Kenan Fellows for Curriculum and Leadership Development

Latest News: Class of 2010 Kenan Fellows Announced

The Kenan Fellows Program is an innovative model to promote teacher leadership, address teacher retention and advance K-12 science, technology and mathematics education. Kenan Fellows are public school teachers selected through a competitive process to participate in a prestigious two-year fellowship…all while remaining active in the classroom.

During these two years, Kenan Fellows work in partnership with distinguished scientists, university faculty, and the NC Department
of Public Instruction, developing curriculum and teaching resources that bring cutting-edge research into the hands of students. Kenan Fellows are scientists, inventors, authors and leaders in our classrooms…bringing curriculum to life!

The National Science Foundation supports the Kenan Fellows Program to promote teacher leadership in the sciences, to extend university research through effective K-12 outreach programs, and to advance K-12 science education.

Congressman David Price highlights Kenan Fellows Program as a model for teacher retention in NC and across the country

Price Wants No Child Left Behind to Focus on Teacher Recruitment, Retention. Read his testimony here.

Questions? E-mail KenanFellows@NCSU.edu.

The High Cost of Teachers Leaving the Classroom

The Kenan Fellows Program is a creative, cost-effective model for retaining 93% of teachers who participate in the Fellowship. Read the article here.

Questions? E-mail KenanFellows@NCSU.edu.

Author: Erin Denniston
School: McDougle Elementary
Project Information: Works to increase teachers' comfort level with science and engineering subjects.