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Marcus Marena is a felony investigator in the public defender’s office in Chittenden County, Vermont.

• Why Marcus loves working for public defenders.
• You may deserve to be in jail, but how did we get here?
• Felony and other investigations.
• Digital investigations
• Technology is always there.
• Law enforcement extractions and phone dumps.
• Marcus advises to always make the police get a warrant.
• Is technology making younger people commit more crimes?
• If you don’t want people to read your messages, don’t put them in writing.

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Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences.

His new book, The Mastermind: Unlocking the Talent Within Every School Leader introduces a proprietary process called the ABCs of powerful professional development™ which is changing the landscape of how school leaders experience professional development.

• Leadership Lesson, we repeat ourselves - people need to hear the stories.
• We all have imposter syndrome
• It’s easier to give up and play small.
• To write a better book, I stopped writing a book.
• Authenticity, Belonging, Challenge
• Why walking helped - nature is inspiring.
• King Domino -
• Cover your kingdom
• What are principals struggling with the most? Isolation is the #1 enemy of excellence.
• Would you go to a doctor who wasn’t talking with his peers? Why is that OK for educators?
• Social media is fine for a first step.
• How to be a transformative principal? Take some time off!

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 about supply chain issues and how technology impacts that sector.

Rosemary Coates is the Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute She is also the President of Blue Silk Consulting, a supply-chain management consulting firm. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit and non-partisan organization focused on expanding U.S. manufacturing. She has been a management consultant for 25+ years, helping over 80 global supply chain clients worldwide. She is an Amazon.com best-selling author with five Supply Chain Management books, including The Reshoring Guidebook, 42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China, and the Legal Blacksmith – How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes. She also works as an Expert Witness on legal cases involving global supply chains. Rosemary serves on the Board of Directors at the University of San Diego Supply Chain Management Institute and teaches Global Supply Chain Strategy at UC Berkeley. She earned an MBA from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in business logistics from Arizona State University.

