The Kenan Fellow/Mentor partnership is the foundation of our program. What does this partnership mean to you? * This parnership represented a link between the science content which is taught in our schools and the application of that information utilized in the research world. My students have been taught the Engineering Design Process, which is the method by which… Read more »
Friday, Aug. 7 Describe at least one way you can connect your summer internship experience to your classroom curriculum. Also, share and respond to at least three posts. I will be presenting a Problem Solvers Magnet Elective for the first time. This is the ideal format to share the nanotechnology information from my internship. Students will learn about… Read more »
Friday, July 24 Describe your internship experience thus far. What was the most interesting moment? The most interesting moment was the realization that I was in the position to develop professional relationships that would benefit my students. My students would have many possibilities for career exposure and laboratory activities that simulate the methods of engineers. Some students… Read more »
Friday, July 17 You are creating a product that transfers your internship experience into educational resources. Please describe the challenges and successes you are experiencing. Challenges I. Topic Decisions: Wow!!!!! With the different options of the TI Sensor tag, I had to look at my curriculum and make a decision where this first plan would have the most impact…. Read more »
7/10/15 How do you see your internship experience benefitting your mentor’s organization? My internship was with the Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technology (ASSIST). The goal of ASSIST is to incorporate nanotechnology into self-powered wearable devices that monitor the health of individuals and determine the influence of the surrounding environments on health. Nanotechnology entails building materials at the molecular… Read more »
7/3/15 Describe the goals of your internship as they relate to your work as an educator. The goals for my internship are written in bold type below followe by my response to the assignment. Nanotechnology Group Objectives for RET & YS Apply understanding of sensing technologies & system design toward the fabrication of a One Health inspired wearable… Read more »
6/25/15 What do you hope to gain from your fellowship experience? Describe how being a Kenan Fellow could elevate your teaching career. Being a Kenan Fellow has the potential to elevate my teaching career in many ways. I will be exposed to many resources, websites, applications and forms of technology. My goal is to incorporate many of these tools into my… Read more »
6/22-26/15 Week 2 NCCAT: North Carolina Center for the Achievement of Teachers. This is a perfect setting which correlates to my summary of the week’s activities. In the same way in which we drove “up”… Read more »
6/15-19/15 1. Introductions:This week we met the ASSIST Team. ASSIST is the acronym for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies. The goal is to create wearable devices that will monitor a persons vitals while harvesting energy from the body to power this function. This will allow more frequent and accurate data collection. This lends itself to the ability… Read more »
