I am struggling to answer this deceptively simple question. What does this partnership mean to me? Here is my attempt to put this life changing experience into words. As I sit here mulling over this post, I am looking at…
Social Media – to embrace or ban
I use social media daily, I can understand and appreciate its dangers as well as its benefits. As educators we have to except that change is inevitable. Our classrooms must evolve with the times, therefore banning social media is a…
How do I envision my summer effecting my class…
Wow, what a big question! Lucky for me I have an even bigger answer!! My summer has been jam packed with all sorts of amazing experiences. As I am preparing to return to school soon, I have been creating all sorts…
My Aha moment
It is hard to believe I only have one more week at Ply Gem, the summer flown by. I have already logged over 250 hours and I have another week at the “site” as well as many, many more weeks…
Writing the Curriculum; the good the bad, and the ugly….
My Experience has been amazing! I am completely in awe at this massive amount of truly valuable information that I have been exposed to this summer. I never knew that there were so many useful tools out there that I…
Describe at least one way you can connect your summer externship experience to your classroom curriculum. Also, share and respond to at least three posts
My summer at Ply Gem will be perfect for the seventh grade Science Curriculum, that is as long as it doesn’t change too much in the next month or so, and if it does, lol, so will I! I am…
Based on your experiences, what are the greatest challenges for leveraging technology to empower learning in your classroom and school?
I have a slightly different view of technology in the classroom. I have been in a 1:1 school for the last 4 years, meaning every student 6th and above has a school Macbook, all classes pre-k -5 have weekly access…
Highlight of the week at NCCAT…
The week at NCCAT was filled with many amazing moments… I am most certain that there is no way I could possibly fit one more smidgen of new information into to my brain for a few days. I will be…
What do you hope to gain from this Kenan Fellows Program Experience… Blog Post June 24
I am ecstatic about this opportunity! I hope to meet other like-minded individuals to learn from and with as we make our way through this year! After just a day of professional development here at NCCAT and a week in…
Hello world!
I am ecstatic about the opportunity to work as a Kenan fellow with amazing, like-minded professionals. I look forward to an inspirational year!