Transformative Principal
768 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsJethro 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.
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Do You Have A Learning Culture Or A Teaching Culture? with James Anderson Transformative Principal 593
April 03, 2024 02:19 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode, Jethro talks with James Anderson, who has been on the show three previous times: The Learner Agency Model with James Anderson Transformative Principal 351 Learnership with James Anderson Transformative Principal 455 Learnership: The Skill of Learning with James Anderson Transformative Principal 570 In this episode, we talk about teaching cultures and learning cultures, take a sidewalk into some deep thoughts about moral development, and finish with a bang. ...
Using AI to break out of Boxes with Dr. Jayne Lammers Transformative Principal 592
April 01, 2024 06:20 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJethro welcomes Dr. Jayne Lammers to Transformative Principal. Although we're talking about AI tools, we didn't spend a lot of time talking about the mundanity and what other sources are talking about: the how to, which tool does what thing. Really, we give guidance for school leaders about how to think beyond the boxes and the accountability systems that are currently set up to start to reimagine what learning can be in schools and beyond, and the ways in which generative AI tools...
Questions to Get to Connection with Topaz Adizes Transformative Principal 590
March 24, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBTopaz Adizes is an Emmy-award winning creator who helps build the space between two people through deep and meaningful conversations. We have one of those for you today. Jethro and Topaz share how to listen better, ask better questions, and have intention in the conversations we have. {The AND} and 12 Questions for Love Illuminating the space between What 12 questions would be the questions that spark a deep relationship Trial and error - what questions work, and in what sequen...
Transforming Education Through Play-Based Learning: A Conversation with Tiffany Caoutte Transformative Principal 591
March 18, 2024 03:36 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this podcast conversation, Tiffany Caouette discusses the role and importance of play-based learning in education. Tiffany Caouette, currently working with the Connecticut Association of Schools, shares her insights on Connecticut being one of the first US states to acknowledge the significance of play-based learning through legislation. She talks about her experiences as an administrator, and her push for the inclusion of play-based learning in schools. She emphasizes the benefi...
Personalized Learning and AI with Paul Thiessen Transformative Principal 589
March 11, 2024 00:25 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, Jethro is joined by Paul Thiessen and we talk about a broad range of topics from Podcasting for the school community to AI and Personalized Learning. The Daily - One topic, condensed in a short amount of time. Talking about events or different topics in our school (purple up and science of reading) Conversations with teachers about perceptions in the beginning, middle, and end of career. Why focus on his specific community - parent coffees, video calls, etc. 2...
How to Make a Teacher Data Hub for Daily Use with Rick Meyer Transformative Principal 588
March 04, 2024 00:29 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBToday's episode is super fascinating. Rick Meyer shared his dashboard, and you might want to check out the YouTube video for this episode because it is incredible what he’s doing with teacher data. The power of the data hub Very reactive in MTSS to start Didn’t know how to do formulas to start Data entry comes from Google forms Main test scores entered by admin/instructional coach Progress monitoring is done by paraprofessionals Students enter data Teachers don’t put any da...
Real Relationships and Connections with Marianne Lescher Transformative Principal 587
March 01, 2024 00:16 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBHow she stays at the same place for so long. Relationships Street cred and reputation exist, but they don’t know me personally. Each family is a new relationship Honesty and transparency People don’t always love the news I give them, but they do appreciate the honesty and directness Don’t need to sugarcoat things because it doesn’t actually help. Call and connect with new families. Calling to share good news. Our students deserve our A game every day Developing teachers when ...
How To Help Families Find Joy In Reading with Dr. Erin Bailey Transformative Principal 586
February 27, 2024 13:34 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. Erin Bailey joins Jethro Jones to talk about how to engage families in inspiring the joy of reading in children. Making reading backed by research, powered by joy Concerns in children’s reading - not teaching it correctly Teaching teachers to be culturally responsive Train teachers in getting to know their students. Things we should do to teach kids reading: phonological awareness (hearing and manipulating sounds), phonics, vocabulary, fluency (rate, accu...
The Antidote to Teacher Burnout: Culture of Care with Matthew Ebert Transformative Principal 585
February 19, 2024 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this episode, Matthew Ebert joins Jethro to discuss how to actively and intentionally create the space for educators to be their authentic selves at work and how that impacts a greater school community. Ongoing, authentic, and messy 1:1 meetings with all the staff. Slack as a schoolwide communication tool - How to implement without teachers feeling like they need to be in the Avoid performative care 6 staff meetings in one year. Use Slack as you need it - Autonomy Power ...
