Activity Rich and Impact Poor: Featuring Peter DeWitt

Joshua StamperAspire Podcast

Peter DeWitt, Joshua Stamper, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast , #AspireLead

On your campus or in your district, do you have a lot of initiatives being implemented? What is the impact of each of those initiatives or programs? This week’s guest, Peter DeWitt, shares how relationship building and collaboration with teachers are the most rich actions by a leader and how you can have a greater impact on campus culture.    In … Read More

Top 5 Reading Recommendations with Brad Hughes

Joshua StamperAspire Podcast

Joshua Stamper, Brad Hughes, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast

In this bonus episode, Brad Hughes shares his five top leadership books and the reasons he loves these amazing resources. In addition, we discuss his new podcast and some Teach Better event details.  About Brad Hughes: Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ … Read More

Grading From the Inside Out: Featuring Tom Schimmer

Joshua StamperAspire Podcast

Joshua Stamper, Tom Schimmer, Grading From the Inside Out, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast, #AspireLead

This week’s guest, Tom Schimmer, shares his journey as a leader, redefining accountability in grading, the myths of standards based grading and the importance of descriptive feedback.    In this episode, we discuss: Standards Based Mindset Grading True North Myths about Standards Based Grading And Grading From the Inside Out About Tom Schimmer: Tom Schimmer is an independent education author, speaker, … Read More

Top 5 Reading Recommendations with Greg Moffitt

Joshua StamperAspire Podcast

Joshua Stamper, Greg Moffitt, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast, #AspireLead

In this bonus episode, Greg Moffitt shares his five top leadership books and the reasons he loves these amazing resources. In addition, Greg introduces two bonus children’s books to instill leadership qualities in our classrooms.  About Greg Moffitt: Greg Moffitt is the Principal at Fairmont Charter Elementary School in the Vacaville Unified School District (Vacaville, CA) where he works with … Read More

Will I Be Enough? Featuring Dr. Basil Marin

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Joshua Stamper, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast, #AspireLead, Dr. Basil Marin

Based on your past educational struggles, have you ever asked yourself, “Will I be enough in this leadership position?”. This week’s guests, Dr. Basil Marin, explains how his struggles in school created doubt about the impact he could make on student’s lives and his leadership capacity.   In this episode, we discuss: The Challenges of Higher Education Equity practices in schools … Read More