A Jethro Jones
Appears in 770 Episodes
Relationships to Repair and Prevent Harm with Dr. Tina Curry Transformative Principal 522
Tina Curry, Ed.D is currently Lead Coach at Fernwood Elementary School in Chicago Public Schools and an adjunct professor at DePaul University and National-Louis Unive...
Making In School Suspension Meaningful with Johnathan Cranford Transformative Principal 521
Johnathan Cranford is an in-school suspension teacher in Houston, TX and author of The Art of In-School Suspension: A Discipline Program that Benefits Staff and Studen...
Real World Curriculum and Grading with Chad Lang Transformative Principal 520
Chad Lang is an assistant superintendent of HR and school improvement in Glenwood Iowa. He is passionate about grading, curriculum, and professional development. On ...
What If They Don't Want Feedback with Eric Makelky and Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 519
Last time we talked about evaluation. What has changed? Put into practice - new frame of reference and mindset. Talking about blindspots that a teacher has is what mak...
The Road to Awesome with Darrin Peppard Transformative Principal 517
Darrin Peppard is a school district superintendent, speaker, author, publisher and consultant focused on what matters most in leadership. Darrin’s an expert in school ...
PLCs in a Small School with Jeff Makelky Transformative Principal 516
PLCs in a Small School with Jeff Makelky Transformative Principal 516 Jeff Makelky has spent 41 years in public education and is currently the principal of Big Piney H...
Interdisciplinary Teaching with Dr. Opie Blackwell Transformative Principal 515
Opie Blackwell is the current principal of Ridgeview Charter Middle School in Atlanta, GA. Ridgeview Charter Middle School is an inaugural recipient of the Associatio...
ChatGPT is here, what are we going to do? With Damon Hargraves Transformative Principal 518
In this episode, Jethro and Damon Hargraves talk about ChatGPT. This is from a Twitter Spaces that they did in early January. And this has led to some pretty interesti...
How to Make Evaluations Worthwhile with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 514
In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 510, 506, and 501 trying to make it a focus to be awar...
A Three Phase Plan for Building Culture with Ryan Mackey Transformative Principal 513
Ryan Mackey is the principal of Douglas High School and is beginning his ninth year as a school administrator. Wyoming Principal of the Year 2022–2023. He is also a c...
Prioritizing Culture over Strategy with Brad Gregorich Transformative Principal 512
Brad Gregorich is a proud alum of Rocky Mountain College in Billings, MT. He earned both his undergraduate and master’s degree in educational leadership as a Battlin’...
Improving Teacher Retention by Improving the Employee Experience with Eric Bransteter Transformative Principal 511
Eric Bransteter is a former 5th grade teacher, media specialist, and building-level administrator. Eric has always had a passion for technology integration in the clas...
People Leader vs Instructional Leader with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 510
In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 506 and 501 This week we check in on what Eric has goin...
It's All About The People with Erika Garcia-Niles Transformative Principal 508
Dr. Erika Garcia-Niles is a principal in MIssouri. Erika Garcia on Twitter we don't remember our impact but they sure do. behind the scenes at new district better t...
With Dr. Henry Turner Transformative Principal 509
Dr. Henry J. Turner is an award-winning high school principal, author, and nationally renowned speaker. He is most proud of the collaborative community he works withi...
The Changing Landscape of Assessments with Al Kingsley Transformative Principal 507
Al Kingsley has spent the last 30 years in the EdTech space and 20 of those as a school trustee and governor. He is co-chair of Workstream 4 at the Foundation for Educ...
Dealing with Collective Trauma with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 506
This week is our next installment of seeing how Eric is doing in his new school. As a refresher, here is last month’s update. Last time, we gave him three strategies:...
Virtual Family Well-being Nights with Ami Shah Transformative Principal 505
Ami Shah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Peekapak, an award-winning social-emotional learning platform that engages elementary and middle school students to learn skills...
PBL Simplified with Ryan Steuer Transformative Principal 504
Ryan Steuer launched the first Project Based Learning middle school in the country and is the founder of Magnify Learning, a PBL professional development organization ...
Bring Calm to Chaos with Andrew Terry Transformative Principal 503
Andrew Terry is in his 24th year in education. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Spanish degree and received his masters in Education in 1999. He beg...
Creating a Culture of Joy with Joshua DeSmyter Transformative Principal 502
Josh DeSmyter is the proud principal of Shrevewood Elementary in Falls Church, Virginia. He has worked in education for 15 years in Detroit, Washington D.C. and now in...
Advanced Time Management Techniques with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 501
This week is our first “coaching” call with Principal Eric Makelky. We jump on a zoom call, and hit record. You get to hear it. In this episode, Eric shares how, a mon...
Why Teachers Are Really Leaving with Amelia Gamel Transformative Principal 500
Amelia Leighton Gamel shares her take on the real causes of educators burning out and leaving the classroom, as well as what solutions leaders need to be focused on to...
Helping Kids Feel Like they Belong with Dr. Marcus Belin Transformative Principal 499
Dr. Marcus Belin serves as the Principal of Huntley High School and President of the Illinois Principals Association. Dr. Belin, native of Chicago, Illinois. attended ...
Model It, Live It, Let Them Experience It with James Moffett Transformative Principal 498
James Moffett is a principal in Kansas and he loves kids. Pretty empathetic Relationships Teri Barilla Question things I did as an educator If you were doing these th...
A New Chapter for Transformative Principal with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 497
In this episode, there is a bit of passing of the baton, as we introduce the next Transformative Principal, Eric Makelky. Eric will be recording the majority of the po...
Caring For Teachers with Nadine Levitt Transformative Principal 496
Nadine Levitt Twitter is a Swiss-born German, Kiwi, US transplant, and founder of the music technology company, Wurrly, LLC. She began her career as a lawyer but after...
Chief Empathy Officer with Dr. Tom Hoerr Transformative Principal 495
Thomas R. Hoerr, PhD retired after leading the New City School in St. Louis, Missouri for 34 years and is now the Emeritus Head of School. He is currently a Scholar In...
Hope and Laughter with Dr. Melissa Sadin Transformative Principal 494
Dr. Sadin has served as a special education teacher, a gifted education teacher, and a building administrator. Most recently she served as a director of special educa...
Announcing The Be Podcast Network With Jethro Jones And Ross Romano Transformative Principal 493
Show notes In this episode, Ross Romano and I share our vision for the BE Podcast Network! We talk about: 1. Origins of the idea and formation 2. What to expect when w...