"What ultimately separates the 'champion' from the 'also-ran?' The champion has mastered consistency." - The Rock Star Principals

Education, education, and more education abound in Episode 31 of the Rock Star Principals’ Podcast!  This is one you won’t want to miss!  Prepare for:

·      Article Review: Greg Toppo (gtoppo) from USA Today: “Respect at School in Decline”

o   From the Harris Poll: Less teachers respect parents/students and vice-versa

o   Were things really better in the “good ole days?”

o   Finland and Respect

o   Parents Just Don’t Understand

·      A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Nintendo’s Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out

·      Maxwell’s University of Leadership: Law 5=Law of Addition

o   Leadership isn’t how far we advance ourselves, but how far we advance others.

o   Are you making things better for the people who follow you?

o   Costco, Southwest, Disney

o   Jim Collins’ Level 5 Leadership

·      A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Atari 2600

·      Interview Segment: Breakfast with Galli (Part 1)

o   The Rock Stars eat breakfast with esteemed, retired Superintendent, Joe Galli.

§  Relationships

§  Respect

§  You can’t “wait for the kid to come to you.”

§  “Chicken Feed Education”

§  Student Teaching

"Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde

Which are you?

Join @PAESSP (Dr. Bill Ziegler) and the Rock Star Principals for this week's #PAESSPChat where the topic will be "Technology Philosophy!" Per the "NMC" research, we'll be discussing:

• The Horizon.K12 Advisory Boardvoted for the top 12 emerging technologies as well as the top ten trends and challenges that they believe will have a significant impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in global K-12 education over the next five years. 

The Pre-Reading is available at: http://www.nmc.org/news/2013-horizonk12-interim-results#prclt-b1CLbl7x

See you Thursday Night, 1/23/2014, at 8pm EST on #PAESSPChat - Be there!

If you've been following the saga of Nick's 4 year old daughter on Facebook or Twitter, you know that it's been a crazy night (and morning).  In short, Talia's special toy, "Ladytramp," was apprehended and brutally attacked by Thor the Dog.  Thor has been actively pursuing Ladytramp for about a year and a half.  The surgery was tense, but successful, and all worked out.  You can catch up on all the action here:

http://storify.com/RckStrPrincipal/news-updates-ladytramp-in-critical-condition

Of course, some PTSD is to be expected.  After Dr. McStuffins Indeglio settled in for such much deserved slumber, he was awakened by Talia Toots at 4:00am.  Groggy, but always a podcaster, Nick was able to record most of the conversation on his iPhone.  Enjoy Talia's comments on:

• LadyTramp
• Thor
• Santa Claus
• Scarves
• Christmas Ornaments
• Feet
• Kicking
• Mommy
• and more...

News Update: The Saga of Tootie's Ladytramp in Critical Condition (Nick of RSP)

https://storify.com/RckStrPrincipal/news-updates-ladytramp-in-critical-condition

The Rock Stars are in “rare form” for their BIG 30^th Episode Podcast!!!  Don’t miss this one; it’s full of educational advice/awesome-ness and unparalleled RSP humor!

·      The Rock Stars Present…How to Present!

o   Tips for Presenting and Getting the Most Out of Professional Conferences

o   Looking the Part

o   What are the Take-Aways?

o   The Pro-Wrestling Connection (Going the Extra Step)

o   “You don’t know how much you know!”

o   Join the Rock Stars as they Present at the @NAESP National Conference this July in Nashville, Tennessee!

·      Commercial: Who Are the People In Your Twitter-Hood?

o   This week, we feature Rock Stars from our #PAESSPChat

§  @MelissaPatschke – National Principal Mentor Certification Coach, Elementary Principal, Federal Relations Coordinator, Regional Representative for NY, NJ, and PA (@PAESSP, @NAESP)

§  @PrincipalNauman – Elementary Principal in Lewes, Delaware, Extensive Participation in Twitter PLN’s

§  @pmhealey4 – Paul Healey is the Executive Director of @PAESSP

·      Research and Article/Book (or Twitter Feed Review) – Dan Buettner’s “Blue Zone” Twitter Feed

o   Tips on a Long and Healthy Life from Research in the “Blue Zones!”

§  Consumerism, Hari Hachi Bu, Sardinian Sarcasm, Dogs, and More!

·      A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: G.I. Joe Public Service Announcement

o   Roadblock raps about talking to strangers!

