This weekend our school is hosting an international educator's conference. We are required to attend the conference today and tomorrow, although the session held last night was an optional one that I chose to attend. Phil decided to stay home and watch a movie, which was fine with me because I had the Hussain family by my side :)
Cathy, Shahid and I went to a session about organizing your life. The presenter also happened to be the keynote speaker and is someone that you could talk to for hours. He's been a high school teacher, police chief, hospital director, and hostage negotiator to name a few. In his opening speech, he told us about the 181 days it took him to hike the Appalachian trail and delivered his top 10 life lessons along the way. I really wish Phil had been there to listen to this part because it was incredibly interesting! In his session that followed, we learned how to differentiate between tasks that are "urgent" and "important" and had a mini lesson on how to use Google Calendar (<---- SUPER COOL).
Other exciting things from last night include the temporary on-campus Starbucks (I've already asked them to stay permanently), the hallway "tea & coffee stations", and the gym full of vendors.
I hope today goes as marvelously as yesterday. Today there may be five times the number of people. Considering crowds are not our thing, it could be a tough one!
Alas, off I go to learn about "UbD" - Understanding by Design!
I'd love to know his life lessons. Does he have a book or blog?
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