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In this episode, we discuss the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). It’s not nearly as boring as it sounds!
- A project Fred’s been working on for drip7 - Heather Stratford, Episode 61
- What is COPPA?
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998
- COPPA required the Federal Trade Commission to issue and enforce regulations concerning children’s online privacy. The Commission’s original COPPA Rule became effective on April 21, 2000
- The FTC has an excellent and detailed FAQ: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions–0
- What is it designed to do?
- The primary goal of COPPA is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children online.
- The Rule was designed to protect children under age 13, while accounting for the dynamic nature of the Internet.
- The Rule applies to operators of commercial websites and online services (including mobile apps and IoT devices, such as smart toys) directed to children under 13 that collect, use, or disclose personal information from children, or on whose behalf such information is collected or maintained (such as when personal information is collected by an ad network to serve targeted advertising).
- It applies not only to U.S. operators but to foreign ones as well
- Does COPPA help to limit child access to inappropriate content?
- No. COPPA is not designed to prevent child access to any content online. Its only purpose is to regulate the collection of information from children under the age of 13.
- What “personal information” is protected under COPPA?
- First and last name;
- A home or other physical address including street name and name of a city or town;
- Online contact information;
- A screen or user name that functions as online contact information;
- A telephone number;
- A Social Security number;
- A persistent identifier that can be used to recognize a user over time and across different websites or online services;
- A photograph, video, or audio file, where such file contains a child’s image or voice;
- Geolocation information sufficient to identify street name and name of a city or town; or
- Information concerning the child or the parents of that child that the operator collects online from the child and combines with an identifier described above.
- What rights do parents have under COPPA?
- If a company, web site, or service is covered by COPPA, it must adhere to the following requirements:
- Post a clear and comprehensive online privacy policy describing their information practices for personal information collected online from children;
- Provide direct notice to parents and obtain verifiable parental consent, with limited exceptions, before collecting personal information online from children [under the age of 13];
- Give parents the choice of consenting to the operator’s collection and internal use of a child’s information, but prohibiting the operator from disclosing that information to third parties (unless disclosure is integral to the site or service, in which case, this must be made clear to parents);
- Provide parents access to their child’s personal information to review and/or have the information deleted;
- Give parents the opportunity to prevent further use or online collection of a child’s personal information;
- Maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of information they collect from children, including by taking reasonable steps to release such information only to parties capable of maintaining its confidentiality and security;
- Retain personal information collected online from a child for only as long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected and delete the information using reasonable measures to protect against its unauthorized access or use; and
- Not condition a child’s participation in an online activity on the child providing more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in that activity.
- Recent News
- #2021–08–29 Angry Birds maker sued for allegedly violating child privacy
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/29/angry-birds-maker-sued-by-new-mexico-for-allegedly-violating-coppa
- New Mexico’s attorney general Hector Balderas alleges that Rovio Entertainment has been collecting and selling the personal data of children under the age of 13
- Balderas also alleges “aggressive targeting” of underage children “through the sale of in-game goods, out-of-game media, and merchandise.”
- Allegation that Revio surreptitiously “exfiltrates” the personal information of children and then sells it.
- #2021–08–10 Google will add privacy steps for teenagers on its search engine and YouTube.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/business/google-youtube-teenagers-privacy.html
- #2021–07–08 FTC settles with app for violating COPPA
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d6c81d0a-d363–4f3e-a5fa–455a3fd83e55
- #2021–07–01 Online Coloring Book App Recolor Settles FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Personal Information
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/07/online-coloring-book-app-recolor-settles-ftc-allegations-it
- #2021–03–18 Facebook is working on a version of Instagram for kids under 13
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/18/22338911/facebook-instagram-kids-privacy-coppa
- #2020–07–27 COVID–19 and COPPA: Children’s Internet Privacy in a New, Remote World
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/covid–19-and-coppa-children-s-internet-privacy-new-remote-world
- #2019–12–18 Parents Sue TikTok for COPPA Violations, Settle for $1.1M
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/parents-sue-tiktok-for-coppa-violations–67961/
- Possible class action against Musical.ly (creator of TikTok) and ByteDance (current owner)
- Allegations that defendants “failed to deploy appropriate safeguards,”
- #2017–07–28 COPPA and Schools: The (Other) Federal Student Privacy Law, Explained
https://www.edweek.org/technology/coppa-and-schools-the-other-federal-student-privacy-law-explained/2017/07

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Danielle Nuhfer specializes in teaching mindfulness, stress reduction, self-care and habit formation to teachers and students. A high school English teacher, Mindful Schools Certified instructor and an ICF-credentialed teacher wellness coach, Danielle is the author of The Path of the Mindful Teacherx and founder of Teaching Well (teachingwell.life) which is dedicated to supporting teachers to reduce stress and burnout while finding and sustaining balance and wellness inside and outside of their classrooms. Danielle is honored to work with teachers through professional development opportunities, online courses, and one-on-one teacher wellness coaching.

• A mindful teacher changes the culture of the school in a positive way.
• How are teachers balancing their work and personal life.
• Teachers who are mindful are able to know when to ask for help and when to get additional support.
• The teacher’s mind Leave the teacher’s mind, find the beginner’s mind.
• If we think it’s selfish, we won’t do it. Self-care is not selfish.
• Do the activities yourself.
• Call to action to ask teachers to start where they are.
• You don’t have to do it all.
• You get overwhelmed by all the things and then you get nowhere.
• How “good enough” is not lowering expectations.
• How to be a transformative principal? Walk the walk as a principal.

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

Brett Weiss is the author of Just Give Them a Hug … and the Rest Will Be Easy: How One Person Can Make the World a Better Place, One Child at a Time. He is also the founder of Weiss Scholarship Foundation, where he works to empower Kenyan children through education.

• 79 students sponsored overall.
• Vocational School and university.
• I didn’t know if I could help.
• Boarding schools
• Equal opportunity for boys and girls.
• $3500 for all four years.
• Sponsors and recipients zoom calls.
• Christine’s story. Alliance Girls School in Nairobi.

