2017-18 Kenan Fellows Blog Prompts

See below for a list of all required blog entries, each listed with a brief description of the prompt as well as its due date. Please direct all questions to the Kenan Fellows Program staff.

 Due Date

Prompt

Thursday, June 15 Set up your blog
Friday, June 16 What do you hope to gain from your fellowship experience?
Friday, June 23 Describe the highlight of your week at the KFP Summer Institute.

  • How do you plan to implement something you learned at the institute in your classroom?
  • How has the week compared with other PD opportunities you have attended?
Friday, July 21 You are creating a product that transfers your internship experience into educational resources. Please describe the challenges and successes you are experiencing.
Friday, July 28 Describe your internship experience.

  • What was the most interesting moment?
  • What was the biggest challenge?
  • What is your biggest take away?
Friday, Aug. 25 Has your knowledge of career opportunities changed as a result of your internship experience?  Please explain.
Friday, Sept. 29 You are about six weeks into the school year.  Describe one new tool or strategy you have implemented.

  • How and why you are using it?
  • What impact is it having on you and your students?
Tuesday, Jan. 30 2018 Describe ways your fellowship has changed you. Consider how you collaborate with peers, deliver instruction and learn about STEM careers.
Friday, March 30 2018 Describe a moment when your students experienced an “Ah-Ha” or “light bulb” moment because of something you taught them.

  • Did that moment grow from your experience as a Kenan Fellow? If so, how?
Friday, April 27, 2018 Looking back at your first blog post, did you grow in the way you had hoped? Please reflect on your summer internship and the Kenan Fellows Program experience and describe how it has impacted you.