Greetings from "The Mile High City!"
I am currently attending the 35th annual National Middle School Association conference in beautiful Denver, Colorado. Much like your children, I have spent the last couple of days in class, and have learned some exciting things that I plan to bring to Trinity. The highlight of the trip so far was a motivating keynote address by Jim Collins, author of the best-seller entitled Good to Great. Jim took his landmark five-year study on what makes corporations go from good to great and showed us all how that can be accomplished in our schools. We all left feeling pumped!
Additionally, I have attended classes on topics such as organization and time management for administrators, what brain research tells us about the learning styles of middle-schoolers, writing across the curriculum, teacher observations, incorporating technology into every class, and how to have a culture of academic achievement in a school. Tomorrow, I'll be attending three more classes plus a closing general assembly featuring Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin.
Needless to say, this has been time well spent, but I am looking forward to getting back at it Monday morning!
I hope you and your family enjoy a wonderful weekend!
PS - You can see a report on the opening day of this conference by clicking here.
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