Today, Damon Hargraves, host of the WorkflowED podcast turned the mic on me and interviewed me for the 100th episode of the Transformative Principal Podcast. I can’t believe I have done 100 episodes of this podcast. Thank you so much for listening to this and helping me make it better.RTI idea was in place, but we needed a little kick in the pants.Value of getting away from the day-to-day issues at school.How to keep it going when you come back from conferences: hang up the poster.Reducing ELA from 90 minutes per day to 45 minutes per day, with students who need 90 minutes still getting that much time.How to get teachers to agree to reduce the number of minutes for their content area.Yolanda WesterbergWe can always be better, so let’s always improve.There is a story written before you. Accept the story that has been there before your chapter 1 starts.How to have solid forward momentum as you make changes, and not get stalled.Meeting with the correct people so you don’t get stalled.Getting feedback and adjusting course.Schedules Explained for Teachers videoSchedules Explained for Parents videoMaking sure that the right people had the information at the right time.The schedule we creating had a place for every student in the school.How to design software for your school when you don’t have what you need.Having plans in place even if it is going to be very difficult.Guru Technologies - the company we hired to develop the app for us.The app you can actually use yourself: Pickr AppTeacher choice tutorial - kids know they aren’t performing and are eager to have the extra help.Be simple about what you’re trying to implement.MVP - minimum viable productGoals for moving forward: anticipate needs earlier.The book by Austin Buffum and Mike Mattos: It’s About Time
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