Every day, educators across the country give students their very best. Often, many teachers feel overwhelmed, stressed out, underpaid, and unheard. This week’s guests, Adam Welcome and Rae Hughart, share how teachers and educators deserve more respect, time, connection and autonomy. This is a time to celebrate teachers and all the wonderful things they do…

On this podcast, we have talked about mentorship before and the importance of seeking coaching. However, sometimes there are people in our lives that are extremely persistent even when we aren’t looking for it. So, have you ever had someone who saw something in you that you didn’t even see yourself? This week’s guest, Greg…

With a heavy heart, I bring you this episode, in a time where our country is fighting against inequality and racism. During the duration of distant learning, the subject of equity has come to the forefront of many discussions about not only our new system of learning, but our traditional educational systems. My hope is…

This is a special episode because I get to celebrate the two year anniversary of the Aspire podcast and my guest, Hans Appel, has released his new book, “Award Winning Culture”! This week, I’m joined by Jennifer and Hans Appel as we dive into the subject of social emotional learning, how SEL has set the…

As I have shared on this podcast before, when I was younger, I didn’t enjoy reading. Of course, once I got older, I found great pleasure in reading books and I love to share the joy of reading. In this special milestone 100th episode, I ask the question, Do the students in your school love…