Winter Meeting Reflection

I recently attended School Reform Initiative’s Annual Winter Meeting in Cambridge, MA.  It was two and a half days of pure joy, learning, facilitation, feedback, probing questions, and smiling.

Ever since I attending Critical Friends Group Coaches Training in August 2006, I have learned so much about myself as a learner, an educator, a facilitator, and my profession. My facilitators were Gene Thompson-Grove and Beth Graham. When I started school that September, and gave a presentation about Critical Friends Group, I remember reflecting on that week as one of the greatest professional learning experiences I have ever been a part of.

However, as I continue facilitating, learning and growing, the experiences just keep getting better!  That is  how I describe my learning at Winter Meeting 2010.  I saw some old friends, and made some new ones, but most importantly, I opened my mind and LEARNED!