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// May 4th, 2010 // 3 Comments » // Comments, Features, Podcasts, video
NETA 2010 has come and gone. I am always impressed with what I see and hear at the conference. Sometimes in the keynotes and breakouts, but mostly with my PLN and the conversations that happen. Sometimes they happen by chance in passing, sometimes they happen in meeting places like the PLN Plaza that is the unique space for those generative conversations. I only see these people, who have become my colleagues and friends, in person once a year. It is amazing to me how welcome and in-place that they make me feel. They give me space for a voice and even if i am working stuff out that they have already considered i get the room to work thru it out loud and with them. They are truly great educators and mentors. If you haven’t started yet, i can only say that you need to grow and invest in your own PLN. My growth as an educator has been exponentially exploded by them.
It was a time of revelation and reflection for me. I had just one year ago been student teaching and had been turned down for presenting at NETA 09. This year I got the opportunity to present twice. Though of course I want it to always go perfect, the big point to remember and celebrate was the fact that I am moving in the direction of positively influencing the face of education. We all are.
Remember to keep on keeping on. We are in a long race, not a sprint. Education is for the resilient
