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==Bio==
 
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Kenae Turner is a twenty-three-year-old full-time first-generation college senior attending Elizabeth City State University. While she was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, she and her family relocated to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where she was raised. She is currently majoring in Birth through Kindergarten with a Child, Family, and Community concentration. Before college, Kenae obtained her GED at 16 and soon after traveled alone to Shenzhen, China, to teach English. As a result, she obtained an adoration for traveling and a passion for teaching. Henceforth, after graduate school, she intends to move to Asia and teach English to kindergarteners.
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Kenae Turner is a knowledge-hungry educator and global citizen with a strong foundation in early childhood education. Prior to college, Kenae obtained her GED at 16 and soon after traveled alone to Shenzhen, China, to teach English. As a result, she obtained an adoration for traveling and a passion for teaching. She previously earned a Bachelor of Science in Birth Through Kindergarten Education from Elizabeth City State University, graduating summa cum laude with a 3.9 GPA.
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Throughout her college years thus far, she has made various accomplishments. Kenae is a Boren scholar, Gilman scholar, and Renaissance scholar. Additionally, she is a CIEE alumna and a Yonsei University alumna. She has also been awarded the Outstanding Academic Achievement award by the Department of Education at her undergraduate university. She has also made it onto the Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2022 Chancellor's List.
 
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Kenae was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Fall 2022, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in March 2023. As a University Innovation Fellow, Kenae has worked with her cohort to enhance technology on her university's campus. She found interest in simplifying student attendance tracking for both students and staff, as they currently use traditional methods. The 2022 cohort is still working closely with organizations to adapt platforms that deliver accurate, real-time attendance data that the university can rely on.
 
  
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Now with teaching experience spanning continents, she is currently pursuing a 1-year Master's degree in Education at Georgetown University while working for the District of Columbia Public Schools system.
  
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She enjoys sewing, learning languages, playing video games, traveling, and reading in her leisurely hours. She also enjoys volunteering. This past year, she has volunteered at organizations such as My Culture Connect and Jacob A. Riis Settlement, teaching English to children and immigrants to support them on their journey toward self-sufficiency in the United States. She is currently studying Mandarin to better understand her future students.
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In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing video games, traveling, and singing. She also enjoys volunteering. She has volunteered at organizations such as My Culture Connect and Jacob A. Riis Settlement, teaching English to children and immigrants to support them on their journey toward self-sufficiency in the United States. While in Japan, she also volunteered at her local church, Tokyo Union Church. She is currently studying Mandarin to better understand her future students.
  
 
==Social media profiles==
 
==Social media profiles==

Revision as of 01:52, 19 July 2025

Name
Kenae Turner
School (Cohort)
Elizabeth City State University (2022 cohort)
Majoring in
Birth through Kindergarten, K-12 English Language Learning
Country
Florida, USA
Email
Special:EmailUser/Kayjiejie

Bio

Kenae Turner is a knowledge-hungry educator and global citizen with a strong foundation in early childhood education. Prior to college, Kenae obtained her GED at 16 and soon after traveled alone to Shenzhen, China, to teach English. As a result, she obtained an adoration for traveling and a passion for teaching. She previously earned a Bachelor of Science in Birth Through Kindergarten Education from Elizabeth City State University, graduating summa cum laude with a 3.9 GPA.

Now with teaching experience spanning continents, she is currently pursuing a 1-year Master's degree in Education at Georgetown University while working for the District of Columbia Public Schools system.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing video games, traveling, and singing. She also enjoys volunteering. She has volunteered at organizations such as My Culture Connect and Jacob A. Riis Settlement, teaching English to children and immigrants to support them on their journey toward self-sufficiency in the United States. While in Japan, she also volunteered at her local church, Tokyo Union Church. She is currently studying Mandarin to better understand her future students.

Social media profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenae-turner-1a3a05230

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