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

Dr. Ora D. Tanner is the Assistant Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of South Florida (USF).

She previously worked as a nuclear physicist, science educator, and more recently as a graduate researcher on NSF-funded grant projects related to digital game-based learning and assessment.

Ora earned her B.S. and M.S. in physics from Dillard University of New Orleans and USF, respectively, and expects to complete her doctorate in Instructional Technology and Educational Measurement in 2019.

In her “free” time she studies the latest emerging technologies and explores how they can be used to empower both K-12 students and teachers in science education.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• S.E.S.A.M.E.
• twitter SurvivinSpirit
• Michael Skinner Music
• Surviving Spirit Web Site
• Mike Skinner's YouTube page
• A teacher who was asking questions and I couldn't answer those questions.
• School should be a place of safety.
• Showing that kid that you caare for them as a human being.
• Nothing about us without us.
• What would make the school a safe place?
• The powerful connection of music.
• Be aware of mission creep.
• Trauma is disconnecting us, Music and the Arts connect us.
• What has happened to you?
• 1in6 and male survivor
• Repressed vs Suppresed memory
• National sexual exploitation hotline. 1 (800) 656-4673

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

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

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

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

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

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

John Catt

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

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

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles:

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

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

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

Show Notes

• The Cybertraps Podcast is a production of The Center for Cyberethics, an independent, non-partisan educational institute dedicated to the study and promotion of cyberethics as a positive social force through research, curricula development, publishing and media, professional training, and public advocacy.
• Build the Non-Profit One Pillar at a Time
  • First Pillar: Cyberethics in the School Community
    • Draws on experience of Jethro as principal and educational consultant, and Fred as lecturer/author of Cybertraps for Educators 2.0, etc.
  • Future Pillars of Cyberethics
    • Employers and Employees
    • Caretakers for the Vulnerable
    • Lawyers
    • Health Care Providers
    • First Responders
    • Public Figures (Politicians, Athletes, Celebrities
• Ongoing Activities
  • The Cybertraps Podcast
  • Cybertraps for Educators 2.0 –> Cybertraps for Educators 3.0
    • Reorganization of Cybertraps into 3 Categories
      • Personal Cybertraps (Mistakes or Self-Harm)
      • Anti-Social Cybertraps (Acting Badly Towards Others – Non-criminal)
      • Criminal Cybertraps
  • Conferences and Webinars
    • October – Professional Practices Institute
• Recent Cyberethical Issues in School Communities
  • Malvern (AR) teacher reaches students via social media app TikTok
    https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jan/25/teacher-reaches-students-social-media-app-tiktok/
  • Dr. Trevor Boffone – Viral TikTok teacher writes book on building bridges through social media (“Renegades: Digital Dance Cultures from Dubsmash to TikTok”)
    https://abc13.com/dr-trevor-boffone-tiktok-social-media-justice/10843562/
    • 300,000 followers on Instagram, 25,000 on TikTok – as of last June
  • High school teacher fired after praising antifa: ‘I have 180 days to turn them into revolutionaries’
    https://news.yahoo.com/high-school-teacher-fired-praising–193600139.html
