What a week. From Sunday through Tuesday I was in the Ozarks at the Arkansas 21st CCLC conference with teachers, principals and superintendents from all over the state. The theme of the conference was 21st CCLC All That Jazz! (a reference to jazzing up afterschool programs. I conducted two workshops on performing assessments in addition to a musical performance Sunday night at the jazz café. The highlight of the conference was the keynote speaker Salome Thomas EL. If you are unfamiliar with him I have included a link to his web page. He is the principal from Philadelphia that taught his students chess. They went on to win 8 national championships (first time in history). Disney is now making the movie.
http://www.ichoosetostay.com/index.html
He has two books out, “I choose to stay” and his latest “The Immortality of Influence” with the foreword by Will Smith. If you are ever looking for a keynote speaker that will light it up…I promise you will not be disappointed.
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Sounds excellent, with lots gained.
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