The Power of Diversity and Curiosity in Education with David Bryan Transformative Principal 584
February 12, 2024 00:32 - 40 minutes - 37 MBJethro sits down with David Bryan to talk about how to make school more worthwhile. The difference between public and private schools More freedom in a private school to address issues in their schools. How to manage high tuition. All students paid tuition. Why he started New Roads to connect people. The richness of a diverse population leads to amazing environments. Schools that are worthwhile are flexible, nimble, and messy. What does the future of education look like? ...
Unlocking AI’s Capabilities with Rod Naquin Transformative Principal 583
February 09, 2024 05:16 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBHow to converse with Chatbots using other tools Background in ELA teaching Thinking of the tool as a reading assistant What is a reading assistant? Getting an executive summary Get an idea if I should really dive into this idea. Process - find the text, ask what it is, then zoom in, Zoom out as needed Hallucinations exist, but they are reduced when the text is there. AI For the rest of us - Augmentation How does this make Rod a better learner? Focuses my time better and helps...
A New Podcast All About the Apple Vision Pro and The Future of Learning
February 02, 2024 14:16 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBThis is a trailer for a new show I just started called A Vision for Learning. In it, we focus on the Apple Vision Pro, AR, VR, XR, AI, and the future of learning. I've already released some great episodes, including two interviews with people who have been using AR in schools for years already! Click here to subscribe and get my learning-focused review of the Apple Vision Pro this weekend! If you listen to Transformative Principal, you'll love A Vision for Learning.
Whole Child Education with AJ Stich Transformative Principal 582
January 29, 2024 05:20 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBWhat we teach and how we teach PK-8th grade over a quarter million devoted to students Small class sizes, 2 teachers in a class of 20. Started at 85 students Incredible amount of individual support Transportation is 7% of the budget. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day Wraparound services On-site partnership with Dayton’s Children's Hospital - full-time mental health, doctor, and other services for kids. Startup year - be naive about what starting a school entails. Temporary s...
The World Needs Men with Franklin Swann Transformative Principal 581
January 21, 2024 11:58 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this show we talk about creating a personal operating system, the core four needed to make yourself an amazing human being. You’re going to love this interview. You can’t lead others to do something you’re not willing to do yourself. Self-leadership in four core areas. Gap in what Leader who has a deep level of integrity Because of the depth of your own integrity You can be better, but a great leader is someone who can find people who are better in their area of experti...
Being the Lead Learner with Alicia Bowman Transformative Principal 580
January 15, 2024 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBLinking Leaders Podcast - subscribe and listen in your podcast player of choice. Small little seeds of ideas Administrator hacks - How they interact Building pathways for administrator prep and their early days. Content and process of what we provide. Connector for administrators Mentoring aspiring administrators What administrators need are connections with others. Opportunity and process to come together. Creating the time to step aside and having people think through a problem...
PQ Coaching: Change and Growth with Hillary Chapman Transformative Principal 578
January 09, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBHow the coaching call worked well for Hillary. Female, like-minded folks Trying PQ reps has been new Working on one saboteur - physically embody that saboteur. Constantly on technology and value time away from technology Listening to my team and giving them space. Teams focusing on helping her with her saboteur when she divulged what her saboteur is How this is helping in her career changes. Loving the challenge of change. Fearful that I wasn’t very good at it, and you’re not u...
Executive Functions For Every Classroom with Mitch Weathers Transformative Principal 579
January 07, 2024 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBFamily Engagement - Daily practice employing executive functioning skills If parents are informed they can help in a more powerful way Bringing parents into the process matters How do I hone this down into a daily task? Alexis Reid Podcast on Resilient Schools How to keep from fighting with your kids Modeling and routines with kids. Physical tactile colored Organized Binder. Requires use of skills and practice. Predictable learning routines help kids take risks. If they ...
The Power of PQ Practice with Taylor Davis Transformative Principal 576
December 28, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBWe also talk about Jethro's six week coaching program that is incredibly powerful. Taylor shares her 1-session experience that made her want to go all in for the six week program. If you want a free coaching session like that for yourself, schedule a time here. Want to do more to level up and help people The saboteur conversation really spoke to me. Identifying what path I do want to go down. Power of the free coaching call. The free coaching session kept Taylor from admirin...
Change your Mind, Change your Approach with Samantha Opperman Transformative Principal 577
December 26, 2023 00:20 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this episode, we talk about self-identifying the challenges we face and asking for help when we need it. We also talk about Jethro's six-week coaching program which is incredibly powerful. Sam shares the 1-session experience that made her want to do the six weeks. If you want a free coaching session like that for yourself, schedule a time here. Why Sam was interested in Coaching with Jethro Identity tied up in a certain position in a school. Struggles: ability to relate to oth...
