
Transformative Principal
Jethro Jones interviews instructional leaders from around the nation to learn and teach what it takes to become a transformative principal. Episodes address topics like Response to Intervention (RTI), Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), the latest advances in educational research, standards-based grading, and interviews with industry leaders like Bill Daggett, Rick Wormeli, Todd Whitaker and even people outside the education like Seth Godin, JeVon McCormick, Liz Wiseman, and more.
Episodes
S13 E707
How to Lead Change Without Leaving Your Team Behind with Dr. Kristilynn Turney
about 14 hours ago
36m
S13 E705
Supporting School Leaders Through the Daily Grind with Marie Bordeleau
Mar. 8
40m
S13 E706
The 3 Keys to Leading Every Human with Nick Pretasky
Mar. 1
50m
S13 E702
Becoming an Innovative Leader with Brad Gustafson
Feb. 22
34m
S13 E704
Jethro's Dissertation - How Principals who Use AI for Innovation Create Cognitive Equity
Feb. 15
1h 11m
S13 E703
A New Era of Transformative Principal with Mike Caldwell
Feb. 8
36m
S13 E700
Building Accountability Through Key Responsibility Areas with Will Parker
Feb. 1
33m
S13 E699
Learning Through Video Games at Alpha School with Benny
Jan. 26
35m
S13 E698
The Power of Principal Self-Efficacy with Stan Koterba
Jan. 18
31m
S13 E697
Reject the Premise, Part 8 with Danny Bauer
Jan. 11
38m
S13 E695
Supporting Students and Families with ADHD with Mike Goldstein
Jan. 4
41m
S13 E696
The Jethro 2025 Episode
Dec. 28
1h 4m
S13 E694
Run the School Before It Runs You with Rich Czyz
Dec. 21
26m
S13 E693
Reject the Premise, Part 6 with Danny Bauer
Dec. 14
40m
S13 E692
Building Stronger, More Connected School Communities with Ben Downey
Dec. 7
28m
S13 E691
Helping Educators Grow Through Technology and Community with Mike Caldwell
Nov. 30
31m
S13 E690
AI Exposed the Lie of Schools, Let's Focus on Learning Again
Nov. 23
1h
S13 E689
How to Get a Wealthy Brain Even If You’re Not with Michael Toth
Nov. 16
57m
S13 E688
Designing Different with Adrian Ireland
Nov. 9
53m
S13 E687
Building Futures: Transition Services and Real-Life Skills with Joel Lavin
Nov. 2
33m
S13 E686
Helping Kids Find Purposeful Direction with Tyler Lafferty
Oct. 26
39m
S13 E685
Using Technology to Build Relationships And Help Kids Love Reading with Brandon Cardet-Hernandez
Oct. 19
36m
S13 E684
Peacefully Productive Kids with Hilda Guerrero
Oct. 13
40m
S13 E683
Leading Change that Lasts with Dr. Kelly Hastings
Oct. 5
32m
S13 E682
Throwbacks: Elephants Fighting with Naphtali Hoff
Sep. 28
23m
S13 E681
Reject the Premise, Part 4 with Danny Bauer
Sep. 21
53m
S13 E680
Education Test Kitchen
Sep. 15
31m
S13 E679
Practical AI with Derek Crager
Sep. 7
31m
S13 E678
Being vs. Doing with Dr. Chad Dumas
Sep. 1
41m
S13 E677
Coaching Over Evaluation with K.C. Knudson
Aug. 24
35m
S13 E676
How to Stop Sounding Like Every Other School with Kristian Golick
Aug. 17
36m
S13 E675
Building Sustainable Systems in Schools with Patrick Mongrain
Aug. 10
35m
S13 E674
Hope Out of the Pandemic with Derek Mitchell
Aug. 4
31m
S13 E673
AI Standards and Cybersecurity Education for Kids with Sam Bourgeois
Jul. 27
30m
S13 E672
The Role of Coaching in Dissertation Success with Dr. Jayne Lammers
Jul. 20
38m
S13 E671
The (New) Age of Software in Schools
Jul. 16
1h 1m
S13 E670
The Importance of Literacy with Erin Bailey
Jul. 13
36m
S13 E669
Early Mental Health Intervention with Barb Solish
Jul. 9
30m
S13 E668
Literacy in Mental Health and Reading with Barb Solish and Dr. Erin Bailey
Jul. 6
35m
S13 E667
Can I go to the Bathroom? And Other Asinine Questions with Bobby Canosa-Carr
Jun. 29
29m
S13 E666
Brave on Purpose with Samantha Hamilton
Jun. 22
26m
S13 E665
When Coaches do the Evaluations on Teachers With Dr. Sarah Ranney
Jun. 15
31m
S13 E664
Reject the Premise Part 2
Jun. 8
40m
S13 E663
The Evolution of Trust-Based Observations with Craig Randall
Jun. 1
29m
S13 E662
Generative Instruction with Linda Berberich, PhD.
