Transformative Principal

Mia Pumo is a former teacher and math specialist and currently is the cofounder of Constructive Learning Design, which supports teachers and learners by making learning joyful.

• Making learning joyful
• I was really starting to contemplate leaving the profession I love because the joy was not there.
• We believe that if we design and deliver powerful learning experiences for educators, they will design and deliver powerful learning experiences for students.
• Coaches can transform the learning and cultural experiences of a school.
• You can’t afford to not have coaches! There are many ways to incorporate coaching into a culture.
• Leaders with coaching skills are more effective and more impactful.
• Communication, active listening, developing a culture where coaching and feedback are part of the norm.
• Have leaders take on that coaching role as part of what they do.
• Developing culture falls on the leader.
• Set up protocols and structures to make that an enjoyable experience.
• Coaching cycles
• The best professional development is the teacher down the hall.
• Position coaching to the staff as a support, not another observation.
• Why is there a stigma related to coaching?

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments