Two principals on a journey to learn, share and apply effective leadership practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #30: Bye Bye Blondie The Johns reconnect after a long break from podcasting. John then talks about his kidney disease journey. Consider supporting the cause: Living Donor National Kidney Foundation American Kidney Fund Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #29: #Quaranteaching from the Tech Hotline #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guest today is Kurt Schlatter, Technology Support Manager for the Rowland Unified School District. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #28: #Quaranteaching from the Trenches with Maria Davila: Feeding the ❤️️ During A Pandemic #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guest today is Maria Davila, Director of Nutrition Services, for the Rowland Unified School District. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #27: #Quaranteaching: Maintaining a Safety Net #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guests today are Ashley McGrath, Laura Diaz, and Heidi West. They are kindergarten teachers in the Rowland Unified School District who are part of a Community of Practice of kindergarten teachers across the school district who are working together to lift the level of instruction. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Video Playlist of Family Workshop: Supporting Kindergarten Readers and Writers at Home Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #26: #Quaranteaching with Dr. Gilbert Navarro #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guest today is Dr. Gilbert Navarro, a grades 4/5 combination teacher at Jellick Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District. Connect with him on Twitter @docgnavarro or by email at gnavarro@rowlandschools.org. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #25: Joy and Intentional Language with Ashley McGrath This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and learn about a practice they are passionate about. In this episode, the Johns are learning about Joy and Intentional Language with Ashley McGrath, a Kindergarten Teacher at Rowland Elementary School near Los Angeles, CA. Connect with Ashley on Twitter @AshleyLyMcGrath and @BtwntheLadies and listen to the Between the Ladies podcast. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #24: Give Yourself Grace How are things going for you? Have you felt overwhelmed recently or in the past? The Johns talk about paying attention to signs that tell you that you or those around you are pushing too hard. We have to take care of ourselves and others, and give grace rather than beating ourselves up. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Show Mentions Between The Ladies Podcast - Reflaction Malachi Pancoast - The Breakthrough Coach Destiny Huggins - saying yes to one thing results in saying no to something else Brian Kulak - self care and SEL for adults Max Lucado Quote Matthew 6:34 Quote Articles Why Is Giving Yourself Grace So Damn Hard? - Nancy Fulkerson Give Yourself Grace - Lara Heacock Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #23: The Power of Moments - Part 2 School is back in session and there’s plenty of good stuff going on. In this episode, the Johns talk about what’s happening at school and finish their conversation about The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Transformation of Sister Isabella Sawubona, a Zulu greeting The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller Marathon Training for All Skill Levels - Hal Higdon Shout Outs to my Running PLN Kristi Dawes Holly King Mike Earnshaw Book Recommendations Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia The Time Trap: The Classic Book on Time Management by Alec Mackenzie and Pat Nickerson Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most by Hendrie Weisinger and J. P. Pawliw-Fry Podcast Recommendation The BeerEdu Podcast with Kyle Anderson and Ben Dickson Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #22: We’re Baaaack! Plus, The Power of Moments The Between the Johns summer road trip has come to an end. We are back in the Southland and we’re ready to get the school year started. In this episode the Johns catch up, talk about some developments in their podcasting journey, and share about their readerly life through a book talk on The Power of Moments. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact What Is a Book Talk? Your Guide to Making Them Work in the Classroom U2 - Elevation (Official Video) - YouTube Key & Peele - TeachingCenter 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Teach for the Development of Higher-Order Thinking and Executive Function Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com Bumper audio clips: Messy Inkwell by Blue Dot Sessions Spectacular Sound Productions by What Was That? Needle Work by Third Mind Movement Scythe in Hell by XTaKeRux
Episode #21: Coping Skills for Littles with Heather Lippert The Between the Johns summer road trip continues. In this episode John Martinez is on location from Seattle, Washington learning about Coping Skills for Littles Care with Heather Lippert, a Kindergarten Teacher in the Seattle area and a member of the #4ocfpln. This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Flipping Your Lid: A Scientific Explanation by Dan Siegel Mind Up: A Program for Empowering children through mindful practice based in neuroscience Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Teaching Your Child to: Identify and Express Emotions, CSEFEL, Vanderbilt University Finger Puppet Hand-Model of the Brain Emerced Learning on the web Emerced Learning on Twitter Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #21: Coping Skills for Littles with Heather Lippert The Between the Johns summer road trip continues. In this episode John Martinez is on location from Seattle, Washington