It is not quite 9 AM and the crowd is growing here at 1 Discovery Place. Our sessions begin at 9. We have a general session for about an hour, then we break out into our respective roles on the Leadership Councils. I have a 2 hour session on using the blogs effectively. After that, lunch!
This afternoon consists of 3 breakout sessions that we will rotate through. After a short break, we all head out to an undisclosed location for dinner.
I turned in rather early last night since I’m just getting over the head cold that attacked me at TAMS in Sevierville. I’ve been through the watery eyes and runny nose day, the fever is attacking me day, and am now on the coughing my head off at night day. I won’t even try to describe what it is like to blow my nose right now. You’ve seen the movie, “The Blob,” right?
I’ve had a couple of cups of real coffee and have gone to the decaf stuff before the shakes set in. I’ve had my everything bagel and fruit. I’m good to go for a little while before the chocolate chip cookies are put out for snack time. (I will try to be good, but I can’t make any promises).
I’m really pumped to be here. Out of all the people who are part of my Personal Learning Network (PLN), the people from the DEN are the best. They are here because they want to make a difference in the lives of teachers (who, in turn, make a difference in the lives of students). They are here because they love to share what they know (and some of what they think they know). They are here because they love to laugh (we will do a lot of that this week). And they are here because Discovery is here for them.
Relationships are a two-way street always. In a marriage, one partner can’t do all the work to keep it together. In parenting, the kids have to participate, too. In teaching, it is a give and take between teacher and student, or it isn’t anything at all.
Discovery knows this rule. They are here to build relationships. And we are the welcome recipients of their overtures to teachers. If we can share just a little bit of that with the teachers we work with in our schools, our districts, and our states, then the circle will be complete.
Have a great day.
This is my first DEN LC. I am so excited. I agree with everything you said about using a PLN and Discovery. I am glad to be with people that feel the same as I about teachers and our students. So, let’s have a fun time together learning and sharing.