Transformative Principal

You need to have imagination. You normally need an audience to misbehave Pirjo Suhonen lives in Finland and recently finished her Master’s in Education. What school is really like in Finland Give a lot of value to childhood and play Prefer to let them play and explore School is 4-5 hours   Preschool is up to 7 years old (only 4 hours per day, play rather than book learning) Play leads to more self-motivated learning Demanding a lot, but giving a lot Design Factory in Espol. Instead of just having a chat with someone in the coffee room only, you have open channels of Skype in other coffee rooms in other countries. If kids can teach coding, anyone can learn it! Pirjo’s MOOC Broad national curriculum. Core curriculum - 7 competencies Perseverance. Competencies give you the why you are in school. How to teach perseverance Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! Join my group coaching program Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey