The Inside Ride: A Top 20 Training Podcast

This week our long-time friend and colleague Drew Mons, Principal of Apple Valley High School of District 196 in Minnesota, discusses how his school finds ways to move forward by doing it together!https://avhs.district196.org/

Kevin and Tom have a healthy chat with Kim Karr regarding tech, students, impact, safety, digital citizenship, and so on! Kim Karr and Digital4Good "believe in the power of digital citizenship to create a safer online world. Founded in response to an online attack on a teacher, Digital4Good emerged as a way to fight back against digital negativity."[email protected] always, if you need anything from us (Top 20 Training) you can reach out at [email protected] or visit us online at www.top20training.com.

In this episode Kevin, Tom, and Mara discuss the Coaching on Purpose program that is designed for and available to ALL athletic programs. The team discusses the need for intentionality in coaching and offers a framework for how to create the right conditions for a great experience.Questions or interest: call Kevin at 651-373-0297 or email us at [email protected].

This episode Tom and Kevin absorb as much as they can from Mike Wolf from Jostens Renaissance! School Culture, celebrating educators, and much more! To learn more about Mike and his team's passionate endeavors, click the links below!Love Mondays with Jostens Renaissance!Check out the suite of school climate and culture resources at JostensRenaissance.comJoin us at the smartest, loudest, happiest, results-driven conference for school culture athttps://www.jostensevents.com/event/JRGC26/home

This week Kevin & Tom Share Some Great Things Going On! During their travels they have picked up some stories about the implementation of Thinking, Learning, & Communicating tools, strategies. There are a million success and failure stories out there! Here are a few great ones!

This week Kevin and Tom talk with Katie Radeke, a early intervention Special Education specialist with 27 years of experience! Check out the interview and take note of the resources listed below! She works for Benton Stearns Education District (serving Stearns and Benton County School Districts  - minus St. Cloud) and is an excellent educator and a great ray of hope!https://helpmegrowmn.orghttps://helpmeconnect.web.health.state.mn.usIf you have any questions for Katie, you can reach her here: [email protected]

This week Kevin and Tom catch up with a long-time friend and supporter of Top 20. Dr. Kasey Johnson started her educational journey 25 years ago and has enjoyed learning from her students and peers each step of the way. After teaching English, Music, Social Studies, and English Language Learners for students in K-12, Dr. Johnson started a new journey as chair of the Education department for Ottawa University. During that time, Dr. Johnson wrote and implemented multiple Master’s degree programs, oversaw undergraduate and graduate programs and clinicals and enjoyed providing professional development for educators throughout the Kansas City and Phoenix areas. She is a published author, nationally recognized trainer, master teacher, and presenter. Currently, Dr. Johnson uses her educational skills and understanding of organizational management as a regional director of sales for Hotel Management and Consulting in Kansas City. Although not in the classroom, she finds many parallels between the helping and hospitality professions and enjoys assisting in training and supporting the amazing individuals currently managing the hotels throughout the Midwest. When she isn’t working, Dr. Johnson enjoys traveling with her husband Matt and hearing about the adventures and accomplishments of her three amazing sons and beautiful daughter-in-law. If you have any questions, Dr. Johnson can be reached at [email protected].

This week Kevin and Tom take time to discuss meaningful ways to reach out and find students that are lost in the shuffle. Some of these "lost" students have straight As, some are failing, some are engaged, some are asleep in class. Schools and programs need people that can find them and remind them of their worth!Have a listen and then pass it on to someone that needs to hear it!

This week's episode is from the With Gratitude Matt Foundation and Podcast. We were asked to share our Top 20 story and how gratitude plays a continual rols in our mission and work.Big thanks to our team mate and friend, Mike Nead ([email protected]) for introducing us to Bill Moran of the With Gratitude Matt Foundation!Please check out their foundation and podcast. They exude hope through gratitude!

This week Kevin and Tom discuss teens, screens, and brains with Erin Walsh of the Spark and Stitch Institute. This episode shares concrete ways to navigate the ever-changing lives of teens and tech.Erin's new book It's Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence is available by clicking the book title above.  You can find Erin Walsh by visiting her website below:https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/