Michael Sharpiro's guest appearances

Michael Sharpiro

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. Michael Shapiro is serving in his second year as the principal of Highland Tech Charter School in Anchorage School District. A recent transplant from the Chicago area, he previously served as principal of Shepard Middle School in Deerfield, Illinois for seven years, during which time the school earned a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award. Prior to that he served as an assistant principal for five years in two different schools. Mr. Shapiro began his educational career as a computer applications teacher and director of instructional technology. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Administration and Supervision at Loyola University in Chicago. Highland Tech is a 6th–12th grade charter school that promotes personal mastery through student centered, individualized learning and varied assessment strategies. Student placement is based on academic ability, rather than chronological age, ensuring students are challenged each day. Students are encouraged to take an active role in their education and master core content and the skills necessary for success in the 21st Century. Technology integration and project-based assessments are critical components of Highland Tech’s rigorous model.   Not one and done approach, focused on student Mastery. Time bound, but a lot of flexibility. Real-world project based learning. Rubrics at every level. Takes some time for kids, teachers and principals even to get used to it. Lots of misperceptions in the community. Reinventing Schools Coalition RISC  Different Levels - Standards and Rubrics  Kids can be in 8th grade math and be in 10 grade ELA. Require up to Alg. II/Trig in math at Highland Tech. Integrate levels as much as possible. Paying attention to outliers. Variety of assessments qualify for standards. Not just the paper-pencil type.   Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Ready for a Modern Web Site for your school? Simple School Sites is the place to go for high quality Wordpress sites specially designed for schools. 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.   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/shaprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Shapiro</a> is serving in his second year as the principal of Highland Tech Charter School in Anchorage School District. A recent transplant from the Chicago area, he previously served as principal of Shepard Middle School in Deerfield, Illinois for seven years, during which time the school earned a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award. Prior to that he served as an assistant principal for five years in two different schools. Mr. Shapiro began his educational career as a computer applications teacher and director of instructional technology. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Administration and Supervision at Loyola University in Chicago. Highland Tech is a 6th–12th grade charter school that promotes personal mastery through student centered, individualized learning and varied assessment strategies. Student placement is based on academic ability, rather than chronological age, ensuring students are challenged each day. Students are encouraged to take an active role in their education and master core content and the skills necessary for success in the 21st Century. Technology integration and project-based assessments are critical components of Highland Tech’s rigorous model.  <ul> <li>Not one and done approach, focused on student Mastery.</li> <li>Time bound, but a lot of flexibility.</li> <li>Real-world project based learning.</li> <li>Rubrics at every level.</li> <li>Takes some time for kids, teachers and principals even to get used to it.</li> <li>Lots of misperceptions in the community.</li> <li>Reinventing Schools Coalition <a href="http://www.reinventingschools.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RISC</a> </li> <li>Different Levels - <a href="http://www.highlandtech.org/ht_standards.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Standards and Rubrics</a> </li> <li>Kids can be in 8th grade math and be in 10 grade ELA.</li> <li>Require up to Alg. II/Trig in math at Highland Tech.</li> <li>Integrate levels as much as possible.</li> <li>Paying attention to outliers.</li> <li>Variety of assessments qualify for standards. Not just the paper-pencil type.</li> </ul> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transformative-principal/id770942472?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Loading… 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>.  Ready for a Modern Web Site for your school? <a href="http://jethrojones.com/simpleschoolsites" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simple School Sites</a> is the place to go for high quality Wordpress sites specially designed for schools. 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/episode92-" 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>.   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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