I sit here on this Memorial Day weekend working on my final blog post as part of my Kenan fellowship and thinking back upon the year, which I cannot believe is nearly finished! It’s been a great school year and amazing time as a Kenan Fellow. I have grown more than I ever thought as a result of it. The… Read more »
I knew the Kenan program would be challenging, I knew it would be fun, I knew it would be interesting but I was not prepared for how this experience would change my life. When I applied to become a Kenan fellow a little over a year ago, I had two thoughts: I have no clue what nanotechnology or wearable devices… Read more »
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3vxEudif8&w=420&h=315] One cannot discuss the changes undergone as a Kenan fellow without at least giving a nod to the late David Bowie. As he says in his song Changes: I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence and So the days float through my eyes But still the days seem the same… Read more »
As teachers, we know the value of providing excellent mentors for our students but we often find ourselves pigeon-holed in terms of making such connections for ourselves. Sure, we have our coworkers and fellow department members and, of course, we have to do our required annual professional development sessions/activities, but these connections and activities typically don’t challenge us to think… Read more »
I have spoken with a lot of individuals about my Kenan experience since being accepted into the program and attending the three Professional Advancement Institutes. And, I always come back to the same response to their questions: Kenan has been the most valuable professional development experience I have ever undertaken both as a teacher and as a professional, in general. For… Read more »
I have recently posted a discussion about a variety of tools and techniques that I brought back from my Kenan experience. For this post, I want to focus on a single technique and how it has affected both myself and my students. Being a teacher at a magnet school where the focus is the arts but lacking artistic skill, though not… Read more »
Thanks to my Kenan Fellowship, I have had the opportunity to take part in a number of new experiences, on top of learning new skills and techniques to be a better teacher in my classroom. Although I have not posted this sooner (we all know how busy a teacher’s life can be!), I wanted to mention my latest experience as… Read more »
Having nearly completely the first two weeks of the 2015-16 school year, I am starting to see how the Kenan experience is currently and will continue to have an effect on me, my individual students and my classes overall. Besides connecting me with some of the most knowledgeable and professional individuals I have ever met, taking part in the training and… Read more »
One of the lessons I learned many years ago after I started teaching is the importance of continuing to be a lifelong learner myself. As a CTE teacher, it is critical to one’s career to know that the material and curriculum we teach changes quickly and typically more frequently than most other educational areas. Technology constantly progresses and to help our… Read more »
This week’s post examines what it was like to be involved at the ASSIST Center for my internship and what I got out of my experience while there. For starters, my internship wrapped up last Friday, before the second Kenan Professional Advancement Institute. And, while others are still working at theirs, I am comfortable in the knowledge that the wearable… Read more »