Just attended a great PD session today by Barrie Bennett. Dr. Bennett has been working with our board for a number of years now, and I’m always amazed by how much I learn every time I hear him speak. He’s an inspiring speaker and a very likeable individual who never makes teachers feel guilty for not knowing or doing enough. I’m picking him up tomorrow to take him to a session where he will be working with a group of teachers from our board, helping them with their action research projects.

My brain is very full, but there were a couple of big ideas that I can’t wait to try when I’m back in the classroom. One is team analysis, the other is synectics (see my notes that I posted for more on these).

Barrie also really got me thinking about planning with the end in mind when he talked about the difference between an outcome and an objective and how you turn an outcome into an objective. Great stuff!

Also got a chance to talk to my husband as a colleague which was strange and fun at the same time.