Episode 100!

We want to start out by thanking everyone who has ever listened to the PrincipalPLN podcast. We are very grateful to have had the opportunity to share our learning with you over past 5 years.

 

We finally made it to 100 episodes of the PrincipalPLN podcast. Theresa, Spike, and Jessica began this journey in the fall of 2013. They have been together with their #principalPLN network through all types of changes in our lives.

 

In this episode, we brought back a few of our friends (who happened to be guests) to talk about the latest changes in education, books we are reading, and inspirational words. We all have something in common that we want to inspire each other and to have a purpose in our lives. More importantly, we were able to do what we do best... hang out and chat!

 

Guest List - Please follow and connect with them! 

Tony Sinanis - @TonySinanis

Jessica Cabeen - @JessicaCabeen

Sarah Johnson - @SarahSajohnson

Jay Posick - @posickj

Curt Rees - @CurtRees

 

Show highlights 

Throughout the show, we were able to catch up and reminisce about our favorite PrincipalPLN episodes. We talked about running, job changes, Donkey Basketball, Time Zones as well as educational issues. We also gave away a few of our favorite books:

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Take Care of Yourself and Your People

Crystal is the founder of LeadingUp Consulting, a consulting firm based in North Carolina focused on advancing student achievement by strengthening teachers and school leaders. Crystal is a 25-year veteran of North Carolina schools and universities – serving in multiple roles from teacher to Principal to course instructor of Elementary Education at North Carolina State University. Prior to her career in education, Crystal also served in the United States Air Force.   In her free time, Crystal loves to run and work out, especially with her big goofy dog, Cooper. Crystal and her husband love to travel when she’s not spending time with their son, Matthew, a junior at East Carolina University.   "You get the best out of others, when you give the best of yourself.”   -Harvey Firestone   Crystal Scillitani Show Highlights

• How to act with honor and integrity
• The importance of family outside of biological families
• Taking care of one another
• Noticing people and developing future leaders
• You get the best out of others, when you give the best of yourself
• Leadership … being a part of the solution.
• Seeing people as people
• Stay off your phone for the first hour of every day
• Are you volunteering?
• What are you doing for rest?
• Surround yourself with competent people
• Being too quick in the decision making process is a mistake to avoid

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Mastery Leadership Institute

Have you ever thought, “Educators are great at collecting data — but how do teachers use that data in real time?”

• This Mastery Leadership Institute is an intensive, three-day professional development retreat facilitated by nationally recognized principals.
• Educators will be immersed in full-day workshops focused on strategies to effectively use data to target interventions, personalize learning, and evaluate instructional efficacy.
• Attendees are part of a dedicated cohort  that will meet in monthly coaching sessions with other like-minded educators from across the country.
• Transform the data culture in your school and get your teachers using data in just two days, with proven strategies like the 48-hour Challenge.
• True school transformation is only possible when educators are empowered to use the data they collect to immediately impact teaching and learning.
• Learn more about the Mastery Leadership Institute including upcoming dates and locations here.

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from The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast: Leadership Insights | Create Winning Cultures | Focus on the Essential | Lead with Courage & Integrity | Principal Radio | School Administrator | Danny "Sunshine" Bauer http://better.libsyn.com/take-care-of-yourself-and-your-people
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S3 Ep4 - New Tech Schools for a New Generation - Skylie Massingham

Notes: https://ift.tt/2yqh7Wm Q1: Who made up the ‘Committee of Ten’ and when did they set the basic curriculum for generations of American students? Q2: Students from which schools go to the new Australian Tech Schools in the state of Victoria? Q3: What is the Banyule Nillumbik Tech School's ‘Maker Faire’ and what skills does it help students learn? Find out the answers in this week’s interview with the Director of Banyule Nillumbik Tech School, Skylie Massingham.

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Ep. 13 - Season 1 Finale

In this episode we talk about big Flipgrid news, Lunapic, the green screen tool , a Mac screen capture time saver, and Gmail tricks. http://bit.ly/ShukesAndGiff #ShukesAndGiff

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084: The Empty Classroom

In this episode, I talk about the "empty room" all teachers face on the last day of school, and focus on how powerful standing in that moment can truly be.

