209. Changed Instructional Habits: Featuring Kevin J. Butler

Aspire to Lead, Kevin J. Butler, Joshua Stamper, Lights. Cameras. Teach!

This week’s guest, Kevin J. Butler, shares how he lost his passion to teach and how he transformed his teaching style to become more engaging. While teachers don’t train to be entertainers, teaching must capture students’ attention and at times entertain them. This doesn’t mean that every lesson has to be a Broadway musical number,…

Aspire Mailbag: New Leadership or New Initiatives?

Aspire Mailbag, Jeff Gargas, Joshua Stamper, Aspire to Lead, School Culture, New Initiatives

In this 26th Aspire Mailbag episode, Jeff Gargas and I answer questions on different leadership topics provided by the listeners. Please join us for this episode as we answer questions on new initiatives by new leaders, abandoning campus programs, leadership advice, the Teach Better conference, and the latest news with the Teach Better Team! Featuring…

207. Ready. Set. FAIL: Featuring Carl Hooker

Aspire to Lead, Carl Hooker, Joshua Stamper, Ready. Set. Fail!

This week’s guest, Carl Hooker, shares how to tackle the challenge of creating innovation in the classroom and he provides ideas for both teachers and leaders with new ways to motivate learners of all ages and open up their creative pathways. In this episode, we discuss: Enhancing skills beyond technology  The future of education and…

206. Going Gradeless: Featuring David Frangiosa

Aspire to Lead. David Frangiosa, Joshua Stamper, Going Gradeless

This week’s guest, David Frangiosa, shares how he used multiple grading procedures to discover a process that revolutionized his classroom and shifted the focus to learning, which was going gradeless. We dive into this structure of feedback, student self pacing, and the misconceptions of this system.  In this episode, we discuss: Utilizing an Accountability Checklist …