The Dr. Will Show - Power to the Teacher hosted by Carlie Stigler

Melissa Paulson is a  2nd and 3rd grade multi-age teacher who  specializes in literacy at Waukesha STEM Academy in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She attended Carroll University and received her Bachelor Degree in Elementary and Special Education with a minor in Social Studies. Last year, she participated in a year long residency program with the Hartland Lakeside School District. Within this residency, it really allowed her to find the importance in collaborating and reflecting with other colleagues to provide the best instruction for the students. Her main goal is to continue growing in order to facilitate a student-centered, personalized learning environment that allows students to find a love for learning.

Today's episode of The Dr. Show was hosted by Carlie Stigler. She spoke with a group of first year teachers about their reflections of the conclusion of their first year.

Carlie Stigler is a 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade multi-age teacher at Fond du Lac STEM Academy in Fond du Lac Wisconsin.  She attended Carroll University and received her bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Special Education with a minor in Early Childhood. During her student teaching experience, Carlie participated in a yearlong residency program within the Hartland Lakeside School District.  This opportunity allowed her to engage and grow in working with teachers and students, developing habits of a reflective and collaborative educator.  As a first year teacher Carlie is on a mission to facilitate learning spaces that embody community, inclusion, collaboration, and personalizing learning amongst and between educators and students.  As Carlie continues to grow as an educator and learner, she is excited to be a part of the changes in our education system that need to occur to meet the interests and demands of our world.  

Connect with Carlie on Twitter: @cstigler28. Her school Twitter is @FDL_STEM.

Katie Kujawski is a 6th-8th grade multi-age teacher at the Fond du Lac STEM Institute in Fond du Lac Wisconsin.  She attended Carroll University and received her bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Special Education with a minor in Social Studies. Through her last year of school, Katie participated in a yearlong student teacher residency program within the Hartland Lakeside School District. This experience was vital to preparing to enter the field of education as a new professional and was centralized around hands-on opportunities to collaborate, reflect, and process how to implement an innovative teaching philosophy in a real-life classroom. As a first year teacher, Katie has had her hands full with facilitating the project process with her middle schoolers through coaching, conferencing, reflecting, collaborating, and problem solving with students and Mentor Teachers at the STEM Institute. Wherever the next school year at STEM takes here, the ultimate goal is to continue training up life-long learners who find passion and purpose in what they do and see school as a place to foster those things through the learning and discovery process.

Connect with Katie on Twitter: @kt_kujawski. Her school Twitter is @FDL_STEM.

Anna Zehnpfennig is a 2nd/3rd grade multi age special education teacher in Waukesha, WI. She attended Carroll University and received her bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Special Education with a minor in Early Childhood. Last year, Anna participated in a year long residency program within the Hartland Lakeside School District where she began to foster her practice and experience teaching first hand. Anna's goal as an educator is to empower students to become intrinsic learners through nurturing a personalized learning environment. As Anna continues in the education field, she hopes to learn and grow in becoming an educator that creates learning environments, nurturing all students to independently discover their love for learning. 

Connect with Anna on Twitter: @anna_rosez.