·      Maxwell’s University of Leadership: Irrefutable Law #4

o   The Law of Navigation (“Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course.”)

§  Saving Private Ryan – The complaint chain of command goes up.

§  If you badmouth the boss, it will get back to her.

§  Faith is defines as “belief without empirical knowledge!”

Enjoy all this and more on the 30^th Episode Spectacular!  Laser, pyros, and flamethrowers abound!!!

The Rock Star Principals are proud to announce that they will be presenting at the National Association for Elementary School Principals (@NAESP) National Conference from July 10-12 in Nashville, Tennessee (http://www.naesp.org/2014-conference)! The conference theme is "Best Practices for Better Schools" and their tag-line is most apropos: "Don't Let it Happen Without You!"

Our presentation is titled, "The Principalship in the 'Blue Zone' - Threats to Longevity and the Motivation to Carry-On." Our interactive, multi-media experience will focus on our extensive research on the challenges facing principals in today's educational environment as well as providing the tools to increase your career life-span, health, balance, and overall happiness!  Reaching well-beyond the educational literature, the Rock Stars pull in the 'big gun' experts from all the social sciences and popular culture.  Don't miss it!

• Just go to your Google Search Engine and Type in "Rock Star Principals"
• Go into the iTunes Store and type "Rock Star Principals" in the search bar.  We're under Podcasts in Education-K12! (Be sure to leave us a 5 star rating)
• You can find the Podcast on "Stitcher" now as well!
• Visit our Official Webpage: rockstarprincipals.libsyn.com
• Follow us on Twitter: @rckstrprincipal
• Search for the "Rock Star Principals" in the Facebook search bar!
• We're on Blogger at rockstarprincipals.blogspot.com
• We're also on Wordpress at rockstarprincipals.wordpress.com
• Check out the hoity toity profile on LinkedIn!
• We have a YouTube Channel (with nothing on it) - Just type in: Rock Star Principals' Podcast
• And we're on Vine!
• You can also reach out to us by email: rockstarprincipals@gmail.com

And Now You Can Call or Text Us at:

(267) 58R-OCK1

• Just go to your Google Search Engine and Type in "Rock Star Principals"
• Go into the iTunes Store and type "Rock Star Principals" in the search bar.  We're under Podcasts in Education-K12! (Be sure to leave us a 5 star rating)
• You can find the Podcast on "Stitcher" now as well!
• Visit our Official Webpage: rockstarprincipals.libsyn.com
• Follow us on Twitter: @rckstrprincipal
• Search for the "Rock Star Principals" in the Facebook search bar!
• We're on Blogger at rockstarprincipals.blogspot.com
• We're also on Wordpress at rockstarprincipals.wordpress.com
• Check out the hoity toity profile on LinkedIn!
• We have a YouTube Channel (with nothing on it) - Just type in: Rock Star Principals' Podcast
• And we're on Vine!
• You can also reach out to us by email: rockstarprincipals@gmail.com

And Now You Can Call or Text Us at:

(267) 58R-OCK1

Episode 29 of the Rock Star Principals’ Podcast is “bad to the bone!” And that’s “bad” as in “good!” Listen in for:

·      “Should Principals Stop Visiting Classrooms” from the Washington Post by Valerie Strauss (@valeriestrauss)

o   Daniel Willingham research shows a weak or non-existent relationship between student achievement and the priority a principals puts on Instructional Leadership

o   New research (Grissom, Loeb, & Master, 2013) indicates that informal principal classroom walkthroughs are negatively associated with achievement

o   What do the Rock Stars think of all this??? Listen!

·      A Word From Our Fake Sponsors: 1970’s Devil Dogs

·      The Maxwell University of Leadership (@JohnCMaxwell)

o   Irrefutable Law #3: The Law of Process: Leadership Develops Daily

o   And…Robocop

o   And…Franki Valli and the Four Seasons

·      “Who Are the People in Your Twitterhood?”

o   @ericdaney

o   @DrBillZiegler

o   @bethhill2829

o   All of these people were part of the first ever #PAESSPChat held on Thursdays at 8pm EST (@PAESSP, @NASSP, @NAESP)

o   And…falling in love with Siri…

·      Rock Star Resolutions

o   Fitness via Beachbody’s “Body Beast” Program (@Beachbody, @BodyBeast)

o   Xbox Nike+ Kinect (@Nike, @Xbox)

o   MyFitnessPal for Calorie and Nutrition Tracking (@MyFitnessPal)