The Flywheel Effect: Recent Episodes
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Change is hard. This is true in any human organization. It is especially true in complex systems like schools. To change School Culture you have to create a Culture of Change. But you can’t create a Culture of Change without a positive and supportive School Culture. So where to begin?
Listen as Anna and Jordan break down opportunities for little wins that can create big changes in School Culture.
Learn from Ashley White (Assistant Principal) about:- Achieving dramatic improvements in PBIS fidelity scores- Shifting mindset around why we teach behaviors- Fostering student voice through surveys and involvement- Creating grade-level rewards days everyone loves- And more! Tune in to learn from Ashley 🎧
Learn from Julie Haden (Coordinator for Student Support Services) about:- Successfully implementing PBIS across multiple school levels- Creative ways to boost teacher and student buy-in- Strategies for using discipline data to improve school culture- And more! Tune in to learn from Julie 🎧
Learn from Jose Mejia (Principal) about:- Creating a system that middle school students love- Integrating restorative practices with points- Balancing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation- And more! Tune in to learn from Jose 🎧
Learn from Kristy Jackson (Principal) about:- Learnings from the first year of implementation- Why the team is committed to PBIS- Managing change in a new school- And more! Tune in to learn from Kristy 🎧
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Learn from Shaleece Long (Assistant Principal) about:- Strategies to improve teacher buy-in- Combining school-wide and classroom incentives- Tips for planning a successful rollout- And more! Tune in to learn from Shaleece 🎧
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Learn from JD Smith (Assistant Principal) about:- Achieving huge improvements in school-wide data- Surprising students with incentives- Addressing teacher burnout- And more! Tune in to learn from JD 🎧
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Learn from Adrienne Malone (PBIS Coach) about:- Starting your focus with verbal acknowledgement- PBIS Trivia & raffle to bring expectations to life- Monthly focuses & morning announcements- And more! Tune in to learn from Adrienne 🎧
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Learn from Jason Malaschak (Asst. Principal) about:- Lowering referrals, increasing parent engagement, and being more positive!- Bringing community donations into your store- Rollout strategies for teacher buy-in - And more! Tune in to learn from Mr. Malaschak 🎧
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Learn from Dr. Kari Franchini (Principal) about:- Creating a vibrant PBIS system in middle school- Supporting substitutes with your points system- Building trust and managing change - And more! Tune in to learn from Dr. Franchini 🎧
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Who: Mr. Behling (7th Grade Teacher), Ms. Raymond (Behavior Support Specialist), Ms. Herrick (Principal)Where: Bloomer, MNWhat:- Starting small with a 7th grade pilot- Empowering grade teams to steer their system- Making parents partners in behavior supports- And more! Tune in to learn from the Bloomer Middle team! 🎧
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Who: Mr. Nick Payne (Principal)Where: Huntingdon, PAWhat:- Incorporating school pride into PBIS- Building buy-in at the high school level- School visits for students to experience PBIS- And more! Tune in to learn from Mr. Payne 🎧
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Who: Tyler Lauderman (Assistant Principal)Where: York, PAWhat:- Surveying students and staff & data share-out- Building a lunch lounge for student enjoyment- Starting a student-led club for improving PBIS- And more! Tune in to learn from Tyler 🎧
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Who: Bob Salladino (Principal)Where: Upper Providence Township, PAWhat:- Why this Principal loves Mega Prize Table Day- School-wide commitment (and time) to teach expectations- Keeping it simple with student motivation: Ask Your Kids!- And more! Tune in to learn from Bob 🎧
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Who: Eric Stephenson (Principal)Where: Fairfield, OHWhat:- What to do if your PBIS ratio is too high- Creating a system of consequences that is fair- Finding the right cost for rewards- And more! Tune in to learn from Eric 🎧
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Who: Dr. Maurice Jones (Assistant Principal)Where: York, PAWhat:- Applying the PBIS model to supporting staff- Using critical staff feedback as an opportunity- Why 🧇 Waffles Day 🧇 is a hit with students!- And more! Tune in to learn from Dr. Jones 🎧
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Who: Ramona Remble (Principal)Where: Baton Rouge, LAWhat:- Changing the tone in the first week of school- Building trust as a new Principal- Improving teacher morale through an empowering culture- And more! Tune in to learn from Ramona 🎧
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Who: Nikki Murchison (Principal)Where: Bonlee, NCWhat:- Principal Uber & other popular rewards!- Balancing accountability (demerits) with a positivity focus- Incorporating testing strategies to a points system- And more! Tune in to learn from Nikki 🎧
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Who: Stephanie McConnell (Asst Superintendent)Where: Hawkins, TXWhat:- The difference between buy-in and commitment- Connection between instruction and behavior- Building positive relationships between district & schools- And more! Tune in to learn from Stephanie 🎧
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Who: Bryanna Van Helden (PBIS Coach)Where: Fort Myers, FLWhat:- Designing a rubric aligned to IB mindsets- Student voice & ownship creating expectations- Creative ways to launch a new program- And more! Tune in to learn from Bryanna 🎧
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Who: Sean Gray (Assistant Principal)Where: Marion, ARWhat:- Relationship-building rewards- YouTube morning show that everyone loves- Unique Houses based on student personality- And more! Tune in to learn from Sean 🎧
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Who: Christina Lavin (Assistant Principal)Where: Evergreen Park, ILWhat:- Social rewards that students love to purchase- Creating teacher buy-in through open communication- Fun ways to involve students in your store- And more! Tune in to learn from Christina 🎧
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Who: Sarah Cureton (Principal)
Where: Tyler, TX
What:
- Creative rewards systems that boost student buy-in
- The trials and tribulations of a paper cash system
- Why it’s more challenging to engage students today
- And more! Tune in to learn from Sarah 🎧
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Who: Laci Lockwood (Principal) and Chloe McFearson (Dean of Students)
Where: Lovington, NM
What:
- Setting a lasting foundation through a passionate committee
- Sustaining change through intentional hiring
- A “Platinum Club” system that students love
- And more! Tune in to learn from Laci and Chloe 🎧
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Who: Monica Wilhelm, Principal (Elementary)
Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas
What:
- Shifting successfully to a positivity-first approach
- Building a strong committee that’s not all about “Yes”
- Incorporating Capturing Kids’ Hearts
- And more! Tune in to learn from Monica 🎧
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Who: Laura Spiegel, Assistant Principal (Elementary)
Where: Lamar CISD in Rosenberg, TX
What:
- Reduced referrals from hallway behaviors
- Improving attendance post-COVID with points and rewards
- Get specials teachers involved in a school-wide behavior program
- And more! Tune in to learn from Laura 🎧
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You want to shift you’re approach to discipline. Suspensions are on the rise but they aren’t improving behavior. Restorative Practices provide schools with a way to create an environment where students feel safe, supported, and valued.
In this episode, Jordan dives into how to not only switch from traditional discipline to restorative practices but also reinforce those practices.
We’ll talk through how restorative practices can serve as an effective alternative to traditional punishment by focusing on the root cause of the incident. We’ll also dive into how it can be paired with your existing structure like PBIS and SEL. Happy listening.
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Want to dive deeper into Restorative Practices? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: How to Implement and Reinforce Restorative Practices.
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It might seem that the more independence and maturity your students gain as they age the easier the school would become to manage…that’s just not the case.
There are a whole set of problems as your students age into young adults, mainly, that they develop young adult problems while their social skills are often a work in progress.
PBIS increases student engagement and allows schools to create an environment where students feel supported and are better able to reach their potential.
In this episode, Jordan explains why that is especially true for high schools including five benefits that schools should expect to see during and after a successful PBIS launch.
When we emphasize and reinforce positive behavior, distractions are minimized, and students spend more time doing what they came to school to do in the first place…learning.
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Want to dive deeper into PBIS? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: Why PBIS is Great for High Schools, and Your Complete PBIS Field Guide.
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Education is extremely important...but nobody said it couldn't be fun.
When students struggle, we put all sorts of plans into place to intervene and help. But sometimes we tend to take accomplishments and success for granted. No more. It's time to put the fun back in our schools and that's where House Points come in!
In this episode, Jordan details the five reasons that your school should be using House Points today. It goes well beyond rewards, House Points can also serve as a tool for character development, encouraging positive behavior, responsibility, and teamwork.
Listen in and learn how you can improve everything from camaraderie to community with House Points. Happy Listening.🎧
Links:Want to dive deeper into House Points? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: The Ultimate Guide to House Points, 6 Steps to Launch Your Own House System, and The Ultimate School Culture Survival Guide.
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New names, new classes, and new challenges come around every August for teachers.
All of that change can lead to a lot of sleepless nights for educators...but the surest way to combat these late summer nightmares is to master classroom management.
Because you don’t want to just get through the school year…you want to thrive. In this episode, Jordan breaks down the five most important classroom management skills that every teacher needs to master during back-to-school season.
