Friday was definitely a crazy ugly day. Nonstop madness. Naughty kids. Tagging on the front of the school. Tagging in the bathroom. And of course just the normal stuff that needed to get done. Definitely a day to forget!
Thursday's Reading First Convention actually wasn't a convention at all, but a "summit." It was held at the Terrace Theater. I tried to check in, but according to their paperwork I wasn't registered. For a brief moment I thought **cool, I'm outta here!!!** Of course I didn't leave. The people at the table unceremonisously took the "summit" handouts away from me. **Oh no, you can't have those materials, you're not registered - how dare you try to crash our summit!!!** I was sent to the "Solutions Table." Oh yes, that's right, the "Solutions Table." At the "Solutions Table" I had to fill out a bunch of papers and then I received a card with a number on it. I guess the number indicated my spot "in line" to get any left over handouts. I think I was number 34. I slinked away from the table, thinking everyone was looking at me, pointing and whispering "OMG, he's not registered, how sad." I met up with another principal, drank some coffee, whined a little bit about not being registered. Sherrie and Shirley found us, I whined a little more to them. They immediately offered me their handouts. I graciously refused to take their handouts. I suggested they could "summarize" them for me at a later date. Then it's off to the theater. Six hours. Three speakers. The last speaker was great. Her talk was about vocabulary. Specifically, teaching vocabulary to English language learners. Not only do we have to teach the word and the definition, but we also have to make sure we give kids lots of opportunities to hear and use the newly learned words in context. I'll share some of her wisdom in future posts. It turns out that I was registered. Lisa registered me under the name Garcia-Whittier. I guess that confused the "Summit" staff. From what I hear, Lisa raised a HUGE stink about me not getting my materials and name badge. I'm so sad I missed that scene. It must have been great! Lisa S. is my hero! The moral of the story, "Don't f*$k with Lisa S!!!"
Thursday's Reading First Convention actually wasn't a convention at all, but a "summit." It was held at the Terrace Theater. I tried to check in, but according to their paperwork I wasn't registered. For a brief moment I thought **cool, I'm outta here!!!** Of course I didn't leave. The people at the table unceremonisously took the "summit" handouts away from me. **Oh no, you can't have those materials, you're not registered - how dare you try to crash our summit!!!** I was sent to the "Solutions Table." Oh yes, that's right, the "Solutions Table." At the "Solutions Table" I had to fill out a bunch of papers and then I received a card with a number on it. I guess the number indicated my spot "in line" to get any left over handouts. I think I was number 34. I slinked away from the table, thinking everyone was looking at me, pointing and whispering "OMG, he's not registered, how sad." I met up with another principal, drank some coffee, whined a little bit about not being registered. Sherrie and Shirley found us, I whined a little more to them. They immediately offered me their handouts. I graciously refused to take their handouts. I suggested they could "summarize" them for me at a later date. Then it's off to the theater. Six hours. Three speakers. The last speaker was great. Her talk was about vocabulary. Specifically, teaching vocabulary to English language learners. Not only do we have to teach the word and the definition, but we also have to make sure we give kids lots of opportunities to hear and use the newly learned words in context. I'll share some of her wisdom in future posts. It turns out that I was registered. Lisa registered me under the name Garcia-Whittier. I guess that confused the "Summit" staff. From what I hear, Lisa raised a HUGE stink about me not getting my materials and name badge. I'm so sad I missed that scene. It must have been great! Lisa S. is my hero! The moral of the story, "Don't f*$k with Lisa S!!!"
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