Dr. Lara Gilpin has been in education for 29 years. Her career with the St. Joseph School District began in 1993 as a P.E./health teacher at Spring Garden Middle School. In addition to teaching, Dr. Gilpin...
As the recipient of Special Olympics Missouri’s 2018 School of Character Award of Merit, Odessa...
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Rebecca Mieliwocki is the 2012 National Teacher of the Year and a 23 year veteran middle school...
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Andy DiDomenico is a nineteen year educational veteran who currently teaches history and leadership at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, NY and coaches sprint football at the United States Military Academy...
Justin Pierce has been a teacher, coach and assistant principal for the last 12 years in SW Washington....
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Maurice Dudley is a graduate of Palm Beach Gardens High School 1976. He joined the US Army in Feb...
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Bernette Lindamood is a 22 year classroom veteran teacher that has worked with high school level...
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Hans Appel has worked as a counselor in the Richland School District for the past 19 years and at Enterprise Middle School since it opened. He’s passionate about school culture, servant leadership, and kindness....
On the day before Thanksgiving 2019 CharacterStrong Co-Founders Houston Kraft & John Norlin reflect...
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Chuck Moss is in his 23rd year as a professional educator, all but 6 of those years have been at...
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Carla London is originally from Columbia, MO, but moved often as a child and got to experience the...
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Esteban Gast is Colombian, grew up in Puerto Rico and Illinois, and currently lives in LA. He toured as a comedian at the age of 23, taught creativity and design thinking at the college level, co-authored a...
Happy World Kindness Day! On this episode CharacterStrong Co-Founders John Norlin and Houston...
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Nick Mann is a Veteran of The United States Marine Corps where he served 8 years as an Infantry...
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Jeff Gerber is a Leadership teacher and Student Council Advisor at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary...
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Dr. Bill Ziegler is the principal at Pottsgrove High School in Pennsylvania. He has served as a school leader for twenty years at the middle and high school levels and is the co-author of a Corwin book, Future-Focused...
Todd Blake Finley, PhD, is a tenured Professor of English Education at East Carolina University...
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Dalton Lemert is a graduate of Purdue University and formerly worked as the Director of a nonprofit...
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Zachariah is the Next Generation Director at One Church in Columbus, Ohio. He is also a speaker,...
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Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He has also served as an award winning principal of a PreK-5th Grade...
On this episode we learn from some of the team at Clear Brook High School. Dr. Michele Staley...
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Molly Winters Diallo has spent the last 23 years in education, a career that has spanned three different...
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Barbara Gruener thrives on positively influencing change, passionately helping people create caring...
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Beth Houf is the proud principal of Fulton Middle School in central Missouri. She is the Co-Author of Lead Like a PIRATE: Make School Amazing for Your Students and Staff. Beth also serves as a facilitator for...
Meena Srinivasan is the Executive Director of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL). Prior...
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Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence...
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Rick Hess is a resident scholar and the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise...
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Zoie Breland is a Senior at Fife High School, in Fife, Washington, where she serves as the ASB president. She started a Special Olympics Unified Sports Program during her sophomore year at Fife High School,...
Samuel Karns is in his 12th year of education, and this school year marks his second year as an...
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For Ethan Zohn, winning CBS’s SURVIVOR: Africa was the springboard to an exceptional young life...
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Allyson Apsey has been an educator for over twenty years; a school leader for fifteen of those years....
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Dr. Andy Jacks has a passion for the success of every single child ensuing that school is a place filled with meaningful relationships and support for even the most at-risk students. Andy is the principal of...
Shreeya Arora is a junior at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky....
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CharacterStrong Co-Founders John Norlin & Houston Kraft have some fun and talk about the first...
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Jonathan Alsheimer is a teacher from “The” Fred Lynn Middle School, Speaker, and author of the...
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Season 2 Kickoff Episode!! CharacterStrong Co-Founders John Norlin & Houston Kraft have some fun and talk about the first thing that comes to mind on different School Culture & Climate topics. Topics:...
Evonya Cornelius is a speech language pathologist with over 25 years of experience in schools, hospitals,...
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Katherine is the American School Counselor’s Association 2016 National School Counselor of the...
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Krista Gypton taught for 19 years and has received numerous awards for her teaching and student...
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Robert Hand teaches at Mount Vernon High School. His subjects are Family and Consumer Sciences and Leadership. He is currently teaching Careers in Education - Recruiting Washington Teachers, Leadership, Nutrition,...
Jeff Baines’ career in education has spanned nearly 30 years as a teacher, coach, athletic director,...
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Jared Smith is a student at Central Washington University and when he is not in class he is traveling...
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Sally Rusk has taught middle school for 20 years. She's taught in the Edmonds, Bellingham, and most...
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Marla Mattenson is a relationship & intimacy expert specializing in coaching couples in business together with a desire to learn how to take their drive for success and growth mindset in business and apply...
Thane Marcus Ringler is a former pro golfer turned speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur living...
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Natalie Fikac is an educator with over 23 years of experience. Her educational experience began...
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Paul has spent the last 23 years as a classroom teacher. The last 21 of those years have been spent...
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During her almost 40 years of working with student activities, Terry has coached a cheer team, advised NHS and student council, and served as an Activities Coordinator. She has been a co-director of a National...
Houston sits down with student leaders Jenna, Gibby, and Cheney, at the Texas Association of Secondary...
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Don Bartel has been a teacher and coach in Washington state for 22 years. He has coached and/or...
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Roman is a HS ELA Teacher in Rockland, Ontario, Canada. An educator for 15 years, Roman is passionate...
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Alicia Jensen is the Principal at Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary in Orting WA. She was a cast member at Disney World in the college internship program and she also is an incredibly passionate administrator who...
Robert Hand teaches at Mount Vernon High School. His subjects are Family and Consumer Sciences and...
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Youth motivational speaker Scott Backovich has dedicated his life to doing one thing: inspiring...
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Marc Gallaway who is the Principal of Selah Middle School in Washington State and has been in the...
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Don Bartel has been a teacher and coach in Washington state for 22 years. He has coached and/or taught at the middle school, high school, and collegiate level. He has served as a head coach at three different...
Dr. Jennifer Macaulay has a PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Washington....
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Bryan Slater is an experienced classroom teacher and has spent the last 15 years teaching high school...
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Scott Westering is the son of Hall of Fame Coach Frosty Westering. He had the privilege of coaching...
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Coach Scott Westering is the son of Hall of Fame Coach Frosty Westering. He had the privilege of coaching with and being mentored by his father for 23 years as an assistant at Pacific Lutheran University in...
Coach Scott Westering is the son of Hall of Fame Coach Frosty Westering. He had the privilege of...
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Scott Westering is the son of Hall of Fame Coach Frosty Westering. He had the privilege of coaching...
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