Show notes
Join us for part two of our interview with John Whalen.John is the current building principal at the Tioughnioga Riverside Academy in Whitney Point, New York, a 4th-8th grade school with close to 550 students. Before becoming a leader/principal of a school, John worked as Binghamton CSD’s Restorative Practices Coordinator from 2016-2019. He is passionate about advocating for the social justice of the students he works with. [00:01 – 11:32] Leading the WayJohn talks about his current role as a principal of a school and a leader of a districtStarting proactive restorative circles to help students[11:33 – 19:36] Classroom CirclesJohn talks about the inspiration behind his book Classroom Circles[19:37 – 24:49] John’s Unique Point of Views in EducationJohn shares lessons from his experiences in the educator’s fieldJohn’s call to action for educators[24:50 – 36:25] What John has been up toWhere John is at now at his careerLet’s hear John’s point of view as a leaderJohn shares experiences from one of their circles[36:26 – 41:48] Closing SegmentThe cross-connect modelFinal thoughts Tweetable Quotes:“As we look at what education looks like, I really firmly believe that working with the idea of social and machinal learning, that’s gonna be as important as academic learning as we move forward into this century.” – John Whalen“Diversity taught me more than I could’ve ever learned watching a movie or reading a book.” – John Whalen“I’m the guy that is saying teaching kids the social side, the social skills, is gonna be possibly more important than teaching them the academic skills very soon.” – John Whalen Resources Mentioned:Classroom Circles by John WhalenPandemic Pedagogy Get in touch with John on LinkedIn or shoot him an email at [email protected]