When you think of your Kenan Fellowship PD Experience, you just don’t know where to begin. I guess I can begin when I was looking for a picture of my Spirit Dog. It reminded me of the garden party planning experience for my National Boards practice question. As you are getting it done you are wondering “What in the world has this got to do with anything?” or “What have I gotten myself into?” The answer in this case is one of the most wonderful experiences in my teaching career. The PD sessions have been phenomenal! My eyeballs did not roll to the back of my head at any time. We covered topics from captured rivers (who would have thought?) to charter schools. I have flipped, folded, pinned, kahooted, chenille wired (pipe cleaners are paraphernalia I guess), seized, toted marbles, lifted a floating pipe, walked on paper towels, reverse engineered, been able to meet personalities from a favorite political show, and been feted, pampered and made to feel super special. I am rejuvenated enough to teach several more years!!!!!! In all seriousness, one of the most rewarding parts of the PD is to experience it with such dedicated, productive, creative and professional educators. Another reason the Kenan PD experience is so rewarding is to have such a caring and organized Kenan Fellows administrative staff. The relationship building, sharing of ideas and discussions that occurred during and between the PD sessions were opportunities of a lifetime. I am so grateful for this experience and look forward to implementing much of it in my classroom and of course sharing what I learned with others.