powerED Up

In this show, we interview an outstanding and inspirational educator Amy Rehberg.  This 28-year veteran started her career as an English teacher and transitioned into becoming an ELL teacher.  She had one reason for this change; she saw a need to help this population of students.  She has made profound impacts on her school and district to help support these students and push them to thrive.  This episode will truly leave you feeling powerED Up!

Ken and Matt interview Susan Jachymiak, a third-year teacher from Illinois.  She brings authentic insight, raw discussions, and insightful reflections for such a young teacher.  We dive deep into her use of social media and how vulnerability has helped her grow.  This can serve as a guide for young teachers and a reminder to our veteran teachers of what is important to remember for a classroom.

In this show Wade dives deep into the strategies and programs in place to advocate for student success; especially in a struggling rural community.  Wade will provide the listeners with actionable steps to implement a more differentiated and personalized approach to instruction. He completes the interview by sharing his "dream lesson" he plans to implement with students.

In this episode, we interview Rhett Oldham, a secondary social studies teacher from Missouri.  Rhett provides the listeners with inspirational lessons and actionable takeaways for classroom instruction.  He thrives on creating an atmosphere where students are passionate to learn, excited to share, and encouraged to offer ideas.

We interview Mike Creed, an incredible elementary teacher.  We follow his unconventional journey into education while being inspired by his work ethic to launch his career.  Most of all, we learn about Mike's classroom culture, which he has branded as Creeds Crew.  Mike provides our listeners with actionable steps to raise the game in your lessons and how to focus on student development.  His differentiation strategies exemplify how we can support all students.

All of the details from this episode can be found at www.powereduup.com/show2

Welcome to the powerED Up Podcast! Listen to this episode to meet your host Ken Ehrmann and his co-host Matt Rogers.  We will discuss our goals and vision for the podcast as well as provide some background information on our experience as classroom educators.

Join us on our journey where we focus on talking to classroom teachers to find inspiration in their success to improve our craft as educators.

All of the details shared in this episode can be found at www.powereduup.com/show1