| News, news release Mountains to Sea Institute connects K-12 educators and environmental science experts
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.⸺On an overcast afternoon last December, 18 K-12 educators from eastern North Carolina and two pre-service undergrads from N.C. State University’s College of Education... | News, news release Teacher Innovator Spotlight: Christine Sudzina’s inquiry-based learning unit on the life cycle of fruit flies ignites students’ curiosity in science
By Amneris Solano CHAPEL HILL, N.C.⸺Over six weeks, students in Christine Sudzina Schut’s classroom at Culbreth Middle School with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools observed the life cycle of... | News, news release Alumni Spotlight: Alicia D’joi climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and found parallels to teaching on her way down
By Amneris Solano Our Alumni Spotlight Series showcases how Kenan Fellows make a difference in their schools, districts, and communities. Each profile features an interview with fellowship alumni... | News, news release The Power of Storytelling in the Classroom: Angela Ramey Peel’s innovative approach to engaging students in math and science
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellows plan and execute inventive lessons that ignite students’ curiosity, prompt critical thinking and involve them in inquiry-based learning. Our Teacher Innovator Spotlight showcases... | News, news release Eastern NC K12 Teacher to receive STEM immersion fellowship through Four County EMC and Kenan Fellows Program
By Amneris Solano BURGAW, N.C. — The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at N.C. State University and Four County EMC have established a collaborative initiative offering... | News, news release Alumni Spotlight: Beth Campbell is an advocate for students and teachers in alternative education
By Amneris Solano Our Alumni Spotlight series highlights the contributions of Kenan Fellows, showcasing their significant roles in schools, districts and communities. This month, we feature Beth Campbell,... | News, news release KIETS Names New Associate Director of Philanthropy
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) at N.C. State University is excited to welcome Lindsay Skinner as the new Associate Director of... | News, news release Introducing new online course: STEMwork Sprint bridges industry and classrooms
By Amneris Solano STEMwork Sprint is an innovative project-based learning online course that supports K-12 educators in establishing and sustaining education/industry partnerships with local STEM employers. Project-Based Learning... | News, news release Alumni Spotlight: Joann Blumenfeld is championing inclusion in STEM education
By Amneris Solano Our Alumni Spotlight series highlights the contributions of Kenan Fellows, showcasing their significant roles in schools, districts and communities. This month, we feature Joann Blumenfeld,... | News, news release Kimberly Mawhiney: Alumni Spotlight
By Amneris Solano Our Alumni Spotlight Series showcases how Kenan Fellows make a difference in their schools, districts, and communities. Each profile features an interview with fellowship alumni... | News, news release Empowering northeastern NC teachers to lead in integrating computer science and computational thinking curricula
By Amneris Solano ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.⸺Camden County Schools science teacher Rick Lage spent part of his summer immersed in TCOM, the world’s only company focused on designing, manufacturing,... | News Kenan Fellows Fuel Clean Energy Workforce Education in North Carolina
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.⸺Eight STEPs4GROWTH Kenan Fellows and one Duke Energy Kenan Fellow are developing clean energy-focused curricula, programming, and resources. The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher... | News Meta Kenan Fellows lead innovation in K-12 STEM education
By kenan fellow By Beverly Owens, Kenan Fellow FOREST, CITY, N.C.⸺From conservation projects to lessons in scientific research, Meta Kenan Fellows in Western North Carolina are leading community-centered... | News NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program receives $1M grant as K-12 education partner for STEPs4GROWTH clean energy workforce program
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.⸺The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at N.C. State University is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $1 million grant... | News Brunswick County Farm Bureau Kenan Fellow dives into North Carolina’s oyster industry
By Amneris Solano BOLIVIA, N.C.⸺On a sweltering summer day in mid-July, high school earth environmental science teacher Ashanda Grissett boarded an oyster boat off the North Carolina coast.... | News Kenan Fellows lead inclusion efforts in K-12 education thanks to Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant
By kenan fellow By Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow RALEIGH, N.C.⸺For the past five years, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University has partnered... | News Western NC teachers connect with local industries to enrich workforce education
By kenan fellow By Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow ASHEVILLE, N.C.⸺While interning with the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) this summer, Holly Kolarova sought workforce education resources and... | News Call for Educator Fellowship Nominations
By Amneris Solano Nominate a deserving K-12 educator for a paid fellowship award Know a passionate teacher who deserves recognition for their exemplary work? Nominate any deserving educators for... | News Two McDowell County educators enhance conservation education thanks to Meta grant
By kenan fellow By Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. ⸺ Kenan Fellows Rachel Pedler and Jennifer Wilson’s transformative summer internship with Conserving Carolina catalyzed a conservation... | News Opportunity for K-12 teachers: Paid industry-based professional development
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is accepting applications for its industry-based teacher professional development program. Our program invests in... | News #23ClassroomDecorContest: Enter to win our back-to-school Instagram contest
By Amneris Solano Show off your classroom decor on Instagram and earn a chance to win a $100 Apple gift card. Teachers invest a lot of time and... | News Integrating Climate Science into Montessori Classrooms: Kenan Fellow Takes the Lead
By Amneris Solano DURHAM, N.C.—Joy Mason, a 2023-24 Kenan Fellow, is leading an initiative that integrates complex concepts of climate science and meteorology into first through third-grade curricula... | News 2023 KFP Summer Institute Empowers Teacher Leaders
By Amneris Solano CULLOWHEE, N.C. — The 2023 Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership Summer Professional Learning Institute brought together the 2023-24 cohort of 38 Kenan Fellows for... | News Halifax County science teacher awarded prestigious Kenan fellowship with Roanoke Cooperative
By Amneris Solano AULANDER, N.C. —Halifax County Schools educator Dawn Stokes has been honored as a 2023-24 Kenan Fellow by Roanoke Cooperative and the Kenan Fellows Program for... | News Two McDowell County educators named Meta Kenan Fellows
By Amneris Solano FOREST CITY, N.C. –The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is proud to announce that two outstanding educators from McDowell County... | News Five NC educators selected as NCDPI Fellows to advance STEM education in computer science
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – Five Eastern North Carolina educators have been named 2023-24 Kenan Fellows. Their fellowships were made possible through a collaboration between the N.C.... | News Dogwood Health Trust grant helps support KFP’s STEM education initiatives in Western NC
By Amneris Solano ASHEVILLE, N.C. —The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at N.C. State University is pleased to announce that four K-12 educators from the Dogwood... | News ‘Igniting Futures in Tech with SparkNC’: Four North Carolina educators selected for prestigious Kenan Fellowship at NC State
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.—The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University, in partnership with SparkNC, is proud to announce the selection of four outstanding... | News, news release NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program Announces 2023-24 Teacher Leader Fellowship Awards
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is proud to announce the selection of 38 outstanding K-12 educators... | News NC Teachers breathe new life into lessons through STEMwork
By Amneris Solano Hendersonville Middle School teacher Jill Jackson finds math problems in unexpected places. Consider the southern migration of the Monarch butterfly. Jackson turned their annual journey... | News KFP alumni champion equity in STEM at Science for All Summit
By Amneris Solano CHAPEL Hill, N.C.—Alumni of the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at N.C. State University helped lead the charge to promote equity in STEM... | News John and Jane Hardin champion KFP’s efforts to connect K-12 education and STEM career pathways
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) is gearing up for NC State’s Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 22. This 24-hour online fundraising... | News Triangle area Kenan Fellows design Young Scientist Research Challenge for students
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.⸺Five Kenan Fellows have launched the Biogen Young Scientist Research Challenge for middle and high school students in the Triangle. The challenge will bring... | News 2022 Fall Institute connects Kenan Fellows to strategies for creating a positive school culture
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. —The Fall Professional Learning Institute for the 2022-23 Kenan Fellows was on Oct. 20-21 at the NC Farm Bureau headquarters in Raleigh. This is... | News Kenan Fellows Program awarded STEM RTP grant
By Amneris Solano RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at NC State is among the 11 organizations awarded a STEM RTP grant. The... | News Stokes County art teacher partners with NC Farm Bureau to create beef industry Ag Mag
By kenan fellow By Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow SANDY RIDGE, N.C.⸺Lisa Atkins, an art teacher at Sandy Ridge Elementary School, got a behind-the-scenes look at the North... | News Kenan Fellow Develops STEM Diversity and Equity Assets Map for Eastern North Carolina
By kenan fellow By Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow SNOW HILL, N.C.⸻Greene County High School Science Teacher Emily Lahr, a 2022-23 Kenan Fellow, can add “cartography” skills to... | News Dogwood Health Trust Kenan Fellows Tackle Sustainability in Western NC
By kenan fellow Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow ASHEVILLE, N.C.⸺Four Western NC educators partnered with the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) to learn about local agriculture and make... | News NC K-12 Educators Connect with Local Industries through STEMwork
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.⸺Eighty-seven educators from the North Carolina mountains to the coast participated in a series of immersive summer site visits to local companies and industries... | News 2022 Summer Institute Elevates Teacher Leader Voice
By Amneris Solano The 2022 Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership Summer Professional Learning Institute in Cullowhee brought together the 2022-23 cohort of 24 Kenan Fellows for five... | News Kenan Fellows Program alumnus among Time’s Innovative Teachers 2022
By Amneris Solano Joann Blumenfeld, a 2015-16 Kenan Fellow, has been highlighted among Time’s Innovative Teachers 2022. Blumenfeld was featured for her work with Catalyst, a high school program she founded... | News Introducing Digital Badges for Alumni
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C.—The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is excited to announce it will now offer digital badges to alumni. Kenan... | News Kenan Fellows Program Director Honored with the Order the Long Leaf Pine
