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PDK International hosts There's Power in Teaching, a education show with 44 episodes published.
Host: Kathleen Vail, editor, Kappan Guest: John Wilson, educator, advocate, and former executive director of the National Education Association and 2025 Educators Rising Champion In this episode, Kappan editor Kathleen V
In this episode, Kathleen Vail interviews Elizabeth Bennett, Associate Vice President for Career and Technical Education at Northern Essex Community College and former Associate Commissioner for College, Career, and Tech
Hawaii is one of the most geographically isolated places on Earth — and one of the most complex when it comes to recruiting and retaining teachers. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Janet Kim, a tenure-track faculty
In this episode, Kappan editor Kathleen Vail sits down with Dr. Gladys Cruz, Superintendent of Questar III BOCES and past president of AASA, to discuss the personal experiences, leadership strategies, and innovative prog
Alabama faces one of the nation's most severe teacher shortages — over 800 vacancies in early childhood and elementary alone. In this webinar, PDK International sits down with Alabama State Coordinator Suzanne Clemons an
Tracy Kern has spent more than two decades at Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, South Dakota — a district that has grown from 750 students to more than 5,000 since she arrived in 2000. A Family and Consumer Science e
In this episode of There's Power in Teaching, host Kathleen Vail speaks with Karley Picou, a school administrator from Lake Charles, Louisiana, and lead advisor for the school's Educators Rising program. Picou was honore
In this episode, we hear from three voices driving one of the most dynamic Educators Rising programs in the country. Brynne Massie, Kentucky's state coordinator, is joined by Leah Jefferson, veteran teacher leader and ad
Part 2: Growing the Pipeline—How Community and Leadership Sustain Renton’s Teacher Academy In Part 2 of our conversation with Carla Smith and her colleagues from Renton Public Schools in Washington, we take a deeper look
This is part 1 of a three-part series of a conversation with the Teacher Academy team at Renton Public Schools (Washington) who have a mature pre-educator CTE pathway in their district, bolstered by a strong relationship
Why Teaching Needs the Next Generation: A Conversation with PDK’s New Chief Executive In this episode of There’s Power in Teaching , host John Hendron sits down with PDK International’s new CEO, Jeanie Lee , for a candid
Episode Overview In this episode of There’s Power in Teaching, we’re joined by longtime Phi Delta Kappa leaders Patricia Williams and Lidia Zatopek. Together, they share practical insights and hard-earned wisdom on how t
In this episode, Dr. Scott McLeod, PDK Distinguished Educator Fellow and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, sits down with Owen Elsasser, National Vice President of Communications f
Host: Kathleen Vail Guest: John Hendron In our third and final episode dedicated to the topic of gamification, John Hendron chats with Kathleen Vail on the potential for hard fun in our pursuit of learner engagement with
Host: Kathleen Vail Guest: John Hendron In this episode of There’s Power in Teaching , Dr. John Hendron continues his conversation with Kathleen Vail on gamification, moving beyond surface-level mechanics to explore the
In this kickoff conversation, host Kathleen Vail talks with John Hendron about the foundations of gamification —what it is, what it isn’t, and why educators and learning designers should care. John traces his path from i
Host: John Hendron; Guest: Starr Sackstein – Author, educator, assessment expert, columnist, and Massachusetts State Coordinator for Educators Rising. “Your voice, your story is what makes it important.” ⸻ Overview In th
Host: John Hendron. Guest: Dr. Damon Christopher Lewis, Principal, Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy, Norwalk, CT In this episode, we talk with Damon Lewis , 2025 NASSP Principal of the Year , about his leadership journey and th
In this special episode of There’s Power in Teaching , PDK Emerging Leader Fellow Dr. Ryan Tauriainen , executive director of Teach For America (Washington, D.C. and Virginia), and Haylie Johnson , national vice presiden
Interviewers John Hendron and Kathleen Vail recently sat down with our very own, Starr Sackstein, a well-known author and educator, about her past year authoring the Career Confidential column in Kappan magazine. Sackste
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