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Two DPS Teachers Named Kenan Fellows
Two DPS teachers have been named to the 2020-21 cohort of teacher leaders in NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program.
Jacqueline Brown of Githens Middle and Madison Wagner of Northern High will be partnered with Tracy Ahrens of Biogen and Regina Lindsay of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties to work on their fellowship project, “Caring Deeply, Working Fearlessly and Changing Lives with STEM.” Their project is sponsored by the Biogen Foundation.
As part of the award, Kenan Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend and participate in 80 hours of professional development that focuses on project-based instruction, digital learning, elevating teacher voice and the teaching profession, strengthening ties between the school and the local community, peer coaching and mentoring, and growing professional learning networks that extend beyond the school and local district. The Kenan Fellows Program provides teachers with the opportunity to work in industry and research settings and supports the translation of their internship experience into an array of instructional resources that are then shared with their schools, districts, and communities.
Brown and Wagner were among 71 applicants in a competitive process. Nineteen teachers from across North Carolina were selected.