The rules and norms we set with our students exist to create a safe environment for them to explore new concepts, engage with new ideas, and forge new relationships. These are the skills you need to make it happen. Happy listening.
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We all want student behavior to improve. Better behavior would potentially lead to fewer distractions and result in higher levels of student achievement.
Sounds great. Problem solved. Right? If only it were that easy. In order to impact student behavior you need to set goals and action plans that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. In other words, you need to set SMART goals.
In this week’s episode, Jordan walks you through how to set SMART goals that will result in real, tangible behavior changes on your campus.
A SMART goal is a framework used to set objectives that are clear and actionable, with specific criteria for success. By breaking down larger goals into smaller, measurable objectives, schools can easily track their progress over time.
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PBIS is a complex system that takes time to implement and sustain. It involves changing the culture of your school community. It will require ongoing effort and dedication to ensure that all students benefit from its implementation.
That’s why school district leaders need to think about PBIS in terms of a multi-year implementation to ensure that the program is sustained long-term and that the desired outcomes are achieved.
In this week’s episode, Jordan breaks down a multi-year approach that allows school leaders to gradually introduce and refine the system, evaluate its progress, and make adjustments to ensure the program meets its goals.
The key to successfully making significant changes lies in the ability of leadership to hit short-term, targeted goals. Or in other words, what’s the only way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Happy listening.
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Want to dive deeper into PBIS? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: District PBIS Planning and Implementation, A Framework for Success with PBIS, & How to Weave PBIS into the Fabric of Your School Culture.
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There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to solving your student discipline issues.
No matter how grand your Tier 1 System is…it’s still only designed to meet the needs of roughly 80% of your students. So how do you support the other 20%? That’s where Tier 2 Interventions come in.
Tier 2 behavior interventions provide additional support to students who are not successful with Tier 1 support alone, with the goal of preventing future behavioral incidents and helping those students succeed.
In this week’s episode, Jordan goes through six common Tier 2 Behavior Interventions with some practical advice for implementing the strategies on your campus this fall. Happy listening.
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Want to dive deeper into Tiered Interventions? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: The Ultimate Guide to Tier 2 Behavior Interventions in PBIS, Your School’s Guide to Tier 1 Behavior Interventions, PBIS Tiers: What They Are & How to Use Them, & Implementing Check-In/Check-Out with LiveSchool.
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We hope you are enjoying your “summer teacher era”!
May your pool chair be forever lounging, your Yeti be forever chilled, and your roads be forever winding.
Ah, but alas it will not last forever and your teacher-brain is awfully tough to turn off. That’s why we have put together a comprehensive list of the best ways for educators to relax, progress, and be inspired all summer long.
This week’s episode is full of books, PD, social follows, blogs, podcasts, and live events that Jordan and the team have selected to help you recharge and come back this fall better than ever.
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Beach-Worthy Books:
Culturize: Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.
Hacking School Discipline: 9 Ways to Create a Culture of Empathy and Responsibility Using Restorative Justice
The Assistant Principal 50: Critical Questions for Meaningful Leadership and Professional Growth
Suggested Social Follows:
@educatorandrea
@mrv_history
@sarcastic_n_science
@standuprandazzo
Podcasts for Teachers On-The-Go:
The EdTech Podcast
The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast
Live Events Every Educator Should Attend:
The Innovative Schools Summit
The Agile Teacher’s Lounge
LiveSchool’s Webinar Serie
Blogs To Educate and Motivate:
7 Ways Teachers Can Relieve Stress Over Summer Break
11 Things Every Teacher Should Do This Summer
The LiveSchool Blog
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It’s time to look at the school calendar and pencil in some fun! In this week's episode, Jordan shares 12 fun school event ideas for class incentives, student rewards, spirit weeks, theme days, and community builders.
12 ideas you and your team can put together to incentivize and celebrate your school communities. The best part is they are all quick, easy, and super budget-friendly!
We have included three ideas for fall, winter, and spring, and a few that can work any time of the year. Feel free to use these as inspiration and build upon them to make something great on your campus.
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Want to know more about running Fun School Events? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: 12 Fun School Event Ideas Students (& Teachers) Will Love, Three Fun Ways to “Level Up” Your Student Reward Events, & Your Complete Guide to Rewarding Students for Positive Behavior.
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Why should you consider launching a House System in your school? Well, think about the things you’d like to change in your school.
You’d like to spend more time recognizing positive student behavior. You want less of your time tied up dealing with discipline. You want your students to be engaged and you’d like to find ways to make your building a happier place for teachers to teach.
