110. Taking a Gamble on Education: Featuring Kristen Nan
How important is it to be connected to other educators outside of your building? This week’s guest, Kristen Nan, shares how she almost walked away from teaching and how she took a gamble on education, which led her to an amazing professional learning network. Join us as Kristen provides steps of how she constructed a…
109. Sparking Creativity in a Culturally Responsive Classroom: Featuring Dr. Shaun Woodly
If I asked you, tell me a time you sat down with a leader and felt immediate inspiration and growth? What and who would you describe? Well, for me, this occurred during this interview on multiple occasions as I had the great pleasure of speaking with my guest, Dr. Shaun Woodly, while he provides fantastic…
Aspire Mailbag: Avoiding Leadership Pitfalls with Jeff Gargas and Joshua Stamper
In this 12th Aspire Mailbag episode, Jeff Gargas and I answer questions on different leadership topics provided by the listeners. Please join us for this episode as Jeff and I answer questions on preparing for changes in plans, focusing on SEL initiatives, leadership pitfalls and some exciting Teach Better announcements for upcoming events! Featuring Jeff…
108. When Kids Lead: Featuring Todd Nesloney and Adam Dovico
On your campus or in your district, how do you allow students to lead? After reflecting on this question myself, I realized that I needed to learn more about this topic so I found a great resource to gain more student leadership strategies. I’m excited to have the authors of the new book “When Kids…
107. Read, Lead, and Succeed: Featuring Dr. Danny Brassell
Have you ever started a career and quickly realized it wasn’t what you anticipated? This week’s guest, Dr. Danny Brassell, shares how his career as a political journalist was short lived and the reason it propelled him to turn to education and leadership. Danny is the author of 15 books, a world renown speaker and…