Episodes
Feb. 5, 2022
178. Lead From Where You Are: Featuring Dr. Joe Sanfelippo
School communities are full of people who have both the ability and desire to lead. Some lead without knowing it. Most lead without the recognition they deserve. Whether you lead in a classroom, department, building, or distr...
Jan. 29, 2022
177. One Tic at a Time: Featuring Britney Wolf
This week’s guest, Britney Wolf, shares her experience with Tourette Syndrome and how she is helping break the stigma of the disorder, providing awareness to educators, and motivating others to provide validation to those who...
Jan. 23, 2022
176. The Counter Narrative: Featuring Charles Williams
What is the narrative of each student group represented on your campus? This week’s guest, Charles Williams, shares his experiences as a student and how it inspired him to change the negative portrayals of the disenfranchise...
Jan. 20, 2022
Aspire Mailbag: Are We Providing Too Much Grace?
In this 24th Aspire Mailbag episode, Jeff Gargas, Brad Hughes, and I answer questions on different leadership topics provided by the listeners. Please join us for this episode as we answer questions on giving too much grace, ...
Jan. 15, 2022
175. The Gifts We Give: Featuring Livia Chan
Do you see every interaction with students, staff, and parents as a gift? This week’s guest, Livia Chan, shares how every interaction is an opportunity to uplift, inspire, encourage, and support others. In this episode, we a...
Jan. 9, 2022
174. Fired Up Teachership: Featuring Dr. Frank Rudnesky and Michelle Rispo Hill
Education is a difficult field and many teachers don’t continue after three years in the classroom. This week’s guest, Dr. Frank Rudnesky and Michelle Rispo Hill, share how to help new teachers, support veteran educators, an...
Jan. 3, 2022
Aspire to Lead Celebration with the Teach Better Team
In reflecting about 2021, my favorite day was when Aspire to Lead launched. I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with the Teach Better Team about the different aspects of this educational leadership resource and where the...
Dec. 30, 2021
173. The Foundation of Restorative Practices: Featuring Dr. Neil Gupta
Most often, when restorative practices are discussed, it is described as a reactive measure to help students fix the harm that was caused . This week’s guest, Dr. Neil Gupta, shares how the most important steps in restorative...
Dec. 27, 2021
Aspire Collaborative Conversation: Featuring Michael Earnshaw and Joshua Buckley
With the launch of The EduCulture Cookbook and Aspire to Lead , The Punk Rock podcasters joins me to share about leadership qualities and school culture. In this Episode, we also discuss: The Reflections Process as a Leader F...
Dec. 18, 2021
172. Developing Instructional Technology Coaches: Featuring Jeff Bradbury
How can an instructional technology coach be utilized on a campus to enhance student achievement and staff development ? This week’s guest, Jeff Bradbury, shares his instructional technology instructional roadmap to determine...
Dec. 12, 2021
171. Self Paced Mastery Learning: Featuring Chelsea Nicolino
In your school or classroom, do your students have an opportunity to solve real life problems in their community ? This week’s guest, Chelsea Nicolino, shares how she made a shift in her teaching to allow students to work at ...
Dec. 5, 2021
170. Save the Day: Featuring Maurice F Martin
Have you ever asked yourself, have I unlocked the potential that lies within myself? This week’s guest, Maurice F Martin, shares how he overcame the hurdles that had been holding him back from healing, succeeding, and thrivin...
Nov. 27, 2021
169. Growing Through the Grind: Featuring Dr. Joseph Jones and Dr. T.J. Vari
Low teacher retention rates in schools negatively impact student achievement for all the students in a school, not just those in a new teacher’s classroom. This week’s guest, Dr. Joseph Jones and Dr. T.J. Vari, give precise s...
Nov. 21, 2021
168. Breaking the Labels of Education: Featuring Trevor Timmerberg
This week’s guest, Trevor Timmerberg, shares how his experience in the military shaped his self discipline and changed his perspective on leadership. As a student who had labels placed on him, Trevor is determined to teach hi...
Nov. 13, 2021
167. Evolving Education: Featuring Dr. Katie Martin
It’s time to leave behind practices that don’t best serve all learners and educators, and to prioritize what matters most: relationships, connection, purpose, flexibility, agency, and authentic learning. Education must evolve...
Nov. 7, 2021
166. Back to Normal or Back to Better: Featuring Tom Burton
After two years of new educational practices, are we trying to get back to normal or a way to get better? This week’s guest, Tom Burton, shares how going back to the way things were is not the best mindset. In his district, d...
Nov. 3, 2021
Bonus Episode: Aspire to Lead Featuring Evan Robb
Aspire to Lead with Empathy, Creativity, and Passion With the launch of my new book, Aspire to Lead , Evan Robb joins me to share about his author contribution. In this Episode, we also discuss: Activating and Taking Initiati...
Oct. 30, 2021
165. Engagement is Not a Unicorn, It’s a Narwhal: Featuring Heather Lyon
How do you define student engagement in your classroom? This week’s guest, Heather Lyon, shares a common understanding of what engagement looks and sounds like so that anyone can design and gauge instruction using this unders...
Oct. 9, 2021
Aspire Mailbag: New School Year Problems
Aspire Mailbag: New School Year Problems In this 23rd 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...
Oct. 9, 2021
Bonus Episode: Aspire to Lead Featuring Allyson Apsey
Aspire to Lead with Empathy, Creativity, and Passion With the upcoming launch of my new book, Aspire to Lead , Allyson Apsey joins me to share about her author contribution. In this Episode, we also discuss: Creativity in Lea...
Oct. 3, 2021
EduMatch Launch with Mandy Froehlich and Todd Nesloney
EduMatch Celebration for Aspire to Lead On the day my new book, Aspire to Lead, launched, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Mandy Froehlick and Todd Nesloney about the different aspects of this educational leaders...
Sept. 29, 2021
Bonus Episode: Aspire to Lead Featuring Jill Siler
Aspire to Lead with Empathy, Creativity, and Passion With the launch of my new book, Aspire to Lead, Jill Siler joins me to share about her author contribution on executing as a leader. In this Episode, we also discuss: The t...
Sept. 25, 2021
164. EdTech Integration Mindset: Featuring Jake Miller
In this week’s episode, classroom teacher and edtech expert Jake Miller equips us to overcome the paradox of choice and select the right edtech tools for your classroom so you can start using them tomorrow. Jake offers anecdo...
Sept. 22, 2021
Bonus Episode: Aspire to Lead Featuring Sarah Thomas
Aspire to Lead with Empathy, Creativity, and Passion With the upcoming launch of my new book, Aspire to Lead , Sarah Thomas joins me to share about her author contribution. In this Episode, we also discuss: Reflection as a Le...