That may sound like asking for the moon…but one program can accomplish all of those things: House Systems.
A House System is a behavior strategy where students are divided into teams called Houses. The students within each House work together to earn points, support each other, and compete against other Houses. Yep, just like Hogwarts but with fewer wizards and significantly less quidditch.
Today's episode is dedicated to getting you from idea to system launch as quickly (and smoothly) as possible. We boiled down the entire process into 6 easy-to-follow steps and 4 key components. No sorting hat necessary.
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Want to research more about Houses? Then dig a bit deeper into how How Antioch Middle School Built Their Community with 1.5 Million House Pointsand How MCS Developed Camaraderie and Community Around 128K House Points.
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Good attendance is essential for student success.
Students who attend school regularly are more likely to earn higher grades, graduate, and go on to college or other post-secondary education.
They are also less likely to drop out, commit crimes, or receive ODR’s while they are in school.
Even though we know this…many students still **struggle with attendance.
There are many reasons for this and some aren’t within the school’s control…but several of them are.
This episode is dedicated to pulling the levers you can pull to improve your school’s attendance rate.
This week we are diving into ways that schools can improve attendance:
- Providing a safe and orderly environment
- Celebrating and rewarding student accomplishments
- Providing opportunities for students to get involved in school activities
And guess what…we even broke it down by grade level so feel free to skip ahead to the section of the pod that benefits your students and your school the most.
- Elementary Ideas: 7:40
- Middle School Ideas: 9:50
- High School Ideas: 11:50
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Ahh, the school year is almost over. Testing is behind us, the weather outside is great, and you, my teacher friend, are quickly running out of curriculum.
It. Is. Party. Time.
No, we aren’t talking about teacher happy hour. At least not in this episode. This week is all about planning classroom parties that are guaranteed to end your year on a high note.
This week, Justin McElwee joins Jordan to discuss end-of-the-year class party ideas that teachers can use to reward their students for a great school year.
This episode covers everything from exciting party themes to creative ways to celebrate the end of the school year. Listen in for some great ideas for rewarding and saying adios to your students for the summer.
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Want to learn more about Classroom Party Ideas? Here is the source material for the podcast: 10 Class Party Ideas To Reward Your Students.
Want to host your own classroom escape? Check this classroom escape room template.
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A rewards store can be a major component of a school’s behavior system. Students see that the positive behaviors they show throughout the day can lead to a reward and that encourages them to continue making positive choices.
But, for the staff, running a store can become a major headache as they shoulder more and more responsibility...But it doesn’t have to be that way!
You can make rewarding students for positive behavior both effective and sustainable by putting the students in charge!
In this week's episode, Jordan provides your school with a step-by-step guide to building your own student-run reward store. We cover the benefits of the program, including increased student motivation and engagement. As well as potential drawbacks, such as the need for careful monitoring and management.
Tune in for everything you need to know to make your student reward store efficient, student-focused, and sustainable. Happy Listening. 🎧
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Classroom management is partly a learned skill and partly mastered art. This is why the two best ways to improve your classroom management are repetitions in your own classroom and collaborating with your experienced colleagues.
This episode is the latter. Deiera Bennett joined Jordan on the show today to talk through classroom stories and share the classroom management ideas that they used to survive and thrive in their own classrooms.
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This episode is all about behavior interventions. We are going to focus on one intervention that you can roll out in your school that allows you to leverage the resources you already have: Check-In/Check-Out.
Check-in/Check-out (CICO) is an effective behavior intervention because it’s built on relationships, accountability, and data.
But you may not know where to begin when it comes to making the program fit your school.
Have no fear, we got you.
In this episode, Jordan breaks down 6 steps to implementing CICO in your school as well as some helpful advice to ensure your implementation is a success.
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Great schools are great because they employ and support great teachers. No other variable can impact student learning like providing high-quality teaching.
That’s why our teachers deserve to be praised, respected, and recognized. They deserve to be rewarded all year round…not just during teacher appreciation week.
In this episode, we discuss 15 ways to reward teachers all year long. From simple gestures like handwritten notes to hour-long lunches, listen in for a wide range of ideas to show your appreciation for the hard work and dedication of your teaching staff.
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Want to learn more about celebrating teachers? Check out the full list of Teacher Rewards that inspired this podcast.
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This episode features an interview with stand-up comedian Gaspare Randazzo, who talks about why teachers make the best comedians.