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. — Dr. Elaine Franklin, director of the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at NC State University, has been awarded the Order... | News Burroughs Wellcome Fund Selects Greene County educator for Kenan Fellowship Focused on Diversity and Equity in STEM
By Amneris Solano SNOW HILL, N.C. – Emily Lahr, a science teacher at Greene County High School, has been named a 2022–23 Kenan Fellow through a partnership between... | News Randolph EMC selects Trinity High School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano ASHEBORO, N.C. – Mindy Thornlow, a science teacher at Trinity High School with Randolph County Schools, has been named a 2022-23 Kenan Fellow. Her fellowship... | News Stokes County Farm Bureau Selects Sandy Ridge Elementary Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano SANDY RIDGE, N.C. – Lisa Atkins, a fine and performing arts teacher, at Sandy Ridge Elementary School in Stokes County Public Schools has been named... | News Five Eastern NC Teachers Named NC Department of Public Instruction Computational Thinking/Computer Science Kenan Fellows
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – Five Eastern NC educators have been named 2022-23 Kenan Fellows. Their fellowships were made possible through a collaboration between the NC Department... | News Two Western N.C. Educators Named Meta Kenan Fellows
By Amneris Solano FOREST CITY, N.C. – Two Western North Carolina educators have been named 2022-23 Kenan Fellows. Their fellowships were made possible through a partnership between Meta... | News NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program Announces 2022-23 Teacher Leader Fellowship Awards
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is pleased to announce the 24 North... | News High School Engineering Club led by Kenan Fellow Wins Chance to Flight Test Their Experiment for NASA
By Amneris Solano HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. ⸺ A team of students at Holly Springs High School led by 2021-22 Kenan Fellow Tiffanni Craig has been selected to build... | News American Zinc Products Visits Kenan Fellow’s Cleveland County Schools Classroom
By Amneris Solano By Emily MoseleyManager of Public RelationsCrawford Mooresboro, N.C – April 7, 2022 – Company leadership from American Zinc Products (AZP) recently visited the Cleveland County... | News Kenan Fellow Brings STEM Workforce Knowledge to Gaston County Fourth-Graders
By Amneris Solano BELMONT, N.C. ⸺ Students in Vanessa Hairston’s fourth-grade class at North Belmont Elementary School in Gaston County Schools learned about the processes of magnetism used... | News Kenan Fellows Program Director to Retire May 31
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. — Following a distinguished career as an educator, researcher, and leader, Dr. Elaine Franklin has announced her retirement as director of the Kenan... | News Durham Educators Explore Food and the Environment from NC Mountains to the Coast
By Amneris Solano DURHAM, N.C.⸺ A cohort of educators from Durham Public Schools (DPS) have completed a cross-curricular professional development series on food and the environment across North... | News Polk County Fifth Graders Explore Sustainable Community Development, Thanks to Lesson Designed by Kenan Fellow
By Amneris Solano MILL SPRINGS, N.C. ⸺ After a year filled with learning about the interactions between matter, living organisms and the impact of humans on the planet,... | News Kenan Fellows Program Awarded Dogwood Health Trust Grant to Advance Workforce Education in Western NC
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. State University’s Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership, a statewide collaborative that is leading transformation in education and advancing local workforce... | News Meet the 2021-22 Cohort of NC State Kenan Fellows
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is pleased to announce the 26 North... | Uncategorized Merck Grant Supports Kenan Fellows Program and EPA Partnership to Offer Cross-Curricular Environmental Education for Durham Educators
By Amneris Solano DURHAM – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at NC State University is pleased to announce a partnership with the EPA and Durham Public... | News Kenan Fellows Partner with Charlotte Nonprofit to Bring Aquaponics Curriculum to Middle School Students
By Amneris Solano CHARLOTTE — Kenan Fellows, Jennifer Keeler and Morgan Beldon, are interning at 100 Gardens, a Charlotte nonprofit that implements aquaponics gardening programs in schools, institutions,... | News, Uncategorized Kenan Fellow and Triangle Manufacturer Develop Strategies to Diversify Workforce
By Amneris Solano RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Caroline Olson, a 2019-20 Kenan Fellow, collaborated with experts at Cornerstone Building Brands to explore ways to strengthen the talent pipeline... | News, Uncategorized Summer Institute Goes Virtual
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership’s 2020 Professional Learning Summer Institute went virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Summer Institute is... | News Advancing Financial Literacy through Education/Industry Partnerships
By Amneris Solano Lee County Teacher Partners with Investment Company to Improve Financial Wellness Among Students and Adults RESEARCH TRIANGLE—For the 2019-20 Kenan fellowship year, a Lee County... | Uncategorized Two Durham Public Schools Teachers Selected for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano DURHAM, N.C. – Jacqueline Brown and Madison Wagner, two teachers in the Durham Public Schools school district, have been named as 2020-21 Kenan Fellows. Their... | News, Uncategorized NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program Names 2020-21 Cohort of Teacher Leaders
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce the 19 North Carolina public school educators who have... | News Kenan Fellow is Printing 3D masks for his Western NC Community
By Amneris Solano HAYESVILLE —Austin Hedden, a 2019-20 Kenan WNC STEMwork Fellow, is printing 3D masks in his classroom at Hayesville High School in Clay County to help... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Coronavirus Response
By Amneris Solano To our Kenan Fellows Community, We would like to extend our thoughts and well wishes to everyone as we all grapple with the multiple impacts... | News Kenan Fellow’s Eighth Grade Students Explore Local Careers at TekTone
By Amneris Solano Franklin—A group of 25 eighth-grade students from The Catamount School toured TekTone on Jan. 29 to learn about local career pathways. The field trip led... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Grows Partnership with Facebook to Advance K-12 STEM Workforce Education in Western North Carolina
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, NC — The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce it has received a grant from Facebook to support two teachers in Western... | News EPA hosts 2nd Grade EK Powe Elementary Students
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellow Kathleen Janes and her mentor Kelly Witter arranged two separate field trips to the EPA’s Research Triangle Park campus for the 80 second-grade students at Janes’ school, E.K.... | Uncategorized Belk Foundation and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Partner with Kenan Fellows Program to Shape Teacher Leaders
By Amneris Solano CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) educators have been selected for the prestigious Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership and will bring career connected... | Uncategorized Call for Papers: Teacher Leadership, STEM integration, Project-Based Learning
By Amneris Solano The Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, an online scholarly publication of the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership, announces a call for papers for its next... | News Kenan Fellow Partners with Colleague to Develop Tools for Monitoring Student Academic Skills and Practices
By Amneris Solano CHAPEL HILL — Kelly Sears, a 2014-15 Kenan Fellow, who teaches eighth-grade science at Smith Middle School in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system collaborated... | Uncategorized Wayne County Farm Bureau and NC Pork Council select Fremont STARS Elementary School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano WAYNE — Christie Frederick, a fifth-grade teacher at Fremont STARS Elementary School in the Wayne County Public Schools system, has been named a 2019–20 Kenan... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program awarded GSK grant to advance teacher leadership in STEM Education
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (May 9, 2019) – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce a six-figure charitable grant from GSK to support... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program awarded ARC grant to advance K-12 STEM Workforce Education in Western NC
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellows Program awarded ARC grant to advance K-12 STEM Workforce Education in Western NC RALEIGH, N.C., (May 7, 2019) – The Kenan Fellows Program... | Uncategorized Union Power Cooperative selects Parkwood Middle School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano MONROE, N.C. – Pamela Johnson, a teacher of mathematics and Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) students at Parkwood Middle School in the Union County Public... | Uncategorized Meet the 2019-20 Cohort of Kenan Fellows
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce the 27 North Carolina public school educators... | Uncategorized 2019-20 Fellows to be Announced in May
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership plans to announce its 2019-20 cohort on National Teacher Day, May 7, 2019. We plan to add about 26 new... | Uncategorized 4th Issue Of Teacher Leader Journal Now Online
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is proud to announce it has published the fourth issue of its Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership (JoITL) on a... | News High school physics teacher’s dream PD: Visiting CERN
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellows Voices: Alexandra Boyd As a 2015-16 Kenan Fellow, I learned the importance of incorporating outside experiences in my classroom to show students why... | News Elementary Teachers Learn STEM and Arts Education Integration Using Whirligigs
By Amneris Solano WILSON — Inspired by Vollis Simpson’s dazzling wind-powered sculptures, the Kinetic Connections Summer Institute teaches elementary school educators how best to integrate the arts with engineering,... | News Education Policy Summit Inspires Teachers to Elevate Their Voices
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH — The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership along with the Public School Forum Beginning Teacher Leadership Network (BTLN) and the Lee County Schools Beginning... | News Summer Institute Challenges New Kenan Fellows to Work Beyond Content Silos
By Amneris Solano CULLOWHEE – From learning Cherokee history to studying macroinvertebrates in riverbeds, the 2018-19 Kenan Fellows participated in a cross-curricular scavenger hunt as part of the... | News NC Farm Bureau Pledges $50K over five years to Kenan Fellows in Support of Ag Education
By Amneris Solano For Immediate Release: May 30, 2018 RALEIGH — North Carolina Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten presented a check for $10,000 to leaders of the Kenan Fellows Program... | Uncategorized Central Electric selects Bragg Street Academy teacher for prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano Sanford, N.C. (May 17, 2018) – Daria Fedrick, a career technology teacher at Bragg Street Academy, has been named a 2018-19 Kenan Fellow. Her fellowship... | Uncategorized GSK Helps Promote Teacher Leadership in STEM Education
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (May 10, 2018) – Thanks to a six-figure charitable grant from GSK, five Triangle area educators will receive specialized teacher leadership training to... | Uncategorized Jones-Onslow EMC selects Northside High School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
By Amneris Solano RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2018 JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Kari Cobb, a career technology and STEM teacher at Northside High School, has been named a 2018-19... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Names 2018-19 Cohort of Teacher Leaders
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to reveal the 25 North Carolina public school educators... | News Kenan Fellows Encourage Students to Explore Biodiversity of their Campuses through NC BioBlitz
By Amneris Solano WAKE FOREST, N.C. ― Inspired by their Students Discover: eMammal project, Kenan Fellows Program alumni Rachael Polmanteer and Lena Deskins built on their citizen science... | News Central Carolina Community College partners with Kenan Fellows to Offer K-12 STEM Teacher Photonics Workshop
By Amneris Solano LILLINGTON — The Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) Laser and Photonics Technology (LPT) program teamed with LASER-TEC and the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership... | News emPowering STEM Conference Strengthens Classroom to Career Connections
By Amneris Solano RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Middle school STEM educators from across North Carolina joined business leaders on Thursday, March 8, 2018, for the emPoweringSTEM Classroom to... | Uncategorized New Submission Guidelines for Teacher Leader Journal
By Amneris Solano By Elaine Franklin, Ph.D. Director Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce it has revised... | News Kenan Fellows Incorporate IBM Design Thinking in their Classrooms
By Amneris Solano Earlier this summer, a group of more than 25 educators from the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership Alumni Network attended a one-day Design Thinking... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellow Teacher Leaders Gain Industry Knowledge through IBM Mentorships
By Amneris Solano This summer, four Wake County Public School System educators gained insider knowledge into the world of big data, supercomputing and wearable nanotechnology devices through mentorships... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Director Receives Prestigious Gatling Award for Outstanding Science Education Leadership
By Amneris Solano GREENSBORO ― Dr. Elaine Franklin, director of the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership, is the 2017 recipient of the Herman and Emma Gatling Award... | News Kinetic Connections
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership has partnered with A+ Schools of NC and the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park to strengthen STEAM education in Wilson County.... | Uncategorized Lesson Planning Made Simple
By Amneris Solano Visit our online database for the latest lesson plans The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is committed to developing relevant materials for K–12 teachers state and... | News Kenan Fellow presents on summer internship experience with EPA-RTP STEM Outreach
By Amneris Solano By Karen Stewart, EPA RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Jen Cypra, a 2017-18 GSK Kenan STEM Fellow who was paired with the EPA-RTP STEM Outreach Program,... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Cassie Webb
By Amneris Solano An Experience to Remember My internship at Bosch-Rexroth as part of my Kenan fellowship was full of learning moments! I spent my time engaged in... | News Kenan Fellows Present Teacher Leadership Symposium for Eastern NC Educators
By Amneris Solano GREENVILLE – Thanks a grant from the Biogen Foundation, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership held the North Carolina Teacher Leadership Symposium on Tuesday,... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program and Merck Foundation to Grow STEM Teacher Leaders
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (July 7, 2017) – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is partnering with the Merck Foundation for the “Merck Kenan Fellows: STEM... | News Summer Institute Brings New Kenan Fellows into Teacher Leader Network
By Amneris Solano CULLOWHEE – Twenty-seven educators from across the state completed five days of professional development at the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership Summer Institute June... | News Kenan Fellows Policy Summit Aims to Strengthen Teacher Leader Voice
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH ‒ More than a dozen Kenan Fellows from across the state attended a two-day intensive Education Policy Summit June 14-15 in downtown Raleigh. The... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Collaborates with Biogen Foundation to Empower Teacher Leaders in Rural NC
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant from the Biogen Foundation to... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program and Google Fiber Partner to Help Students Make STEM Education-Industry Connections
By Amneris Solano DURHAM, N.C., (May 24, 2017) – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at NC State University and Google Fiber are working together to empower... | News Kenan Fellows Program named STEM Higher Ed Dept. of the Year for the second consecutive year
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. ─ The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at NC State University has been named the 2017 STEM Higher Education Department of the... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Unites with Charlotte-area Partners to Create STEM Teacher Leader Cluster
By Amneris Solano CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Seven Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) educators have been selected for the prestigious Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership and will bring career connected... | Uncategorized North Carolina Teacher Leadership Symposium
