CLICK HERE for a link to an article on the Kenan Fellows website sharing some of my experiences thus far in the program. http://kenanfellows.org/kenan-fellows-voices-daniel-mccoy/
Preface: I believe that professional development (PD) should be relevant, applicable, realistic, managed in a timely and efficient manner but most importantly PD needs to be beneficial for student learning. Unfortunately, I have experienced “PD shock” in the past (however, not at my current school of course) in which at least one if not all elements were not in place and… Read more »
We arrived today among the mountains of Cullowhee, NC at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) adjacent to the beautiful campus of Western Carolina University. The trip was about a 5 hour drive from Raleigh including a lunch break along the way. This is the first time we have gathered as a complete cohort of Kenan… Read more »