He shares his own experiences of being a teacher by day and comedian by night. As well as how that unique combination has helped him to become a better teacher and a better comic.
Gaspare talks with Jordan about the unique challenges that come with being a teacher and how life in the classroom can translate so well to comedy on the stage! Like how the complexities of school and things like lunch and principal observations can produce great comedy.
Gaspare also dove into how social media stardom has affected his school day and how teachers can balance their personal and professional lives.
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Want to hear more from Gaspare? Check him out on TikTok and Instagram @standuprandazzo or his website: www.gasparerandazzo.com/
Unfortunately, the episode did not air before Gaspare’s February shows but you can see his full event schedule here.
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This episode is sure to be a hit for teachers, administrators, students, and parents alike and serves as a great 10-minute PD session on student reward events.
We’ll start with a recap of a visit to Del Valle Elementary, and discuss how they successfully designed their “Level Up” event to ensure maximum engagement from all their stakeholders.
Join us as we explore the importance of incorporating fun and meaningful activities into the event, as well as how to engage parents in the process.
Stick around until the end of the show and we’ll share three ways you can not only make your event more fun...but turn them into full-on community-builders.
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Want to learn more about Reward Events? Check out The Complete Guide to Rewarding Students for Positive Behavior
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The Flywheel Effect is now producing bite-size PD for school leaders! In our introductory episode, Jordan is climbing the PBIS Pyramid to discover how PBIS Tiers can improve student behavior in your school.
We'll look at the basics of PBIS Tiers. As well as how they can be used to create positive school environments including examples from schools all around the U.S. that are enjoying the fruits of a well-structured PBIS program.
We'll also explore the rationale behind PBIS Tiers and discuss how school leaders can use it as a tool to support student success. Tune in to learn how you can use PBIS Tiers in your own school community.
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Everything you need to get started with PBIS: Your Complete PBIS Field Guide
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Welcome back to The Flywheel Effect! In this episode, we explore the power of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to help students succeed in school and life. Our guest today is Cathy Emerson, a school psychologist, and MTSS expert.
Join us as she explains the basics of MTSS and shares examples of effective interventions like Check In/Check Out. Cathy will talk us through the three tiers of MTSS, the importance of data-driven decision-making, and how to identify which interventions can best meet the needs of individual students.
She’ll also discuss how to implement MTSS and some of the common challenges that districts may face. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to get the most out of MTSS in their schools.
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Would you recommend teaching as a career path? Be honest.
Right now, would you convince others to follow your path? You might not.
As things currently stand, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling that way either. It’s been a rough stretch.
But it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Our guest today is Dr. Crystal Thorpe, former Principal of The Year for the state of Indiana. She feels all the internal and external pressures you are probably feeling in your school. Sub shortage, teacher shortages, masks, no masks, student behavior disruptions, and a myriad of political strife continuously falling on our schools. It’s been a lot. What’s different about Crystal and her school is what she decided to do about it.
She’s on the pod today to chat with Jordan about those challenges and how she’s protecting the profession by asking her teachers to do less.
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You can read the articles we referenced here: Why One Principal is Asking Her Staff to do Less & Protecting the Profession.
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Shouldn’t school be a bit more like an adventure? No, we don’t mean you need your students swinging on ropes over snake pits like Indiana Jones or using the force to take down the evil empire like Luke Skywalker. But we do want our students to be as engaged in their educational journey as those fictional heroes are in their own adventures.
This episode is all about instilling a culture of adventuring in your school. It’s the art of instilling in your students an uncommon interest in what would otherwise be very commonplace.
Our guest today is Professor Colin Jones who is here to discuss exactly how you can use the philosophy of adventuring to guide your students to a happier, fuller, more satisfying education and how you can better prepare them for a workforce that is increasingly more freelance and entrepreneurial.
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In this episode, we are joined by Dedeeh Newbern who is the Chief Student Support Officer for Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, Kentucky. She’s here to explore the essential role of district behavior support, social media, and SEL in creating positive learning environments.
We will also dig a little deeper into restorative practices, community support, and educational partnerships that can promote positive school climates. Join us as we dive into how these topics are related and how they can help us build better school communities.
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Imagine a school district that doesn’t just issue edicts from on high. An organization that learns together, plans together, analyzes data together, and problem-solves together. A district like that can create an environment necessary for all schools to succeed.
Kim Wood is a District Behavior Coach for Placer County Schools and she's here with us today to help you create that kind of district.
