I'm one lucky guy. I am married to my best friend. We have a beautiful daughter. We live in a great house in a quiet neighborhood. We have had opportunities to travel to beaches and lake houses and Niagara Falls. I'm one lucky guy.
I started writing this blog as I sat in Virginia Beach, alone, reflecting on how my life has changed in the last 5 years. My family and Wisconsin friends have stayed the same, but my school family, friends, and life have changed, and it's because of connections with educators all over the country. And this is the reason for the title of this post- Anticipation. In one day I'll be connecting, and reconnecting, with educators I have met on Twitter and Voxer. I can hardly wait!
I look forward to reconnecting with those I've already met in person and am excited to meet those who I know through Twitter, Voxer, and Google hangout. I only hope that I have enough time. Three days doesn't seem like enough time.
I'm also a bit scared. What happens if I don't remember someone's name? Our profile pictures on Twitter and Voxer can be a bit deceiving. What if I don't have a chance to connect with everyone? There are so many great people in our #principalsinaction group. We have a saying in this group- Get out of your office! I'm changing that saying a little bit for this weekend- Get out of you hotel room! There will be plenty of time to sleep on the plane ride home. I'm hopeful to meet up with as many of my #principalsinaction family as possible.
Mark French, Ryan Sheehy and I have a session about #principalsinaction at 7:30AM on Sunday morning and we'd love to see you there. By the way, I've met Mark once in person and look forward to meeting Ryan for the first time in person. We've prepared our session through Voxer and Google hangouts, connecting in ways that weren't possible when I first became a principal ten years ago.
If you have the time, #PIAchat will also be live on Monday at 8EST at the Tenth Floor Grill of the Hilton Garden Inn. We hope to see you there.
See you in Philly!
I look forward to reconnecting with those I've already met in person and am excited to meet those who I know through Twitter, Voxer, and Google hangout. I only hope that I have enough time. Three days doesn't seem like enough time.
I'm also a bit scared. What happens if I don't remember someone's name? Our profile pictures on Twitter and Voxer can be a bit deceiving. What if I don't have a chance to connect with everyone? There are so many great people in our #principalsinaction group. We have a saying in this group- Get out of your office! I'm changing that saying a little bit for this weekend- Get out of you hotel room! There will be plenty of time to sleep on the plane ride home. I'm hopeful to meet up with as many of my #principalsinaction family as possible.
Mark French, Ryan Sheehy and I have a session about #principalsinaction at 7:30AM on Sunday morning and we'd love to see you there. By the way, I've met Mark once in person and look forward to meeting Ryan for the first time in person. We've prepared our session through Voxer and Google hangouts, connecting in ways that weren't possible when I first became a principal ten years ago.
If you have the time, #PIAchat will also be live on Monday at 8EST at the Tenth Floor Grill of the Hilton Garden Inn. We hope to see you there.
See you in Philly!
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