A Jethro Jones

A Jethro Jones

Appears in 778 Episodes

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...

Wanting What's Best for them with Ross Purdy Transformative Principal 492

Ross Purdy Dean of Students at The Fay School in Houston. How can I best grab their hearts first? Want what’s best and care for them. 3rd year at Fay Being present as...

Improving Student Agency Through Teams with Michael Toth Transformative Principal 491

Michael D. Toth is founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International and leads LSI’s Applied Research Center. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning book T...

Designing for Belonging with Susie Wise Transformative Principal 490

Dr. Susie Wise is a design leader with experience in the education, tech, and the social sectors. She coaches leaders in equity design and innovation practices. She te...

Non-Linear Learning with Mark Herschberg Transformative Principal 489

Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new vent...

Announcing the BE Podcast Network with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 488

Social media: The Be Podcast Network: Shows that help you be the change you want to see! Summer of Super Cool Surprises! I’m so excited to be talking to you again toda...

Stop the Pathologizing of Adolescence with Dr. Briony Scott Transformative Principal 487

Dr Briony Scott is an Australian educator and columnist, and the Principal of Wenona in North Sydney, an independent K–12 girls school. Dr Scott has a Masters and Doct...

The Resilient Principal with Michael Licenblat Transformative Principal 486

In the world of education, no matter how confident, competent or experienced you are – pressure is a part of every process.  How well you handle those challenges, chan...

The Power of REAL Relationships with Jorge Ruiz Transformative Principal 485

Mr. Jorge Ruiz is the Head of School of the International School of Sosua. He has been in the field of education for 20+ years. Mr. Ruiz has been a teacher in the Prim...

My Next New Adventure with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 484

Last month I talked about the TBD framework for making career decisions, and as I teased at the end of that episode, I was evaluating a current opportunity for myself....

Parentships in PLCs with Dr. Kyle Palmer Transformative Principal 483

Dr. Kyle Palmer is Author of the new book Parentships in a PLC He is an HR Administrator in Kansas City in Central school district. Kyle was on Episode 79 of Transfor...

The Fay School with Melissa Sherman Transformative Principal 482

Melissa Sherman grew up in rural Virginia playing in the woods and streams. Taught PK–7th grade in public and independent school in VA, AL, TN for 17 years before beco...

Setting Goals on Culture and Climate with Dr. Spike Cook Transformative Principal 481

Spike Cook, Ed.D., Principal, Lakeside Middle School, Millville, NJ. In addition to being a Principal, Dr. Cook published two books through Corwin Press (Connected L...

Art and Storytelling After School Program with Michelle Goldshlag

Michelle Goldshlag is the Co-founder and CEO of Cultured Kids (CK), a nonprofit organization that believes a student’s sense of belonging is the primary catalyst for ...

Looking For A New Job? Use This Strategy Transformative Principal 479

I have several friends who are looking for new positions right now, and there is a lot that goes into making a decision like this. I’m dedicating this episode to my fr...

Deep Reflection with Sara Sonnenschein Transformative Principal 478

Sara Sonnenschein is a principal in New Jersey for the past 8 years, and taught in the writing classrooms the previous 19 years. She writes a curriculum to help kids l...

SEEing to Lead with Christopher Jones Transformative Principal 477

Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 21 years.  He has just finished his 13th year as a building administrator.  True to his “why” of improving th...

Teacher Disneyland with Janna Cochrane Transformative Principal 476

Take my listener survey here. Janna Cochrane is principal of North Greenville Elementary School (NGES), located in Greenville, Wisconsin, and part of the Hortonville A...

Kindergarten PepToc and #how2be Book with Jethro Jones, Rima Meechan, Jessica Martinez Transformative Principal 475

Take my listener survey here. In this episode, Tracey Ezard interviews me about How to be a Transformative Principal and I also weave in interviews with Rima Meechan, ...

Relationships Are Built One Day at a Time with Matthew Moyer Transformative Principal 474

Matthew Moyer is a Nationally Distinguished Principal, and Pennsylvania Principal of the Year.  He is an elementary school principal with over 17 years of experience i...

Youth Protection Decision-Making with Dr. Joaquina Kankam Transformative Principal 473

Not only is Dr. Joaquina Kankam an expert in youth protection compliance and risk management, but her practical experience has made her a leader in understanding the n...

How to Thrive During Storms with Dr. Bill Ziegler Transformative Principal 472

Dr. Bill Ziegler is the principal of Pottsgrove High School in Pennsylvania. He’s been a mentor of mine for years. So excited for this conversation. Lead the Way EDU...

Trauma, Hiring, and Book Launch with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 471

Join the Launch Party!!! Jethrojones.com/how2be Episode 471! Attachment Trauma Network’s Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference was this week in Houston. - I presented wi...