Describe something that you’ve learned as a result of your fellowship that will change how you teach this year. How did this experience change your outlook as an educator? Did it open you up to new possibilities? Please list some of those possibilities. What will you do differently as an educator? Did it affirm any ideals that you may have… Read more »

Almost all teachers are taught to write learning objectives starting with the phrase “Students should be able to…” or some very similar statement. We often think about learning objective in terms of what students will create, explain, or any of the other adjectives featured on blooms taxonomy posters hung in classrooms around the country. While I write my objectives this… Read more »

I believe that one of the most important things we as educators can teach our students is to problem solve and think critically. As our students move through their lives they will not be able to look in the back of a book to find the solution to what they are facing academically or personally. As teachers we can often… Read more »

Last week I drove up to the mountains to attend our first Kenan Fellows professional development at NCCAT. In case I wasn’t perfectly clear in my last post, I learned SO MUCH! I have been to many professional development conferences, seminars, online courses, etc. in my time as a teacher, several have been great, many more have felt monotonous and… Read more »

I wasn’t sure what I was walking into heading up to Cullowhee for NCCAT this week. I knew it was a week of professional development, I know we were going white water rafting, I knew that I would get to meet all the other amazing Kenan Fellows that form the 2015-2016 cohort. I hoped that it would make me a… Read more »