  • ‘It’s a new Cultural Revolution’: Mom who survived Maoist China’s purges rages against woke Loudoun County School Board for pushing ‘neo-racism’ and teacher warns against ‘indoctrination camps’ in classrooms
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–9672569/Virginia-mom-survived-Maoist-Chinas-purge-slams-Critical-Race-Theory.html
  • Portland teacher says colleagues who don’t want to teach critical race theory are like PEDOPHILES and warns they’ll be fired if they keep up ‘old views of colonialism’
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–9640189/Oregon-elementary-school-teacher-warns-colleagues-theyll-FIRED-refused-teach-CRT.html
  • Alaska high school teacher is suspended for telling Zoom class that George Floyd ‘would still be alive’ if he had complied with police and ‘sidled into their car’
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–9551277/Alaska-teacher-leave-telling-students-George-Floyd-alive-complied.html
  • Teachers work to deprogram kids of QAnon and anti-vaxxer parents after pandemic
    https://www.rawstory.com/qanon-anti-vaxx/
  • Teachers Turned to Social Media as a Remote Learning Tool During the Pandemic, but Privacy Experts Warn the Trend Could Open ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Problems
    https://www.the74million.org/teachers-turned-to-social-media-as-a-remote-learning-tool-during-the-pandemic-but-privacy-experts-warn-the-trend-could-open-pandoras-box-of-problems/
  • How to Talk About Social Media and the Capitol Insurrection: A Guide for Teachers
    https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-to-talk-about-social-media-and-the-capitol-insurrection-a-guide-for-teachers/2021/01
  • Hundreds defend Michigan high school teacher after post on social media (nose ring, blue lipstick)
    https://www.abc12.com/2021/06/11/hundreds-defend-grand-blanc-high-school-teacher-after-post-social-media/
  • Maryland Teacher Posted Photos and Videos on Instagram from January 6 Events Prior to Storming of the Capitol, and Criticism of George Floyd
    https://www.fox5dc.com/news/mcps-quince-orchard-teachers-social-media-posts-from-capitol-march-under-review
  • Miami teacher’s social media posts under review after an email to officials (citizen complaint, not a parent) #Parler
    https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/01/28/miami-schoolteachers-social-media-posts-under-review-by-district-after-an-email-to-officials/
  • Judge dismisses fired OH teacher’s lawsuit against superintendent
    https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/judge-dismisses-fired-teachers-lawsuit-against-state-superintendent/article_79d48a16–4d3f–5502-a652-c0d90aabc5eb.html
  • Christchurch (NZ) relief teacher issued stern warning over racist posts, given final warning
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-relief-teacher-issued-stern-warning-over-racist-posts-given-final-warning/PSWSD67ND7DQW3B6FGGNB57ROA/
  • Mayfield Middle School (OH) teacher accused of sexual misconduct against students on social media
    https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/06/mayfield-middle-school-teacher-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-against-students-on-social-media.html
  • Trending in China: The ‘Tyranny’ of Parent Teacher Social Media Chat Groups
    https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020–11–02/trending-in-china-the-tyranny-of-parent-teacher-social-media-chat-groups–101622054.html
  • Teacher misconduct cases treble as teacher shortage forces schools to ‘cut corners’
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teacher-misconduct-cases-treble-as-teacher-shortage-forces-schools-to-cut-corners/C3DGXTZSOB6TAQJBLJPCTJA5YI/
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Joshua Powell spent 23 years in the Marines doing Command and Control operations and the last 5 working as a contractor. Spent 3 years with the Navy working Electronic Warfare / Information Operations and the last two working with George Mason University, Rapid Prototyping Research Center as a Senior Research Faculty. Focused on airborne networking technologies.

