{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WEP 182: Award Winning Culture, An Interview with Hans Appel","description":"In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Hans Appel.  Hans Appel is an educator, speaker, and writer deeply committed to inspiring the whole child.  He\u2019s the author of, Award Winning Culture: Building School-Wide Intentionality and Action Through Character, Excellence, and Community.  Additionally, he\u2019s the Director of Culture for the Teach Better Team, Co-host of the Award Winning Culture podcast, and the Co-Creator of Award Winning Culture.  He\u2019s worked as a counselor in the Richland School District for the past 19 years and at Enterprise Middle School since it opened.  He\u2019s passionate about school culture, servant leadership, and kindness.  In 2018, EMS was awarded the ASCD Whole Child Award for the State of Washington and the Global \u201cClass Act Award\u201d for creating a culture of excellence through kindness, service, and empathy.  Additionally, they were selected as a finalist in the 2019 PBIS Film Festival and took top prize in the Community, Parents, and Staff category.   In 2018, Hans launched his own blog about School Culture and rolled out a student-led leadership podcast called Award Winning Culture: Hosted by Wildcat Nation, which can be subscribed, listened or reviewed on iTunes Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, PodBean, and Libsyn.   Hans\u2019 blogs have appeared on DisruptED TV magazine, CharacterStrong, Teach Better, AIMS Network, and PBIS Rewards.  He\u2019s written social-emotional lessons for CharacterStrong.  Furthermore, he has been featured on numerous educational podcasts speaking his brand of school culture into existence.  He\u2019s been a contributor on three educational books:  Define Your WHY,  Teachers\u2019 Reflective Impact Journal and ALL IN: Taking a Gamble in Education.  Hans believes that education at its highest level is about inspiring others to discover and develop their JOY. Mentioned in this podcast:  Want to give your child or a child you know the gift of confidence and tools to tackle worry and anxiety? Order my new book Unthink Before Bed. It is a children's book on mindfulness. It's the perfect gift and bedtime book. I am so proud of it! It is a very fun read. Hans's book: Award Winning Culture: Building Intentionality and Action through Character, Excellence, and Community Hans is the Director of Culture for the Teach Better Team Hans's website: awardwinningculture.com Follow Hans on: Twitter: @awculture @HansNAppel Instagram: @AwardWinningCulture Award Winning Culture Blog Award Winning Culture Podcast Sign-up for Kelly\u2019s newsletter here. Kelly Croy is an author, speaker, and educator. If you\u2019d like to learn more about Kelly or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email. \u2022 Listen to Kelly\u2019s other podcast, The Future Focused Podcast, and subscribe to the more than 40 episodes to help you level-up your leadership and design a more dynamic life. \u2022 Subscribe to The Wired Educator Podcast with over 182 episodes of interviews and professional development. \u2022 Visit Kelly\u2019s website at www.KellyCroy.com. \u2022 Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school\u2019s opening day? \u2022 Consider Kelly Croy at www.KellyCroy.com \u2022 Order Kelly\u2019s books, Along Came a Leader and Unthink Before Bed: A Children\u2019s Book on Mindfulness for your personal library. \u2022 Follow Kelly Croy on Facebook.  \u2022 Follow Kelly Croy on Twitter.  \u2022  Follow Kelly Croy on Instagram  [convertkit form=1190516] [fusebox_full_player social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ]     ","author_name":"The Wired Educator Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/wirededucator.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"