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
Supporting Staff, Students, Parents, And Our Communities - Monica Bryant
We are celebrating National School Counseling Week! We talk with Monica about the many ways that she serves the families, staff, and students at her school. She also shares about the benefits of havi…
The Impact Of Student Advocacy - Roberto Aguilar
We are celebrating National School Counseling Week! We talk with Roberto about ways that he builds great relationships at Milwaukie HS, and the role that authenticity plays in those relationships. He…
School Counselors Are An Integral Part Of The Total Education System - Kat Pastor
We are celebrating National School Counseling Week! We talk with Kat about the critical role that counselors play in our schools. She shares about the importance of advocating for school counseling, …
Introducing Dr. Clayton Cook!
We talk with Dr. Clayton Cook about his new role at CharacterStrong and he shares why implementation is needed today now more than ever. Dr. Cook also talks about ways the CharacterStrong team is par…
Including Student Voice And Student Choice In Our Classrooms - Sonjanita Moore
Today our guest is Sonjanita Moore, a Secondary Specialist here at CharacterStrong. We talk with Sonjanita about the need for including student voice and student choice in our classrooms. She also sh…
5 Strategies For Keeping Community Agreements Going In Your Classroom - Julie Hinshaw
Today our guest is Julie Hinshaw, the Director of K-12 Curriculum for CharacterStrong. On this episode we talk to Julie about community agreements. She shares about what community agreements are, why…
Reflecting & Refocusing To Start The Year - Houston Kraft
We reflect with CharacterStrong Co-Founder Houston Kraft about things that are going on in education, and how disappointment is the result of unmet expectations. Houston also shares how we can be pro…
Community Ready: Going Beyond Helping Students To Be College And Career Ready - John Salovardos
Today our guest is Dr. John Salovardos. Dr. Salovardos is the Director of Pupil Services in the Athol-Royalston Regional School District, in Athol-Royalston, Massachusetts. He has been working in spe…
Top 6 Episodes Of 2021: #1 - The Role Of Student Leadership In Our Schools - Houston Kraft & Don Bartel
John talks with CharacterStrong Co-Founder Houston Kraft & Team Member Don Bartel about the recent CharacterStrong leadership conference, and the role and impact that student leadership has in school…
Top 6 Episodes Of 2021: #2 - The 7 Teachable Traits Of Thrivers - Dr. Michelle Borba
Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally-recognized educator who has spoken to over one million parents and educators. She is recognized for her solution-based strategies on raising resilient kids,…
Top 6 Episodes Of 2021: #3 - 243 & The Power Of Love - Tyler Bastian
Tyler Bastian is an educator, filmmaker, father and the founder of Roots Charter High School. Tyler loves to teach and has a passion for discovering and developing potential in everything around him.…
Top 6 Episodes Of 2021: #4 - Perseverance & Pounding The Stone - John Norlin
John shares a powerful reminder of a teachers impact thru perseverance, a short reading from Jacob Riis, and he gives some encouragement as we live, teach & work during this season.
Top 6 Episodes Of 2021: #5 - Teen Mental Health Series: Psycho Education Around Anxiety & Depression - Dr. Bella Bikowsky
Dr. Bikowsky is a Child & Adolescent Clinical Therapist and an Educational Staff Associate Certified School Counselor with a Ph.D. in Educational Counseling/Psychology. Bella has diverse experience i…
Top 6 Episodes Of 2021: #6 - Creating A Strong Staff Culture In Your Building - Kelly Smith
Kelly has been in education for the last 15 years. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Portland, majoring in Political Science and got my Masters in Teaching through Concordia Univers…
It's Important To Advocate By Sharing Your Story - Josh Godinez
Josh Godinez is a high school counselor at Centennial High School in Corona, California. He also serves as the Board Chair for the California Association of School Counselors (CASC) and was named the…
Working compassionately With Native American Students - Michael Adams
For the past 12 years, Michael Adams has been passionately serving youth in the K-12 setting as a School Counselor. Growing up on the Hopi reservation in Northern Arizona, Michael is driven to suppor…
Creating Space For Honest Conversations - Kelly Smith
Kelly has been in education for the last 16 years. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Portland, majoring in Political Science and got her Masters in Teaching through Concordia Univer…
Implementation: Key Component #1 - Teaming & Effective Practices - Megan Gruis
CharacterStrong Director of Implementation Megan Gruis talks about the importance of creating a strong implementation team, and the components of successful teaming. Megan also shares about the need …
Implementation: Key Component #2 - Use Of An Implementation Framework - Megan Gruis
On this episode Megan dives into using an implementation framework, and how implementation is a process. She talks about 2 steps of implementation: pre-implementation & active implementation, and sha…
Implementation: Key Component #3 - Continuous Improvement & Feedback loops - Megan Gruis
In part 3 of this series on implementation, Megan shares why we need to focus on continuous improvement in our implementation process. She also gives some practical ways that we can get feedback as w…