By Amneris Solano Registration is free; lunch and snacks included! Limited space. Join the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership for its inaugural North Carolina Teacher Leadership Symposium... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows and IBM RTP partner to help Wake County educators prepare students for world of big data
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. — Partnering with the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership, IBM is sponsoring two Wake County Public School System educators as 2017–18 Kenan... | Press Release GSK Helps Triangle Area Teachers Connect Elementary Curriculum to STEM Industries
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (May 9, 2017) – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 charitable grant from... | Uncategorized NC Teachers from Across the State Awarded Prestigious 2017-18 Kenan Fellowships
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce its 2017–18 fellowship awards for K–12 educators.... | News Four Kenan Fellows Earn Top Honors at 2017 NC SMT Awards
By Amneris Solano Four Kenan Fellows were honored Saturday, April 30 at the 2017 NC Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center awards in Raleigh. Three Fellows are recipients... | News GSK & Kenan Fellows Program showcases the power of Project-Based Learning in STEM education
By Amneris Solano RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK ‒ GSK Kenan STEM Fellow Thom Tomlinson, Jr. stood before a group of GSK’s employees Thursday, March 23, 2017 and thanked them... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program partners with USDA and local Farm Bureaus to lead innovation in agricultural education
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is partnering with the USDA, N.C. State’s College of Agriculture and... | Uncategorized 2017-18 Fellows Named in May
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership has plans to announce its 2017-18 cohort on National Teacher Day, May 9, 2017. While the general application... | News GSK Helps Middle & High School Teachers Bring Nanotechnology to Wake County Classrooms
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (Oct. 10, 2016) – The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is pleased to announce it has received a $108,000 charitable grant from... | News Sharing Promising Practices in STEM Teacher Leadership
By Amneris Solano By Maria Salciccioli and Jessica Mislevy, SRI Education Recently, expert practitioners in the field of STEM education — including Dr. Elaine Franklin, director, of the Kenan... | News Kenan Fellow Wins Presidential Award for Excellence
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellow Justin Osterstrom has received the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Osterstrom’s 2011 Kenan fellowship was sponsored by GSK. He... | News Kenan Fellow Paige Derouin: ‘Why I Teach’
By Amneris Solano A few weeks ago, during my second period planning block, I encountered three high school students who were taking an online calculus class in the... | Uncategorized Second Issue of Teacher Leader Journal to be Released in January
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is excited to announce the release of the second edition of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership (JoITL) on Jan.... | News Kenan Fellows Inspire Other Educators to Embrace Citizen Science
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH –The 2015-16 cohort of Students Discover Kenan Fellows led a professional development institute on citizen science for middle school teachers on June 23-24, 2016. Forty educators... | News Student Knowledge Powers Energy Expo
By Amneris Solano WILLIAMSTON – Sixty ninth graders from Riverside High School showcased their research skills to teachers, community members and their peers during an Energy Expo on... | Uncategorized Biogen Foundation’s $100K Gift Champions Teacher Leadership in NC
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (June 3, 2016) – The Kenan Fellows Program for Leadership and Curriculum Development is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant... | Uncategorized Ply Gem Renews Support for Teacher Leaders with gift to Kenan Fellows Program
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (May 27, 2016) – Ply Gem Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of building products in North America, has again committed to championing Teacher... | News Kenan Fellows Program Wins STEMmy Award in Higher Ed
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. ─ NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development has been awarded a STEMmy for its efforts in making STEM education... | Uncategorized New Hanover County Farm Bureau Promotes STEM Education with Gift to Kenan Fellows Program
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C., (May 13, 2016) – The New Hanover County Farm Bureau is helping to advance STEM education and teacher leadership in Eastern North Carolina... | Uncategorized 2016 Kenan Fellowships Awarded to 41 NC Teachers
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – On National Teacher Day, the Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development is pleased to announce its 2016–17 fellowship awards for... | News NC Students Design Wearable Devices to Solve Global Health Problems
By Amneris Solano More than 75 students from Triangle area schools competed in the 2016 One Health Challenge at N.C. State University on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Students... | News Bayer Field Trip Ignites Love of Science
By Amneris Solano RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK ─ Bayer, the No. 1 global producer of cotton and canola seeds, hosted 110 fifth graders from Person County Schools on April... | News Fellow Blends Math and Community Health in Innovative Lesson
By Amneris Solano ALBERSTON ─ Eighth grade students in Joy James’ math classroom at B.F. Grady Elementary School in Duplin County Schools are learning much more than how... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows: Where Are You Now?
