Char-Em ISD Leaders in Education

The Career Tech Effect: Boyne City’s TV, Film and Broadcasting

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Randy Calcaterra joined by students from Boyne City’s  TV and Film Production & Broadcasting CTE program. Randy and his students talk about the program, what the students enjoy most about it, what students can expect, and much more. 
 
https://charemisdcareertech.org/tv-and-film-production-broadcasting/

The Career Tech Effect: Ellsworth’s Ag Program

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Amanda Potter joined by students from Ellsworth’s  Agriscience & Natural Resources CTE program. Amanda and her students talk about the program, what the students enjoy most about it, what students can expect, and much more. 
https://charemisdcareertech.org/agriscience-and-natural-resources/

The Career Tech Effect: Matt Blythe Emmet County

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Matt Blythe, Director of Emergency Management from Emmet County. Matt talks about his background, and a variety of opportunities available to students interested in careers in emergency management, public safety and others. 
https://charemisdcareertech.org/public-safety/

The Career Tech Effect: Gretchen Bush Boyne Mtn

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Gretchen Bush, Spa Director at the Spa at Boyne Mountain. Gretchen talks with us a little bit about her background, day to day spa activities, and opportunities for students looking to get into careers related to hospitality, fitness, cosmetology, and more. 

Fostering a Culture of Success: An Interview with Brooke Fenske

The guest for this episode is Brooke Fenske, Student Success Coordinator at the Boyne Falls Public School.  Listen in as Brooke describes the systems and supports available to students and the ways school staff have leveraged the power of relationships and school culture to maintain a positive and supportive learning environment for students.

Harnessing the Power of PBIS: An Interview with Kelly Rogers

Kelly Rogers is a school psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and  Special Education Coordinator at the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District. Kelly has extensive experience with evaluation for special education eligibility, positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), IEP development and implementation, and establishing effective programs for students on the autism spectrum. Listen in to learn more about PBIS, PBIS+, and Kelly’s plans to do some podcasting of her own in order to support educators and students alike.
 

A Few Small Steps, A Big Impact: An Interview with Brad and Betsy Peterson

This episode features Brad and Betsy Peterson,  owners/founders of Brighter Fun, a children's learning product company. Betsy is an artist, illustrator, and entrepreneur. She’s spent the past seven years building an art business and collaborating with creative organizations to create fun and playful designs for a wide variety of products.  Brad started his path in education as a teacher, and then went on to found, design, and lead an innovative elementary school in Idaho, called the Future Public School.  Brad and Betsy live in Petoskey, Michigan and will be presenting at the Char-Em Area-Wide Professional Learning Day on November 1, 2023.
 
Listen in as Betsy and Brad talk about ways schools can create emotionally-responsive classrooms where teachers and students prioritize and address the emotional well-being and social-emotional development of all individuals.

The Power of One: An Interview with Jim Sporleder

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Jim Sporleder, consultant, speaker, author, trainer, youth trauma expert, and former principal of Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, Washington where, under Jim’s leadership, the school became a “Trauma Informed” school, gaining national attention and featured in the award-winning documentary, Paper Tigers.  Listen in as Jim shares the experiences that prepared him to influence thousands of educators and the students they support, and emerge as a leading voice in the area of trauma-informed, or trauma-responsive schools.

The Career Tech Effect: Programs at NCMC

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Jim Cousino, Dean of CTE and Stephen Strom, Vice President of Academic Affairs from North Central Michigan College. Stephen and Jim talk a little bit about the programs offered at NCMC, fast track programs and other offerings at NCMC. 
 https://www.ncmich.edu/

The Career Tech Effect: Interview with Dave Muladore, EJ CTE Teacher

Today we met up with David Muladore, East Jordan’s Welding Technology CTE program instructor. David shares with us how he got into Welding, what students can expect in his class, different certifications students can earn while in the class, and more. 
 
https://charemisdcareertech.org/welding-technology/