She joined Jordan and Hannah on the podcast this week to share how school districts all across the country can decrease exclusionary discipline events and increase their staff's capacity to navigate behavior concerns.
She was also kind enough to share her blueprint for a district-wide approach to behavior management that you can take back to your leadership team!
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We teach with a real-world curriculum so that our students can make connections that lead to deeper learning.
Why can’t we do the same for behavior?
Today's guest has done just that. Jason Haniger created a Token Economy that reflects the real-world economy we live in.
The result? Students at Barry School improved their behavior while developing financial literacy skills they'll use for the rest of their lives.
In this episode, we talk with Jason about how you can utilize behavior points to teach students about interest, stocks, taxes, and budgeting AND how to improve behavior through your extra-curricular programs.
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What if we asked our students to help design the way their school functions? At St. Vincent Ferrer, that's exactly what they do. Our guest today is their Dean of Students, Eric Keiper.
He’s here to tell us all about their House System and how student leadership has meant success for the Houses and the individual students. But it’s also meant much more than that, it’s helped to create the kind of culture we all should be striving for:
- A school culture, led by students, that is both competitive and empathetic.
- A culture that celebrates servant leadership and brings out the best in the individual.
- A culture that pushes all of those within it, to rise above mediocrity and accept nothing short of greatness.
If you’re looking for a way to change the culture within your school, Eric just might have the key you’ve been searching for.
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You can contact Eric here: eric.keiper@stvfschool.org or you can check out Eric’s full webinar if you’d like more details on How to Build a Student-Led House Points Program!
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Congratulations! You’ve just accepted a job as the Principal of a new school! Your new home comes with some concerns though. Student attendance is low, the school has a tough time keeping staff, and student behavior is off the charts.
If you’re thinking those conditions sound familiar you are not alone. Those are 3 of the most common concerns in schools all across the country coming out of the pandemic and that's why we chose those specific circumstances for a hypothetical exercise with our guest AJ Bianco.
AJ is a father, husband, assistant principal, and podcast extraordinaire who was kind enough to join Jordan on the show today to create the playbook for new leaders at new schools. If you are a school leader, an aspiring school leader, or a teacher who would like some insight into the thought processes behind leadership actions then this is an episode you don’t want to miss!
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You also should check out AJ’s podcasts: The ReflectEd Podcast, Podcast PD, and The Chase for 28 Podcast!
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Welcome to our School Spotlight Series! In this series, we will be dropping episodes dedicated to sharing the good works, special programs, and unique culture wins that are happening all around the country so you can take them back to your school community!
This week we are joined by Kanetha Callahan, who is the Community Achieves Site Coordinator for Margaret Allen Middle School in Nashville, Tennessee. Kanetha shared the great ways they are supporting international students, building community partnerships, and how they are aligning MAMS’s behavior expectations with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People using LiveSchool.
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Community involvement is so much more than hosting an open house and scheduling parent-teacher conferences. Your school is uniquely positioned to bring positive, measurable change to your community. But how do you unlock that potential? Today’s guest is Principal Rashaad Pitt and he's here to share some helpful advice on how you can unleash that potential to close the gap between your school and the community it serves.
In addition to community engagement, Principal Pitt also chatted with Anna and Jordan about behavior solutions like restorative practices, mediation, and family outreach. We finished up the discussion by chatting about climate walks and Rashaad even gave us a rundown of his favorite tech tools in the classroom.
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If you're going to be a very successful school leader you need to not only be comfortable living in the gray, you also need to be comfortable leading in the gray. That means not only being comfortable solving complex problems but it also means leading others through complex situations. Today's guest on the show is a leader who is not only comfortable leading his school but has also developed 22 Principals from within his own admin team.
Gary Davison is the Principal of Lambert High School in Suwannee, Georgia as well as the host of The Lodge of Leaders Podcast. Gary joined Jordan and Anna to chat about new schools, parent involvement, student centered schools, and why developing leadership within your school is the best thing you can do for the students in your school.
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You can find out more about the whisper movement we discussed by heading to this link.
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It’s easy to get in the mindset that what you’re doing is normal or routine. But if you start thinking like that it’s easy to lose sight of the greatness happening all around you.
If you’re a leader it’s also easy to lose the great people around you if you don’t get in the habit of celebrating those who are doing great things for the students in your school.
Todd Nesloney (@techninjatodd) joined us today on the show to chat with Jordan about how you can start spotlighting the greatness in your school.
Todd and Jordan went in-depth on school leadership, recruiting staff, teaching without assigning homework, and why we need to take the lesson planning obligations off our teacher’s plates.
