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
- 459
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Importance Of Having A Roadmap For SEL Implementation - Julie Hinshaw
We talk to Julie about her new role as an Implementation Specialist at CharacterStrong. Julie shares about the work she is doing focused on implementation, why the CharacterStrong implementation road…
Keys To SEL Implementation - Glenwood Elementary
The Glenwood Team: Betty Ross - School Counselor - 25 years at Glenwood Elementary (3rd and 4th grade Teacher, Enrichment Teacher, Gifted Educator and school counselor last 11 years) Previously taugh…
Developing SEL In Ourselves - Rhonda Henderson
Rhonda Henderson is completing her 40th year as an educator. During that time, she has taught grades 1-8 in both public and private school settings, served as an Instructional Coordinator, Assistant …
Making The Connection With At-Risk Youth - Frank Arce
Having grown up amidst many challenges, his daily purpose is to inspire and motivate both students and staff by being a living testament that perseverance and determination can lead to success. But, …
Implementing Wellness - James D. Woods
James Woods has his masters in counseling, and is a registered yoga teacher. As president of FEEL FREE 2 FEEL FREE a health and wellness organization that provides programs and services for youth and…
Social-Emotional Learning: Not A Lesson, It Is Everything We Do - Woodgate Intermediate School
We talk with Assistant Principal Kim Hawkins, Shawn Simpson, Lindsey Ostrom, & Jacki Friedholm from Woodgate Intermediate School in Midway ISD about the ways that they work to focus on SEL in everyth…
The Importance Of Making Peace A Focus Of School Programs - Kate Shively
Kate grew up in Missouri and attended William Jewell College, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology. She went on to earn her Master's degree in School Counseling at University of Tennessee…
The Impact Of SEL & A Healthy School Culture - Riley Bruil
We talk with CharacterStrong team member Riley Bruil about how social emotional learning at his high school impacted him as a leader & college athlete, and he shares about how standing at a door chan…
Using Social-Emotional Learning to Guide School Improvement - Dr. Renee Carr
Dr. Renee Carr is originally from the west coast, from Vallejo, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area and from Silverdale, WA in the Kitsap Peninsula across from Seattle. Even though she has been in the D…
Mental Health & Well-Being - Dr. Brian Smith
Dr. Smith is the Director of Research at CharacterStrong. He has extensive experience providing mental health services to children and youth and has worked in schools as a school counselor, school so…
The Power Of Influence: One Relationship That Led To A Teaching Career - Kris Jenkins
Kris has been teaching for 39 years, all in Early Childhood. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with a dual major in Elementary and Early Childhood Education (a pilot program at t…
The Importance Of Connecting With Your "Why" - Chelsea Gallagher
Born and raised in Spokane, WA, Chelsea Gallagher has known since the third grade that education was her calling, except for that short stint where she wanted to be a professional ghostbuster. She gr…
The Importance Of Student Voice Data In The SEL Integration Process - Molly Gosline
Molly A. Gosline, EdM, MA is the Coordinator of Social Emotional Learning at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois where she works with academic divisions and teacher teams to develop instructio…
Inspiring & Engaging Our Communities Through Athletics - Alex Clark
Alex Clark is a young, passionate and committed leader who has served most of his adult life making a strong impact on student-athletes across the northeast region. Alex has worked with students of a…
The Importance Of Social-Emotional Learning
Houston & John celebrate #SELday! They talk about how our current times have shown us why SEL is crucial, the importance of student voice in SEL, and how research, reality, & relevance come together …
The 2021 Whole Child Virtual Summit - Lindsay Norlin
We talk with Lindsay about the 2021 Whole Child Virtual Summit happening March 22-26th, and she shares a few powerful highlights from some of this years speakers.
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 her Masters in Teaching through Concordia Univer…
Fostering Better Engagement In The Virtual Classroom - Bryan Slater
Bryan Slater is an experienced classroom teacher and has spent the last 15 years teaching high school Social Studies in Tacoma, WA, Lagos, Nigeria, and Sumner, WA. He currently teaches at Sumner High…
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,…
Teenager Therapy: Raising Awareness About Mental Health - Isaac Hurtado & Mark Hugo
Houston talks to Isaac Hurtado & Mark Hugo from the Teenager Therapy Podcast about the role that the podcast plays in their lives, things that can prevent students from thinking about mental health a…