There’s a big push for bringing STEM-type learning activities into traditional classrooms. For me, it’s been a little hard to understand what that should look like. In my science class, we often use math to explain what we are doing and technology is often woven throughout our lessons. This year, however, I have taken a different track. To me, STEM… Read more »
Over the last year, I have added an activity to my Science class called Arena Monday. Modeled after a mix of a ‘fishbowl’ discussion and The Hunger Games, it puts students in the hottest on modern issues in Science. Fishbowls may be old news to some, but I had never heard of one until a professor in grad school dumped… Read more »
Today was our first day as a whole group of Kenan Fellows, meeting at NCCAT in Cullowhee, NC. What an amazing day – everything about it was effortless. My team teacher and I rode up with another fellow who was easy-going and easy to ride with and check-in at NCCAT was simple. The most amazing thing that I noticed was… Read more »
The other day, my wife and I took our kids on an unusual nature walk around our neighborhood. These walks are normal, but this time we gave each of them a small notebook and marker to write or draw as we walked. Watching my son, D, draw in his notebook, I instantly thought about the reflective processes of journaling and… Read more »
I can’t wait to get started on another exciting chapter in my career and continue on my path as a life long learner. I spend my days asking middle schoolers to be inquisitive and try new things when it comes to their learning – now I get this great opportunity to do the same things myself. As a kid who… Read more »
