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TELL Your COMMUNITY's STORY! A Conversation with JOSH TOVAR
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JOSH TOVAR is the proud principal at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland ISD. He’s been in education for over thirty years and has served at all levels from elementary to university. Josh is the proud son of Virginia and Jesus Tovar, a proud immigrant to the USA, and former US Marine.
Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific and 12:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.
IN THIS CONVERSATION:
0:53 - JOSH TOVAR is the proud principal at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland ISD in Texas.
1:35 - About the unique mission of MPA and the immigrant story it supports
4:33 - Two stories of personal and professional adversity
10:57 - Why Josh tells the story of his school community and celebrates students
14:55 - How Unlock the Middle has impacted Josh's thinking and practice
20:25 - Josh's three pillars: faith, family, and fitness
24:30 - What time Josh goes to bed on school nights
25:00 - Setting Josh on fire: sharing the beauty of the education profession
30:04 - A professional goal for this year: speaking at NASSP in Tennessee
32:27 - What sets Josh on fire outside of school: being the best dad possible
34:39 - A productivity hack: phone apps that build quick photo collages
34:59 - Educators to follow on X
35:42 - Josh on edtech tools: "I'm still a paper guy"
36:28 - Two book picks: Four Agreements and Define Your Why by Barbara Bray
36:50 - Josh's podcast picks
37:41 - Who I should interview next on the podcast: Erik Francis
39:24 - A YouTube channel pick: JT Spotlights
40:56 - What the Tovar family is streaming these days
41:21 - The best ways for Teachers on Fire to follow Josh
CONNECT with ME
On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)
On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)
On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/
Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.
SONG TRACK CREDIT
GO! by Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachersonfire/support280 episodes
Manage episode 385839471 series 2149689
JOSH TOVAR is the proud principal at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland ISD. He’s been in education for over thirty years and has served at all levels from elementary to university. Josh is the proud son of Virginia and Jesus Tovar, a proud immigrant to the USA, and former US Marine.
Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific and 12:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.
IN THIS CONVERSATION:
0:53 - JOSH TOVAR is the proud principal at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland ISD in Texas.
1:35 - About the unique mission of MPA and the immigrant story it supports
4:33 - Two stories of personal and professional adversity
10:57 - Why Josh tells the story of his school community and celebrates students
14:55 - How Unlock the Middle has impacted Josh's thinking and practice
20:25 - Josh's three pillars: faith, family, and fitness
24:30 - What time Josh goes to bed on school nights
25:00 - Setting Josh on fire: sharing the beauty of the education profession
30:04 - A professional goal for this year: speaking at NASSP in Tennessee
32:27 - What sets Josh on fire outside of school: being the best dad possible
34:39 - A productivity hack: phone apps that build quick photo collages
34:59 - Educators to follow on X
35:42 - Josh on edtech tools: "I'm still a paper guy"
36:28 - Two book picks: Four Agreements and Define Your Why by Barbara Bray
36:50 - Josh's podcast picks
37:41 - Who I should interview next on the podcast: Erik Francis
39:24 - A YouTube channel pick: JT Spotlights
40:56 - What the Tovar family is streaming these days
41:21 - The best ways for Teachers on Fire to follow Josh
CONNECT with ME
On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)
On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)
On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/
Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.
SONG TRACK CREDIT
GO! by Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachersonfire/support280 episodes
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