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074: TONS of places to go virtually with students

Looking for inspiration on using Skype, Google Hangouts and the like in the classroom? Ohio educator Ann Radefeld has plenty of experience and shares her ideas with us!

from Ditch That Textbook Podcast :: Education, teaching, edtech :: #DitchPod https://anchor.fm/ditch
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157: Don’t Confuse Your E’s

Engagement and empowerment not only have different meaning, but they hold different values in the classroom as students become leaders of their own learning. Fine tune your definition of engagement and empowerment by listening to this episode as well as gain tips and tricks to upgrade your teaching efficacy in the classroom. Quotables The more I passed the baton to my kids, the better they did in the classroom Teachers just assume if their class is engaging that their kids are empowered to take ownership in their learning but that couldn’t be further from the truth We as educators have to be intentional about what we are doing and why It takes a lot of energy and a lot of effort to build a class where the goal is for students to run it There’s no reason for you to do something for kids that they can do for themselves Gretchen's Stamp of Approval Twitter (Me = @gschultek / George Couros= @gcouros) George Couros Ted Talk Join the Always A Lesson Newsletter http://eepurl.com/lJKNn Need to Balance Your Life Better? Join the 40 Hour Work Week Club! Instructions to Join: http://40htw.com  When purchasing, enter your Gretchen Bridgers / gretchen@alwaysalesson.com as the person who referred them. Early bird access = June 5th Access to all the June club materials (summer planning, home organization, bonus materials, sharing ideas in the Facebook group.) Official open dates = July 1-18 Join the New Teacher Support Facebook Group https://ift.tt/2Cm8FZk Connect with Gretchen Email: gretchen@alwaysalesson.com Blog: Always A Lesson Facebook: Always A Lesson Twitter: @gschultek Instagram: Always.A.Lesson Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College Leave a Rating and Review: https://ift.tt/2a7MyX4 Why? This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future. How? Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’

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#NotAtISTE18 Keynote- HoET112

It's ISTE 2018 time. Here's my #NotAtISTE18 Keynote. This episode was born out of an idea I had in December 2017 and I proudly present my first keynote!

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98: Improving the Way We Teach About Slavery

American Slavery is a difficult topic to teach, and for decades, we haven't been doing a very good job of teaching it. In this episode, I interview history professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries about the Teaching Hard History framework, a free set of resources aimed at giving our students a more comprehensive look at how slavery started, its fundamental role in our country's history, and how it continues to impact our society today.

from The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast https://cultofpedagogy.com/pod
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Creating a Gradeless Math Classroom when grades are still required with Andrew Burnett Transformative Principal 231

 

Andrew Burnett is a veteran teacher of Math who took a few years to do research, and is back in the classroom making a big splash with going gradeless.

• Study measuring the effect of immediate feedback and whether it helps kids learn. It does.
• Change is hard.
• How to help educators change.
• Why Andrew made the change when he came back to the classroom.
• Teachers going Gradeless.
• Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler
• Student Self-assessments, engaging math.
• Isn’t every kid going to say they deserve an A?
• Show me what you can do - low stakes, no grade.
• We spend a lot more time on student “show me what you can do’s“
• Give specific details on what they did well and what they did not do well.
• Not grading assignments, but giving feedback on learning.
• No grades go on the papers.
• They were no longer looking for a grade.
• Evidence vs. completion
• Seesaw online portfolio
• Workload decreased in some areas and increased in other areas.
• Worst-case scenario is I could go through all their work and give them a grade if I needed to.
• Learning opportunity vs. homework.
• Many of these grades had no indication of whether students understood the concepts!
• Students complete learning opportunities on assistments.
• Check-ins vs. Grade book accountability.
• Why did I not learn this sooner?
• Teachers say they have to have a minimum number of grades.
• Need support around you.
• Letter to parents.
• Other barriers: fear of change.
• It’s ok to wait for the new year to start.

Doesn’t this mean that kids never show anything because they aren’t getting a grade for it?

 

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