Capturing Kids Hearts Conference

Last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I went on a conference with three other coworkers. We stayed down in Scottsdale and enjoyed each other's company. We left school Monday afternoon and came back home Thursday early evening. That conference was my first one, to actually be away for professional development. We were learning about connecting with kids, coworkers, family/friends...you name it...but definitely how to implement strategies at schools. You capture a kid's heart, you get their mind. Our facilitator was Joe, from Michigan, and he was awesome! Kept our group pumped the whole three days.  Jennifer, Kayla and Pam were my buds. We got to stay in a two bedroom "villa." Jennifer and I were bedmates in a king size bed; Pam had one of the two bedrooms herself, and Kayla slept on the pullout couch. This place was very nice and roomy. We went out to lunch and dinner each day, so I probably gained 30 lbs just in food. I came back feeling re energized and re charged. In case you're like....what happened to the kids and Jeff? Jeff had to also be in Phoenix, that Tuesday, and he was working the other days...so the kids had to stay with Mr. Hearn (one of my other coworker friends), on Monday night, then they stayed with Dad and Mom Stafford for two nights. It takes a village.