Saw some great technology plans from our awesome group this morning. Capped it off with a phenomenal potluck lunch. Unfortunately I had to leave early due to a family emergency. Thankfully, everything is going to be fine.
I really got a lot out of this conference. This past school year was a difficult one for me. So much that I was contemplating a change of career. Of course, all teachers say that at the end of the year, but I was actually updating my CV. I took a chance in applying for this conference and was fortunate enough to get in. It has exceeded every single one of my expectations. I have learned so much about how I need to be thinking, planning and teaching completely different than before. More importantly, I feel empowered to do that.
I also feel renewed to go back to work in august with a new outlook on my job. I had gotten into a rut. Times they were a-changing and I was plodding my way through fossilized instruction. I had begun to experiment, but without the knowledge I have now, they had a tendency to blow up in my face. It became easier to put on that comfortable pair of pants that was my old way of doing things. Little did I realize that they had become threadbare and beyond repair. I can see that clearly now.
It has been an honor and a pleasure to have participated.
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