Fresh off the National Principals' Conference, Jon and Nick talk about the national teacher shortage crisis citing the latest research from 2015-2017. The boys leave no stone unturned as they discuss the dilemma and then drop some knowledge bombs on possible solutions. Don't miss this one!

Jon and Nick are "live" at the National Principals' Conference in beautiful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! The Rock Stars talk fellowship, collaboration, ABL Schools, and more. In addition, they do a segment on whether or not guns should be allowed in schools!

For deeper learning:

- ABLSchools

- National Principals' Conference

-NASSP

-NAESP

"The Doctor of Proctors" Nick Indeglio is joined by special guest host, Mr. Shawn Wright, who is also a principal at Downingtown Middle School. Shawn has worked as an administrator in both charter schools and public schools in inner-city Philadelphia.

Today they discuss the @GeneralElectric #BalanceTheEquation commercial featuring female scientist, Millie Dresselhaus. You can watch the commercial HERE.

Jon and Nick are back with a supersized episode leading into summer break and on the heels of the first ever joint @NASSP and @NAESP Joint National Principal's Conference! Episode 93 features:

• Article Review: Corinth Middle School Abandons Final Exams by Derek Pruitt from the Post Star
  • RSP discusses the over-testing in the States and the lack of efficacy for final exams at the middle level.
  • Eric Mazur's work from Harvard is referenced.
    • @eric_mazur
    • mazur.harvard.edu
• Commercial: RSP Presenting at the National Principal's Conference
  • Sunday, July 9th
  • 3:45-5:00pm
  • Room 111AB
• This Is What It's All About - Unity Cup
  • Jon and Nick discuss the Unity Cup Classic and it's importance to benefit students, staff, and Alex's Lemonade Stand (@AlexsLemonade)
• Pop Culture Segment
  • RSP discusses 2017's upcoming summer movies as well as Wonder Woman and Guardians of the Galaxy!

The Rock Star Principals are back and they are jacked! The dynamic duo brings you a classic episode in the true-to-fashion style of RSP! Today's episode includes:

• Lessons from DC:
  • Jon meets @TuckerCarlson from @FoxNews
  • Leadership Vacuum
  • Jon declares his #2 #mancrush in @mikeroweworks
    • Plug for @mikeroweworks podcast, "That's the Way I Heard It."
  • Thriving and Longevity in the Blue Zones by @BlueZones (Dan Buettner)
  • Future Cities
• A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: #NPC17
  • @NAESP and @NASSP join forces for the first ever joint National Principals Conference in Philadelphia, PA, July 9-11, 2017
  • RSP will be presenting, "The Principalship in the Blue Zone: Threats to Longevity and the Motivation to Carry On!"
  • "The Doctor of Proctors" Nick will also be presenting as one of the 2017 National Digital Principals.
  • "Thought Leaders" include Mike Schmoker, Kevin Carroll. and Sherry Turkle.
• Article Review: Reverse Suspensions by @carlyhoilman
  • A middle school in West Virginis opted to have parents attend school with student as opposed to suspending the students.
  • Discipline vs Revenge
  • Attendance Correlates with At-Risk
  • Restorative Practices
  • Systems to Monitor: @OnHandsSchools

Jon and Nick recently took a trip from the suburbs of Philadelphia to the outskirts of Pittsburgh. Along the way, they did some recording. Today's episode discusses how "We Are Our Own Worst Enemies" and a Super Bowl commercial featuring Christopher Walken. Enjoy!

RSP is back with a Thanksgiving themed Episode 90. RSP Interviews Pickering Valley Elementary School Principal, Joe Fernandes, whose school recently won the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award!

• Nick and Joe discuss the National Blue Ribbon Award process, how to hire child-centered teachers, and how to maintain longevity in the principalship. Find Joe and Pickering Valley at twitter.com/DASD_PV
• A Word From Our Fake Sponsors: StoveTop Stuffing
• Gratitude Segment with Bella (age 8) and Tootie (age 7)

RSP interviews the always awesome Tom Murray (twitter.com/thomascmurray) where the crew talks about the value of personalized professional development, futureready.org, and more #Edu-Awesomeness.

RSP was live at the #DETC16 (Downingtown Educational Technology Conference 2016) and held a live panel interview with top presenters, Dayna Laur (twitter.com/daylynn), Aaron Sams (twitter.com/chemicalsams), and Trisha Craig (twitter.com/FCSDInnovation). The crew discusses the importance of personalized professional development and more!