148 episodes
powerED Up Ken Ehrmann
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5.0 • 20 Ratings
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We are powering education up by empowering you! Join us to talk about everything education with the hosts and weekly interviews. We will interview teachers to find out what makes great teachers and how we can all grow together. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poweredup/support
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148: Mentoring Students and New Teachers to Take Flight
Kimberly Radostits is the 2022 Illinois Teacher of the Year, and she is focused on supporting students to grow and take flight to their maximum potential. She has spent her entire career building a program that targets at-risk freshmen to increase the graduation rate dramatically.
Community-based program for at-risk freshmen to help them sustain a successful high school career.
New teachers have one mentor, as opposed to a grade-level partner.
The freshman onboarding program has dramatically decreased the amount of students not graduating.
Motivate students with data and allow them to access the data we are utilizing to track their success so they can invest in it themselves.
Use the ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) as a framework for designing all lessons.
Create systems to allow students to be challenged, build self-confidence, and thrive in the classroom.
Twitter: @Srtarad
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147: Reaching the Students Who Need It Most
Dani is the 2023 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and clarified why in this conversation. She is dedicated to the quality education for every child she interacts with daily. She spends most of her time supporting the students who need it most. Dani acknowledges her strengths and weaknesses as a teacher and how that helped her find her best position in alternative education.
Bias is all around us, even in the situation of handedness. Scissors were made for right-handed people, not left-handed.
The students in alternative education have failed at every “traditional” educational opportunity and need to have opportunities created for them.
Educators of all geographic areas have challenges; we must support each other.
Our students face challenges, and we need to acknowledge them before we can teach them.
It’s not healthy for educators to negatively compare one position or district to another. We need to encourage each other and acknowledge we all face challenges positively.
Teachers cannot be the only audience for their work. We need to create authentic audiences for our students, and we legitimately need to set up that to be real.
Ask them if we want to evaluate student interest in an authentic project. They may think your idea is the best, or the worst. We must engage with our students and let them bring their ideas.
Website: http://idontteachenglish.weebly.com/
Twitter: @CharbonneauDani
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146: Instructional Upgrades with Quizizz
Kyle Niemis, now a former teacher, comes back to the podcast and works for Quizizz. He joined us to provide an in-depth look at this fantastic online tool, highlight its best features, and share some big updates. We trust Kyle, and we endorse the use of this fantastic online tool. Kyle provides countless examples of fantastic instructional practices that Quizizz can enhance.
A variety of question types for teachers to ask dynamic questions.
A variety of settings to allow teachers to create different learning experiences and collect different data.
Reliable and useful data at our fingertips to make instructional decisions in the moment.
New AI technology available in Quizizz to
Quizizz Game Changer: A free course to take your Quizizz game to the next level.
https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=quizizz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhzjb1ncFBk
Twitter: @KyleNiemis
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145: AP Calculus Turns Student-Centered Learning
Dr. Michael Ida is the 2023 Hawaii Teacher of the Year and a long-time math teacher. More recently in his career, he started teaching computer science, and this transition has created a huge shift in his teaching approach and education mindset. The focus of his teaching and the design of the lesson has transferred over to student experiences and interactions.
Michael’s approach to teaching computer science was focused on creating scenarios and situations for students to learn through challenge.
This style of instruction empowered Michael to transform his AP Calc instructional approach.
There is less lecturing, less upfront instruction, and more time for students to learn through collaboration and problem-solving.
This is a well-designed, thoughtfully orchestrated, and carefully designed.
Students progress through the problems with constant teacher check-ins.
Twitter: @drmikeida
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144: When “Just Differentiate” Just Doesn’t Cut It
Bryson is an elementary music teacher who is passionate about inclusion. He quickly learned how music teachers are not prepared to include special education students in the classroom successfully. This podcast is inspirational for every teacher, regardless of content area.
Be aware of the sensory inputs in your classroom and how it is triggering students.
Classroom management strategies for allowing students to have fidgets, headphones, and other accessories while maintaining strong management.
He is so much more than a music teacher; the students know that.
Website: https://www.thatmusicteacher.com/
Instagram: thatmusicteacher
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143: A Foundation of Literacy as a Foundation of Success
Leana Malinowsky is a passionate, qualified, and impactful educator who is changing readers' lives. She shares key instructional strategies to help support young readers and allow their learning to thrive.
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Customer Reviews
Motivating!
Ken and Matt are living in the world of teaching alongside guests like me. That is what makes this podcast so motivating- they get it! They understand and appreciate the struggles and successes. I was happy that my situation was of interest being in a small rural Vermont school. What is commonplace for many teachers here is not typical elsewhere. These guys were great to talk to and made me feel comfortable and heard. Thank you!
Gets me in good mindset
Ken and Matt are so real and easy to connect to. I listen to the podcast on my way to work and it gets me in a good mindset for the day ahead. Great variety of guests too!
Great podcast for educators!
This is a great podcast for educators serving in any role! Ken and Matt do a fantastic job facilitating conversations about a variety of topics, and always have top-notch educators as guests.