learning about Coping Skills for Littles Care with Heather Lippert, a Kindergarten Teacher in the Seattle area and a member of the #4ocfpln. This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Flipping Your Lid: A Scientific Explanation by Dan Siegel Mind Up: A Program for Empowering children through mindful practice based in neuroscience Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Teaching Your Child to: Identify and Express Emotions, CSEFEL, Vanderbilt University Finger Puppet Hand-Model of the Brain Emerced Learning on the web Emerced Learning on Twitter Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #20: Escape From New York It’s hard to believe, but the Johns do have separate lives and families. During this summer, the Johns are traveling and sharing their experiences individually. They remain united in their commitment to collaborate with their PLN, find #DifferenceMakers, and learn with others. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com In this episode, John Staumont shares a shout out to @btwntheladies new podcast on literacy. He also laments home improvement projects during vacation. Finally, John shares some of his experiences and learning with the 26th annual Institute of the Teaching of Reading at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Rate and review us in iTunes, check out our website, www.betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com Sirens clip by BBC Sound Effects We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #19: Self Care with Jamie Leach The Between the Johns summer road trip continues. In this episode we are on location from Medford, Oregon learning about Self Care with Jamie Leach, an English Teacher at North Medford High School and a member of the #4ocfpln. This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Check out the books by Dan Tricarico that were mentioned in the episode: The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom and Sanctuaries: Self-Care Secrets for Stressed-Out Teachers. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #18: Difference Makers with Tracy Do and Ashley McGrath - Between the Ladies Launch Between the Johns are road tripping around the country this summer. In this episode we are on location from Teachers College in New York City. Our guests today are Tracy Do and Ashley McGrath from Rowland Unified School District. Tracy is an instructional coach at Jellick Elementary and Ashley is a teacher at Rowland Elementary. We talk about their passion for literacy and the launch of their podcast Between the Ladies. Connect with our guests at: @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #17: Arcadia Innovation Summit and End of Year We discuss the end of our school year, share some learning from the Arcadia Innovation Summit, and preview some summer road trip episode plans. Music by Bensound.com Additional song credits: "School's Out For Summer" by Alice Cooper, "Are You Ready For the Summer" from the Meatballs Motion Picture. We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #16: Difference Makers with Alfonso Iniguez This episode is the third installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Our guest today is Alfonso Iniguez, bus driver and classified employee of the year in the Rowland Unified School District. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Intro for Episode 16 Segment 1: Catching up with the Johns Segment 2: Interview with Alfonso Iniguez Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Segment 3: Episode Wrap Up The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact Want to learn more about Mirror Neurons? Check these resources out: What are Mirror Neurons? Mirror Neurons RSA video 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Developing Executive Functions of the Human Brain The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing Happiness Advantage TED Talk by Shawn Anchor Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #15: Difference Makers with Estela Gonzales This episode is the second installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Our guest today is Estela Gonzales, the lab tech at Villacorta Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District. Connect with her on Twitter @momgonzales. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Intro for Episode 15 Segment 1: Why Difference Makers and connecting it with effective leadership practice Segment 2: Interview with Estela about technology practices Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Rate and review us in iTunes, checkout our website Segment 3: Episode Wrap Up Outtakes Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #14: Difference Makers with Kailee Gamboa In this episode, we introduce our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Our guest today is Kailee Gamboa, a 3rd grade teacher at Rowland Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District. Connect with her on Twitter @MrsGamboa31. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Intro for Episode 14 Segment 1: Johns Talk about Difference Makers Feature Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Rita Pierson Ted Talk: Every Kid Needs A Champion Segment 2: Interview with Kailee about Keep the Quote What is a Morning Meeting? Tweets about #KeepTheQuote Instagram posts for #KeeptheQuote Rate and review us in iTunes, checkout our website Segment 3: Episode Wrap Up Outtakes Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode #13: Baseball and School: Road Trip - Part 2 In this episode, we talk about the fun we had in Arizona watching baseball and we discuss how baseball is like a schooling. Intro for Episode 13 Bull Durham audio clip Segment 1: Manufacturing Results Segment 2: Changing the game plan for each batter/student Segment 3: Entrenched Traditional vs Innovation MLB Video: Let The Kids Play Sign Off Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.
Episode 12: Road Trip - Part 1 In this episode, we are on a road trip to baseball Spring training in Arizona. We talk about our drive to AZ and about our change to producing and publishing our show to the Anchor app. We also do a quick preview of Part 2. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com
Episode #11: Embracing Failure In this episode, we talk about embracing failure. We all fail and we need to be comfortable with failing if we are going to get better in our work. As we think about and set big goals, how can embracing failure help us achieve the outcomes we desire? Resources Mentioned in E11 Write a Failure Résumé to Learn What Makes You Succeed Good to Great, Jim Collins Google X, Moonshot Factory The Hero’s Journey monomyth, Joseph Campbell Rising Strong, Brené Brown Michael Jordan - “Failure (video) Dear Johns Segment In this segment, we answer questions from our listeners. Feel free to DM us on our Twitter account, @BetweentheJohns Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.
Episode #10: Failure Resumé and Stickiness In this episode, we discuss the concepts of failure resumé stickiness. Some of the questions we explore are: What can we learn from our failures? Why are some ideas stickier than others? Resources Mentioned in E10 Without Fail Podcast - Nina Jacobson: How to Make a Hit in Hollywood Write a Failure Résumé to Learn What Makes You Succeed Evernote Franklin Covey Planner Stickiness - from, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Dear Johns Segment In this segment, we answer questions from our listeners. Feel free to DM us on our Twitter account, @BetweentheJohns Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.
Episode #9: Dude, Where’s My Tribe?: Elevate Leadership Through Social Media PLNs In this episode, we learn how educators across the country use social media PLNs to further their learning and practice. We discuss how these efforts elevate leadership for individuals and across school buildings. Resources Mentioned in E9 San Gabriel Valley CUE Innovation Celebration 2018 The School Principal as Leader Harvey, J., & Holland, H. (2013). The school principal as leader: Guiding schools to better teaching and learning. The Wallace Foundation. Together We Are Better Trust, T., Krutka, D. & Carpenter, J. (2016). “Together we are better”: Professional learning networks for teachers. Computers & Education (102), 15-34. Twitter Voxer Podcasts on Apple: Apple Podcasts app or iTunes Podcasts on Android: Google Podcasts #2menandabook: Voxer book study led by Matthew Larson and Ricardo Garcia Shoutouts: Shout Outs are our acknowledgment and thanks to folks who have helped us with this episode or who influence our thinking and inspire us to grow. We want to thank all of our friends who provided audio files about their use of social media for professional learning. Show intros by Kelly Dessy, Amanda McKay, and Alison Staumont Website bumpers by Manna Lin and Aliset Perez Brian Briggs and
Episode #8: It’s All About Relationships In this episode, we discuss why building relationships in schools is so important. Show Rundown: We make references to The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros and Culturize by Jimmy Casas #Rx4Relationships Tweets from Jellick Elementary School #Rx4Relationships Tweets from Rowland Elementary School Morning Meetings Classroom Strategies for Making Connections Additional Reading on Relationships Sarah Opatkiewicz from Shelyn Elementary School Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.
Episode #7: What Did You Learn This Summer - Part 2 In this episode, we share our summer highlights, discuss the opening of school, and we review our summer homework on researching tools for GTD (Getting Things Done). Tools and Websites Mentioned in E7 Narro is a a text to speech podcast app. Narro will take your bookmarked articles and read them back to you as a podcast. Pocket is a free service that makes it easy to discover great content that's personalized to your interests, and save this content so you can return to it later on any device, at any time. Keep is a note-taking service that syncs across all devices and allows collaboration. Executive Summaries is a web-based subscription service for book summaries, reviews and webinars of the best business books. Todoist helps get all your tasks and thoughts out of your head and onto your to-do list anytime, anywhere, on all of your favorite devices. The Secret Weapon is a is “a free organizational methodology for both professional and personal aspects of life that re-organizes emails, ideas, and every to-do big and small into one system.” A Malleable Mind is a website by Matthew Larson, a teacher in New Jersey, who shares his professional learning journey through blog posts, book summaries, and more. Shoutouts: Shout Outs are our acknowledgment and thanks to folks who have helped us with this episode or who influence our thinking and inspire us to grow. Martinez: I want to thank the @RascalPride office staff for doing a fantastic job getting everything ready to launch the school year and for welcoming our parents and students as they registered. Staumont: Shout out to @JellickPTA. Man, am I lucky to have an awesome group of parents who are working to support our school. Martinez: @RascalPride classroom teachers get a big shout out for embracing the idea that classrooms must be all about re
Episode #6: What Did You Learn This Summer - Part 1 In this episode, we discuss the three altitudes of leadership and how important it is to not get bogged down on tasks and business at the 5’ level. We share about some tools we want to use to help us manage 5’ altitude business so we have more time to address the 5,000’ and 50,000’ needs of our schools. We discuss homework we will have for the summer and we ask listeners to share back their tools, tips and tricks via Twitter. Lastly, we talk about the multiplying effect that #PLN and relationships have on professional learning. Tools Mentioned in E6 Narro is a a text to speech podcast app. Narro will take your bookmarked articles and read them back to you as a podcast. Pocket is a free service that makes it easy to discover great content that's personalized to your interests, and save this content so you can return to it later on any device, at any time. IFTTT is a web-based service to create chains of simple conditional statements that are triggered by changes that occur within other web services such as Gmail, Facebook, Telegram, Instagram, or Pinterest. Toby is a browser extension that helps you organize your tabs on every new page. Keep is a note-taking service that syncs across all devices and allows collaboration. Executive Summaries is a web-based subscription service for book summaries, reviews and webinars of the best business books. Todoist helps get all your tasks and thoughts out of your head and onto your to-do list anytime, anywhere, on all of your favorite devices. What Tools and Tips Do You Use?: What are the tools, tips, and tricks that help you manage 5’ altitude business so you have more time for the 5,000 and 50,000’? Reply back on Twitter @BetweentheJohns with #BTJGTD. Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.
Episode #5: Shaping a vision of success for all students In this episode, we discuss several articles related to a shared vision, make connections to ideas of others we have accessed through social media, and we share and reflect on our leadership practices. Give us your feedback: We want to improve our show by collecting feedback from our listeners. Please help us expand our perspective by completing this survey. (http://bit.ly/BTJFeedback1) Show Rundown: We kick off the show discussing how important it is at the end of the school year to maintain relationships and acknowledge others. We reference two Learn with John Eick podcast episodes(Stay in Your Trenches and Celebrate the Obvious). We launch our show topic by revisiting effective practice #1 from Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning. We relate our thoughts on the article to how we are trying to deepen our learning and practice through social media PLN such as articles, blogs, podcasts, Twitter, and Voxer. We reference episode 46, The Power of Connecting with Other Educators, from the Teaching Tales podcast by Brent Coley that features Edumatch founder Sarah Thomas. Next we reference and share points from the article, To Lead, Create a Shared Vision. As we discuss points from the article, we make connections to Good to Great. We segue into the article How Great Leaders Create and Share a Positive Vision, reference the Flywheel Effect, Sawubona, a Zulu Greeting,
Episode 4 Show Notes Episode #4: How Vision and Culture Impact Learning and Leadership In this episode, we discuss how school leaders can use vision and culture together to impact learning and leadership in classrooms. We talk with a colleague about how she and others initiated two professional learning groups, one for reading and the other for making, where teachers and TOSAs explored, learned, and implemented instructional practices with students at the elementary level. Shoutouts: Shout Outs are our acknowledgment and thanks to folks who have helped us with this episode or who influence our thinking and inspire us to grow. To Miriam Kim and Karyn Formano for taking a risk to create a vision for innovative instructional practices and building a culture that cultivates leadership and learning. To all our Rowland USD Educators who helped with planning for Rowland Makers as well as all the teachers who participated in the #RowlandReads and #RowlandMakers Communities of Practice. To the hosts of the Shukes and Gif podcast, Kim Pollishuke and Jen Giffen, we appreciate all the tech treasures you share out. To the TOSAs Talking Tech podcast, Tom Covington and Mike Jephcott, thanks for for helping us rethink how we do our podcasts. Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.
In this episode, we talked with nine educators who attended the Rowland Unified School District Professional Learning Conference on April 21, 2018. We asked them questions related to Professional Learning and Vision.
In this episode, we talk about successes and challenges we have had related to cultivating leadership in others and we discuss how we are trying to be more intentional about leadership learning with our PLN. We interview Brandi Miller, Tech TOSA for the Rowland Unified School District, to learn how she is building leadership with classroom teachers. We also have friends give some shout outs to others who acknowledge their tribe.
In this episode, we set the context for the show and our inquiry. We discuss why we started the podcast, why we chose Between the Johns as our show name, and what a PLN means to us. We also give some shout outs to others who inspired us or provided assistance with the technical side of podcasting. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.
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