A Jethro Jones

A Jethro Jones

Appears in 778 Episodes

Establishing PLCs with Geri Parscale Transformative Principal 087

This week Geri Parscale came to visit us in Kodiak and teach us about PLCs. The teachers walked away energized and excited. On Twitter she is @ParscaleG. In this epis...

Ditching Grading Periods with Mike Kelly Transformative Principal 086

Mike Kelly - Principal Eyer Middle School. East Penn School District. Mike on Twitter: @principalmkelly Mike’s Blog The importance of blogging and reflection, shari...

Breaking out of Isolation with Theresa Stager and Jessica Johnson Transformative Principal 085

Today I am joined by Theresa Stager and Jessica Johnson who talk about their book “Breaking out of Isolation”. After the sad end of the Practical Principals podcast...

How do You Contribute to Education with Dr. Robert Dillon Transformative Principal 084

Bob Dillon Twitter Web Site is the Director of Technology and Innovation for Afton School District. He has been a middle school principal for 15 years in three differe...

Orders of Change with Dr. Robert Dillon Transformative Principal 083

Bob Dillon Twitter Web Site is the Director of Technology and Innovation for Afton School District. He has been a middle school principal for 15 years in three differe...

Start Book Clubs with David Long Transformative Principal 082

David Long, CEO of My Employees. Started the company from Author of Built to Lead: 7 Management R.E.W.A.R.D.S Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager.. This book is ...

Recognizing Your Teachers with David Long Transformative Principal 081

David Long, CEO of My Employees. Started the company from Author of Built to Lead: 7 Management R.E.W.A.R.D.S Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager.. This book is ...

Standards-Based Grading with Brian Edmister Transformative Principal 080

Brian Edmister is the principal of Genesee Valley Elementary School in Genesee Valley New York. Brian was a fellow participant of the Model Schools Conference. Att...

Focus on People not Programs with Kyle Palmer Transformative Principal 079

Kyle Palmer is the principal of Lewis and Clark Elementary School in Liberty, MO. Kyle was a presenter at the Model Schools Conference in Atlanta, GA. Here are the han...

Ramping Up Real PBL with Ron Fortunato Transformative Principal 078

Today I am speaking with Ron Fortunato, President of Trillium Learning and employee of NASA AMES research center. Listen to learn how you can get more information abou...

Predicting Earthquakes with Ron Fortunato Transformative Principal 077

Today I am speaking with Ron Fortunato, President of Trillium Learning and employee of NASA AMES research center. Listen to learn how you can get more information abou...

Dealing with Difficult People with William Parker Transformative Principal 076

This is my second interview with Will Parker. Will wrote a book called Principal Matters: the motivation, courage, action, and teamwork needed for school leadership, a...

Principal Matters with Will Parker Transformative Principal 075

  This is my second interview with Will Parker. Will wrote a book called Principal Matters: the motivation, courage, action, and teamwork needed for school leadership...

No Better Gift to Give a Human with Brendan Hufford Transformative Principal 074

Today I am interviewing Assistant Principal, Entrepreneur, Father, and Hot Mess Brendan Hufford (Twitter). Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - only successful school in ...

Trusting Students with Brendan Hufford Transformative Principal 073

Today I am interviewing Assistant Principal, Entreprenuer, Father, and Hot Mess, Brendan Hufford (Twitter)! Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - only successful school in...

9 Models of CoTeaching with Anne Beninghof Transformative Principal 072

Today, I am honored to interview Anne Beninghof Twitter. Anne is an expert at coteaching and consults with districts about it. In this episode, we talk about the foll...

Co Teaching with Anne Beninghof Transformative Principal 071

Today, I am honored to interview Anne Beninghof Twitter. Anne is an expert at coteaching and consults with districts about it. In this episode, we talk about the foll...

Personalized PD with Brad Gustafson Transformative Principal 070

Today, I am talking with Brad Gustafson @GustafsonBrad, principal of Greenwood Elementary School #GWGreats. I’ve been a follower of Brad’s blog for a long time. He is ...

Mobile Makerspaces with Brad Gustafson Transformative Principal 069

Today, I am talking with Brad Gustafson @GustafsonBrad, principal of Greenwood Elementary School #GWGreats. I’ve been a follower of Brad’s blog for a long time. He is ...

Building a Better Life out of Prison with Michael Santos Transformative Principal 068

I had the great opportunity to interview Michael Santos this week. He is a former convict who spent 26 years in prison for running drugs. He says he never touched the ...

26 Years in Prison with Michael Santos Transformative Principal 067

I had the great opportunity to interview Michael Santos this week. He is a former convict who spent 26 years in prison for running drugs. He says he never touched the ...

Trust with Gregory Leavitt Transformative Principal 066

Mr. Gregory Leavitt is the principal of Draper Park Middle School in Draper, UT. Draper Park has experienced some great success recently as a top-scoring school in the...

Common Formative Assessments with Gregory Leavitt Transformative Principal 065

Mr. Gregory Leavitt is the principal of Draper Park Middle School in Draper, UT. Draper Park has experienced some great success recently as a top-scoring school in the...

Cross Curricular Teaming and PLCs with Gregory Leavitt Transformative Principal 064

Mr. Gregory Leavitt is the principal of Draper Park Middle School in Draper, UT. Draper Park has experienced some great success recently as a top-scoring school in the...

Special - How to automate social media for your school

This is a video podcast, on my feed. Just a little experiment to try something new. Send me a tweet to tell me what you think. @jethrojones   http://bit.ly/tp-social...

Being Silly with Jason Bodnar Transformative Principal 061

Tech Club at Jason's school. You can never have enough clubs or strong electives at your school. What kinds of activities can put kids out in front? DJ-ing the sc...

Teacher Autonomy with Jason Bodnar Transformative Principal 060

Jason is an assistant principal at a middle school who taught for 9 years as a science teacher at the high school level. After working with Assistant Superintendent on...

From the Bottom to the Front Page of the New York Times with Sue Szachowicz Transformative Principal 059

Sue Szachowicz was a student, teacher, assistant principal, and principal at Brockton High School. Article about the success of Brockton High School. New York Times a...

Rigor & Relevance for ALL Students with Bill Daggett Transformative Principal 058

Bill Daggett is the founder and Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education. He has worked all over the world helping schools improve and currentl...

Making Kids Guilty of Learning with Randy Barron Transformative Principal 057

There is a little audio issue at about 2:15 (and at the end) from my new microphone that I used for this. I couldn’t remove it without removing the whole piece. Plea...