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We have all studied the importance of the first days of school when it comes to classroom management and student behavior. If you get it right early, you can set yourself up for a successful year. That makes sense.
But what if you don’t? What if you’re several months into the year and your class has veered totally off the rails?
If you're a teacher whose class has ever gotten out of hand in October or November, this is the episode for you!
Katie is an Interventionist and Instructional Coach who is here on the pod today to give you some sound advice that just might help you win back a lost class and save your educational year.
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Shifting your discipline plan to a positive approach centered around positive interactions, rewarding good behavior, and utilizing logical consequences can be a dramatic change.
It can be met with some opposition.
Who is the strongest champion for this approach? Who stands to benefit the most from this work?
Your Students.
The PBIS program in Huntingdon, PA really started to take off when the staff began to guide and empower their students to advocate for it and take ownership of the culture in their school. Nick Payne is the Principal at Huntingdon Middle School and he’s here to chat with Jordan and Matt on PBIS, student leadership, school culture, solving the teacher shortage, and why we need to reward our students more for doing the right thing.
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Do your students feel safe in your school? Can they be their authentic self without consequence?
What stories will they tell of the experiences they had in your school? Those are the culture and climate questions we need to be asking ourselves.
Baruti Kafele joined us on the pod today to chat with Jordan and Anna on school culture, turnaround schools, defining equity, developing AP’s, and looking past the test scores.
Principal Kafele is one of the most sought-after school leadership and classroom equity presenters in America. If you are a school leader or an aspiring leader this is a CAN'T-MISS episode!
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You can connect with Baruti on Twitter @PrincipalKafele, Instagram @millionmileman, or through his website principalkafele.com, and you can find the Virtual AP Leadership Academy on YouTube!
You can see the video we referenced here: A Day in the Life of Newark Tech principal, Baruti Kafele - NJ Classroom Close Up Profile
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~ BONUS EPISODE~Technology can be a battle in the classroom. Students come to school with more experience using tech tools than some of their teachers!
But it doesn’t have to be a fight, it can be an opportunity.
An opportunity to meet students where they are and increase engagement levels in our schools.
Our guest today is Justin McElwee who has committed his career to preparing teachers to become masters of the tech in their own classrooms. Justin is a Learning Resource Specialist in Chicago, Il, host of The Baseball and Whatever Podcast, a published author, and also the producer for our show!
On today’s episode, Justin is turning the Mic on to chat with Jordan and Anna on tech in the classroom, the SAMR Method, project-based learning, creating your own podcast, and surviving The Oregon Trail.
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Aristotle once said, “The fate of empires depends on the education of the youth.” That statement is as true today as it was in ancient Greece. That is why it is so imperative we change the negative narratives circling around our schools. Because if the next generation doesn’t understand the importance and power of education then we may not have the next generation of educators.
Paul Kennedy is the Director of Scholar Advancement for Global Academies and is known for his school culture innovations. Paul dropped by to chat with Jordan and Matt on alumni culture, athletics in education, the joy of teaching, student voice, preparing leaders, changing the narratives around education, diversifying the curriculum, fostering relationships, and why your school Principal should be known as The Head of Learning.
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You can connect with Paul at pkennedy@ga-schools.org for information on Global’s Alumni program at gla_alumniprograms
An in-depth look at the program Paul leads at Global Academies.
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From the outside, it may seem that all is well. But on the inside, it may feel like you have a Kodiak Bear breathing down your neck ready to pounce.
Now imagine you're a student trying to learn Algebra or Adverbs under those conditions. That’s the reality that more and more of our kids face today as the CDC says that Trauma is the most significant health crisis in today's youth.
Todd Finley is a Professor at East Carolina University who specializes in preparing teachers to connect with students under duress and how they can unlock the charisma they need to shine in today’s classroom.
Todd also chatted with Jordan and Anna on Equity in Teacher Preparation, role-playing to master classroom management, PD best practices, brain-based teaching, what it takes to succeed at different grade levels, what PLCs are really meant for, and how to rebound from classroom horror stories.
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You can find The Trauma Resource Institute here: https://www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/
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If students don’t want to be in the space, they aren’t going to learn in that space. Education can’t simply be a content delivery platform anymore. You have to create a robust Social-Emotional experience for your students to create the ideal conditions for learning. A House System can be the way you instill camaraderie and belonging into your school community.
