What do you hope to gain from this Kenan Fellows Program experience?
What I had hoped to gain from being in the Kenan Fellows program has already been surpassed. I knew being a Kenan Fellow would open up doors of opportunity to spread the message of global awareness and financial literacy to elementary students and teachers. But what I didn’t expect is what happened in a one week period of time with NCCEE and one meeting with my mentors at Duke.
NCCEE has invited me to the national conference of CEE in Baltimore as well as is going to arrange to have me present at Marbles Museum in December. I also met the most amazing elementary teacher who has published a book with specifics that all my teachers will love….How to teach economics using children’s literature!! I’ve already ordered 22 books from Amazon to share with teachers when I present and partner with teachers at my school.
My mentors at Duke have agreed to open up the world of Duke to me when I arrive on July 17th as well as agreed to speak with me wherever I present. Lukas and Michael are amazing researchers with a powerful portfolio of work and yet present themselves in a very down to earth, have fun working on whatever you want, attitude.
Now, I’m at NCCAT and have been blessed with so many cool tools to integrate technology into lessons AND have met the most incredible individuals in my co-hort group. I’m blown away by all the talent in the room and feel truly blessed to have sat one to one with them in discussions about education and have made incredible connections with educators who are far ahead of me in flipping classroom lessons and are happy and more than willing to share their expertise.
So, what did I expect I would gain….it turns out…I got more than I’ve expected already. Now I’m expecting the wonderfully unexpected as I enter into day 3 at NCCAT and continue my externship next week.
How do you rate experiences…with ah ha moments…connections with incredible people….or the amazing possibilities you anticipate as you continue your journey?
I definitely value the connections I’ve already made through the Kenan program. I enjoyed spending the day on the river with you! Your spirit is contagious. Good luck with your fellowship!
Hi, Rene!
Kenan has already exceeded my expectations as well. It’s hard to beat a room full of teachers who are willing to give up their summers for professional development. To me, it seems like to no-brainer…I’m being paid to meet teachers who are effective and care AND I get to meet professionals who are on the cutting edge of their professions who are willing to teach a teacher what they know. Thanks for your positive energy!