What brought you here today?

Lunch and Learn

Jethro Jones

Talk about my history as a school leader, all levels of k12, award winning, prison school and homeschool programs.

What I do

Three C’s

Coaching	Creating	Clarifying
Mastermind & PQ	Books, Podcasts, Speaking, AILeader Office Hours	Simple Solutions

Coaching

Big Impact Mixer

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.

BE Podcast 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.

Which brings us to today

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What AI Is and Isn’t

Knowing when to use AI turns out to be a form of wisdom, not just technical knowledge. Like most wisdom, it’s somewhat paradoxical:

AI is often most useful where we’re already expert enough to spot its mistakes, yet least helpful in the deep work that made us experts in the first place.

It works best for tasks we could do ourselves but shouldn’t waste time on, yet can actively harm our learning when we use it to skip necessary struggles.

Ethan Mollick

You can do anything with AI, but it’s hard to get it to do something very specific.

Can AI do X? Yes. How well? Not sure. Will it make stuff up? Yes.

Design Thinking

Think of this like a staircase because the work is never done.

Problems

Negative Connotation, but it’s actually something that is getting in the way of learning.

What does this actually look like?

Copperview 85% attendance to 95% attendance

Source: https://jethro.site/tedx

3 Ways to Use AI

Data

Communication

Elevating Voice

Data

Communication

Elevating Voice

Elevating Voice

Dear Family and Friends,

I graduated from Ferris High School this year! I am so proud.

I turned 18 this May! I am so happy.

My friends and family came to my fun run. We raised $3,000 for Shriners Hospital! That makes me proud.

This year, I want to raise $5,000 for Shriners Hospital. I’m asking all of you to help me reach my goal!

At church, I have my calling as a greeter. I love saying hello to everyone. I also go to family home evening and institute classes.

I have an awesome job! I work at Ace Hardware for three days every week. I love my internship.

I got to speak at Gonzaga University! My teacher, Mrs. Jacobson, invited me to talk about my school experiences. Everyone cheered my name - “Katya! Katya!” It was amazing. Next time, I want to ride in a limo!

Love,

Katya

SchoolX Book Study

Special Session Jan 20 - 5–7 pm

jethro.site/sxbs