By Amneris Solano The Kenan Fellows Program is excited to announce the development of an online Directory for educators in our Network. As a member of the Kenan... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Voices: Brittany Argall
By Amneris Solano I have always been a reflective teacher with a focus on challenging students to think outside the box and develop critical thinking skills. The Kenan... | News Kenan Fellow Teaches STEM in China
By Amneris Solano CHINA ─ 2015-16 Kenan Fellow Evelyn Baldwin, a science teacher at Wake STEM Early College High School, spent a week teaching at the Suzhou North... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Brooke Sauer
By Amneris Solano I began this school year feeling more prepared and inspired than ever, a feeling which I owe to my experience as a 2015-16 Kenan Fellow.... | News Sixth Graders Become the Teachers on Students Discover Lesson
By Amneris Solano GREENSBORO ─ A group of sixth-grade students from Exploris Middle School became the instructors during a session at the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Rhonda Connor
By Amneris Solano The theme for my classroom this school year is Underwood Laboratories (UL). It is always important for me to make the room look exciting, bright,... | News Kenan Fellow Helps Open First Greene County STEM Lab
By Amneris Solano SNOW HILL, N.C. ─ Students in Jennifer Walmsley’s STEM lab at Greene County Middle School learn by doing. They use computer programs to create drawings... | News Kenan Fellows Lead STEM Symposium
By Amneris Solano FAYETTEVILLE — The Kenan Fellows Program held its first Professional Advancement Symposium on July 30-31, 2015 at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville. The two-day event... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Tasha Martinez
By Amneris Solano BEULAVILLE – When I learned I was going to be interning at the National Spinning Company, I thought about the ways I was going to... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Lindsey Hensler
By Amneris Solano This year, I traded in my teacher summer vacation for a trip into the world of agricultural education. For five weeks, I interned at Bayer... | News NC Electric Co-ops Help ‘Power’ Science Education in Martin County
By Amneris Solano TARBORO ─ Riverside High School science teacher Leigh Ann Hudson often tells her students, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” This summer,... | News Kenan Fellow Wins Presidential Award for Excellence
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellow Jeff Milbourne has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for grades seven through 12. Milbourne is one... | Uncategorized Fellows Shape Their Voices in the Classroom
By Amneris Solano CULLOWHEE ─ The 2015-16 cohort of Kenan Fellows completed their first Professional Advancement Institute on June 22-26 at the NC Center for the Advancement of... | News Kenan Fellows Sweep 2015 SMT Awards
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellows won in nearly every category of this year’s North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center (NC SMT) Awards. Each year, the NC... | News Three Kenan Fellows Receive NC’s Top Career Award
By Amneris Solano Three out of the six recipients of this year’s Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers are Kenan Fellows. The award recognizes... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Kelly Sears
By Amneris Solano In December, I implemented my Kenan Fellows lesson “How STEM Changed Evolution Today?” with my eighth grade science students at Smith Middle School in Chapel... | News Kenan Fellows Help Start First STEM Academy For Hoke Schools
By Amneris Solano RAEFORD ─ Kenan Fellows Aticila Mormando and Gabrielle Patrick helped launch the first STEM Academy for Hoke County Schools. The academy kicked off on Oct.... | News Kenan Fellow Helps Open Biogen Idec Community Lab
By Amneris Solano REASEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — 2013-14 Kenan Fellow Erin Lawrence, a science teacher at Wake Forest Middle School, spoke during a celebration of Biogen Idec’s newest... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Rachel Lawrence
By Amneris Solano I had the incredible pleasure of interning at the Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and partnering with Lenovo for my Kenan fellowship. In my time... | News Kenan Fellows’ Voices: Allison Stewart
By Amneris Solano As an elementary school teacher, I realize how important physics really is and how much I really do love learning how things work. I constantly encourage... | News Kenan Fellows’ Voices: Cindy Bullard
By Amneris Solano I learned so many great things during my internship at the NSF CREST Bioenergy Center at NC A&T State University. Everything from learning about lab... | News Kenan Fellows’ Voices: Willis Foster
