Matthew Portell's guest appearances

Matthew Portell

Transformative Principal

KindSight 101

Ask A Principal

Jimmy Casas

Seth Godin

George Couros

Baruti Kafele

Adam Welcome

Evan Carmichael

Simon Sinek

Cory Doctorow

Nadia Lopez

Linda Cliatt-Wayman

Jethro Jones

Heather Monahan

Ross Greene

Jill Payne

Liz Wiseman

OwlTail

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. Matthew is a principal in Nashville, He was recently selected by FranklinCovey Education as a Leader in Me Community Champion in recognition of his outstanding work Trauma Informed Educators Network Facebook group “I’m an activator,” he says. “In education, everyone is waiting for someone else to do something different, but if something is inequitable, I’m not going to wait―I’m going to disrupt.”  Impact of social justice and trauma informed practices Trauma as a whole, but not as an event. Intergenerational transmission of trauma. Impact of racial trauma over time and day to day. ACES and Trauma. Understanding implicit bias If we’re not cognizant of it, it can wreak havoc on our impact as an educator. How do we navigate our roles as educator’s knowing that we possess bias? Why do we have clip charts in elementary schools? Unapologetic disruptor Our schools are designed to reflect the majority of our culture Behavior is a lagging skill instead of a personal choice. Change the school to meet the needs of our kids. When we put norms on kids. Look at kids as though they are doing the best they can! Many people have experienced trauma. Focused on the strengths of what kids come with. We’ve learned that clip charts in the classroom When public shaming becomes a norm in the school it can have major damage. Every kid is a genius. You’re being sent home because… How to have the conversation with adults. Teachers just like kids are doing the best they could. De-escalating kids. An escalated adult cannot deescalate an escalated child. Tap in and tap out strategy. Happy teacher revolution. You’re done. I can’t handle that weight. It’s too much. how to be a transformative principal? Activator - don’t wait for someone else to do it or try it. If it doesn’t work, it’s ok.  Today’s Sponsors Innovative school leaders across the country have started tracking online student participation using TeachFX because it’s one of the most powerful ways to improve student outcomes during COVID — especially for English Learners and students of color. Learn more about TeachFX and get a special offer at TeachFX.com Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles:   Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh  Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli  Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley  The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson  Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard  John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones:  SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors 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. Matthew is a principal in Nashville, He was recently selected by <a href="https://www.leaderinme.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FranklinCovey Education</a> as a <a href="https://www.leaderinme.org/community-champions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leader in Me Community Champion</a> in recognition of his outstanding work <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950824761646206" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trauma Informed Educators Network Facebook group</a> “I’m an activator,” he says. “In education, everyone is waiting for someone else to do something different, but if something is inequitable, I’m not going to wait―I’m going to disrupt.” <ul> <li>Impact of social justice and trauma informed practices</li> <li>Trauma as a whole, but not as an event.</li> <li>Intergenerational transmission of trauma.</li> <li>Impact of racial trauma over time and day to day.</li> <li>ACES and Trauma.</li> <li>Understanding implicit bias</li> <li>If we’re not cognizant of it, it can wreak havoc on our impact as an educator.</li> <li>How do we navigate our roles as educator’s knowing that we possess bias?</li> <li>Why do we have clip charts in elementary schools?</li> <li>Unapologetic disruptor</li> <li>Our schools are designed to reflect the majority of our culture</li> <li>Behavior is a lagging skill instead of a personal choice.</li> <li>Change the school to meet the needs of our kids.</li> <li>When we put norms on kids.</li> <li>Look at kids as though they are doing the best they can!</li> <li>Many people have experienced trauma.</li> <li>Focused on the strengths of what kids come with.</li> <li>We’ve learned that clip charts in the classroom</li> <li>When public shaming becomes a norm in the school it can have major damage.</li> <li>Every kid is a genius.</li> <li>You’re being sent home because…</li> <li>How to have the conversation with adults.</li> <li>Teachers just like kids are doing the best they could.</li> <li>De-escalating kids.</li> <li>An escalated adult cannot deescalate an escalated child.</li> <li>Tap in and tap out strategy.</li> <li>Happy teacher revolution.</li> <li>You’re done.</li> <li>I can’t handle that weight. It’s too much.</li> <li>how to be a transformative principal? Activator - don’t wait for someone else to do it or try it. If it doesn’t work, it’s ok.</li> </ul> Today’s Sponsors Innovative school leaders across the country have started tracking online student participation using TeachFX because it’s one of the most powerful ways to improve student outcomes during COVID — especially for English Learners and students of color. Learn more about TeachFX and get a special offer at <a href="http://teachfx.com/transformativeprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TeachFX.com</a> Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.johncattbookshop.com/</a>. Learn more about some of the newest titles: <ul> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/tiger-teachers-take-two-the-michaela-way" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/teaching-walkthrus-visual-step-by-step-guides-to-essential-teaching-techniques" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/putting-staff-first-a-blueprint-for-revitalising-our-schools?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&amp;pr_rec_pid=4388874092567&amp;pr_ref_pid=4337604952087&amp;pr_seq=uniform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-teaching-delusion-why-teaching-in-our-schools-isnt-good-enough-and-how-we-can-make-it-better" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/leadership/products/stop-talking-about-wellbeing-a-pragmatic-approach-to-teacher-workload" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard</a></li> </ul> John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/schoolx-how-principals-can-design-a-transformative-school-experience-for-students-teachers-parents-and-themselves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves</a> Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors</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>.

Behavior as a Lagging Skill with Matthew Portell Transformative Principal 367

Foundations of Trauma-Informed Schools (With Matthew Portell)

Matthew Portell's Facebook page Trauma Informed Educators Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950824761646206/Matthew Portell's Podcast:https://www.facebook.com/TIENetworkCast/Trauma Informed Educator's Network: https://paradigmshifteducation.com/trauma-informed-educators-network/Our other episode on trauma:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-05-from-kicked-out-school-to-running-school/id1494834072?i=1000465255352askaprincipal.comask@askaprincipal.com615-669-ASK1

Matthew Portell's Facebook page Trauma Informed Educators Network: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950824761646206/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950824761646206/</a>Matthew Portell's Podcast:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TIENetworkCast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TIENetworkCast/</a>Trauma Informed Educator's Network: <a href="https://paradigmshifteducation.com/trauma-informed-educators-network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://paradigmshifteducation.com/trauma-informed-educators-network/</a>Our other episode on trauma:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-05-from-kicked-out-school-to-running-school/id1494834072?i=1000465255352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-05-from-kicked-out-school-to-running-school/id1494834072?i=1000465255352</a><a href="askaprincipal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">askaprincipal.com</a>ask@askaprincipal.com615-669-ASK1

Episode 19: Trauma Informed Educators with Matthew Portell