Author: APowley

Mr. Powley is a 14 year teaching veteran and is currently the dual enrollment American History teacher at the #1 ranked high school in South Carolina. For the last several years he has transformed his classroom based on the principles of game inspired design. Since this transformation Mr. Powley has been honored to receive several accolades including the SC Council on the Social Studies Teacher of the Year award in 2015 and the Horry County Schools Tech Innovator Award. He is an advocate of improving student engagement and learning through game inspired design and has been honored to serve as the Horry County Schools Social Studies Blended Learning model exemplar for two years. In addition, Mr. Powley has presented at FETC2017, the SCCSS annual conference, spoken at a SCASA Meeting and to TransformSC Steering Committee, led professional development sessions, and individually mentored teachers in multiple areas. He looks forward to working with you.

The Power of Awe

Sometimes I forget how awesome the world is. I forget how much I just don’t know. Today was one of … More

The Novelty of 40

Yesterday day I turned 40. I officially no longer eligible to win any ‘up and coming educator’ awards. I’m ok … More