#1: NCCAT Itself

Image courtesy of nccat.com

• Friendly 
• Warm
• Respectful
• Informative
• Yummy (especially the dessert)
• Relaxing
• Beautiful
• Healthy
• Refreshing

#2: All of you!

us!

• Kind/welcoming
• Intelligent
• Talented teachers
• Innovative
• Social
• EXCELLENT and fascinating conversationalists
• Helpful/supportive
• Fun (and brave)
• From counties all over the state that I got to hear a lot about
• Did I mention you all are really talented teachers?

#3: Technology Professional Development

This picture cracks me up. I think this is about when I started getting mental overload.

• Before: Hmm…this all seems very complex! How will I make it work in my classroom in addition to the billion other things I need to do? 
• During: Maybe it’s just that I have become stuck in the ways I see work for me and am therefore less willing to be open to such big changes. Surprising since I’m only a sixth-year teacher…
• After: Ok! I totally see where some of these strategies successfully meet student needs that I have so far had trouble meeting.
• Biggest takeaway: Learning to look at innovative classroom strategies with an open mind without automatically comparing it to what I’m currently doing.
• Favorite technology talks: “Flipped” classroom; infographics; Evernote; inquiry-based instruction; effective blogging, other Kenan Talks

#4: Speaking of which, MY Kenan Talk… 

My first official talk as a woman with business cards.

• Scary
• Scary
• Scary
• Not so bad!
• Hey I did a talk!

Thank you to NCCAT and the Kenan Fellowship staff for making this such a wonderful experience for us all. I look forward to seeing everyone again in July. And now, back to my internship tomorrow morning…