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The Language of Behavior

The Language of Behavior

Written by: Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck
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The Language of Behavior Podcast with Charle Peck and Joshua Stamper explores the deeper meaning behind student behaviors and provides actionable strategies for educators and leaders to respond with empathy and effectiveness. Each episode dives into innovative ways to create secure and supportive learning environments. Join us as we decode behaviors and build healthier school communities, one conversation at a time.Copyright 2026 Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck Self-Help Success
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  • Webinar Replay: Equip and Empower Your Staff to Transform Student Behavior
    Feb 18 2026

    In this Webinar Replay, Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck share practical, school-tested strategies from The Language of Behavior that help staff move from reactive discipline to proactive, relationship-based support. You’ll learn how to:

    - Shift from isolated trainings to a cohort model that embeds skills into daily practice

    - Use “Consider Your Environment” to audit classroom and campus conditions that fuel or calm behavior

    - Provide staff with simple, repeatable language and tools for responding to challenging behavior

    - Align initiatives with your school’s identity so they survive turnover, time pressures, and competing priorities

    This webinar is perfect for principals, assistant principals, special education leaders, counselors, social workers, and teacher-leaders who want concrete next steps—not just more theory.

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    FREE The Language of Behavior Book Study Kit: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/lobbookstudy

    Do you have any questions for the podcast? Fill out this quick Google Form: https://forms.gle/u5axHazzuyN5pry76

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    About Charle Peck:

    Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. She holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work as a 20+ year veteran in education (K-12). As a global keynote speaker, she delivers powerful messages of hope to educators and facilitates meaningful professional development. Charle successfully equips school staff with practical tools to mitigate teacher burnout and the youth mental health crisis providing relief to schools all across the country. Her unique lens as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist specializing in trauma makes her stories relevant and captivating to educators struggling in today’s system. You can purchase her book “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” on Amazon and connect with her on X @CharlePeck.

    Follow Charle Peck:

    1. Website: www.ThrivingEducator.org
    2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlepeckconsulting?mibextid=LQQJ4d
    4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlepeck/
    5. Other: charle@thrivibgeducator.org
    6. Podcast: Thriving Educator
    7. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Improving-School-Mental-Health-Community/dp/B0BTS3MN2P?crid=EIKAGWZ4V006&keywords=charle+peck&qid=1705780803&sprefix=charle+peck%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=6456f4f1bc2440be71d094a5d14656a4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

    About Joshua Stamper:

    Joshua Stamper is the Director of Innovation for the Teach Better Team, a multifaceted role that encompasses his talents as an author, podcaster, leadership coach, and education keynote speaker. With a rich background as a middle school administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach, Joshua brings a wealth of experience to his work in education.

    Joshua is passionate about implementing trauma-responsive techniques, exploring alternative student discipline methods, and promoting healthy leadership habits. He is deeply committed to enhancing leadership capacity through self-care practices, ensuring that educators are equipped to lead with empathy and resilience. As the author of The Language of Behavior and Aspire to Lead and host of two popular podcasts, Joshua...

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 59. New Initiatives that Stick
    Feb 11 2026

    In this week's episode of The Language of Behavior, Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck address a leader’s question about new year initiatives: “If I’m trying to implement practices to help students and staff, how do I make sure they don’t fall to the wayside?” They explain why one and done PD fails and why long term sustainability requires the cohort model, where a committed team embeds skills into everyday practice with consistent touch points.​

    Charlie calls out the need to stop adding tasks and instead shift to prevention, while Josh emphasizes making initiatives part of campus identity so they survive staff turnover and budget cycles. They revisit Tenet 1’s “Consider Your Environment” inventory to audit social and physical classrooms for predictability and trust, while reshaping student engagement and focus.

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    FREE The Language of Behavior Book Study Kit: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/lobbookstudy

    Do you have any questions for the podcast? Fill out this quick Google Form: https://forms.gle/u5axHazzuyN5pry76

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    About Charle Peck:

    Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. She holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work as a 20+ year veteran in education (K-12). As a global keynote speaker, she delivers powerful messages of hope to educators and facilitates meaningful professional development. Charle successfully equips school staff with practical tools to mitigate teacher burnout and the youth mental health crisis providing relief to schools all across the country. Her unique lens as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist specializing in trauma makes her stories relevant and captivating to educators struggling in today’s system. You can purchase her book “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” on Amazon and connect with her on X @CharlePeck.

    Follow Charle Peck:

    1. Website: www.ThrivingEducator.org
    2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlepeckconsulting?mibextid=LQQJ4d
    4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlepeck/
    5. Other: charle@thrivibgeducator.org
    6. Podcast: Thriving Educator
    7. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Improving-School-Mental-Health-Community/dp/B0BTS3MN2P?crid=EIKAGWZ4V006&keywords=charle+peck&qid=1705780803&sprefix=charle+peck%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=6456f4f1bc2440be71d094a5d14656a4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

    About Joshua Stamper:

    Joshua Stamper is the Director of Innovation for the Teach Better Team, a multifaceted role that encompasses his talents as an author, podcaster, leadership coach, and education keynote speaker. With a rich background as a middle school administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach, Joshua brings a wealth of experience to his work in education.

    Joshua is passionate about implementing trauma-responsive techniques,...

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    14 mins
  • 58. Year One Impact with Tools and Takeaways
    Feb 3 2026

    In this milestone episode of The Language of Behavior, Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck celebrate the book’s first birthday with reflections on its impact, favorite reader takeaways, and practical tools educators are using across the country. They highlight the “Consider Your Environment” inventory for transforming social and physical classrooms, and Josh’s free Relationship Inventory a checklist of 20 daily best practices like door greetings that boost engagement despite the chaos of interruptions.​

    Charlie shares how the book is sparking staff conversations and helping schools shift from reactive discipline to proactive prevention, while Josh reveals light bulb moments like the push in model that are saving instructional time and rebuilding teacher student relationships. The hosts also preview their free February 12th webinar, Equip and Empower Your Staff, designed to give leaders actionable solutions for student behavior challenges.

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    FREE The Language of Behavior Book Study Kit: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/lobbookstudy

    Do you have any questions for the podcast? Fill out this quick Google Form: https://forms.gle/u5axHazzuyN5pry76

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    About Charle Peck:

    Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. She holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work as a 20+ year veteran in education (K-12). As a global keynote speaker, she delivers powerful messages of hope to educators and facilitates meaningful professional development. Charle successfully equips school staff with practical tools to mitigate teacher burnout and the youth mental health crisis providing relief to schools all across the country. Her unique lens as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist specializing in trauma makes her stories relevant and captivating to educators struggling in today’s system. You can purchase her book “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” on Amazon and connect with her on X @CharlePeck.

    Follow Charle Peck:

    1. Website: www.ThrivingEducator.org
    2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlepeckconsulting?mibextid=LQQJ4d
    4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlepeck/
    5. Other: charle@thrivibgeducator.org
    6. Podcast: Thriving Educator
    7. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Improving-School-Mental-Health-Community/dp/B0BTS3MN2P?crid=EIKAGWZ4V006&keywords=charle+peck&qid=1705780803&sprefix=charle+peck%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=6456f4f1bc2440be71d094a5d14656a4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

    About Joshua Stamper:

    Joshua Stamper is the Director of Innovation for the Teach Better Team, a multifaceted role that encompasses his talents as an author, podcaster, leadership coach, and education keynote speaker. With a rich background as a middle school administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach, Joshua brings a wealth of experience to his work in education.

    Joshua is passionate about implementing trauma-responsive techniques, exploring alternative student discipline methods, and promoting healthy leadership habits. He is deeply committed to enhancing leadership capacity through self-care practices, ensuring that educators are equipped to lead with empathy and resilience. As the author of...

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    19 mins
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