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Aspire to Lead
Joshua Stamper provides an opportunity to learn from some of the most experienced and accomplished educational leaders. As we grow in our leadership skills, it’s imperative to learn from other leader’s successes, trials and misconceptions. Join us each week as my guests provide valuable stories, res...
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389. The Resistance Solution: Featuring Becca Silver
What if resistance in your school is not a sign of defiance, but a signal that something deeper needs attention?
In this episode, Becca Silver s...
388. Empowering School Leaders to Be Math Leaders: Featuring Thomas O’Brien
Why is it still so common for people to say, “I’m not a math person,” and how can school leaders help change that narrative?
In this w...
Aspire Mailbag: How to Hire Well and Reimagine Student Discipline
In this Aspire Mailbag episode, Joshua Stamper and Jeff Gargas tackle two leadership topics that are on a lot of educators’ minds right now: how to hi...
387. How to Develop Future Leaders and Grow Talent: Featuring Darrin Peppard
In this episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper sits down with Darrin Peppard to explore how organizations can intentionally develop future leaders....
386. The Hidden Cost of Pretending to Have It All Together: Featuring Chris Valli
What if vulnerability is not a weakness, but the very thing that helps leaders build trust, connection, and courage? In this episode of Aspire to Lead...
385. Focusing on Lead Measures Instead of Noise: Featuring Dave Schmittou
What if the biggest key to better leadership is not focusing on the lagging measures, but learning how to measure what truly matters?
I...
Aspire Mailbag: Building Trust Through Leadership and Initiative Changes
In this Aspire Mailbag episode, Joshua Stamper and Jeff Gargas respond to listener questions about supporting an aspiring leader through a campus tran...
384. Keeping Great Educators in the Profession: Featuring Brad Gaynor
What happens when the very systems meant to support education begin driving great teachers out of the profession?
In this episode of As...
383. Increasing Student Engagement with Purposeful Instruction: Featuring Megan Diede
In this episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper talks with Megan Diede about the power of connection, purposeful teaching, and the small instruction...
BONUS: The EQ Impact with Charle Peck
In this special bonus episode of Aspire to Lead, Josh and Charle share exciting news about their upcoming book project, EQ Impact. They explore why em...
382: Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success: Featuring Gretchen Bridgers
What if the biggest instructional breakthrough came from starting in the right place?
In this episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper...
381. Leading With Hope When the Pressure Is Heavy: Featuring Dr. Brandi Kelly
What does it look like to lead with hope when life, leadership, and responsibility feel overwhelming?
In this episode of Aspire to Lead...
380. Every Student Needs a Chance to Win: Featuring James O’Neal Jr.
What if student success had less to do with talent and more to do with belief, access, and the way we design learning experiences?
In t...
379. The Hidden Work of Real School Leadership: Featuring Principal Kafele
What does it really mean to lead a school rather than simply manage one?
In this powerful conversation, Joshua Stamper sits down with P...
BONUS: Professional Development Done Differently with Kim Gameroz
How can professional development feel energizing instead of exhausting?
In this bonus episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper sits do...
378. The School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations with Erica Bear and Tiffany Burns
What does it take to have a tough conversation that is both clear and compassionate?
In this episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper...
377. Boredom, Frustration and Task Avoidance Busters: Featuring Katie Powell
What happens when students are not just disengaged, but quietly deciding school is too hard, too boring, or too risky to try?
In this...
NCMLE Bonus: Connection, Anxiety, & Student Engagement with Charlie Peck, Gretchen Bridgers, and Vernon Wright
Recorded live at NCMLE, Joshua Stamper sits down with Charlie Peck, Gretchen Bridgers, and Vernon Wright to talk about their presentations, their curr...
376. Unlocking Social Emotional Learning with Hip Hop: Featuring David Spellmon
What if the key to unlocking social emotional learning for your students has been playing in their earbuds all along?
In this episode...
NCMLE Bonus: The Motivation Equation & Leading with Hope with Frederick Buskey and Dr. Brandi Kelly
Recorded live at the NCMLE Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joshua sits down on the conference floor with two dynamic educational leaders, spe...
375. Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom: Featuring Sarah Oberle & Mitch Weathers
What if the reason so many young students struggle in the classroom has nothing to do with behavior, laziness, or defiance, and everything to do with...
NCMLE Bonus: Sustainable Leadership, Perseverance, and Motivation with Katie Powell, Ronnel Blackmon, & Charles Williams
What does it take to truly engage a middle schooler, build a classroom where every student feels like they belong, and sustain yourself as a leader fo...
374. Teaching in Color: Featuring Brandon Jenkins
What does it look like when a third grade STEM teacher from Houston uses comedy, creativity, and storytelling to pull back the curtain on the real lif...
NCMLE Bonus: Resilience, AI, and Community with Julie Hasson, Brad Waid, and David James
What does it look and feel like to be surrounded by 400 passionate middle level educators for three days straight?
In this first bonus ...
373. Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Missing Link in Teacher Retention: Featuring Katrina Huels
What if the burnout crisis in education is not just a workload problem but a skills gap? In this episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper sits down w...
372. It Is Not Procrastination, It Is Executive Function: Featuring Carrie Bonnett
Why do some students sit and do “nothing” when we give them plenty of time to work, and why does “just get to work” rarely change anything?
371. Lead Where Your Feet Are: Featuring David James
What happens when a former assistant principal chooses to return to the middle school classroom and discovers a deeper, wider form of leadership than...
370. For the Educators Who are Exhausted and Overextended: Featuring Kim Gameroz
Educators are exhausted, overextended, and still trying to show up fully for kids. So what does it actually look like to build a sustainable life and...
Aspire Mailbag: EQ Over Ego & Navigating School Politics
Aspiring leaders asked: How do you lead with emotional intelligence (EQ) instead of ego, and navigate school politics without getting burned? In this...
269. The Science of School Discipline: Featuring Nathan Maynard
What happens when discipline shifts from punishment to teaching? In this important conversation, Joshua Stamper and Nathan Maynard unpack the ideas b...
368. Every Child Deserves a Team: Featuring Kurtis Hewson
How can schools ensure every student benefits from collective expertise without overwhelming teachers with endless meetings? In this episode of Aspire...
367. The Science of Kindness and Belonging: Featuring Dr. Christopher Culver
What happens when we decide to be present, patient, and kind in the middle of one of the hardest stretches of the school year?
In this week's e...
BONUS: Leading Well at Every Level with Mitch Weathers, TJ Vari and Joshua Stamper
This bonus Aspire to Lead episode brings you a featured segment from the Thriving Educators Summit, where Mitch Weathers facilitates a fast paced conv...
366. Designing Routines for Executive Function Growth: Featuring Sarah Oberle
What if students’ “attention problems” were really a mismatch between how the brain works and how we structure learning?
In this episode of Aspi...
365. Establishing Your Leadership Identity and Experience: Featuring Brad Hughes
What if the strongest leaders in your school are already in classrooms, waiting for permission to step up?
In this week's episode of Aspire to...
364. From Surviving to Flourishing Together: Featuring Mitch Weathers and Kim Gameroz
In this special conversation on Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, and Mitch Weathers share everything you need to know about the Thriving E...
Aspire Mailbag: Communication, Culture, and Conflict in School Leadership
How do you lead staff who seem stuck in their ways, resist new ideas, and quietly shut out new colleagues?
In this New Year episode of the Aspi...
363. Teaching with the Seasons for the Whole-Child: Featuring Walter McKenzie, Heather Lageman, and Leigh Alley
What if social-emotional learning, culture, and instruction could move in rhythm with the real seasons of a school year instead of feeling like “one m...
362. Harnessing Cultural Mapping to Build Commitment: Featuring Dr. Ben Johnson and Bobby Dodd
What if you could actually see the hidden influencers on your campus and use those connections to move culture forward instead of fighting it?
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361. You Don’t Have to Leave to Lead: Featuring Dr. Chris Jochum
What if the strongest leaders in your school are already in the classroom and do not need a new title to make a bigger impact?
In this inspirin...