Mastery Based Learning with Jerry Snow Transformative Principal 205

Jerry Snow is a District Administrator and former high school and middle school principal. piedmont.k12.al.us contact information is there. [email protected] Team time, class time, my time Class time - social studies, math, etc. Show mastery - what does that look like. My time - 3 days a week, you work on the lowest area. Souped up study hall. If you’re caught up on pace, work on what you want. 2 days a week you work on ILPs Team Time - looping with kids 6-8th grade. Goal setting, character education, team building activities, Student-led conferences. Kids come up with the ways they do better. Mastery looks like: mimic ACT aspire certain percentage of level 3 DOK. 2 types of grades A numeric grade (0-100, A-F) MasteryConnect - mastery report where students are at. Need to show mastery at 80% first time to get 100%. Teaching parents that mastery is what is really important, but still keep grades to make sense of it all. Pacing - kids can go as fast as they want, but they have to keep a minimum pace to keep kids up. Schedule 8 period day, science and math were paired up. Teachers can trade kids. How to be a transformative principal? Be a better listener. Schedule a call with Jethro Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher. 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. Take Control of your email Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more: Simplify and streamline technology Save teachers’ time Reliably meet Tier 1 standards Improve student performance on state assessments 🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.