By Amneris Solano My experience as a Kenan Fellow has been an unexpected adventure. Since becoming an educator, I have not gone through any other professional development program... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows’ Voices: Aticila Mormando
By Amneris Solano The professional development I received through the Kenan Fellows Program along with my internship at the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center made for an... | News Kenan Fellow Partners with Gilero and STEM for Kids for Summer Camp
By Amneris Solano DURHAM ─ STEM for Kids, Gilero Biomedical and Kenan Fellow Justin Osterstrom developed a camp for fourth through eighth grade students on Aug. 4 and... | News UNC-TV Spotlights Kenan Fellows Program
By Amneris Solano North Carolina Now, a program by UNC-TV, has highlighted the Kenan Fellows Program in its Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 edition. The news story features interviews... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Carmen Psaltis
By Amneris Solano Interning at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville offered me numerous opportunities to learn and grow as an educator. During my time at the... | News Kenan Fellows Voices: Brian Cartiff
By Amneris Solano For seven years, I have taught Chemistry and Earth & Environmental Science at Johnston County Middle College High School. This will be my 20th year... | News Surry Teacher Gains Hands-On Knowledge with Surry-Yadkin EMC
By Amneris Solano DOBSON ─ Jamie Mosley, a teacher at J. Sam Gentry Middle School, has spent five weeks of her summer shadowing electric linemen and learning from... | News, Uncategorized Kenan Fellows’ Voices: Students Discover
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellows from across North Carolina are partnering with the Your Wildlife team to bring citizen science to the classroom. What is citizen science? It’s the... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows’ Voices: Toni Stadelman
By Amneris Solano Connecting Elementary Science to Bio-Pharmaceutical Research As one of eight elementary curriculum resource teachers in Franklin County, I am part of the elementary district science... | News After-School Program Led by Kenan Fellow Fosters Ingenuity
By Amneris Solano HILLSBOROUGH ─ After school three days a week, Jeff Faulkner’s classroom at CW Stanford Middle School becomes a place of pure exploration. Instruction takes a... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Program Announces 2014-15 Fellowship Awards
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kenan Fellows Program and its partners are pleased to announce its 2014-15 fellowship awards during Teacher Appreciation Week May 5-9. See... | News Kenan Fellow Awarded National Einstein Fellowship
By Amneris Solano Kenan Fellow Jeff Milbourne has been selected for the 2014-15 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. Mr. Milbourne is one of 14 new science, technology,... | News Sixth Graders Get Exclusive Look Into Biotech Careers
By Amneris Solano RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK ─ Biogen Idec, the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company, opened its Research Triangle Park campus to 115 sixth graders from Wake Forest... | News Iredell-Statesville Teacher Connects CommScope to her Classroom
By Amneris Solano This summer, Kathleen Boice, a teacher at Troutman Middle School in Iredell County, experienced the telecommunications industry first-hand by spending five weeks observing and learning... | News National and State Leaders Tout Benefits of Kenan Fellows
By Amneris Solano Raleigh ─ Two prominent North Carolina leaders lauded the Kenan Fellows Program as a national model for teacher leadership training and retention during the 2013... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellows Shine at Bridging the Gap Conference
By Amneris Solano Thirteen Kenan Fellows shared innovative classroom resources and best practices with teachers from across the state during the 2013 Bridging the Gap Conference Oct. 14-15... | News Duplin Teacher Brings Winery’s History Alive for Students
By Amneris Solano 2013-14 Kenan Fellow Mendy Marcin, a social studies teacher at James Kenan High School, found innovative ways to connect her experience of working at the... | Uncategorized Kenan Fellow Featured in ‘Educator Voices’ Video Series
By Amneris Solano RALEIGH — LaTanya Pattillo is the second Kenan Fellow to be featured in a segment of the online “Educator Voices” video series by the North... | News, news release Alphonso Donaldson on how performing ‘Othello’ can help students prepare for the AP Exam
By Amneris Solano Our Alumni Spotlight Series showcases how Kenan Fellows make a difference in their schools, districts and communities. Each profile features an interview with fellowship alumni...