Bridget Belcastro's guest appearances

Bridget Belcastro

Transformative Principal

BOOMLeader Daily Flash Briefing on Amazon Alexa

Unapologetic Leadership 

Dwight Carter

Amy Dixon

Derek McCoy

Seth Godin

William Parker

Julie Lam

Jeff Rose

Cory Doctorow

Jethro Jones

Daymond John

Liz Wiseman

Kat Howard

Derek Sivers

Michael Robinson

Geoff Woods

OwlTail

Principal of Johnsburg Elementary and the true definition of an avid reader, Dr. Belcastro drops some awesome insight on the culture of her school and the importance of a book in a kids hands. Bridget opens the world beyond her school through reading. Check out her story!

E27: Leading and Reading with Dr. Bridget Belcastro

Welcome friends and teammates to another Friday episode and this week I have Dr. Bridget Belcastro joining us to share an organization tip that has enhanced her life and effectiveness as a school principal.  To learn more from Dr. Belcastro follow her by checking out the details below: T: @DrBelcastro IG: @DrBelcastro--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-webb2/message

Welcome friends and teammates to another Friday episode and this week I have Dr. Bridget Belcastro joining us to share an organization tip that has enhanced her life and effectiveness as a school principal.  To learn more from Dr. Belcastro follow her by checking out the details below: T: @DrBelcastro IG: @DrBelcastro--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-webb2/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/thomas-webb2/message</a>

200. Dr. Bridget Belcastro - Principal

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.   Bridget Belcastro is the principal of Johnnsburg Elementary School.  Principal of every grade level in K-12 Why Bridget joined the mastermind. I’m always just starting out, even in my 12th year. Makes me reflect on things that I have experienced. I can give recommendations or experiences that helped me. I do have some very specific goals for my career, and I get those through the mastermind. Intimacy of it, we all have time each week to share what we are doing. GRIT Program - Greatness Requires Internal Toughness. A team of 10 teachers developed the lessons. There is a new series of lessons for each grade level. We talk about Goal Setting, Perseverance, Overcoming Obstacles, Reflection, Growth Mindset, Etc. Talk about brain research and famous failures. Teachers buy into it more when we create it. Year 1 was very easy, all the lessons look the same. Year 2 was a little more challenging with fresh approach and different topics. Year 3 is really challenging. Teachers have t-shirts Got GRIT? If I fail, I’ll be OK. I’ll just try it a different way! Restorative practices - Problem-solving skills Working through frustrations with kids. Make sure our practice matches what we’re preaching. Are we giving kids chances to show that the “Yet” part? How to be a transformative principal? Reminding yourself that you’re all in this together. Making sure that your staff believes it!  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="http://twitter.com/drbelcastro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridget Belcastro</a> is the principal of Johnnsburg Elementary School. <ul> <li>Principal of every grade level in K-12</li> <li>Why Bridget joined the mastermind.</li> <li>I’m always just starting out, even in my 12th year.</li> <li>Makes me reflect on things that I have experienced.</li> <li>I can give recommendations or experiences that helped me.</li> <li>I do have some very specific goals for my career, and I get those through the mastermind.</li> <li>Intimacy of it, we all have time each week to share what we are doing.</li> <li>GRIT Program - Greatness Requires Internal Toughness.</li> <li>A team of 10 teachers developed the lessons.</li> <li>There is a new series of lessons for each grade level.</li> <li>We talk about Goal Setting, Perseverance, Overcoming Obstacles, Reflection, Growth Mindset, Etc.</li> <li>Talk about brain research and famous failures.</li> <li>Teachers buy into it more when we create it.</li> <li>Year 1 was very easy, all the lessons look the same.</li> <li>Year 2 was a little more challenging with fresh approach and different topics.</li> <li>Year 3 is really challenging.</li> <li>Teachers have t-shirts Got GRIT?</li> <li>If I fail, I’ll be OK. I’ll just try it a different way!</li> <li>Restorative practices - Problem-solving skills</li> <li>Working through frustrations with kids.</li> <li>Make sure our practice matches what we’re preaching.</li> <li>Are we giving kids chances to show that the “Yet” part?</li> <li>How to be a transformative principal? Reminding yourself that you’re all in this together. Making sure that your staff believes it!</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%C2%ADprincipal/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%C2%ADprincipal/id770942472?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> or on <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jethro%C2%ADjones/transformative%C2%ADprincipals?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%C2%ADproducts/communication%C2%ADcards" 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%C2%ADprincipal/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%C2%ADrszZkDurFR2Jw9aXYjOX0XfCcJ%C2%ADuTsgNiAmo/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Refer A Principal</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12nqS30m%C2%AD7PQ5BhlGSGrXoQrYwZ33bgulQRaXfUagC08/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>.

Greatness Requires Internal Toughness with Bridget Belcastro Transformative Principal 260