Monthly Archives: June 2014

NCCAT

Highlights of my Kenan Journey at NCCAT!

photoMy week at NCCAT was amazing!

I love the friendship that I gained. It was great to know the different fellows around NC sharing the same passion about teaching.

I truly appreciate the remarkable Kenan Fellows Staff. You all made every part of the PD so perfect and so special.

The concurrent sessions was a great strategy. One of the sessions that I was fascinated with was the Augmented Reality.  I got so fascinated (addicted) to AR that I already made several auras for my curriculum next year.  I also like the session about Engineering in the Classroom. I like the idea of utilizing engineering activities in a fun way into the classroom.

photo (1)Special thanks to the NCCAT Staff for the finest food and ambiance. Thank you for providing the opportunity for me to connect with nature with NCCAT’s panoramic trails. Special shout out to Jonathan for going out of his way in taking the “Adventurous Group” to the Judaculla Rock, the Micah Mining and the Top View of Cullowhee. That was totally awesome!

photo 5 (2)Lastly, the white water rafting  activity was a great way to learn and appreciate about the water resources in NC, especially the majestic Nantahalla River. It was also a great avenue for experiential learning.  I learned so much about the Nantahalla River that I can genuinely “show and tell” my students about the river. The rafting adventure was fun! I never thought we all can make it back in one piece. LOL! It was a great strategy for team building and working together as a team.

Thank you NCCAT for being a part of my Kenan Journey!

 

 

Kenan Journey

I Finally Found The Missing Piece of My Kenan Fellowship!

medical_supplies_latamLast week I officially started my externship at the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center or SR-AHEC, I thought my mentor did a great job in explaining about AHEC. She also showed me the different organizations inside AHEC and how AHEC will impact our daily lives.

But I felt overwhelmed. I thought I was missing something.

As the Professional Advancement Institute here at NCCAT officially started, I finally found the missing piece of my Kenan Fellowship. Thank you very much for the great opportunity, the new learning and for showcasing the amazing rock stars in the teaching profession. This  is fun! you all did an EXCELLENT job in showing the missing piece of my fellowship!

I really hope that my Kenan Fellows Journey will not end. I will start my KENAN journey with my students. I planned to show my students a “real” real-world STEM and beyond.  I will also continue my journey beyond my classroom. I will work with my colleagues in integrating real-world STEM in our curriculum across the different subject/grade levels in our school and hopefully in our county and in our state.