Joshua Stamper is a middle school Assistant Principal for a North Texas School District, where he's had the amazing opportunity to serve at four campuses in two school districts. Prior to Joshua's current position, he was a classroom art educator and athletic coach working with students in grades 6-8. In addition to his administrative position, Joshua is a podcaster, author of the upcoming book, Aspire to Lead, leadership coach, education presenter, and Podcast Network Manager for the Teach Better Team.   Show Highlights ASPIRE model to shift you to the direction you want to go. Leadership that allows “fish to climb trees.” Pitfalls that help leaders “level up” and not burn out. Be a relentless “Office Rat”  Activate everything you do with an identity framework Feedback you need to build your plan of success and be who you are meant to be. Trauma-informed practices that translate to being an administrator. Identify your leadership outreach and control micro moments of leadership. “I was trying to be as honest as possible. To make it where you want to be, you're going to fail. You're going to have a lot of trials through that process and if you don't dust yourself off and get back up and try again, then obviously you're not going to get where you want to be.”  -Joshua Stamper   Full Transcript Joshua Stamper Transcript   Joshua Stamper’s Resources & Contact Info:   Aspire To Lead    Twitter   Instagram Linkedin Aspire Podcast: www.joshstamper.com Team Twitter: @teachbetterteam Team Instagram: @teachbetterteam Team LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teachbetterteam   Company Websites:  www.teachbetter.com www.teachbetteracademy.com www.teachbetterconference.com www.teachbetterswag.com  Teach Better Logo    Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog   SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard’s online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader.   TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a “Fitbit for teachers” that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently.  Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.   ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC