takes children's personal information, including phone numbers, videos, exact location and biometric data, without sufficient warning, transparency or the necessary consent required by law, and without children or parents knowing what is being done with that information."
      • TikTok denies the claim

  • Unsupervised purchases

    • Users can earn "TikTok Rewards" that can be redeemed for coupons for real-world brands

  • Inappropriate Content

    • As a music-based app, TikTok content often contains lyrics that you may consider age-inappropriate

    • Dance moves and clothing choices may also be disturbing

    • Many children are watching TikTok videos for sexual education ( https://www.thelily.com/teens-dont-always-get-sex-ed-at-school-tiktokers-are-stepping-in/ )

      • The hashtag #sexualhealth has over 250 million views (as of July 2021)

  • Risky Challenges

    • Body Image, Self Image, and Suicidal Ideation

      • Eating frozen honey or other frozen liquids (including flavored corn syrup, bubble tea, and sriracha) ( https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/us/frozen-honey-challenge-tiktok.html )

        • Risk of insulin spike, followed by dramatic drop in blood sugar

      • TikTok Blackout Challenge -- Italian 10-year-old tried to cause herself to pass out for a few seconds but ended up strangling herself ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9176189/Girl-ten-accidentally-kills-trying-TikTok-Blackout-Challenge.html )

      • Mother alleges TikTok caused suicidal thoughts in her 15-year-old ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9150617/Mother-blames-TikTok-videos-giving-son-15-suicidal-thoughts.html )

  • Misinformation / Disinformation

    • Anyone can set up an account
    • TikTok does have community guidelines but enforcement is a challenge (as with every social media network)
    • Increased need for media literacy among children

  • Radicalization

    • Parents discovered video of a beheading spliced into a girl's dance video ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9669245/TikTok-apologizes-beheading-clip-tricks-AI-server-posing-dance-video-goes-viral.html )

      • Video was checked when it was uploaded but not when it was subsequently edited

• Suggestions for Parents

  • Explain to your child that he or she can't use the app until he or she is 13
  • Follow your child in the app and monitor activity
  • Discuss potential risks and encourage questions
  • For children ages 13-15, TikTok automatically sets accounts to private and they should stay that way (limits comments to friends, another aspect of the app parents should monitor)
  • From ages 16 to 18, users can livestream and use direct messaging (parents need login credentials to see DMs)
  • Above 18, users can "buy, send, or receive virtual gifts)
  • See Common Sense media guide for more suggestions

• Resources

  • Common Sense Media Guide -- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-tiktok

Check out this episode!

In this podcast we are talking about the Supreme Court decision this fall regarding Mahanoy Valley v BL and Apple's new policy on cryptographically scanning files for CSAM content.

SCOTUS Decision

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (Brandi Levy)

• SCOTUSblog

• Language warning

• Majority [8-1] opinion written by Justice Breyer

• Facts

  • Levy tried out for varsity cheerleading but was offered a spot on the jv squad

  • Levy was unhappy with the decision. The following weekend, while visiting a Cocoa Hut, she shared two snaps on her Snapchat "story" (24 hour availability)

    • The first was a selfie showing Levy and a friend holding up their middle fingers with a caption reading "Fuck school fuck softball fuck cheer fuck everything." [SCOTUS quotes actual content -- similar to Pacifica]
    • The second just showed a caption that read "“Love how me and [another student] get told we need a year of jv before we make varsity but tha[t] doesn’t matter to anyone else?" The message was followed by an emoji with an upside-down smile.

  • Levy's list of Snapchat "friends" [SCOTUS uses quotes, interestingly] included some other cheerleaders. At least one used another cellphone to take pictures of Levy's posts so that she could share them with other cheerleaders and adults.

  • Cheerleading coaches testified that team members were "visibly upset" and that the posts sparked discussion in a coach's Algebra class.

  • Following consultation with the school principal, the coaches concluded that Levy's use of profanity in her snaps was a violation of team and school rules. They suspended Levy for the coming school year.

