My summer has absolutely been amazing! Tomorrow will be my last day with Surry Yadkin EMC.  As I have told many, I had no clue what went on behind or beyond those walls.  But the knowledge and experience has been colossal!  If I can share a small inkling with my students,  I feel that they will benefit greatly from my experience through the fellowship with Surry Yadkin Electric and Kenan Fellows.

This experience will touch my students in all aspects of their lives from the classroom to driving a car to the light switch in their bedroom. There is no tool that will measure the importance of electricity in our daily routines worldwide.

I will walk through the doors of my classroom “energized and powered up!”

Where do I begin? My entire summer has been an A-Ha moment, from working in the accounts receivable and service department to sitting a power pole and marking a right-a-way to visiting the Catawba Nuclear Plant. It has been an amazing experience. However, the willingness of the employees to share their expertise has been incredible. But the grand A-Ha moment was going up in the bucket of the bucket truck and connecting a transformer to the pole. I was 35 feet high! Amazing! I now have a new appreciation for the power in my house!   I cannot wait to share my experience with my students.

My internship has been awesome!

The people I have met, the day to day experiences and opportunities have been amazing!  I have rode in a bucket truck, hung a transformer, set a power pole,  worked with an

As far as challenges.  Lots of information.  I need time to funnel the information into action plans for my students.  This will take a little quite time to accomplish this task.

This summer has been an awesome ride!

Also, through SmartHub , students will be able to monitor and make predictions based on their power usage.

I am very fortunate that we are a 1 to 1 school. And this year, our students will receive new chrome books as we enter our 6^th year. However, I believe the biggest challenge that we face is “which” program, software, or link to use.  We have a multitude to choose from and the variety ranges from very simple to use to major complexity.

I thoroughly enjoyed our sessions at NCCAT introducing programs that were new to me. This allows me the opportunity to choose a program or several programs that will meet the needs of my students.

What an awesome week!

I, too, like many others was scared to death with the thought of white water rafting. As the time approached, I was getting courageous and decided that I would take full advantage of this opportunity. So I got a front row seat! I listened carefully as our guide gave instruction. Held my paddle correctly and here we go. Man that water was cold!!!!!!!

The ride down the river started really smooth and calm. As the rapids increased, so did the cold water splashes, talking about a chill! I was white water rafting. What an awesome day! I had the hang of river and was really enjoying myself.

Our instructor yelled, “Y’all want to hit the rock ahead?” We all yelled “yeah” and were ready to go. The rock was about 6 or 7 feet tall and it was at an incline. Somewhat like a backwards check-mark. I was sitting on the right side of the boat. As the raft hit the rock, the left side turned upward and the impact knocked me over board. However, my feet and hands were still in the raft. I was “river skiing!” My teammates came to my rescue and pulled me back into our raft.

The scenery of the Nantahala River was breath taking! I am so thankful for this opportunity.

The food was awesome!

I also enjoyed our field trip to the Judaculla Rock.                    

I hope to gain an extended wealth of knowledge and means to connect with my students through real-world events, situations and opportunities.

I also hope the Kenan Fellowship will ignite a fire under me and allow me to spread this energy to my students and colleagues by becoming a role model as a leader through the new knowledge that I gain.

I am thrilled to be a Kenan Fellow! I am also looking forward to an awesome learning experience! Kelly and Melissa can I join the group for “new bloggers?”