Susan Powers, M.A.
“We must believe we are capable of making a positive difference in the lives of children.” - Loris Malaguzzi
Board Secretary
Re-Imagining Education
I have been married for 42 years. I am the proud mother of three very successful grown children, and an even prouder grandma. I taught kindergarten-third grade and students with disabilities for 34 years in Clarkston, Michigan. After many successful years as a classroom teacher, I used the knowledge and experience I gained to empower the next generation of educators in my role as a professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. For ten years, I taught the pedagogy of teaching reading, writing and language arts, as well as supervising education majors during their student teaching experience.
“Leader in Innovative Education”
Susan.Powers@CIJSReggioScholars.org
In addition, for the past 17 years, I have been the owner and operator of Excel Academics, a highly successful tutoring center in Clarkston, Michigan.
Education has always been and will continue to be a large part of my life. I am an advocate of teaching the whole child, and I am passionate about promoting and engaging in an eco-friendly, sustainable educational program. I am excited to bring both my experience as an elementary classroom teacher and at the collegiate level to the Governing Board of Creative Inspiration Journey School.
Accomplishments
· Founder, owner, and tutor of Excel Academics Tutoring Services
· Teacher of the year for Clarkston Community School District
Education
· Master of Arts in Reading and Language Arts from Bowling Green University in Ohio
· Bachelor of Arts in Elementary and Special Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
Student Researchers
Eco-Friendly
Inquiry-Based
Experiential Learning