Aspire to Lead

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  • 87. Redefining the Role: Featuring Ryan Sheehy
    How would you respond if your superintendent said you weren’t an instructional leader due to the content you taught? This week’s guest, Ryan Sheehy, shares how he broke the stigma of being a Physical Education teacher and how he challenged the definition of a leader.
    23 min
  • 86. Lights. Camera. Lead: Featuring Kevin Butler
    How do we get our students to be actively engaged and teach in a way that inspires both children and adults? This week’s guest, Kevin Butler, shares the secret on how to balance between being a teacher and an instructional leader.
    In this Episode, we discuss:
    • The importance of active engagement
    • Teaching with entertainment
    • Leadership with peers
    • The Teach Better Network
    • And Lights. Camera. Teach.

    • Follow Kevin Butler:
      • Website: www.thekevinjbutler.com
      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKevinJButler
      • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekevinjbutler/
      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheKevinJButler
      • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVPT51qVhwUM4uIXfqtkq8A?view_as=subscriber
      • Teach Better Speakers Network: https://www.teachbetter.com/speakersnetwork-kevinbutler/

      • About Kevin Butler:
        Kevin has taught elementary school for 17 years. He holds a BA in Child Study, an MA in Education, and holds an additional 90 graduate credits in the areas of math, literacy, and social studies. Kevin began his teaching career at the age of 22 in New York at a high-performing public school on Long Island. Six years ago, he relocated to California to consult and teach at a startup charter school. Currently, Kevin teaches fifth grade and is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at an Independent School in Los Angeles. His instruction focuses on creating authentic learning experiences while engaging his students in active learning. In addition to teaching, Kevin enjoys speaking at educational conferences and presenting his Creating the Experience workshop. He also blogs and hosts a podcast titled Lights, Cameras, TEACH.
         
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        This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.
        The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.
        What makes this community different is that it is:
        • An investment, not free
        • A private community with the same goal
        • A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentations
        • Evergreen, not ephemeral
        • Focused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investors

        • I highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!
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          23 min
        • Bonus Episode: Featuring Hal Bowman and Tyson Jones
          THE CELEBRATE YOUR STORY EVENT!

           

          In this BONUS episode, Hal Bowman and Tyson Jones provide amazing insight on the Celebrate Your Story Event, leadership experiences, and how to improve your leadership skills. 

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          • Twitter: https://twitter.com/halbowman
          • Website: https://halbowman.com/

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          • Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrincipalTyson

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          This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.

          The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.

          What makes this community different is that it is:

          • An investment, not free
          • A private community with the same goal
          • A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentations
          • Evergreen, not ephemeral
          • Focused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investors

          I highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!

          Click Here to Try Go! Community

           

           

           

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          19 min
        • 85. Rev-Up Your Leadership: Featuring Jorge Valenzuela
          What if someone came to you and offered you a job that was different than what you had planned for your leadership journey? This week’s guest, Jorge Valenzuela, shares how one job offer changed the trajectory of his leadership career forever.
          In this Episode, we discuss:
          • Important skills our students need to possess
          • How robotics is for every subject
          • The importance of joining a team
          • The Teach Better Network
          • And Rev Up Robotics

          • Follow Jorge Valenzuela:
            • Website: https://www.lifelonglearningdefined.com/
            • Twitter: https://twitter.com/JorgeDoesPBL
            • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jorgedoespbl/?hl=en
            • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifelongLearningDefined/
            • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgedoespbl/
            • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFCeG0NRHLcReqg9cdZEjg/featured
            • Teach Better Speakers Network: https://www.teachbetter.com/speakersnetwork-jorgevalenzuela/

            • About Jorge Valenzuela:
              Jorge Valenzuela is an adjunct professor at Old Dominion University and the lead coach at Lifelong Learning Defined. He’s also a national faculty member for PBLWorks, a published
              researcher, and an avid blogger, with his work featured in USA Today, Mediaplanet USTA, Edutopia, ISTE, eSchool News, Tech & Learning, PBLWorks, and on Medium. His work helps
              educators and learners understand and implement computational thinking, computer science, STEM/STEAM, and project based learning. Valenzuela is a recipient of the ISTE Computer Science Excellence Award and STEM Excellence Awards. He also earned the Lynn Barrier Engineering Leadership Award for his contributions to STEM education in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
              Book: Rev Up Robotics: Real-World Computational Thinking in the K–8 Classroom
               
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              This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.
              The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.
              What makes this community different is that it is:
              • An investment, not free
              • A private community with the same goal
              • A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting...
              • 29 min
              • Bonus Episode: Featuring Todd Nesloney
                CELEBRATE YOUR STORY EVENT!

                In this BONUS episode, Todd Nesloney and I discuss the Celebrate Your Story Event, the topics covered at the conference and future Aspire Podcast bonus episodes. 

                Tweet ThisFeaturing Todd Nesloney and Joshua Stamper

                [caption id="attachment_2347" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Todd Nesloney, Celebrate Your Story[/caption]

                I want to invite you to “Celebrate Your Story”! This two day event will be January 24th and 25th, in Brenham TX. I will be speaking at the event with some of my Texas friends and it is going to be an incredible experience! This event is truly to provide enriching professional development for those who are looking to grow in their craft. If you want more details, CLICK HERE!

                Follow Todd Nesloney:
                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechNinjaTodd
                • Website: https://www.toddnesloney.com/
                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToddNesloney/

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                11 min
              • 84. Facing Self-Doubt: Featuring Sarah Johnson
                When you are presented with fear and self doubt, how do we overcome these challenges to be an effective leader? This week’s guest, Sarah Johnson, shares how she fought through isolation and provides a practical framework to break though doubt and insecurity.
                29 min
              • 83. Leader of Learning: Featuring Dan Kreiness
                In our role as a leader is working hard the most important trait to be successful? This week’s guest, Dan Kreiness, shares how he went through a tough experience as an administrator to learn his greatest lesson, which went much further than just working hard.
                28 min
              • Bonus Episode: Featuring Jeff Gargas and Joshua Stamper
                THE TEACH BETTER ANNOUNCEMENT!

                In this BONUS episode, Jeff Gargas and I discuss the Teach Better Speaking Network, future Teach Better projects, the upcoming conference and the Aspire Podcast. You can find this video interview on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/teachbetterteam

                 

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                • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jeffgargas/

                Follow Joshua Stamper:
                • Contact: https://joshstamper.com/contact/
                • Twitter: www.twitter.com/Joshua__Stamper
                • Instagram: www.instagram.com/joshua__stamper
                • Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-stamper
                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AspirePodcast
                • Subscribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspire-the-leadership-development-podcast/id1384210762?mt=2

                Follow The Teach Better Team:
                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachbetterteam
                • Website: https://www.teachbetter.com/
                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teachbetterteam
                • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachbetterteam
                • The Teach Better Podcast: https://www.teachbetter.com/podcast/

                 

                Go Community!

                Better Leaders Better Schools

                This community is one of my favorite one-stop-shop tools to engage with other amazing school leaders. I use this online resource to gain insight, gather resources, and develop my leadership capacity.

                The #1 Leadership Online community is generous and authentic, an antidote to the clutter and noise that other social media sites have become.

                What makes this community different is that it is:

                • An investment, not free
                • A private community with the same goal
                • A conversation, not a variety of self-promoting presentations
                • Evergreen, not ephemeral
                • Focused on serving school leaders, not advertisers, companies, or investors

                I highly recommend using Go! Community to enhance your leadership skills!

                Click Here to Try Go! Community

                 

                Todd Nesloney, Celebrate Your Story

                I want to invite you to an event that was just announced by Todd Nesloney, called “Celebrate

                11 min

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