It’s what my community Needed with Dr. Tiawan Giles Transformative Principal 378

Dr. Tiawana Giles is the proud principal of George W. Carver Elementary School!! She is also a contributing author the Women Who Lead Anthology.

• In the age of coronavirus.
• Lead by example. Setting a great example hat people want to support.
• We are better than what they say we are!
• If I give you this shirt, you are part of Carver Nation!
• Our community at large supported it as well.
• How to make yourself stand out with tons of other schools around you.
• We became part of the community that we serve because we wanted Carver to the center of the community
• We had the heart to get to where we wanted to be.
• Started with faith-based groups and ways they could be part of Carver Nation in ways they were comfortable with.
• Warm welcome from us at the door and a Carver T Shirt.
• I can’t do this work by myself - I need the help of the community.
• Kiwanas - Reading books on tape and sending links to families.
• Community helps clean the building, helped distribute different activities.
• Quarterly parent breakfast.
• Community started a foundation started with affluent community in Richmond. $107,000 raised
• You do have to make far more deposits before you can make any withdrawals.
• Building relationships - If you make people feel welcome, they will welcome you.
• We come together for the sake of the kids.
• Opportunities to build authentic relationships.
• It’s what my community needed!
• I asked everyone what they needed
• If it will benefit our scholars, that’s what we will do!
• You have to model this work with them.
• Look at it from all lenses, but bring people along with you.
• Making sure that people are prepared for leadership roles.
• People are in Carver Gear whenever we talk about our school.
• You need a variety of people on panels to help you figure things out.
• You get to ask folks to come even if you don’t have the people you want there.
• Inviting people builds their confidence.
• Your word means a lot, use it wisely.
• I have to do a lot of the work to help them be successful. Checking in and checking on your people.
• how to be a transformative principal? Find something positive to tell every single person on your team.

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Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles:

• Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh
• Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli
• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley
• The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson
• Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors

Learn more about today's sponsors, Playworks, IXL, and Renaissance Learning:

As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation.

We’re also thrilled 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. Lo...