Moments That Matter: Create Lessons Students Remember | Not Your Average PD

In this Not Your Average PD session, Kenan Fellow alum Dr. Kayla Norville, Ph.D. shows teachers how to design small, intentional moments that help learning stick. Kayla is an elementary STEM educator. She holds a PhD in STEM education, designs middle school science curriculum and was a 2014–15 Kenan Fellow. In this session, you'll learn: Why emotion drives what students remember Simple tools that make content memorable: food, stories, songs, props, games, guest speakers and local connections How Dr. Norvell turned her Kenan Fellowship with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences into a lesson a former student still remembers The "1% better" approach to upgrading lessons you already teach ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Welcome and about the Kenan Fellows Program 2:42 Core memory activity 10:31 Why emotion makes learning stick 13:33 Tamika Farmer's memorable moment 17:18 Face mites: bringing a fellowship into the classroom 22:54 Simple ways to create memorable moments 33:01 Dr. Vance Kite on the teacher who shaped his career 35:55 Make a lesson 1% better: the pumpkin-chunking catapult 47:57 Wrap-up and next session