May. 25
37m
S13 E661
Everyone is an Education Journalist with Charles Sosnik
May. 20
44m
S13 E660
The SchoolX Book Study with Shenita Perry
May. 11
25m
S13 E659
A Doctorate in Character Education with Melinda Bier
May. 6
37m
S13 E658
Stop Wasting Teacher Time: Local Curriculum Empowers Real Learning with Emily Makelky
Apr. 27
48m
S13 E657
Using AI Layering to Create Hyper-Localized Curriculum with Brent Zirkel
Apr. 20
40m
S13 E656
Building Trust Through Formative Supervision with Dr. Valerie Dehombreux
Apr. 13
33m
S13 E655
School Improvement Through Integrated Special Education with Dr. Kate Anderson Foley
Apr. 8
29m
S13 E654
Future Serious School with Will Richardson
Mar. 30
30m
S13 E653
Creating Equitable Classrooms with Mike Cronley
Mar. 23
21m
S13 E652
Streamlining Feedback to Teachers with Observation Co-Pilot with Adam Geller
Mar. 16
25m
S13 E651
Big Impact Mixer
Mar. 9
26m
S13 E650
From Conflict to Collaboration with Dr. Robert Feirsen and Dr Seth Weitzman - From the Vault
Mar. 2
45m
S13 E648
Three Factors that Led to the Mississippi Miracle in Child Literacy with Dr. Trish Stoll
Feb. 23
27m
S13 E649
Improving Your School Branding with John Mihalyo
Feb. 16
44m
S13 E647
Beta Testers Wanted
Feb. 9
20m
S13 E646
LinkedLeaders with Mike Caldwell
Feb. 2
34m
S13 E645
Five Principles of Educator Professionalism with Dr. Nason Lollar
Jan. 19
31m
S13 E644
How to get 100% of 3rd Graders Proficient in Reading with Dr. Layne Dillard
Jan. 17
30m
S13 E643
Creating Transition Programs that are Beneficial to Students with Disabilities with Joel Lavin
Dec. 22
34m
S13 E642
Creating Impact with from Your Vision with Dr. Sandy Breece
Dec. 15
20m
S13 E641
How Kahoot! Is Changing the Game with Meira Koponen
Dec. 8
39m
S13 E640
Innovative Strategies for Navigating School Leadership Roadblocks with Marcela Andres
Dec. 1
41m
S13 E639
What We Show Them with Kevin Stoller Transformative Principal 639
Nov. 24
36m
S13 E638
The Power of ICU with Garett Cook
Nov. 17
57m
S13 E637
The Future of AI is Authenticity with Erik Francis Transformative Principal 637
Nov. 10
46m
S13 E636
Investing in the Incline of our Health with Dr. David Lipman
Nov. 3
34m
S13 E635
Personalize and Quest Academy with Eric Sheninger and Nicki Slaugh Transformative Principal 635
Oct. 27
45m
S13 E633
Making a Portrait of a Graduate that Actually Works with - Mike Duncan Transformative Principal 633
Oct. 20
33m
S13 E634
Stubborn Adult Disorder with David Schipper Transformative Principal 634
Oct. 16
36m
S13 E631
How to Leave Education with Julie Ulstrup Transformative Principal 631
Oct. 13
42m
S13 E629
Intentional Self-Care with Dr. Tyrone Burton Transformative Principal 629
Oct. 6
28m
S13 E628
Rally to Read with Jodi Rubin Transformative Principal 628
Sep. 29
31m
S13 E632
Parents as Literacy Experts with Dr. Daris McInnis Transformative Principal 632
Sep. 25
30m
S13 E627
Is it Dyslexia or Dysteachia? with Irene Daria Transformative Principal 627
Sep. 22
47m
S13 E626
Making the Science of Reading Stick with Dr. Jocelyn Washburn Transformative Principal 626
Sep. 15
44m
S13 E625
A Project-Based Aligned Literacy Curriculum with Tanya Sheckley and Brittany Botta Transformative Principal 625
Sep. 8
32m
S13 E623
Plan, Study, Do & Act with Missy Emler & Mia Chmiel #udlcon
Sep. 3
31m
S13 E624
Partnering for Literacy in Your Community with Jennifer Moone Transformative Principal 624
Sep. 1
32m
S13 E622
Finding Joy in Your UDL with Alex Dang-Lozano #udlcon
Aug. 29
15m
S13 E621
Neurodivergent Education with Adam Lalor #udlcon
Aug. 27
15m
S13 E620
It’s Hard To Be A Jerk When You Care with Gina Davenport Transformative Principal 620
Aug. 25
49m
S13 E619
Ruckus Making with Mirko Chardin #udlcon
Aug. 22
21m
S13 E618
Supporting Educators with Accessibility with Kelli Suding and Michelle Soriano #udlcon
Aug. 20
14m
S13 E617
Taking Control of Your Pension with Hutch Hutchinson Transformative Principal 617
Aug. 18
41m
S13 E616
The Past, Present & Future of UDL with Chief Content Officer David Gordon #udlcon
Aug. 15
19m
S13 E615
Insights from UDL-Con with Corinne Quintana & Mrs. G #udlcon
Aug. 13
9m
S13 E614
Better Teaching with Gene Tavernetti Transformative Principal 614
Aug. 11
41m
S13 E613
Bridging Gaps in CTE with Donald Walker #udlcon
Aug. 8
20m
S13 E612
Fostering Student Agency with Shelley Berman #udlcon
Aug. 6
21m
S13 E611
Curiosity and Skepticism For AI Learning with Seth Fleischauer Transformative Principal 611
Aug. 4
35m
S13 E610
Insights from CAST's Anniversary with CEO Lindsay Jones #udlcon
Aug. 1
15m
S13 E609
Does it hurt enough to change? with Andratesha Fritzgerald #udlcon
Jul. 31
18m
S13 E608
Creating Phone Free Spaces with Graham Dugoni Transformative Principal 608
Jul. 28
26m
S13 E607
Hats, Tats, and UDL with Bryan Dean Transformative Principal 607
Jul. 21
46m
S13 E606
Sigh, See, Start with Alison Escalante Transformative Principal 606
Jul. 14
33m