Overcoming Bias in Leadership

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joshua is a middle school administrator in North Texas. After graduating college with a Fine Arts degree and working in the graphic design field for a number of years, Joshua returned to school to attain his teaching certificate. Joshua worked as an Art teacher and coached at the middle school level for 6 years. Inspired to affect change at the campus level and in education, Joshua completed his Masters in Educational Administration, and he has spent the past 7 years as a middle school administrator. In addition to being an administrator, Joshua is the creator and host of Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast. The podcast is designed to help those who are looking to build their leadership capacity by providing an opportunity to learn from the most experienced and accomplished educational leaders.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joshua is passionate about reconciliation and believes that working together creates an environment that fosters innovation and growth, yielding both academic and social success. Utilizing restorative practices guides Joshua in building healthy relationships and community at his school.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joshua and his wife, Leslie, became foster parents in 2011, and had the privilege of adopting three of their five children. Joshua is trained in trauma-informed practices for meeting the emotional, social and behavioral needs of children who have been through adverse childhood experiences, which Joshua also applies to his role as an administrator.</span></p> <h2> </h2> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Highlights</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Use Joshua’s tools to break the box: Overcoming stigmas,  labels, and bias in education</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how leaders are made in the art room and on the field</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Student success is i