In this week’s episode, David Olinger joins Jordan and Anna to chat about House Systems, Change Management, Incorporating SEL, and Honoring the Work that Precedes us. David is the Director of Digital Strategy for O’Dea High School in Seattle Washington and he is also a leading educational consultant specializing in Change Management.
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Sometimes we hold on to traditions in schools and in classrooms that don’t drive learning, culture, or experiences. Sometimes the traditions are exactly what is driving those critical pieces. In this week’s episode, we chat with Kelly Rodriguez about how to know when you need to overcome or change traditions and when you need to lean into the things that are working. Hint: ask your students!
Kelly also stopped by to chat about teaching as a 2nd career, the various meanings of a “safe school”, creating staff ownership in new programs, and we game plan your next student-staff softball game!
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You can follow Kelly on Instagram at senora_krod
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- BONUS EPISODE * Teachers don’t need wellness PD or Pizza Parties. They need to be seen as professionals. Charmaine Williams is a veteran educator, accomplished writer, podcaster, and founder of the Controlled Chaos Academy. She joined Jordan and Anna this week to speak directly to school leaders on the behalf of teachers.
Charmaine also stopped by to chat about student voice, relevant rewards, administrator visibility, teacher recognition, how to coach teachers to be their best, and providing transformative learning experiences.
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What sets apart a great school from a failing school? What’s the secret sauce of schools that are closing achievement gaps? Why do U.S. teachers leave the classroom at twice the rate of other developed countries?
In this week’s episode, we are joined by Education Researchers Laura Hernandez and Dion Burns from the Learning Policy Institute. Laura and Dion share their research on all of those questions above plus best practices in relationship building, self-assessing your school culture, developing trust in new programs, and we looked at time as the most critical resource in schools.
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The Learning Policy Institute: www.learningpolicyinstitute.org
Key Research to Reference: Instructional Leadership Corps and the Positive Outliers Studies
Overall Design Principals: https://k12.designprinciples.org/
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If we are going to address the teacher shortage, we need to address teacher stress, burnout, and how society views the profession. Our guest today is working on doing just that by improving student engagement and bringing community involvement into the classroom through Project-Based Learning.
Terra Tarango joins us this week to discuss Teaching Careers, Project-Based Learning, Community Involvement, Student Engagement, Fire Drills, Teacher Press Releases, Learning Loss, Pluto’s Planetary Status, and Coaching Teachers.
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Sometimes school leaders have to do what’s best for their teachers and their students. Don’t be afraid to be that agent of change when the time comes to do what's best for your school.
In this episode, Jordan is joined by Gerry Brooks (@gerrybrooksprin) and Lisa Kear (Elementary School Principal) to discuss leadership transitions, career adversity, building staff morale, teacher shortages, and how to balance what needs to be done with what your staff needs to get it done.
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You can find Lisa via the Liberty Elementary Facebook page (libertyhawks)!
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Schools need innovation to successfully navigate the ever-changing waters of modern education. That innovation is impossible without the collaboration of all the necessary stakeholders. In this week's episode, we talk with Dr. Nick Polyak about creating a collaborative culture in your school that allows innovation to shine.
Listen as Anna and Jordan talk with Superintendent Polyak about Career Mobility, Equity in Schools, Collaborative Cultures, Student Voice, School Leadership Trees, and how to create an Innovation Incubator in your school.
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We all underestimated the behavior needs we ended up facing last school year. Learn how @PrincipalTurk and his staff built empathy in their students through relationships and logical consequences.
Listen as Anna and Jordan talk with Anthony about those topics plus servant leadership, encouraging innovation, and internal podcasts to communicate with your school community.
How do we get teachers and students to want to be in our schools? Find ways to engage them. If we can find ways to make things more fun and interesting we need to do that. Because happy students are more likely to be able to learn, and happy teachers are more likely to stay and teach them.
Listen as Anna and Jordan talk with @educatorandrea about PHD Educators, rolling chair havoc, mental health, teacher choice, and how teachers can impact culture change in their buildings.
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What’s the biggest rock that can be lifted in education right now? Rethinking the role of the teacher in the classroom.
Listen as Anna and Jordan talk with Dr. Greg Goins (@DrGregGoins) about the role of a teacher, a career in Education, and how leaders can spark change within their school communities.
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Coming Soon!
The Flywheel Effect will be launching August 1st. Our show is all about sharing stories of admin, school support staff, and other educational change agents that have succeeded in their initial lift and have created cultures that have so much momentum that they grow and improve exponentially.
We look forward to bringing you engaging discourse centered around School Culture and the educators who are working to change it in their school communities.