9: Meeting the TAFE Student Leaders - Educators Rising Week 2025

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 see in participating in Texas’ state program, TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators), including the opportunity to serve through service projects. Buttler also asks students what advice they’d have for teacher leaders to ensure success with their chapter! Educators Rising from PDK International has chapters in all fifty states and is the premier solution for providing schools an education career pathway program. Buttler is an Education & Training Program instructor at Cleburne High School in Texas. Buttler’s advocacy, dedication, collaborative spirit, and leadership in supporting Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) show her belief in the transformative power of education and in driving impactful initiatives within schools to benefit students and the wider community.