Monthly Archives: March 2016

Ah-ha!

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One of my students had a “light bulb” moment that has stuck with me this entire school year. It didn’t have to do with the content, but with their learning in general. I try and stress to my students that physics is difficult, but it is something they can all master. I also make sure to let them know that… Read more »

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

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The Kenan Fellowship has changed me in so many different ways it would be impossible to try and address them all. Below is my attempt at addressing some of the bigger changes I have experienced due to going through the Kenan Fellowship Program. Collaborating with peers: As the lone physics teacher at my school, working with a PLT is not… Read more »

Kenan Fellow/Mentor Partnership

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I worked with a single mentor at SAMSI during my Kenan Fellowship. There were multiple other people that I interacted with, but my project experience was just with Dr. Witelski. As I have blogged about before, during one of our meetings together Dr. Witelski helped me discover what our project was truly about. It wasn’t simply that we were looking… Read more »