Overcoming your Saboteurs with Jethro Jones and Kelly Hastings Transformative Principal 575
December 04, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episodes, Kelly interviews Jethro about his Coaching Practice. If you want a free coaching session like that for yourself, schedule a time here. The power of mental fitness - starts with self, judgment, and relationships jethrojones.com/coach 10 saboteurs and how they show up. Sage powers Mastermind coaching vs. Individual coaching Success Mindsets We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, s...
Parent Engagement with JC Pohl Transformative Principal 574
November 29, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this episode, Jethro is joined by JC Pohl, of TeenTruth.net to discuss his new book Rising Above: A Story of Positive School Conflict Resolution Background is in film and Rising Above is told in a narrative format Monica is modeling the behaviors she’s experiencing Conflict is such a negative term. Relate at the human level Connect, then collaborate Give people a voice in the plan, and let them stay in and move forward Be curious, ask questions We have to go out of our w...
Addressing School Conflicts with Seth Weitzman and Robert Feirsen Transformative Principal 573
November 23, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBIn today’s episode, we discuss the topic of conflict. Rob and Seth describe how it keeps principals up at night, but can be harnessed for good when we address conflict instead of avoiding it or getting angry about it. About Dr. Robert Feirsen Dr. Robert Feirsen is currently associate professor and coordinator of the Educational Leadership Program at Manhattanville College. Previously, he was assistant professor and chair of the Education Department at New York Institute of Technol...
Maximizing Student Potential through Personalized Learning Instructions with Maxwell Roach Transformative Principal 572
November 20, 2023 00:59 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBMaxwell Roach is the founder of JonAyves Learning Club. He’s toured the world as a musician sharing stages with artists such as Beyoncé and the Rolling Stones, directed operations for a multi-million dollar tech company, created and sold health products into grocery stores, and was the CEO of a child care organization with over 250 children across 4 centres. In today’s episode, we discuss the role of tutoring, the negative connotation it can carry with students and families, and h...
Everything Curriculum with John Schembari Transformative Principal 571
November 14, 2023 00:32 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBDr. John Schembari is an Improvement Coach through which he supports teachers and school leaders by performing on site evaluations, identifying data informed trends, reviewing curriculum/assessment materials, creating improvement plans, coaching individuals one-on-one, developing and delivering group training to educators, and implementing evidence-based instructional strategies that improve teaching practices and increase student learning. JOHN SCHEMBARI Senior Education Exec...
Be More Colorful’s Yass Prize Journey with CareerViewXR Entrepreneurship with Matthew Chaussee
November 05, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBMatt Chaussee is the CEO of Be More Colorful, a Midwest-based immersive media production studio whose platform, CareerViewXR, is rapidly gaining national attention. Matt, along with his wife (and company owner) Katie, lead an innovative team of creatives who are laser focused on making career exploration affordable, accessible, and fun! CareerViewXR provides students and adult career seekers across the country with an unprecedented opportunity to experience real-world careers throug...
Learnership: The Skill of Learning with James Anderson Transformative Principal 570
November 02, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBJames Anderson is an Australian-based international speaker, author, and educator who is passionate about helping us become better learners. His Mindset Continuum builds on Carol Dweck's work on Growth Mindsets to give us practical tools to nurture a deeper understanding of ourselves as learners. His description of Learnership - the skill of learning, then gives us a powerful way to understand and improve how we engage in the learning process. The result: we get better at getting ...
Social Media Skills for Schools with Andrea Gribble Transformative Principal 569
October 29, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBAndrea Gribble is the master of all things social media for schools. Her first book recently launched: Social Media for Schools: Proven Storytelling Strategies & Ideas to Celebrate Your Students & Staff - Without Losing Your Sanity and she is the host of a podcast called Mastering Social Media for Schools In today’s episode, Andrea shares where staff can start when they are handed the social media duties for the school or district. She describes the systems she uses to schedule ...
School Culture And The Road To Awesome with Darrin Preppard Transformative Principal 568
October 22, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDarrin Peppard is a school district superintendent, speaker, author, publisher, and consultant focused on what matters most in leadership. Darrin’s an expert in school culture and climate as well as coaching and growing emerging leaders. He is known for his keen insight, culture-first leadership style, and dynamic personality. In 2016, Darrin was named Wyoming Secondary School Principal of the Year by WASSP/NASSP and was the 2015 Jostens Renaissance Educator of the Year. In 2017, D...
Helping the Development of a Skill with Victor Karkar Transformative Principal 565
October 19, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Scrible is about the writing process. - Impact of AI on writing. - What does “embrace it” actually mean? - It’s important to define it appropriately. - We talk about teaching and learning together, but they diverge a little bit here. - How does embracing it mean that students are using cognitive skills. - Litmus test for the use of automation in education: Does it help develop o...
Journey Modeling with Molly McGowan Gorsuch Transformative Principal 567
October 16, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. What is journey modeling? Take a look at what decisions people make and what it means for your potential people to look for you What brings true value to your School/District? Where are you bringing value to your employee and where are they bringing value to you? What skill sets are you looking for and are articulated in the Bringing people into your fold before you real...
Generative AI is Just Round 1 with Micah Miner Transformative Principal 566
October 12, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Generative AI in k12 education and it's impact on teacher prep and planning, assessments, writing instruction, and other subjects. Ethical use of generative AI and importance of transparency and demystifying it. Also, contrast generative AI tools with instructional AI, and how high can be leveraged to improve teaching and learning. Also, a conversation on civics and history inst...
Creating a Venture to Fund Your School with Dr. Brett Jacobsen Transformative Principal #SummerofAI
October 05, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Welcome to another episode of Transformative Principal! In today’s episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Brett Jacobsen, the CEO of The Mount Vernon School, Mount Vernon Ventures, and Mount Vernon Online – The Global Online Campus. With over 15 years of experience leading Mount Vernon through a transformational period, Dr. Jacobsen has gained a national reputation ...
The Intersection of Ai, Instructional Design, and Backend Classroom Administration Opportunites and Tradeoffs with Thomas Thompson Transformative Principal 564
October 02, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Perhaps large language models could solve some challenges in schools. Teacher attrition - how can you build excellence if you can’t keep teachers? Time is not enough to do deep work, which is required for effective planning. The AI can’t do everything (nor should it). Source it, shape it, share it. AI as a creative collaborator - Lesson seed Look at generative content l...
AI and the Future of Education: Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence with Priten Shah Transformative Principal 562
September 21, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Priten Shah is the CEO of Pedagogy. Cloud, which provides innovative technology solutions to help educators navigate global challenges in a rapidly evolving world, as well as founder of the civics education nonprofit United 4 Social Change. His book is AI and The Future of Education: Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, published by Jossey-Bass (Wiley). In this epi...
Using AI to Terminate Homework with Jethro Jones - Transformative Principal: Summer of AI
September 18, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Teens can use artificial intelligence to help them rock their homework. AI shouldn't be something parents and teachers are afraid of, and I had a great conversation with Transformative Principal Jethro Jones on how teens can use AI to TERMINATE their homework! And by terminate, I mean complete it. Obviously. -- See what Jethro is up to at www.jethrojones.com -- Register for my n...
Navigating AI Biases with Mike Gaskell - Transformative Principal 560
September 14, 2023 21:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Generative AI offers many advantages for educators, for use in and out of the classroom. When I prompt for images of "a focused student," the first three are boys, two are white, the third is an Asian boy, and the fourth is an apparent high school female. If my anecdotal examples haven't convinced you, try for yourself, or refer to a respected resource on this subject, which c...
Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Your Teacher Life with Mary Howard - Transformative Principal: Summer of AI
September 11, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Mary Howard is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher and teaches 6th grade ELA and Science in Grand Island, New York. She has found success using digital tools that not only make learning fun for her students, but encourage critical thinking, collaboration, and create a life-long passion for learning. Whether the digital experience is related to Science, Technology, Engineering...
AI: Remarkably Imperfect Productivity for Educators & Families with Mike Gaskell - Transformative Principal: Summer of AI
September 07, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Episode adapted from this article The use of AI chat tools has rapidly increased this year. AI chat tools have a difficult time with voice since they lack the emotional context that humans can interpret through the nuances of tone, pitch, expression, and most of all, uniqueness. More significantly, AI chat tools cannot express a person’s point of view because they lack the c...
Open School with An Edcamp & Learn About AI with Mike Gaskell - Transformative Principal: Summer of AI
September 04, 2023 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. AI Edcamp for faculty Schools are opening and AI looms as a BIG question mark. How will teachers and administrators use it? What about students? How can we start to understand the complexity of AI in schools? This brief, chock-full episode offers a prescription for busy administrators and teachers. Use the simple formula of an Edcamp and bring the expertise to your school comm...
How Web3 is Changing Education with Vriti Saraf - Transformative Principal: Summer of AI Transformative Principal 556
August 31, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Vriti Saraf is the CEO & founder of k20 Educators where she builds metaverse spaces for learning. She is also a co-founder of the first community organization on blockchain for educators, by educators, called Ed3 DAO. Both organizations aim to reimagine learning. Vriti has served as a teacher, a professor, a dean, & a director in public, private, & charter schools both locally ...
Exploring the Transformative Power of AI in Education: A Conversation with Kiran Athota and Dr. Wendy Oliver Transformative Principal 554
August 28, 2023 00:58 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Jethro Jones is interviewing Kiran Athota, CEO of FocalPoint Education, and Dr. Wendy Oliver, Chief Learning Officer at FocalPoint,K12, Inc. The discussion centered around the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and its impact on student engagement and personalized learning. Athota and Oliver delved into the distinction between AI assistants an...
Creating Safe and Engaging AI Tools with Cahlan Sharp Transformative Principal 553
August 21, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. This episode discusses the potential of artificial intelligence in education and how it can empower both students and teachers. Cahlan Sharp talks about his experience building the micro school platform Prenda and how it aims to empower learners. He discusses how AI tools like chatbots and pulse check activities can help teachers gain insights into how students are doing and whe...
AI is Just a Baby Right Now with Timothy Dasey Transformative Principal 552
August 17, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. You have a long background in AI so you’ve seen the ups and downs of that field and the over-hype cycles of the past. Why are the warnings about AI credible now, and what do you see as the biggest dangers? AI as a tool to remove drudgery It’s just doing a repetitive task over and over. Behavior has emerged from abstractions. These systems are babies. Questions schools sho...
Change with Richard Gerver Transformative Principal 550
August 14, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Richard Gerver is a sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and world-renowned thinker on human leadership and human transformation. His career began in education, first as a teacher and then as a school principal, when he turned the fortunes of a failing school and its pupils around in just two years. Since the success of his first book, focusing on his experience in frontl...
Maintaining Humanity Despite AI with CJ Casciotta Transformative Principal 551
August 14, 2023 00:14 - 40 minutes - 37 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. What does it mean to maintain humanity? - To practice the forgotten art of being the ordinary. - We are ok as the messy, complex meat machines we were born with. Don’t have to be personal brands. Don’t have to elevate or project or photoshop. - Reverence for the base model. - Technology does train us, regardless of what we think about that. - Have an understanding of the basi...
The Future of AI in Primary Grades with Janessa Fletcher Transformative Principal 549 #SummerofAI
August 10, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Janessa Fletcher, Content Director for Education to the Core, discusses the future of AI in primary education. She explores the potential of AI in teaching reading skills, the need for supplemental resources, and the impact of technology on reading habits. Fletcher emphasizes the importance of the science of reading and personalized approaches to support students’ diverse needs....
AI Is Not A Tool, It's An Ecosystem with Kevin Shindel Transformative Principal 548 #SummerofAI
August 07, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Kevin Shindel, a high school social studies teacher, discusses the impact of technology and AI in classrooms. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the purpose and potential of AI before fully adopting it. Shindel raises concerns about trust, privacy, and the need for collaboration with AI. He believes AI is not just a tool, but an ecosystem that requires careful conside...
How To Get Grants Using ChatGPT with Sarah Rubenstein Transformative Principal 546 #SummerofAI
August 06, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Sarah Rubenstein, principal of OCEAN School, shares her experience using ChatGPT to write grant proposals. She highlights the time-consuming nature of grant writing and how ChatGPT helped her generate drafts quickly. Rubenstein believes that using AI for certain writing tasks is acceptable and efficient, freeing up time for more meaningful work. OCEAN School - 20 year-old schoo...
Context Gives Meaning with Michael Horn Transformative Principal 547 Summer of AI Series
August 04, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. Today we are talking with Michael B. Horn about the impact of AI on K12 (and higher) education and it’s level of disruption. Are students more disengaged because of the pandemic or AI taking over jobs? Anxiety from high school students because it is just far enough away. In every field entry level role becomes something much different. Intermediary places that employ appren...
Creating Learning Experiences with AI with Caleb Hicks Transformative Principal 545 #SummerofAI
August 03, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis episode is part of the Summer of AI Series, brought to you by SchoolAI, Scrible, and FocalPointK12. In this podcast episode with Caleb Hicks, the focus is on creating learning experiences with AI. The discussion revolves around empowering teachers to move beyond traditional methods and become designers of engaging environments for students. The use of AI-powered apps and FERPA-compliant chat platforms are highlighted as tools to enhance student experiences. The concept of “spa...