{"id":32,"date":"2016-07-07T20:33:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T00:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2016-07-09T17:50:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T21:50:02","slug":"about-my-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/about-my-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"About My Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_8562-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8562\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_8562-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_8562-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_8562-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(I have the amazing opportunity to work with Dr. Julia Stevens throughout my fellowship. \u00a0She is\u00a0a wonderful, patient teacher!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9762-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9762\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9762-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9762-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9762-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9762.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is Grace Derstine and I am entering my 3rd year of teaching at Ligon GT Magnet Middle School in Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>My passion\u00a0is writing lesson plans. \u00a0I love the creativity and the ability to develop\u00a0something out of nothing (Of course with the help of a few cups of coffee). \u00a0And, over the past few years, I&#8217;ve found myself the most excited when a new idea emerges. \u00a0It might be the caffeine that makes me excited, but it&#8217;s also\u00a0thrilling to try a new idea that has the potential for success but also the possibility of failure. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender10-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender(10)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender10.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kenan Fellowship was immediately appealing to me because I would have the opportunity to merge my love for curriculum development\u00a0with tangible learning experiences. \u00a0I am so privileged to be working as part of the Students Discover Citizen Science project and to be working in the microbiology lab in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences! My goal is to capture all of the relevant, hands-on experiences I possibly can and bring them into my own classroom. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been surround by so much &#8220;new&#8221; over the past few weeks and I want to give my students the freedom and confidence to try &#8220;new&#8221; in my classroom this next year.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9757-e1467854533540-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9757\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9757-e1467854533540-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/old.kenanfellows.org\/2017-gderstine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2016\/07\/IMG_9757-e1467854533540-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(I have the amazing opportunity to work with Dr. Julia Stevens throughout my fellowship. \u00a0She is\u00a0a wonderful, patient teacher!) 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