My Kenan Fellowship has changed me in many ways. The way I approach instruction is entirely different than the way I approached it before my fellowship. Since my summer experience and the implementation of my project I relate my curriculum to real, relevant science that the students can connect to. I tried to do this before my fellowship, but since I am capable of doing this in a much more meaningful way.

Also, as a result of my fellowship, I have a wealth of new colleagues to collaborate with from various backgrounds. I collaborate most with my Students Discover team. We mostly communicate about how we could potentially implement each other’s projects in our classrooms. We also communicate about our triumphs and struggles in our school districts. This serves as a support system that we would have not had, if it had not been for the fellowship.