Showing posts with label Debbie Clement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debbie Clement. Show all posts

Sunday, July 21, 2013

More on Vegas!!!


I’m sad to say the I Teach K Conference is over and I’m back in Texas for my last few days before I fly home to Germany.  But I want to be the first to say what an incredible group of teachers the USA has!!  I left with my mouth wide open!  Not only are they incredible teachers, outstanding human beings, but talented in so many ways!  First and foremost I want to say thank you to all the presenters I got to see, meet and learn from.
I was able to catch presentations by DeeDee Wills, Kathleen Pederson, Shari Sloane, Kim Jordano, Kim Adsit, and Deanna Jump who were all so knowledgeable in their subject matters.  I will certainly be sharing what I learned from these ladies on future blog posts and with my Germany School colleagues.
Next, I tip my hat to the most talented fearsome threesome in the area of Technology!  I can not and will not wait till I get home to start downloading new apps, trying out new web tools.... that I learned about in their presentations.  They are:  Sandi Reyes of
http://www.sandireyes.info/  Lori Elliot of  http://www.lorislatestlinks.com/  and Matt Gomez of
http://mattbgomez.com/aboutmatt/  I hope they won't get tired of my emails!
 
 
 
And finally last but not least, I would have to say the highlight of the conference was meeting Debbie Clement who has been so kind and welcoming to me from the start of my interest in blogging.  Readily she followed me on Pinterest, answered my emails, invited me to write on her blog, and left comments on my facebook page.  Thanks for the incredible encouragement and mentoring, Debbie!

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Day 1 in Vegas!!

Day 1 in Vegas is in the history books!

After meeting up with 10 or so teachers and bloggers for a meet up dinner, we had the opportunity to put faces to familiar names in the blogging world and chat and share about our commonalities: teaching kindergarten and blogging! Then Monday came in with a bang!  Yes, Debbie Clement opened the I Teach Kindergarten Conference with a bang! 
 
 
 
I was soooo excited, motivated, and filled with pride as only one would know in meeting the Dynamic Debbie!
 
Over breakfast, before the sessions begain, I found myself sitting next to Kathy Schrock.  My first day was spent listening to  Kim Jordano, Sandi Reyes, Debbie Clement and Shari Slone.  All of them were amazing and left me feeling motivated and energized!  I hope to share more pictures as the conference continues.