My students completed their One Health wearable sensing device designs and were a part of a competition at our school in March. The lessons I designed for Kenan were part of a mini project. Students would learn about the One Health initiative and then experiment with the built in accelerometers in phones and iPads. In my classroom, students took this… Read more »
My students and I experienced many “aha” moments during the time we spent on the One Health project. I feel that my students were able to see that health issues involving people and animals span the globe. When the zika virus hit the news, we were already a month into our project. The students started having wonderful conversations about the… Read more »
Being a Kenan fellow has inspired me to reach out and look for more opportunities to share my talents in curriculum design and course construction. I have been working on the science curriculum planning documents for a school that is opening in China. In October of 2015 I was able to travel to China and witness this partnership between the… Read more »
I had a wonderful time working with my mentor and his team in the NCSU ASSIST program. Dr. Jur exposed me to a plethora of current research and research personnel during my weeks of study in the summer program. I have been able to understand nano tech research better , as well as, the need for wearable sensing devices that… Read more »
Having completed all three Professional Advancement Institutes, what does this experience mean to you? * Of the three institutes which one did you find the most valuable and why? * How do the three institutes compare to other PD that you have had in the past? In reference to the prompt, I enjoyed the last institute the best. I have… Read more »
My summer experience has encouraged me to discuss the happenings on NCSU’s campus with my students more frequently. I try to make an effort to share upcoming events and current university research with my students on a weekly basis. I am looking forward to sharing what I have learned with my students.
Well the 10th grade One Health project has come to an end on the school level. I had 15 groups of students that invented 15 wearable sensing devices for a One Health issue of their choosing. Most of the groups designed a working device. I invited in community members to help evaluate the projects and help pick the top three… Read more »
I have thoroughly enjoyed my Kenan experience this summer. I have gotten to know new people and interact with experts in wearable technology. It was hard for me to write lesson plans that could only incorporate a few of the ideas that I have learned from my work with ASSIST. I am looking forward to the time during the year… Read more »
How do you see your internship experience benefiting your mentor’s organization? The time for my internship with the ASSIST program seems to be flying by! Thinking about today’s prompt, I feel that I am benefiting my mentor’s outreach program by contributing lesson plans to the ASSIST One Health website. I am creating a lesson plan that focuses on the a… Read more »
I will take the lesson plans and the information that I have learned at ASSIST back into my school. I will use this knowledge and practical experience to refine and improve the 10th grade One Health cross-curricular project. I will seek to implement new lessons into this team wide project and get my students ready to compete in the spring… Read more »