AP Gov Teacher, 2021 Michigan History Teacher of the Year, James Madison Fellow, National Constitution Center TAC, Retro Report Council of Educators, iCivics EdNet, C-SPAN Classroom Fellow, PBS NewsHour Classroom Board, QB Coach, WMU Alumni, Pistons fanhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3m5x3ngcptc2tMy AP Comparative Government classes had another great classroom exchange with our friends at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, England today. One of my favorite days of the semester. #EDUSky19 Nov 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5x3ngcptc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lxcya3xwxs2cYear 26 off to a fantastic start! #EduSky26 Aug 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcya3xwxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lw2pzoqstk2eRequest your 2025-26 Civic Calendar. This is an absolute gem for Social Studies classrooms. https://constitutioncenter.org/forms/request-a-civic-calendar #EduSky #NCCed10 Aug 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2pzoqstk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lqflnageys2wJust a reminder that Saturday is the application deadline for the @constitutionctr.bsky.social Teacher Advisory Council. Please consider joining some of the most dedicated civic educators in the country. #NCCed #EDUsky https://constitutioncenter.org/education/professional-learning-opportunities/teacher-advisory-council30 May 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqflnageys2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lpjed2jras2yCelebrated my son’s first Holy Communion yesterday.19 May 2025 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjed2jras2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lohkdqbu7s2tLooking to join a fantastic team of civic educators? America's civic education classrooms are the new arsenal of democracy and the @constitutionctr.bsky.social TAC provides outstanding resources, workshops, and opportunities for collaboration. Join us! #NCCed https://constitutioncenter.org/education/professional-learning-opportunities/teacher-advisory-council05 May 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohkdqbu7s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lo7vcftu2c2gSet your alarm for Saturday morning. @kljackson.bsky.social and I will be on Washington Journal hosting the annual Cram for the Exam segment. We’ll be answering student questions and giving tips for Tuesday’s AP US Government & Politics exam. #EduSky02 May 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7vcftu2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lo2zln4c6s2jMembers of the @constitutionctr.bsky.social Teacher Advisory Council, remember to fill out your monthly reporting form. #NCCed https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeehyXCR8IpiAa53pkypqjlyQEL5MeQtnzVvUJznkl2Jkhb8A/viewform01 May 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2zln4c6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lktmgnrbts2tLooking forward to tonight's America's Town Hall from the @constitutionctr.bsky.social. I'm sure I'll be picking up a copy of Dana Bash's book, America's Deadliest Election, this weekend when I visit our local bookstore. #NCCed #EduSky https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/dana-bash-on-americas-deadliest-election20 Mar 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktmgnrbts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lkc7o3lpyk2cHappy 313 Day to all who celebrate! https://media.tenor.com/6bILEFV2N4cAAAAC/everybody-dve.gif?hh=278&ww=49813 Mar 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkc7o3lpyk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3ljtbxvs4422tI’m intrigued by this prospect, but wouldn’t want to run against my friends.08 Mar 2025 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtbxvs4422thttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3ljbew5dhqs2sHey @constitutionctr.bsky.social Teacher Advisory Council members, it's time to fill out those monthly reporting forms. Looking forward to seeing you all next week at the March TAC Meeting. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeehyXCR8IpiAa53pkypqjlyQEL5MeQtnzVvUJznkl2Jkhb8A/viewform #NCCed28 Feb 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbew5dhqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lhfjiaspdc26Interesting results from #troyapgov on today’s #OTWV. I’m interested to see results from around the country on this question. @kboland.bsky.social @sharihillsconditt.bsky.social05 Feb 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfjiaspdc26https://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lh3d33qeas22#NCCed We made it through January (barely)! Time to fill out your monthly NCC TAC reporting form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeehyXCR8IpiAa53pkypqjlyQEL5MeQtnzVvUJznkl2Jkhb8A/viewform01 Feb 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3d33qeas22https://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lgv5x4cggk2uIntroducing #troyapgov to @civics101pod.bsky.social today. Shout out to @capodice.bsky.social and @hannahrcmc.bsky.social29 Jan 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgv5x4cggk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lgtliw2edc2rStarted off my new semester classes of #troyapgov with some classic #OTWV questions.28 Jan 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtliw2edc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lgti4pgokk2iI was shocked and appalled today when I referenced Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby today in class (Peak early 2000s cinema) and virtually none of my students had seen this masterpiece. With only 98 days to cover the entire AP Gov curriculum, we’ve go to go fast. https://media.tenor.com/musttJ4_j7gAAAAC/ricky-bobby-talladega-nights.gif?hh=161&ww=40028 Jan 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgti4pgokk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lgo2wakhgs2rHere is the 2025 C-SOAN Summer Teacher Fellowship application. I cannot recommend this experience enough. You get to work on interesting projects with the C-SPAN Education Team and outstanding teachers from around the country. #EduSky https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsCKpwX5F2zv3MwAGAxge3n3HMbjM548YrlBiiYr1Cyz5nsw/viewform?usp=send_form26 Jan 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgo2wakhgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lfx5fzhhoc27Thinking of making my final exams worth 11% as a tribute to Spinal Tap. It's a very inside joke, but I think it's funny. #EduSky https://media.tenor.com/hLVZC4qxNBUAAAAC/these-go-to11-spinal-tap.gif?hh=278&ww=49817 Jan 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfx5fzhhoc27https://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lfvat4cdjs2qHad to make an impromptu stop at my wife’s school this afternoon, but it ended with a stop at one of my favorite dinner spots.16 Jan 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvat4cdjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lfqpcg7wh22uI was honestly surprised by this result for #OTWV. #EduSky15 Jan 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqpcg7wh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lfdytxu6522qMy 8th grader had a profile of Jefferson for homework and asked for help. Right in my wheelhouse. #EduSky10 Jan 2025 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdytxu6522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3leuoykujws27Check out my first article for ParentMap on legislation aiming to ban cell phones in schools. #EduSky https://www.parentmap.com/article/WA-house-bill-1122-school-cell-phone-ban03 Jan 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3leuoykujws27https://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lepr7drmf22dReady to watch our beloved @thepistons.bsky.social get their first dub of 2025. #DetroitBasketball #DoWork01 Jan 2025 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepr7drmf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lemfx7bfr22iNCC TAC Members - One final task to complete in 2024...your monthly TAC report. Here's the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeehyXCR8IpiAa53pkypqjlyQEL5MeQtnzVvUJznkl2Jkhb8A/viewform #NCCed31 Dec 2024 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemfx7bfr22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lemffbsjak2iLooking for a great last minute tax deduction? Want to become a member of one of America's most important institutions? You can accomplish both by becoming a member of the @ConstitutionCtr #NCCed #EduSky https://constitutioncenter.org/about/join-support/membership31 Dec 2024 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemffbsjak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3lehlxdjh6c2kNot the official Detroit Sandwich Week spot, but it’s one of our favorites and is close to our church. We’ve been coming to Royale with Cheese since they opened.29 Dec 2024 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehlxdjh6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rwerenka.bsky.social/post/3leczqrcaxk2o@jamesmartinsj.bsky.social Happy Birthday!27 Dec 2024 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:d5rmxu7coekbc2udo2a24thy/app.bsky.feed.post/3leczqrcaxk2o