Clare Fulp's guest appearances

Clare Fulp

Transformative Principal

David Smith

Seth Godin

William Parker

Cory Doctorow

Jethro Jones

Liz Wiseman

Kat Howard

Derek Sivers

Michael Robinson

Geoff Woods

Aaron Walker

Shelly Morgan

Jessica Johnson

David Wood

John Hope Bryant

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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. Clare Fulp is the principal of an Chugach Optional and we talk today about her work running a summer school program for refugee students in Anchorage, Alaska.  School designed for new-to-country students Director of ELL for Anchorage School District Qtel institute No walls or doors between the classrooms, project-based learning, little direct instruction. Open learning How to set up the culture of a school for the success in an open classroom. Soft skills taught to kids. Seth Godin,  Let’s stop calling them soft skills.  Changed approach from just ELL teachers getting the gig. How to hire the right people for this position. Each team member is bringing their own strength to this group. Looking for great passion. Positive attitude. Self, Social, City, State, World Most Likely to Succeed Working with current K-6 students. 230 kids total. How to deal with refugees: have an open heart. An interest in the world. Couldn’t think past a day as a refugee. Misconceptions about language Vigotsky Zone of Proximal Development Kids are so much better at learning languages than adults. Younger/Elder approach Goal is not testing, but SEL, Math, and Literacy. Community engagement with the process - Community block party Teaching kids how to take care of their teeth. How to be a transformative principal? Connect with kids, know their names, It’s all about relationships.  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! Join my group coaching program   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.    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://clarefulp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clare Fulp</a> is the principal of an <a href="http://chugachoptional.asdk12.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chugach Optional</a> and we talk today about her work running a summer school program for refugee students in Anchorage, Alaska. <ul> <li>School designed for new-to-country students</li> <li>Director of ELL for Anchorage School District</li> <li><a href="http://qtel.wested.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Qtel institute</a></li> <li>No walls or doors between the classrooms, project-based learning, little direct instruction.</li> <li>Open learning</li> <li>How to set up the culture of a school for the success in an open classroom.</li> <li>Soft skills taught to kids.</li> <li>Seth Godin, <a href="https://itsyourturnblog.com/lets-stop-calling-them-soft-skills-9cc27ec09ecb#.46tcmzbv2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Let’s stop calling them soft skills.</a> </li> <li>Changed approach from just ELL teachers getting the gig.</li> <li>How to hire the right people for this position.</li> <li>Each team member is bringing their own strength to this group.</li> <li>Looking for great passion.</li> <li>Positive attitude.</li> <li>Self, Social, City, State, World</li> <li><a href="http://www.mltsfilm.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Most Likely to Succeed</a></li> <li>Working with current K-6 students. 230 kids total.</li> <li>How to deal with refugees: have an open heart.</li> <li>An interest in the world.</li> <li>Couldn’t think past a day as a refugee.</li> <li>Misconceptions about language</li> <li>Vigotsky Zone of Proximal Development</li> <li>Kids are so much better at learning languages than adults.</li> <li>Younger/Elder approach</li> <li>Goal is not testing, but SEL, Math, and Literacy.</li> <li>Community engagement with the process - Community block party</li> <li>Teaching kids how to take care of their teeth.</li> <li>How to be a transformative principal? Connect with kids, know their names, It’s all about relationships.</li> </ul> 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="http://transformativeprincipal.org/mastermind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join my group coaching program</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transformative-principal/id770942472?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Please take a moment to rate this podcast in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transformative-principal/id770942472?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> or on <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jethro-jones/transformative-principals?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a>.  Please follow me on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/jethrojones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jethrojones</a> for the host and <a href="http://twitter.com/trnfrmprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TrnFrmPrincipal</a> for the show. <a href="http://www.jethrojones.com/new-products/communication-cards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Buy Communication Cards</a> Show notes on <a href="http://transformativeprincipal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TransformativePrincipal.com</a> Download <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/paperless-principal/id558201943?ls=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Paperless Principal</a>.   <a href="http://mbsy.co/3jbnc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://transformativeprincipal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Web Site</a> <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=44392&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transformative Principal on Stitcher</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pI7a1e-rszZkDurFR2Jw9aXYjOX0XfCcJ-uTsgNiAmo/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Refer A Principal</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12nqS30m-7PQ5BhlGSGrXoQrYwZ33bgulQRaXfUagC08/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey</a> SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI</a>. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI.com/tp</a>We're so grateful to our sponsor <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Coach by Edthena</a>. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

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