Happy Holidays to all the good little principals and educational leaders!

• Interview with Kentucky Principal and Facebook Sensation, Gerry Brooks:
  • Gerry has a series of awesome videos on Facebook and his latest have gone viral. They feature "Coupon Book" gift giving ideas for principals to teachers and vice-versa!
  • Find Gerry on YouTube at: Gerry Brooks on YouTube!!!
• A Holiday Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Staples and the Sno-Bot
• Our Worst Segment Ever
  • No words can describe it...just listen...or don't...

Elli's second birthday song. #NuffSaid

Episode 76 brings the Edu-Awesome-Sauce!

• "Generations:" The Rock Stars discuss the 6 living generations as defined by the experts, their characteristics, educational implications, and more!
  • Protesting
  • The Anti-Eco Revolution
  • Remote Control or "Clicker"
• Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Woodsy the Owl
  • Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute
• What's Hot in Education: Pension Systems, Teacher Candidate Pool, ISIS, Presidential Race, Technology Leaps and Bounds
• Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Legendary Talking Yoda: "Become a Jedi"
• Book Review: "It Happens in the Hallway" by Mark Johnson and Sam Stecher
  • www.missionmonday.com
  • @mc_bossy and @samuelstecher
• Bonus Cartoon Theme Song: "The Mighty Heroes"

Jon and Nick bring the goods with some an Edu-Awesome Smackdown!

• High School and the Transition to College
  • Manufactured Awards
  • Scholarships
  • What Matters and What Doesn't
  • What fields should be pursued in college?
  • Outsourcing
• Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Warner Brothers "Batman vs Superman"
• Lawnmower Parents (A Newish Term)
  • Move over Helicopter Parents! Lawnmower Parents usher in our Millenials!
  • What does it mean for education and society?
• Word from Our Fake Sponsor: Warner Brothers "Creed"
• Pop Culture Segment: Walking Dead, Creed, Batman v. Superman, Denzel, and More!

Welcome to a special "Kindergarten Project" Edition of RSP! Nick's daughter, Talia, had a project to share information in any format about a favorite part of the holidays. She chose to share about Christmas Trees! So tune in for some fun "Talia" Chosen commercials and cool facts about Christmas Trees! #ChristmasTrees

The Rock Star Principals' broadcasted live from PA Principals State Conference 2015 to a packed house about Podcasting Basics 101. We enjoyed some big picture conversation and some nitty gritty podcasting specifics (i.e. USB Microphones and More!)

• Some USB Mic Options
  • bluemic.com
  • Rode Mics
  • Samson Mics
• Easy Editing Options
  • Garageband
• Podcast Hosting Options
  • Liberated Syndication

The Rock Star Principals were Special Guests for the October 2015 LEAP Webinar offered by Schoology. The intent was to help show other administrators how a one-to-one or "BYOD" philosophy can be integrated in the culture and fabric of a school.

Thanks to Bradley Kemp for the invite and allowing us to be a part of the Schoology magic!

Visit Schoology HERE on the web.

Follow Schoology HERE on Twitter.

Today's episode continues the awesomeness from the PA State Principals State Conference where the President of NASSP, Mike Allison, breaks the big news that NASSP will join with NAESP in 2017 for a join National Conference in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, PA!

Welcome to a double shot of Edu-Fame and expertise from two true Rock Stars in the field of K-12 education. Today's episode features two interviews live from the PA Principals Association State Conference 2015 :

• Interview with Dr. James Stronge
  • Dr. James Stronge discusses the importance of hiring in K-12 education along with the best ways to go about making decisions.
  • Visit Dr. Stronge's website at strongeandassociates.com
• A Word from Our Fake Sponsor: CBS "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
• Interview with Dr. Mike Schmoker
  • Dr. Schmoker discusses his hit book, "Focus: Elevating the Essentials" and the most impactful things schools should be doing to improve student learning.
  • Visit Dr. Schmoker's website at mikeschmoker.com

Join us next time for more awesome-sauce from the 2015 Conference as we share our live "Rock Star Principals" broadcast during the "Tech Labs," an interview with NASSP President, Mike Alison, and more!

Jon and Nick were honored to follow-up our movie review of "The Resurrection of Jake the Snake Roberts" by interviewing the movie's director, Steve Yu.

Steve's story is a fascinating one full of hard work and cosmic cooincidence. Now that he's created his first award-winning documentary, Steve is looking to continue inspiring others to make positive changes in their life.

This interview offers insights into Steve's view of the world and how the making of the movie, along with his time spent with Diamond Dallas Page, Jake Roberts, and Scott Hall impacted him.

This is a must listen for all educators and those wishing to inspire others!

Keep up with Steve on Twitter @docusteve

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