From the time our kids are born they are leaving behind a virtual shadow. This shadow can quickly become a tool for not only nation state actors but local individuals to manipulate individuals through their life.

Eagle Eye movie example - an AI computer “activates” an individual to do what they deem required to save the country. Well what if it was your kid or spouse activated by someone you didn’t know?

Who is studying this problem?

Congress Defense Primer: Information Operations Think Tanks

“Information Operations,” RAND Corporation

The Evolution of Special Operations as a Model for Information Forces

RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE

DoD

JP 3-13, Information Operations

Bottom line - when you have the ability to individualize the targets on-line behavior, habits, and schedule. You have an extraordinarily powerful tool that should be looked at as a weapons grade. We do not allow our enemies to have our tanks, jets, weapons, but we give them nearly unlimited access to our personal data.

Personal information is powerful - behavior and habits are the vector for threats to access your life.

Look at the attack on Congressmen Hawley’s home in DC. This is terror and it can be done to our families and to our children in very personal and intimate ways.

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Greg Edwards is the CEO of CryptoStopper™, which provides ransomware protection by automatically detecting and stopping actively running ransomware attacks. The are the world’s first digital security product to offer 100% ransomware protection.

• Ransomware is affecting so many people. How big of a problem is it really?
• How can you guarantee to protect companies against ransomware?
• What steps can every day people take to protect themselves.
• Why is ransomware the number two threat to businesses today, behind the pandemic of course?
• backupify - google drive

Check out this episode!

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Judith Warner, author of the new book, And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School, has published eight previous works of non-fiction, including the New York Times best-sellers, Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety and Hillary Clinton: The Inside Story, plus the multiple award-winning We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication.

She’s also a longtime New York Times contributor, best known for her popular column, “Domestic Disturbances.” A former special correspondent for Newsweek in Paris, she has lived in Washington, D.C. for twenty years with her husband and two daughters, and speaks frequently on American family life, workplace issues, and mental health.**

• Why people hate middle school.
• Middle school leaves an indelible impression on everyone, no matter what their experience was it seems. Why is this time so formative?
• How have things changed since you and I were kids dealing with these issues?
• Kids are so similar to what we were like.
• Role of parenting has changed a lot.
• The problem when parents are so involved in kids’ lives.
• News media reports have painted the age group as being on the precipice of sin all the time.
• Driven by parents memories of suffering.
• atavistic - new word!
• Overcorrection - wanting to protect our kids from the challenges we faced.
• Some crazy things that parents do when their kids approach middle school.
• Take a deep breath and get yourself to a place of calm.
• Talk with kids about what they can do to make things better.

Website

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

Heather is a researcher and author in the United States who has spent 15 years studying innovation in education and the rise of blended learning as the enabler of student-centered learning.

She is the co-author of the Amazon bestseller Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, as well as The Blended Workbook

As the founder of Ready to Blend, Heather leads a team of 150 facilitators in the United States, Middle East, and South America who have been certified to deliver blended-learning workshops to their teachers.
  Prior to this role, Heather was a senior research fellow for the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company.

She holds a BA magna cum laude in government from Harvard University and an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School. She is the mother of five children and lives in Austin, Texas.

• How student-centered learning matters.
• We can’t just say go all in or go off and do wholly Waldorf method.
• Heather on Transformative Principal episode 210 and 211
• What is the purpose of school?
• Having transparency on what kids were learning.
• Stay away from simulteaching.
• Opportunities: modalities of instruction that are out of the box.
• Look for synchronous group discussion.
• Collaborative experiences.
• 1 on 1 check ins.
• Constraints:
• children are empowered when they use technology to go to any destination - field trip analogy.
• Gate at the top, but also an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
• Crash and tell.

Check out this episode!

Suzanne DeMallie taught for seven years in the Baltimore County Public Schools system. Research into her own son’s learning difficulties led her to author the Classroom Auditory Learning Issues Resolution, adopted by the National PTA in July 2007. Her work has appeared in Our Children Magazine, THE Journal, Towson Times, and The Baltimore Sun.

She has presented at the National School Boards Association’s annual convention; to nation, state, and local PTA groups; and to politicians. Suzanne was awarded the National PTA Life Achievement Award in May 2007, the highest honor from the nation’s largest child advocacy organization.

She is also the Author of "Can you hear me now? Join the Conversation to Make Public Education a Better Choice"

• Three children, middle child had auditory processing deficits. Ears could capture auditory signals perfectly but brain couldn't process it correctly.
• Many children struggle with hearing issues.
• If you say, "I have a teacher voice, I don't need a microphone!" I will shame you.
• Parent supported holding their student behind and being told no.
• Don't tell kids all day they are dumb and then keep them in an afterschool program to tell them their dumb again!
• How to be a transformative principal? Give the book to each teacher - We can start with the problems in your classroom.

• What motivated you to write a book about the public education system?
• What are some of the problems that you have experienced which you hope to shed some light on?
• How is your book different from other books in education?
• How can your experience advocating for teacher microphones in classrooms help other parents and teachers to improve the public education system?
• What did you like most about teaching?
• What do you hope your readers will learn from reading this book?

Sponsors

InControl SEL for Middle School

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

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

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

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

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

John Catt

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

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

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles:

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

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

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal