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There"s Power in Teaching

PDK International

We share content related to our mission of inspiring and growing current and rising educators to become community leaders and advocates for high quality education.

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28: Finding Your Voice: Starr Sackstein on Writing,...

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2025/11/21

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 this episode, John sits down with veteran educator and prolific author Starr Sackstein to explore her writing journey, her unexpected career shifts, and her work supporting future educators through Educators Rising. Starr offers candid advice for aspiring writers, unpacks her

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27: Pressure Is a Privilege: A Conversation with This...

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2025/11/10

Host: John Hendron. Guest: Dr. Damon Christopher Lewis, Principal, Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy, Norwalk, CTIn this episode, we talk with Damon Lewis, 2025 NASSP Principal of the Year, about his leadership journey and the transformative work happening at Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy. Damon shares how his school’s commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) weaves through every discipline, empowering students—many from marginalized backgrounds—to thrive academically and

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26: Interview with John B. King, Jr.

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2025/10/28

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 president of engagement for Educators Rising, sit down with Dr. John B. King Jr. — former U.S. Secretary of Education and current Chancellor of the State University of New York.Together, they explore King’s deeply personal new book, Teacher by Teacher (Legacy Lit, 2024), a tribute to the

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25: Chat with Starr Sackstein About Career Confidential

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2025/09/30

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.Sackstein received National Board Certification in 2012 and was recognized as an outstanding educator by Education Update. She is also a certified Master Journalism educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA) and served as JEA’s New York State Director. She was named an

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24: Meet Faith Gonder - Educators Rising National...

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2025/09/12

Host: Dr. John Hendron, Director of Public Relations. Guest: Faith Gonder, National Vice President of Service, Educators RisingIn this episode, we meet Faith Gonder, a senior from Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio, and one of Educators Rising’s national officers. Faith shares how her community, career-tech education program, and inspiring teachers shaped her journey toward becoming an educator. Highlights•Community & School Life – Faith describes growing up in Massillon and the support

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23: Meet Haylie Johnson - Educators Rising National...

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2025/09/04

In this episode of There’s Power in Teaching, we sit down with Haylie Johnson, National Vice President of Engagement for Educators Rising and a student at Central Connecticut State University. Haley shares her journey from joining a small high school chapter of Educators Rising to becoming a national leader inspiring thousands of students across the country. Key Topics:•Starting Small, Growing Big – How Haylie and her teacher leader grew their chapter from just 4 members to nearly 40 in one

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22: Highlights from the 57th Annual PDK Poll

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2025/08/26

PDK International has polled the American public for the 57th time this year with its annual poll focused on attitudes about public education in America. In this edition, Kathleen Vail, editor in chief of Kappan Magazine, interviews PDK International’s director of public relations, Dr. John Hendron about this year’s poll.Highlights of this conversation and this year’s poll include: Attitudes about DEI Initiatives,Attitudes about cell phone policiesAttitudes about the use of AI in

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21: New Literacies Part II, with Rick Ginsberg and...

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2025/08/19

In this follow-up conversation, Kaplan editor-in-chief Kathleen Vail sits down with professors Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao—authors of a recent Kappan article and the book Duck and Cover (Teachers College Press, 2023)—to explore how schools can embrace new definitions of literacy and meaningful innovation in the age of AI.Drawing on their work with the Center for Reimagining Education, Ginsburg and Zhao share lessons from schools experimenting with AI integration, co-created learning with

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33:51

20: New Literacies and America's Obsession with...

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2025/07/21

In Part 1 of a two-part interview, host Kathleen Vail sits down with Dr. Rick Ginsberg and Dr. Yong Zhao—professors at the University of Kansas and frequent Kappan contributors—to discuss their provocative article on America’s obsession with reading instruction and why it may be time to broaden our definition of literacy for today’s world.The episode tackles critical questions:• Why is the U.S. so uniquely focused on reading test scores?• How are international comparisons and political forces

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24:29

19: Well-Being in the Classroom: Exploring the Mental...

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2025/07/14

In this powerful episode, three voices from different stages of the educational journey come together to talk about mental health in our schools. Host Sophia James, a 2024 PDK Emerging Leader Fellow and Director of Education and Social Work Pathways for NYC Public Schools, is joined by Samantha Salnave, Senior Director of Tiered Interventions at the NYC Department of Education and a 2024 PDK Distinguished Educator Fellow, along with Lily, a college student and 2024 Educators Rising

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18: Country Music Association Foundation Music...

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2025/06/23

In this episode, we speak to three of the thirty music teachers of excellence recognized this year by the Country Music Association Foundation. PDK’s Director of Public Relations and our podcast producer, Dr. John Hendron, interviews Terri Iacarino (Maryland), Neshawn Calloway (Tennessee), and Haviland Gilbert (Washington). They share with us their journey into becoming not only teachers, but also as musicians. Through the interview, you’ll gain insight into lessons learned, the importance of arts

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17: Interview with Allianna Walters

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2025/06/16

Educators Rising—the national CTSO from PDK International—is looking forward to our upcoming national conference in Orlando, Florida. In this episode, we talk to one of our newly elected national officers, Allianna Walters. Allianna will join three other students at the national conference where their future roles for the upcoming year will be determined as part of their onboarding training experience.In this interview, we learn more about how Allianna got inspired to help others and consider a

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16: Conversation with Doug Fisher

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2025/05/16

In this episode we chat with Dr. Doug Fisher, who along with Dr. Nancy Frey, have an article in the Summer edition of Kappan magazine focused on the import of teaching all standards. Host Kathleen Vail also asks Dr. Fisher about his “EdRising moment,” about how he got into teaching, and the two also cover details about Fisher’s book on uncovering the concept of rigor with teaching and learning.Fisher serves as a professor at San Diego State University and Vail is editor in chief of Kappan

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15: Conversation with Missy Testerman

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2025/04/09

Kappan Editor-in-Chief Kathleen Vail chats in this podcast with Missy Testerman, the 2024 CCSSO National Teacher of the Year. In her rural Appalachian community, Testerman builds bridges between cultures – families who have been in the area for centuries and newer immigrants – through a curriculum focused on a study of Americans from diverse backgrounds, allowing students to better understand that people are inherently the same and that they all belong. As Tennessee’s State Teacher of the Year, she

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14: Introducing Patriots to Education

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2025/04/01

In this special episode, Dr. John Hendron hosts and spotlights Patriots to Education, a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping military veterans, retirees, service members, and their spouses transition into impactful roles within public education. Host John engages with founders and leaders of the organization—retired military professionals and strategic education advocates—to explore how this initiative fills critical staffing gaps in schools while offering veterans meaningful second

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13: The College Experience

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2025/03/19

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 19.1 million students were unenrolled in U.S. colleges this past fall. Of those, 16 million are enrolled in undergraduate programs, and among those, 8.8 million in bachelor degree programs. As many listeners know, teachers are required to have a bachelor’s degree and pass certifying exams to become licensed in the United States, although the exact requirements change from state to state. The requirements to become a teacher may vary

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12: PDK Travel Program and Summer Trip to Brazil

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2025/03/12

Dr. John Hendron speaks with PDK International’s Foundation chairperson, Dr. Angela Walmsley and PDK International’s programs and outreach coordinator, Ms. Zoey Tweh, about the Phi Delta Kappa travel program and this summer’s trip to Brazil.Founded decades ago, the PDK Travel program allows PDK members, in addition to Educators Rising teacher leaders and Pi Lambda Theta members, to explore new parts of the world together through international travel. In this episode we highlight what to expect,

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11: Exploring NAEP - The Nation's Report Card

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2025/03/03

Teachers: Are you familiar with NAEP? How is this assessment different from high stakes tests or assessments you use in the classroom? In this episode, we discuss the uniqueness of the NAEP and this year’s results. The National Assessment Governing Board is committed to maintaining the integrity and independence of The Nation’s Report Card as a trusted yardstick for U.S. student achievement. In this episode, Mr. Patrick Kelly, a high school social studies teacher from South Carolina, who also

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10: A conversation with Nebraska's VP of Public...

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2025/02/20

In this episode Dr. John Hendron chats with Owen Elsasser, a current high school senior from Nebraska, who serves as Nebraska’s vice president of public relations for Educators Rising. In our conversation, Owen shares his start with Educators Rising, about his advocacy for having access to Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) in high school, and how his Educators Rising teacher leader has gone above and beyond to support him and other students at his school. Owen plans to major in

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9: Meeting the TAFE Student Leaders - Educators...

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2025/02/03

PDK Emerging Leader Fellow Vanessa Buttler hosts this episode of There’s Power in Teaching, where she talks with student leaders in Educators Rising. This week, February 3-7, marks “Educators Rising Week” where chapters engage in daily activities in tandem with other chapters across the nation. We thought hearing from students who have chosen to lead in their state would be a great way to help celebrate this week, in coordination with CTE Month. In this episode we learn about what value students

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