  • Levy apologized but it made no difference. "The school’s athletic director, principal, superintendent, and school board, all affirmed B. L.’s suspension from the team. In response, B. L., together with her parents, filed this lawsuit in Federal District Court."

  • After losing at the trial court and appellate level, the school district filed a writ of certiorari and SCOTUS granted the petition.

  • The precise question: “[w]hether [Tinker], which holds that public school officials may regulate speech that would materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the school, applies to student speech that occurs off campus.”

    • Tinker: students wore black arm bands to protest the Vietnam war and were disciplined. SCOTUS ruled in students' favor but held that "schools have a special interest in regulating on-campus student speech that 'materially disrupts classwork or involves substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of other.'"

• SCOTUS Analysis

  • Tinker held that students do not lose their rights of freedom of speech or expression "at the school house gate"

  • Hazelwood, however, provides that "special characteristics of school environment" must be considered, including status of school "in loco parentis"

  • Schools may regulate student speech that falls into three categories

    • (1) “indecent,” “lewd,” or “vulgar” speech uttered during a school assembly on school grounds
    • (2) speech, uttered during a class trip, that promotes “illegal drug use" (Morse v. Frederick, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"
    • (3) speech that others may reasonably perceive as “bear[ing] the imprimatur of the school,” such as that appearing in a school-sponsored newspaper
    • NOTE -- I have some experience in this, as I helped publish an underground newspaper my sophomore year of high school called "The Bullblp"**

  • Tinker also recognized the special interest schools have in regulating speech that "“materially disrupts classwork or involves substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others"

  • SCOTUS disagrees with Third Circuit as to whether schools lose their additional license to regulate speech simply because it occurs off-campus. Possible examples:

    • "serious or severe bullying or harassment targeting particular individuals; threats aimed at teachers or other students; the failure to follow rules concerning lessons, the writing of papers, the use of computers, or participation in other online school activities; and breaches of school security devices, including material maintained within school computers."

    • Student herself suggested instances in which on/off-campus distinction would not apply:

      • all times when the school is responsible for the student; the school’s immediate surroundings; travel en route to and from the school; all speech taking place over school laptops or on a school’s website; speech taking place during remote learning; activities taken for school credit; and communications to school email accounts or phones."
      • Those examples might arguably include extracurricular activities, like cheerleading

  • SCOTUS largely punts. Reluctant to detail a specific list of exceptions to the Third Circuit's rule.

  • "Particularly given the advent of computer-based learning, we hesitate to determine precisely which of many school-related off-campus activities belong on such a list. Neither do we now know how such a list might vary, depending upon a student’s age, the nature of the school’s offcampus activity, or the impact upon the school itself."

  • "Thus, we do not now set forth a broad, highly general First Amendment rule stating just what counts as “off campus” speech and whether or how ordinary First Amendment standards must give way off campus to a school’s special need to prevent, e.g., substantial disruption of learning-related activities or the protection of those who make up a school community."

  • Three guidelines:

    • It is rare for a school to stand "in loco parentis" with respect to off-campus speech. Such speech normally falls within the responsibility of the parents
    • Routine regulation of off-campus speech by schools would effectively eliminate free speech for students, which is overly broad. This is particularly true with respect to off-campus speech dealing with core 1st Amendment concepts like politics or religion. Schools will face a heavy burden justifying intervention.
    • Schools, "as nurseries of democracy," have a positive interest in protect unpopular expression by students.

  • "Taken together, these three features of much off-campus speech mean that the leeway the First Amendment grants to schools in light of their special characteristics is diminished."

  • Apply those general principles to the speech by Levy, SCOTUS held:

    • Her speech, while vulgar, did not have any characteristics which would strip it of 1st Amendment protection -- not fighting words, not a threat, etc.
    • The speech was completely off-campus, did not reference any specific individuals or the school, used private equipment, and was intended for a personal audience.
    • While school has a general interest in teaching good manners, school was not standing "in loco parentis" at the time of Levy's speech, and no delegation by Levy's parents to do so in this instance
    • No evidence of "substantial disruption" resulting from Levy's comments. Desire on the part of the school "to avoid the discomfort and unpleasantness that always accompany an unpopular conversation" is not sufficient grounds.
    • Mere apprehension of bad effects of speech does not justify its restriction

• Reaction / Overviews

  • #2021-06-23 NAESP Statement

    • “Although we respect the court’s ruling, we are concerned with the precedence it establishes related to the ability for school leaders to appropriately respond to student actions that interfere with learning and the operations of the school. Furthermore, the vagueness of the decision complicates schools’ efforts to regulate off-campus speech given the goal to prevent potential disruption of school activities. However, we are encouraged that the court left open and suggested that educators could take action against some off-campus speech.”

  • #2021-03-04 Biden Administration, Education Groups Back School District in Student Online Speech Case

Apple Phone Scanning

• Articles and Documents

  • In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Photo scanning features, doubles down on the need to protect children
  • Apple announces new protections for child safety: iMessage features, iCloud Photo scanning, more-- Good explainer
  • Expanded Protections for Children Frequently Asked Questions
  • Apple says it will refuse gov’t demands to expand photo-scanning beyond CSAM
  • Apple is prying into iPhones to find sexual predators, but privacy activists worry governments could weaponize the feature - Ridiculous fear mongering article.
  • Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Initiatives, and the Slippery Slope
  • No, Apple Isn’t Suddenly Spying On Your iMessages—And This One Switch Stops It From Scanning Your Photos
  • A Review of the Cryptography Behind the Apple PSI System - Benny Pinkas - Dept. of Computer Science Bar-Ilan University

• Concepts

  • iCloud uploads

    • On-phone calculation of hash values

  • iMessages to and from children

    • Requires a phone set up as a "child account" on Apple Family Sharing (and for the user to be under 12 years old).

  • Fundamental problem: No way to independent identify smartphone / tablet users by age

  • Apple fending off concerns about software changes at the request of authoritarian governments

 

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Joe Erpelding is the Director of Education at Thrively.

• What if?
• Life ready, thought leaders who are ready to elevate humanity!
• Students creating impact.
• Create learning that is personal to you.
• Find a need, using design thinking.
• Hacking Language - “that’s an at risk kid”
• It’s our responsibility to find the promise within each kid.
• What do we want our kids to value 5 years from now.
• The future is the space we mindfully create!
• Reality distorter.
• Create the culture to help kids be successful.
• how to be a transformative principal? Pause and Listen. Ask who is not at this table right now?

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

Gina Rodriguez-Nunez - Tippin
Born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Proud graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso. Received my Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelors of Liberals Arts. Masters of Education
I was an assistant principal for 7 years. I was named principal of Tippin elementary in 2009. I have served the Tippin community for 12 years.

Raised by two hard working parents who immigrated to the US after they were married. My mother was a stay-at-home mother and my father worked at a break making factory. When I entered school I only spoke Spanish. I am a product of the bilingual program in EPISD. I later became a bilingual teacher and now a supporter of the EPISD dual language program.

I am married and have 3 amazing children. While I am not being a principal I enjoy spending time with my children, traveling and reading.

• Brittni’s situation taught me a lot about my role as an administrator.
• Being present for them
• What can the school do for you?
• It’s easy to shy away from situations like that.
• You have to listen to what people are saying, and then you have to listen to your own heart and your own feelings.
• Really need to take care of our faculty and staff.
• Put yourself out there.
• How to put the heart component into leadership.
• Someone being there for me.
• How to take care of yourself when tragedy strikes - talk with other people.
• How to be a transformative principal? Stop and listen. Be present in the moment.
• Walmart shootings in El Paso Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_shooting)

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

Sam is an IT Director and consultant with experience in K–12 education, corporate training, and telecommunications. He spent over ten years living and working in Bush Alaska, visiting 97 small towns and villages across the state, 3 years in China, and now resides in southern Florida with his wife and two boys. He is certified in a number of technology and vendor platforms/skills, but has focused more on cybersecurity in the last 3 years. He is passionate about privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity… especially when it comes to our youth. MakeITSecure is a consultant company that helps schools harden their systems when schools can’t afford a full time CISO.

• What it was like being a teacher in Bush Alaska.
• Why are schools not doing more to protect their students, staff and data?
• MakeITSecure
• How to make security a priority.
• You can’t just have IT be the only ones thinking about security, because all issues are security related.
• What should we spend money on in schools?
• Risk management equation.
• Where you should put your schools’ money when it comes to security
• What’s your goal? What are you trying to accomplish with that security program?
• Sit down and evaluate your risk and try to fill your gaps.
• Low-hanging fruit to reduce your risk.
• Information audit - what are the states of their policies and procedures.
• Repository of templates within a consortium so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
• Free software comes with a cost.
• There are ways to make anything safer.
• Transparent, honest communication.
• Just enough, just in time, just for me.
• Comparing your roles as an IT Director for schools in the US or Program Director for a US telecom, how would you describe social media, the internet, and digital trends in China -
• As a consumer it was a healthy experience.
• Serious seeds of doubt or a complete misunderstanding of it.
• Connection of Social Credit Score and our current situation.

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Dr. Temple is the Sealy and Smith Chair of Violence Prevention at the University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as a Licensed Psychologist and the Founding Director of the Center for Violence Prevention. His research focuses on the prevention of interpersonal, community, and structural violence, and has been funded through the National Institute of Justice, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has over 200 scholarly publications in a variety of high-impact journals including JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Adolescent Health. He recently co-edited a book on adolescent dating violence, is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Primary Prevention, and is on the editorial boards of four other scientific journals. Dr. Temple recently co-chaired the Texas Task Force on Domestic Violence and served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Psychological Association. Locally, he served for 7 years as the Vice President of the Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees. His work has been featured on CNN, New York Times, TIME Magazine, Washington Post, and even the satirical website, The Onion.

• Center for Violence Prevention
• Abuse online is quite extensive.
• The line between online and offline worlds is really blurred.
• Kids don’t differentiate between online and offline abuse.
• Online, you cannot walk that back.
• Unitentional bullying.
• Online can be anonymous.
• Consequence standpoint, lots of similar issues with in-person bulying and vioence.
• Being bulllied themselves.
• Everything is bullying…
• Why are we nicer in person than in the car?
• I am not a doom and gloom about social media and technology.
• This generation is the smartest generation that has ever lived.
• It just so happen st hat this generation has the world at their fingertips.
• There are a whole lot of benefits and advantages to the technological world.
• Kids were much better at maintaining relationships online.
• Poor quliaty screen time is certainly bad.
• It’s a mistake to police our kids and devices
• Start working on foundations of relationships and relationship skills before they get there.
• Teacher relationship skills.
• Meeting kids where they are.
• We were teaching relationship skills in a bad way before the pandemic, the pandemic made it even worse!
• 4th R - curriculum.
• Role plays how to resolve conflict, break up, etc.
• The power of problem based learning.
• If you witness domestive violence or rpoor relationships at home, you’re very unlikely to overcome challenges.
• How to be a transformative principal? model the relationship you want kids to have.
• www.utmb.edu/cvp
•  

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

Regina Collins is the Principal of the Global School at the Florida Virtual School.  Florida Virtual School is a national organization serving K - 12 students in online education for over 23 years.  She has 20 years in education and 11 of them in virtual education.  In her role as the Global School Principal, she collaborates with a diverse group of people to work towards the common goal of increasing student achievement and retention in an online setting.  She has a way of encouraging students and staff to remain positive and persevere while adapting to change.  And boy has the last 13 months or so really tested that skill! She believes partnerships with parents and school districts are essential to enriching the experience at FLVS Global School.  Prior to joining FLVS in 2010, she also has experience teaching at the elementary level where she passionately pursued strategies to reach the individual needs of each of her students.

• Teaching is an art and science
• Organization Development Manager
• National Standards for quality online instruction
• Ongoing multi-step process
• Targeted professional learning sessions
• Very large school, considered their own district
• informal and formal observations
• pre/post observation conferences
• classroom walkthrough meetings
• mid-year evaluation
• EOY Evaluation
• How do you monitor if someone is working?
• It doesn’t matter, what matters is that kids are learning.
• Heat map shows when kids are working.
• Students need to find the model that works for them.
• how to be a transformative principal? 1. Think outside the box 2. Collaborate - join Jethro’s Mastermind
  Topics:
  Questions from other leaders:
• How to evaluate when they are remote?
• How do you make sure a teacher is working contract hours?
• Collaborative Culture in online environment
• String of little things I do on a consistent basis.

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

Ted Harrington is the #1 best selling author of HACKABLE: How to Do Application Security Right, and the Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), the company of ethical hackers famous for hacking cars, medical devices, web applications, and password managers. He’s helped hundreds of companies fix tens of thousands of security vulnerabilities, including Google, Amazon, and Netflix. Ted has been featured in more than 100 media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Forbes. His team founded and organizes IoT Village, an event whose hacking contest is a three-time DEF CON Black Badge winner. He hosts the Tech Done Different podcast.

To get help with security consulting and security assessments, or to book Ted to keynote your next event, visit https://www.tedharrington.com.

• Using a modifier with a password
• How to think like an attacker
• A hacker is a problem solver - the intent is what matters.
• My job is to think the bad thoughts and ask the hard questions
• How to hack a bar waiting line.
• Determine what the rules of the game are
• The people who really succeed are the people who see the way the world could be.
• It’s really about independent thinking.
• Constraints provide opportunity for us to do better.
• How to teach people to be better
• Give kids opportunities to explore their creativity.
• Most humans are inherently wired to do good and make good choices.
• Be Better - the two words that define security
• Start from the foundation that all people are good.
• Automation of hacking techniques and if it’s too easy to be bad, people will do that.
• The democratization of an elite skill
• Zeroday vulnerabilities marketplace
• Security research community.
• The Blockchain bandit.
• What do we do about zerodays? We have to accept that they exist, and then we have to go find them.

Check out this episode!

Dr. April Joy Damian is an epidemiologist, health services researcher, and classically trained public health professional with expertise in health equity, social determinants of health, psychiatric epidemiology, and mixed methods.
She currently serves as the Associate Director of the Weitzman Institute, a research, education, and policy center dedicated to quality improvement and primary care transformation, with a particularly focus on vulnerable populations.
Dr. Damian is also the immediate Past Chair of the AcademyHealth Public Health Systems Research IG Advisory Board, and concurrently holds faculty appointments at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Wesleyan University.
She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelors of Arts in Ethnic Studies, Highest Honors. She then went on to earn a Masters in Medical Sciences from Harvard Medical School and PhD in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Rashard Curmon is a graduate of Elizabeth City State University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a minor in Speech Pathology, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from East Carolina University, and a Master in School Administration NC State University. Rashard is a former Language Arts teacher. Rashard has served as an Assistant Principal, Instructional Coach and has worked at all three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. He currently resides in Winterville, North Carolina, and is a Principal for Lenoir County Public Schools.

• Elementary school principal - School opened in 2009
• 6th in 12 years
• Learn as much as you can.
• Don’t come in with a savior complex.
• What are the early wins for you?
• Clear vision and mission
• Didn’t take the route where you watch for six months to a year.
• Culture of collaboration
• Gracious space
• My total focus was achievement.
• Urgency is now!
• Instructional framework
• I had to bei n classrooms. I can’t move our school instructionally if I don’t know what’s going on.
• When I focus on culture, instruction goes down, when I focus on instrcution, culture goes down.
• Engulfed our staff in the why.
• Dr. Donyell Dickey
• Once you have results it doesn’t matter.
• How to be a transformative principal? Be someone who gives themselves totally to this work. Study, read, understand the research. Use Twitter to follow some other people. Do what you ask your teachers to do.

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