The New Tech Network Annual Conference (NTAC) is where I come to recharge my battery, eat a few brains, and fill my sea bag. And everyone looks like these folks to the left:
When Day One arrives, each year, I am allowed to take a much-needed break from the hectic pace of teacher trainings and conferences. Places where I find myself on both sides of the dais.
It feels like I’m heading home to my brothers and sisters who have adopted me over the years. There are hugs, handshakes, and smiles everywhere. It is truly a perfect setting to refresh and recharge.
And some (many? most?) of these people, who I am
hugging and shaking hands with, are incredibly SMART! Oh-my-god type smart. So
I get to spend a couple of days immersing myself in their knowledge and eating
their brains. Yum! There will be so much knowledge flowing that I will be drunk
with the stuff and my head will throb from my failed data relief valve. (It’s
NOLA, I had to use the food and drink visual.)
Much of what I hear and learn will be in the form of ideas for my own teaching practice, practices that I will be sharing with my teachers, and practices that I will suggest be included in our district professional development. I barely have room for the myriad concepts I find myself stuffing into my professional sea bag. But I will persevere. And come July 2014, I’ll be back to plug in once more.
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