Coaching
Mastermind & Mental Fitness
Why you can trust me on this: I get up before 5 am every day, without an alarm. I’ve lost 50 pounds in the last six months
Started coaching in 2016.
Sprang from my podcast
I utilize the Positive Intelligence approach to coaching which helps you build habits to be successful.
Creating
Transformative Principal podcast - longest running and most downloaded podcast for school leaders out there.
Books (add images)
BE Podcast Network
Speaking and workshops. Like the AP Workshop this fall, which, if you’re a principal, you should send your AP to. And if you’re an AP, you should go yourself.
Images of all the shows on the network
Clarifying
Stop putting out fires, start leading
My tagline for a long time has been “simple solutions to complex problems” or stop putting out fires and start leading. Both of those are really about clarifying what is really important.
People that I have worked with have said that I help them see things that they couldn’t see before.
If something isn’t simple, nobody is going to do it.
Simple doesn’t mean easy. It means that you can grasp it and understand it in such a way that you will actually have a chance of accomplishing it.
In my schools, we had one underlying vision that was so clear, people always knew if they were achieving it or not. There didn’t need to be judgment because they knew themselves. Again, not easy, but simple.
For a long time, my tagline has been "simple solutions to complex problems" and "stop putting out fires and start leading." Both emphasize the importance of clarifying priorities. People I've worked with often say that I help them see things they couldn't before.
Simplicity is key; if something isn't simple, it's unlikely anyone will do it. Simple doesn't mean easy, but rather comprehensible enough to have a chance at accomplishment. In my schools, we had one clear vision that allowed people to know whether they were achieving it or not – no judgment needed. While not always easy, simplicity is crucial for success.
This journey for me started 19 years ago
Artificial Intelligence
Coming September 30
Form - Jethro.site/spelljif
Puzzle
Who is this guy?
He disrupted the higher education space with Lambda School, where students pay for college after getting a job in their chosen field.
Cognitive Debt is the word they use. It doesn't make you dumber.
Facts of the study. 4 sessions. First three were written and with a different level of support. One group LLM, one group search engine, one group brain only.
Fourth, everyone used LLM.
It's not hard to imagine what the outcomes were.
They measured brain activity and interviewed users afterward.
Delta Band (0.5 - 4 Hz)
Characteristics: The slowest brain waves, predominant during deep sleep.
Connectivity: High connectivity is often observed in regions associated with restorative processes and unconscious functions. Delta waves are crucial for healing and regeneration.
Theta Band (4 - 8 Hz)
Characteristics: Associated with light sleep, relaxation, creativity, and meditation.
Connectivity: Theta connectivity is often linked to memory retrieval and emotional processing. Increased theta activity can indicate a state of deep relaxation or meditative states.
Alpha Band (8 - 12 Hz)
Characteristics: Present during relaxed, calm, yet alert states, often when the eyes are closed.
Connectivity: Alpha waves are associated with inhibition of irrelevant brain activity, promoting a state of calm focus. Enhanced alpha connectivity is linked to improved cognitive performance and emotional regulation.
Beta Band (12 - 30 Hz)
Characteristics: Associated with active thinking, problem-solving, and active concentration.
Connectivity: Beta connectivity is often seen in tasks requiring alertness and active engagement. High beta activity can indicate anxiety or stress when excessively present.
Practice
If a typical student needs to practice something 15 times, Katya needs to practice is about 100.
Personalized Risk Analysis
you can just build something for you.
what does Megan in Roanoke need?
Copilots vs. HUDs
Chat bots are the first step. Copilots are the next. The next level is HUD that interacts in milliseconds, and gives you the information you need right away.
Agentic AI
The AI doing work for you
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Our Current System is Set Up To Encourage Cheating
If you're worried about kids cheating, it is because your system is set up to encourage cheating.
Schoolai.com/join
Code: AWSM-JBL5
Trust
The Advent
Should we reject advances in technology?
Notes
Katya’s Talk
Give voice to those that don't have a voice.
Give opportunities to those that don't have opportunities.
Katya will have an AI Assistant that helps be successful in her day to day life.