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
Temperature Checks: Taking Time To Support & Care For Staff - Bill Weinsheimer & Russ Peters
Bill studied biology and philosophy at The University of Notre Dame and earned his Masters in Teaching at The Evergreen State College. He worked in adolescent group homes for several years before bec…
Being The Best Version Of Yourself So That You Can Give Kids Your All - Andrea Haisch
Andrea is a Seattle-area kindergarten teacher who keeps relationships and balance at the center of her practice. She believes, in order to show up and be the best teacher possible, you must intention…
Kindness Cultivators: Making the World a Better Place to Lead, Love, and Learn - Tamara Letter
Tamara Letter is a passionate educator with more than two decades of experience as an elementary teacher, differentiation specialist, technology integrator, and instructional coach. She received the …
Social Emotional Learning Is Needed Everywhere - Richa Shivangi Gupta
As Co-Founder of Labhya Foundation, an India-based nonprofit, Richa's journey has revolved around the question, “What does it take to preserve empathy among children?” Richa has worked as an educator…
Working As A Team When Advocating For Children - Leigh Kokenes
Leigh Kokenes is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist in Raleigh, North Carolina and works at an elementary and middle school in an urban school district. Her early career included work on a bi…
How Do We Reach, Empower And Equip Students In The Juvenile Correctional System? - Amy Heimerl
Amy Heimerl is a wife, mom, grandma, educator, gardener, aspiring artist & author, prayer warrior, worship leader and most importantly, daughter of God. Amy has been an educator for 26 years. Twenty-…
Leveraging Technology As We Continue To Encourage & Council Students - Sandi Pinner
Sandi Pinner is a wife, mother of 4 boys, Nani of 2 and has been married to her husband for the past 26 years. Sandi has been in education since 1999 and currently is the Pre-K-12th Grade School Coun…
The Principal's Lunch Summit: Building Relationships With Students - Jordan Osborn
Jordan Osborn is in his 10th year of working in education. He started off as a social studies teacher in several different schools in Oregon where he also coached football and basketball. During his …
The Power Of Good Vibes In A Building - Brian Slater
Brian Slater is an Assistant Principal at Fred Lynn Middle School. Brian believes in finding the good throughout the school! Finding the good, celebrating it, and sharing it with others sends a messa…
Six Questions That Cultivate Deeper Relationships All Year Long - Jen Molitor
As an educator for 19 years, Jen has enjoyed teaching in the classroom, as a gifted intervention specialist, and more recently as an instructional coach. Her recent Amazon #1 New Release, The Happy T…
What Keeps Me Up At Night? Supporting Children Of All Different Backgrounds
We talk with Bethany about the lack of belonging in our schools, ways that we can focus on this work, and she shares about the importance of growing a culture of empathy.
Bethany has been an educator…
The Principal's Cabinet: Helping Drive Positive School Change - Wes Kanawyer
Wes Kanawyer is the Principal of Woodgate Intermediate School in Waco, TX. He has a passion for serving, developing and empowering educators to pursue their own growth as they seek to enrich and enha…
Hope, Gratitude, & Optimism: Learned Behaviors That Take Work - Dr. Jenny Severson
Jenny's from Madison, WI -- she played college hoops at Lake Forest and earned her doctorate at Loyola University in Chicago. Dr. Jenny Severson taught and led as a principal in Gurnee School Distric…
The Question That's Not Getting Asked: What Have You Done For Others Today? - Tyson Sturza
Tyson Sturza resides in West Pasco with his wife JJ and their two year old son Will. His is currently the building principal at Mabton Jr/Sr High School. Before coming to Mabton Tyson was a math and …
Frequently Asked Questions Around Well-Being - Dr. Clayton Cook
Dr. Clay Cook holds the John and Nancy Peyton Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing at the University of Minnesota and is a Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education a…
The Power Of Affirmations - Ranesia Davenport Edwards
Ranesia Davenport Edwards has a track record of successful teaching experiences teaching struggling readers and is motivated to provide EVERY child with an exceptional education as a campus school ad…
Taking Time At The End Of A Project To Reflect - Erin McCarthy
Erin McCarthy is the 2020 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. She teaches 8th grade social studies at Greendale Middle School in Greendale, Wisconsin. In her eight years teaching she has collaborated to c…
Ep70 - Celebrating 30 Days Of The Kindness Journal! - Houston Kraft
Houston Kraft is a professional speaker, leadership consultant, and kindness advocate who speaks to middle schools, high schools, colleges, and businesses nationally. He has spoken at over 500 events…
The Whole Child Virtual Summit - Lindsay Norlin
Lindsay was a High School Social Studies Teacher for over 10 years. She passionately believes that building relationships with students is not only important to creating a strong classroom culture, b…
Using Technology To Build Community & Teach Content - John Rodney
John Rodney graduated in 2004 from the University of Maine at Farmington with Bachelor of Science degrees in both English and Secondary Education. He began his career teaching at John Burroughs High …