Today was a big day. A day designed to provide Professional Development focused on the teaching of writing. It was a day of many, many blessings:
1. A tremendous design team worked tirelessly to design an experience that included a key note speaker and break out sessions, along with a Scholastic half price book fair...and Dodge Learning Resources of Atlanta sold professional texts and picture books.
2. Katie Wood Ray--keynote speaker extraordinaire. One of my favorite professional authors on the teaching of writing....was in our district...working close up and personal.... She was dyno-mite today.
3. Teachers and literacy coaches volunteered to design and present break out sessions. I was so very proud of these individuals. It has been so much fun to observe the professional growth in these adults over the last few years. The participants loved, loved, these sessions.
4. Teachers volunteered their time, attention, and personal resources to attend the event today. I do not take this lightly. It is summer! Teachers from districts around the state attended! College students attended! Graduate students attended!
5. So many people helped me today.....my cup runneth over with appreciation and thanks for the many contributions given freely and thoughtfully to support this work.
It is difficult to find words that are adequate to say "thank you". I am truly very blessed.
jealous.
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