Whenever you go to a conference you have not attended before, you never know what you are going to get. Will it be beneficial, or a waste of your time? Will you walk away wondering if anything you learned will be implemented in your district, or will you rush back energized to try new things? The MACUL conference is a big investment in a teachers time and energy. It is a two-day conference that will require the teachers to be away from their students and families for that time. It means preparing two days of sub-plans, crossing your fingers that they find a sub for your class for both days, organizing transportation, and figuring out what exactly you want to focus on at a conference with more choices of sessions to attend than you could ever imagine. It is an investment in time and energy, so I am always curious to hear what our "first-timers" think when they return. Our next guest blogger is Michal Vandenberg. She is a third grade ...
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