Transformative Principal

Amber Dembowski (Twitter) is a principal of two elementary buildings and founder of emBOSSed Leadership. Mindful leadership embedded within instructional leadership. Amber’s podcast Worked in many different facets of education - from para professional to teacher to instructional coach to university to principal. Bringing staff together for professional learning opportunities Article 1. Focusing too much on student outcomes 2. Staying out of teachers’ way 4 types of teachers: notables (top 20%), classics (40% of teachers, need development), interim amateurs (20% of teachers, not living up to potential right now because of…), sideliners (<20%). Are you happy at work? Do you feel successful at work? I notice statements. Don’t let them consume your time. Can work through these throughout the day and circumstances. 3 Staying busy Staying busy isn’t the same as being productive Eisenhower matrix Mindset Podcast Find the things that are important Schedule the things that are important. Getting into the classroom during instruction. 4 Always seeking out ways to critique Are we sharing feedback to help, fix, or serve? Glow and grow feedback is actually harmful. Gallup found that when employees are given primarily positive feedback 98% will be given 9 lies about work I’m trying to bring humanity back. How to be a transformative principal? Take time to recognize teachers for the talents they are bringing to the classroom. Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.  John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles: Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn't Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors