Anthony McConnell's guest appearances

Anthony McConnell

Transformative Principal

Wisdom and Productivity: The Podcast of An Imperfect Educator

David Smith

Seth Godin

William Parker

Cory Doctorow

Jethro Jones

Liz Wiseman

Kat Howard

Derek Sivers

Michael Robinson

Geoff Woods

Aaron Walker

Shelly Morgan

Jessica Johnson

David Wood

John Hope Bryant

OwlTail

Jeff Zoul

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit schoolai.com to save your teachers 10 hours per week. Jeff Zoul and Anthony McConnell are the authors of The Principled Principal: 10 Principles for Leading Exceptional Schools.  Anthony followed in Jeff’s role as assistant superintendent and is now going to be the superintendent of the district. Being part of the development process for four years set Anthony on the right course. How Jeff helped prepare Anthony for success in moving into his new role. I believe in always being innovative and always getting better. The Harmony principle. Some people think they thrive when they are in crisis mode, but their schools do not. Thinking I was supporting the teacher, I was equally elevated with the teacher. How to stay calm when inside you are seething. You get better with practice. Focus on the real issue. Don’t come with the answer already decided on in your head. How can I help? Ask this question often. What you have to leave the conversation with is integrity. It’s not about the nail. Trust - if you don’t have trust, you don’t have a whole lot. Address underperformance: It isn’t fun, but the best principals do that. Doing what you say you’re going to do. When the leadership does it, other people feel comfortable holding people accountable. What sort of actions do you take so that people know you care about them? 5 faculty values statements: “We will…” I’m going to lead the way by asking you to hold me accountable. How to be a transformative principal? Anthony - make your school more welcoming. Take a walk around. How to be a transformative principal? Jeff - be super visible in the school. I’m not trying to be right, I’m trying to the right thing.  Schedule a call with Jethro 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!   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.   Take Control of your email Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher  Refer A Principal  Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey   SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with SchoolAI. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to SchoolAI.com/tpWe're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit <a href="https://schoolai.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">schoolai.com</a> to save your teachers 10 hours per week. <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeff_Zoul" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Zoul</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mcconnellaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony McConnell</a> are the authors of <a href="https://theprincipledprincipal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Principled Principal: 10 Principles for Leading Exceptional Schools</a>. <ul> <li>Anthony followed in Jeff’s role as assistant superintendent and is now going to be the superintendent of the district.</li> <li>Being part of the development process for four years set Anthony on the right course.</li> <li>How Jeff helped prepare Anthony for success in moving into his new role.</li> <li>I believe in always being innovative and always getting better.</li> <li>The Harmony principle.</li> <li>Some people think they thrive when they are in crisis mode, but their schools do not.</li> <li>Thinking I was supporting the teacher, I was equally elevated with the teacher.</li> <li>How to stay calm when inside you are seething.</li> <li>You get better with practice. Focus on the real issue.</li> <li>Don’t come with the answer already decided on in your head.</li> <li>How can I help? Ask this question often.</li> <li>What you have to leave the conversation with is integrity.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It’s not about the nail.</a></li> <li>Trust - if you don’t have trust, you don’t have a whole lot.</li> <li>Address underperformance: It isn’t fun, but the best principals do that.</li> <li>Doing what you say you’re going to do.</li> <li>When the leadership does it, other people feel comfortable holding people accountable.</li> <li>What sort of actions do you take so that people know you care about them?</li> <li>5 faculty values statements: “We will…”</li> <li>I’m going to lead the way by asking you to hold me accountable.</li> <li>How to be a transformative principal? Anthony - make your school more welcoming. Take a walk around.</li> <li>How to be a transformative principal? Jeff - be super visible in the school. I’m not trying to be right, I’m trying to the right thing.</li> </ul> <a href="http://transformativeprincipal.org/mastermind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schedule a call with Jethro</a> 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: <a href="http://transformativeprincipal.org/idealweek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Create your ideal week</a>, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transformative-principal/id770942472?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Please take a moment to rate this podcast in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transformative-principal/id770942472?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> or on <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jethro-jones/transformative-principals?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a>.  Please follow me on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/jethrojones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jethrojones</a> for the host and <a href="http://twitter.com/trnfrmprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TrnFrmPrincipal</a> for the show. <a href="http://www.jethrojones.com/new-products/communication-cards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Buy Communication Cards</a> Show notes on <a href="http://transformativeprincipal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TransformativePrincipal.com</a> Download <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/paperless-principal/id558201943?ls=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Paperless Principal</a>.   <a href="http://mbsy.co/3jbnc" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Take Control of your email</a> <a href="http://transformativeprincipal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Web Site</a> <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=44392&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transformative Principal on Stitcher</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pI7a1e-rszZkDurFR2Jw9aXYjOX0XfCcJ-uTsgNiAmo/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Refer A Principal</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12nqS30m-7PQ5BhlGSGrXoQrYwZ33bgulQRaXfUagC08/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey</a> SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI</a>. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI.com/tp</a>We're so grateful to our sponsor <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Coach by Edthena</a>. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

The Principled Principal with Jeff Zoul and Anthony McConnell Transformative Principal 1047