Thriving Educator

The Power of Autonomy

Schurtz and Ties (Kasey Schurtz and Brian T. Miller), Educators. Podcasters. 
 
Brian and Kasey are committed educators. Kasey is an instructional coach with 20 years of teaching experience while Brian is a secondary administrator with 15 years of teaching experience.
 
What is the most challenging mental health issue in your school or district right now?: Teachers feeling appreciated, confident, and purposeful in their profession.
What are the barriers to overcoming that issue, and what do you believe is the best approach?:
We try our best to exercise empathy, practice purposeful affirmation, and continually strive to support our teachers.
We also strive to educate the public. Through our podcast, we hope to provide insight and understanding to both sides (educators and community members) so that partnerships can be strengthened and relationships restored.
Twitter: @Schurtz&Ties
Kasey's Twitter: @schurtzhistory
Brian's Twitter: @miller_brian_t
Brian's TikTok: @miller_brian_t
 
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Thriving School Community Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
 
Get the BOOK: Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53
“Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution”
*Now on Amazon*
 
SPEAKER PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org
COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingSchool.org
 
KEYNOTE ONE PAGER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZnEzYYZ8Dt5MR_jbEmYv7RVNbQ-umMG/view?usp=share_link
 
FACILITATOR ONE PAGER:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHl81leMhrXHh98njvLIXKZ1ZvZOkz15/view?usp=sharing
 
EMAIL: charle@thrivingschool.org
BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
 
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
Website: ThrivingEducator.com
Clubhouse: @charlepeck
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Teacher Appreciation to Improve Teacher Retention

Kathleen Eckert, Educator and Author
 
Kathleen Eckert, author of School Transformation Through Teacher Appreciation, knows teachers are vital to the success of any school. During her years as a building principal, Kathleen made teacher appreciation her top priority and her teachers pushed the school and students to excellence. Under Kathleen’s leadership Hillwood Middle School was named a Texas and National School to Watch, School Transforming Learning from N2Learning, Best Middle School from US News & World Report, and received the first Texas Whole Child Award from ASCD. Kathleen herself was a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Principal Award and was invited to participate in the School to Watch Leadership trip to China. Now, Kathleen works to inspire and help school administrators value, support, and appreciation their teachers. From ideas to strategies, Kathleen has something for everyone.
 
Twitter @EckertKathleen
 
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Thriving School Community Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
 
Get the BOOK: Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53
“Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution”
*Now on Amazon*
 
SPEAKER PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org
COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingSchool.org
 
KEYNOTE ONE PAGER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZnEzYYZ8Dt5MR_jbEmYv7RVNbQ-umMG/view?usp=share_link
 
FACILITATOR ONE PAGER:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHl81leMhrXHh98njvLIXKZ1ZvZOkz15/view?usp=sharing
 
EMAIL: charle@thrivingschool.org
 
BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
 
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
Website: ThrivingEducator.com
Clubhouse: @charlepeck
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
 
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Taking care of your P.E.O.P.L.E.

Dr. Zac Bauermaster, School Administrator Zac Bauermaster is an educational leader and author passionate about people. One of his main tag lines is, “It’s all about people," and his leadership style exemplifies a people-first approach. Zac currently serves as a principal in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Zac has the tremendous opportunity to lead teachers, support staff, families, and most importantly, the next generation daily. His greatest joy in education is seeing adults leverage their God-given talents and abilities through inspiring kids to find and use their gifts. Before becoming a principal, Zac served public education in various K-12 roles such as assistant principal, administrator of online learning, teacher, and coach. These experiences have grown Zac’s sphere of influence and allowed him the opportunity to develop and maintain lifelong relationships. Zac received his undergraduate degree from Millersville University in secondary education and completed his master’s degree in educational technology from Pennsylvania State University. Zac returned to Penn State, where he earned his principal certification. Most recently, Zac earned his doctorate in educational leadership and superintendent letter of eligibility from Drexel University. He is a lifelong learner, always looking to learn and grow. His family jokes that he went to school in Kindergarten and hasn’t ever stopped. Zac continues to grow his leadership influence and share encouragement and positivity through various social media platforms, magazine publications, speaking events, and books.
Zac's first book Leading with a Humble Heart: A 40-Day Devotional for Leaders was published by ConnectEDD Publishing in July of 2022. Most importantly, Zac is a husband to his wife Carly, and father to three young kids, Olivia, Eliot, and Isaac. Zac is a firm believer in leading his family first. The family resides in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania GET DR.
BAUERMASTER’S BOOK ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Humble-Heart-Devotional-Leaders/dp/B0B677K6LL WEBSITE: www.zacbauermaster.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ZBauermaster INSTAGRAM: Instagram @ZBauermaster
 
Talking Points: Zac is an educational leader, in fact a principal, has served public education in various role K-12 and is an author Anxiety + depression experience as a teacher
 
BOOK: Leading with a Humble Heart: A 40-Day Devotional for Leaders (Connect EDD publishing) 
 
What mental health initiatives would you pursue? What do you see as the biggest challenge in our system? Talk about the family life network What is the most challenging mental health issue in your school or district right now? I can break down an acronym I like to use to focus on putting people first. What is that? From my school leadership lens, ensuring teachers are in a good spot mentally so they can operate at their best for the kids that fill our classrooms and hallways. Our district has a high level of rural poverty which has a significant impact. What are the barriers to overcoming that issue, and what do you believe is the best approach?: Leadership prioritizing teachers and staff as people first. I can break down an acronym I like to use to focus on putting people first. Regarding rural poverty - our district has a family life network where we collaborate as a school and community to ensure our students and their families are getting their basic needs met.
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HOST: Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
SPEAKER PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org
COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingSchool.org EMAIL: charle@thrivingschool.org BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators.
 
Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
 
Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53 LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/ Website: ThrivingEducator.com Clubhouse: @charlepeck Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck

The influence of tech on mental health

Brad Waid, President New Horizons Global
 
Twitter @techbradwaid
Website: https://www.newhorizonsglobal.net/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-waid-21187593/
 
Brad is an Award-winning Emerging Technology Leader, International Keynote Speaker, Educator, Visionary, Futurist and Author specializing in AR/VR/XR, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Industry 4.0. He is tabbed as one of the top 20 Global Futurist &Keynote Speakers by TAFFD, recognized as the #14 influencer world-wide in Augmented Reality by Onalytica as well as being recognized as one of the “20 to Watch” by the National School Board Association.
 
 
Thriving School Community Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
 
Get the BOOK: Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53
“Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution”
*Now on Amazon*
 
SPEAKER PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org
COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingSchool.org
 
KEYNOTE ONE PAGER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZnEzYYZ8Dt5MR_jbEmYv7RVNbQ-umMG/view?usp=share_link
 
FACILITATOR ONE PAGER:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHl81leMhrXHh98njvLIXKZ1ZvZOkz15/view?usp=sharing
 
EMAIL: charle@thrivingschool.org
 
BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
 
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
Website: ThrivingEducator.com
Clubhouse: @charlepeck
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
 
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Are teachers complaining too much?

Thriving School Community Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
 
Get the BOOK: Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53
“Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution”
*Now on Amazon*
 
SPEAKER PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org
COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingSchool.org
 
KEYNOTE ONE PAGER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZnEzYYZ8Dt5MR_jbEmYv7RVNbQ-umMG/view?usp=share_link
 
FACILITATOR ONE PAGER:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHl81leMhrXHh98njvLIXKZ1ZvZOkz15/view?usp=sharing
 
EMAIL: charle@thrivingschool.org
 
BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
 
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
Website: ThrivingEducator.com
Clubhouse: @charlepeck
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
 
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Using schools as good protective factors

Matt DuBois, PhD., NCSP is a licensed school psychologist and clinical psychologist currently working in the Public Schools of Brookline (MA) as the Assistant Director of Guidance, Clinical Services, and Social-Emotional Learning. In addition to his role in Brookline, Dr. DuBois is the President of Massachusetts School Psychologists Association (MSPA) and is currently an SEL Fellow with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Dr. DuBois has published works in the Journal of School Psychology, School Psychology Review, and the School Psychology Communiqué. What is the most challenging mental health issue in school right now? This is a big question! Students are struggling to consistently attend and engage in school. We are addressing the mental health needs of students with a variety of prevention-based supports (e.g., explicit SEL instruction in the classroom) and small-group and individualized mental health interventions. We are continuing to help support staff without clinical training to support the mental health needs of students. The impact of belonging on student well-being; the role of school as a protective factor for students, Helping students, staff, and guardians understand the difference between experiencing normative levels of unpleasant feelings versus presenting with a mental health diagnosis; accurately understanding what positive , mental health means, the role that schools and guardians have in the development of strong social-emotional skills.
Dr. Matthew DuBois's publication "Facilitating Student Reentry Following Psychiatric Hospitalization " (2020) NASP National Association of School Psychologists, file:///C:/Users/charl/Downloads/Facilitating%20Student%20Reentry%20Following%20Psychiatric%20Hospitalization%20(2).pdf
HOST: Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW SPEAKER PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingSchool.org KEYNOTE ONE PAGER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZnEzYYZ8Dt5MR_jbEmYv7RVNbQ-umMG/view?usp=share_link FACILITATOR ONE PAGER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHl81leMhrXHh98njvLIXKZ1ZvZOkz15/view?usp=sharing EMAIL: charle@thrivingschool.org BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53 LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/ Website: ThrivingEducator.com Clubhouse: @charlepeck Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck

Who’s responsible for solving the youth mental health crisis?

Guest: Cameron Caswell, PhD
Adolescent Psychologist
FREE BOOK STUDY KIT: www.thrivingschool.org/bookstudy
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ThrivingParent.org
DrCamConsulting.org
drcam@thrivingschool.org
 
BIO: 
Cameron (Dr. Cam) Caswell, PhD, the “teen translator,” is an adolescent psychologist, family success coach, and co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve student, staff, and parent well-being. For over two decades, she has been helping parents build strong, positive relationships with their teens through improved communication, connection, and understanding. Dr. Cam is a TEDx speaker, host of the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam podcast, co-creator of the “I Am Enough” teen 12-week workshop, author of Power Phrases for Parents: Teen Edition, and co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution. In her fun, interactive style, Dr. Cam unpacks frustrating adolescent behavior and empowers parents to work with their teen's wiring rather than against it. Her goal is to change the trajectory of mental health through deeper family connection. Dr. Cam is the mom of a teen too, so she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk!
 
What is the most challenging mental health issue in your school or district right now?: too many kids are struggling
What are the barriers to overcoming that issue, and what do you believe is the best approach?: focusing on intervention not prevention
 
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Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
ThrivingEducator.org
ThrivingSchool.org
FREE BOOK STUDY KIT: www.ThrivingSchool.org/bookstudy
Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingschool.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
 
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
Book: https://a.co/d/0rrXb53
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
Website: ThrivingEducator.com
Clubhouse: @charlepeck
Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck