The CharacterStrong Podcast
The CharacterStrong Podcast: Weekly conversations for anyone in education.
CharacterStrong provides an evidence-based, multi-tiered solution to support whole child success. Curricula and trainings that improve behavior, increase safety, and support mental health.
For more information visit our website: characterstrong.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 458
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Personalized Learning: Flex time for Student & Staff Success - Dr. Andrew McMillan
We talk to Dr. McMillan about the importance of staying student centered and how based on student voice, they have modified a period each day to create space for student choice. He shares about the i…
The Power Of Finding Joy Inside Of Our Work - Ryan Marshall
Today our guest is Ryan Marshall, Lead Counselor, at South Salem High School, and the 2021 Oregon School Counselor of the Year. We talk to Ryan about the power of finding joy inside our work and he g…
How Schools Can Best Utilize School Counselors - Dr. Julie Hartline
Today our guest is Dr. Julie Hartline, Associate Director of Professional Learning for Hatching Results and 2009 ASCA School Counselor of the Year.
We talk to Dr. Hartline about the impact that schoo…
The Importance Of Purpose - Dan Wolfe
Today our guest is Dan Wolfe an Assistant Principal at Sunray Elementary. We talk to Dan about the importance of purpose and how being connected to our purpose is so needed today. He shares how findi…
Creatively Helping To Meet Student Needs - Becky Arway
Today our guest is Becky Arway a School Counselor, STUCO Advisor, at Polo R-VII Schools We talk to Becky about the intentional partnership that she has together with her principal, and how this has l…
Focusing On The Whole Child
CharacterStrong Co-Founder John Norlin shares an experience from a past training, and talks about why we can't wait to infuse social & emotional learning and character development into the daily fabr…
School Counselors: Impacting Student Achievement Within Our Schools - Angela Shanahan & Karen Devine
Today our guests are Angela Shanahan & Karen Devine, School Counselors in Chicago Public Schools. We talk about the impact that comprehensive, data-informed school counseling programs have with stude…
The Impact Of Middle School & High School Activities - Petra Davis-Johnson
Today our guest is Petra Davis, Activities Director for Tesoro High school in Las Flores, CA. We talk to Petra about the lessons that she has learned going from being an advisor at a middle school to…
The Power Of School Connectedness: Bringing All Students, Staff, And Parents Together To Achieve Goals - Ashley Wright
Today our guest is Ashley Wright an Elementary School Counselor at Lucille J. Bradley Elementary, in Spring Texas. We talk to Ashley about school connectedness and the transformation that it can have…
Meeting Students Right Where They Are At - Hillary Craw
We talk to Hillary about blended learning programs and how this hybrid classroom helps to meet the different needs of students. She talks about some of the struggles that students are facing in this …
Consistently Creating Common Language And Visuals - Allison Dungan
We talk to Allison about the different ways that she has been helping implement PurposeFull People with the students and staff at her school. She shares the practical ways that she has used the Purpo…
Your Voice Is Needed: State Level School Counselor Leadership - Matthew McClain
We talk to Matthew about how he got involved with his state school counselors association and the different ways that getting involved can impact us, the schools we serve, and the states where we liv…
All Leaders Need To Understand The Social And Emotional Needs Of Students - Dr. Rena Frasco
We talk to Dr. Frasco about the importance of having all leaders understand the social and emotional needs of students. She shares about the need for leaders to have consistent conversations about a …
10 Steps To Develop Great Learners - Dr. John Hattie
Today our guest is Dr. John Hattie, the Director of the Melbourne Educational Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Hattie is also the author of Visible Learning and Visib…
How Adventure Education Can Positively Impact Students - Phil Brown
We talk to Phil about what Adventure Education is and how it is both novel and can involve some risk. He describes the experiential learning cycle and talks about the power of having a shared experie…
Rapid Innovation Cycles And The Use Of Implementation Science For Embedding SEL - Cory Notestine
Today our guest is Cory Notestine the Executive Director of Student Success and Wellness for Colorado Springs School District 11. We talk to Cory about a concept known as rapid innovation cycles, whi…
Finding Our Purpose And Modeling That For Students - Christi Sturgeon
Today our guest is Christi Sturgeon a School Counselor at Broken Arrow High School and is Oklahoma School Counselor of the Year for 2021-22. We talk to Christi about how important it is to find our p…
Building Strong Character Through A Positive Behavior Support System - Barb Micucci
Today our guest is Barb Micucci, Barb is a recently retired elementary school counselor and was the 2010 ASCA School Counselor of the Year. We talk to Barb about the importance of school-wide SEL pro…
How COVID Has Impacted Student Behavior - Dr. Clayton Cook
We talk to Dr. Cook about ways that the pandemic has impacted students and how we can leverage the science around human behavior to help promote student success. He outlines effective methods of beha…
Building Trust As Leaders - Melvin J. Fields Jr.
We are celebrating National School Counseling Week! On todays episode Melvin shares about the importance of building trust and relationships with our students and colleagues. He also talks about how …