April KingComments Off on Soldering, Circuits, & Coding
We finished up last week solidifying our ideas for team lesson plans before taking a break to celebrate the 4th of July Holiday. We were fortunate to learn from Dr. Ben Calhoun at the ASSIST Center’s University of Virginia location virtually via video conference regarding sensor nodes. Then we were able to get hands on in ASSIST’s soldering lab by… Read more »
Yesterday, my Nanotechnology team members and I returned to NC State’s ASSIST Center after our week long retreat in the mountains. We spent the morning learning about Mind Mapping. Contrary to my initial thought, Mind Mapping has nothing to do with activities similar to the one conducted by Duke University on my son as he participated in a brain study… Read more »
April KingComments Off on Professional Development – Kenan Style!
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 »
April KingComments Off on Professional Advancement Institute I
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 »
