313. You’re A Teacher Now! What’s Next?: Featuring Alex Kajitani and Tom Hierck
In this week’s episode, I sit down with Alex Kajitani and Tom Hierck, authors of the insightful book You’re A Teacher Now! What’s Next?. Together, we tackle essential topics for educators at any stage of their career, including the differences between classroom management and behavior management, strategies for building healthy relationships with students, and tools…
312. Forgiveness, Mindfulness, and Positive Behavior Tools: Featuring Nathan Maynard
In this thought-provoking episode, I sit down with Nathan Maynard to explore restorative practices that truly change the way we approach student behavior. Nathan dives into the importance of restoration within the behavior process, emphasizing how forgiveness plays a crucial role in helping students learn and grow from their actions. We also discuss practical mindfulness…
311. Next Level Listening: Featuring Bradley James Davies
Have you ever had a conversation and you start to think about what you are about to say instead of listening to the other person? In this week’s episode, Bradley James Davies, author of Next Level Listening: How to Listen Like Your Life Depends on It. Because it Does, shares key insights on listening as…
Rethinking Student Goal Setting with Mitch Weathers
In this special #AspireLead bonus episode, Mitch Weathers, author and creator of Organized Binder, discusses how to rethink traditional goal setting. Together, Josh & Mitch dive into why the old methods of setting goals often fall short and explore practical strategies to make goal setting more effective. Mitch shares real-world examples of how to set…
310. Living with Purpose, Empathy, and Kindness: Featuring Gail Boe
In this heartfelt episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper sits down with children’s book author Gail Boe for an inspiring conversation about living with authenticity, kindness, and purpose. Gail delves into the importance of not just talking about kindness, but truly walking the walk. She emphasizes the significance of being who you are meant…