Transformative Principal

I am super excited whenever I get to talk with Will Parker, and today is no different. Today we are tackling three questions that principal listeners have shared with us from our podcasts, covering these topics:   What to do if or when your teachers give you the cold shoulder about learning something new.  How to manage student dynamics in competency-based instruction.  Ways to measuring student growth in Social Emotional Learning settings.   Listen-in for the complete conversation.   Questions for Jethro and Will:   1. My teachers give me the cold shoulder when I try to introduce them to new ways of teaching. What should I do?   Jethro and I discuss the following: Modeling for teachers Observation of other teachers What is he/she doing well already? Praise first, then instruct. Lead with the question, “Where do you want to grow?” Creating an enviornment where teachers ask for help Celebrating innovative teaching Learning to say yes before saying no   2. How do you make sure that stu