HI folks,

What a fantastic Showcase.  Everything was so well organized and my people were VERY impressed.

I'm starting to get questions about the invoices...can we submit them as soon as we submit our writeups?  It's $200 for the inquirers right?

John

Hi folks,

now that we have our letters of agreement, do we have a special invoice for our use as facilitators or do we use the same one as we used for our inquirers?

The first date for us to have the invoice is coming up soon (the 31st) so I was just wondering....

John 

Otuzco.....my latest dream....

Hi Folks,

I'm really glad we were able to meet yesterday, it really brought me back into the Inquiry mode of thinking.  I spoke to my National Board people and they are terribly excited about being able to present on the Friday Showcase for mentoring hours.  I really think they are a fabulous resource for us to use.  Maybe someone should do an inquiry on how many different ways we can use these folks! :)

Very simply put, inquiry is a way for me to continue growing as a teacher. Before I became involved in inquiry I'd gotten to the point where I'd go to an inservice and shut off my brain. Most of the teachers I know have been at the same place. If you have been around at all you know that most inservices are the same cheese--just repackaged. Inquiry lets me choose my own growth and gives me tools to validate or jettison my ideas.

Hope it helps.

How am I getting in my blogging time? Well, If I can't make more hours in the day I just have to steal some from the night.......:) so I'm just getting up earlier and I'm able to get more work done before anyone gets here in the AM.

To address another point that Nancy raised (recruitment). I think I sent my goal a little to high. I've got six people who have given me their verbal committment but I thought I'd have more interest. It's taken a lot of arm twisting to get them to commit. One of the barriers (believe it or not) has been the kick-off. Our district is not giving any TDE this year (hardly) and for everyone to make it to G-ville at 3:30 they are having to take leave time. Well I guess at some point there has to be an input of your personal resources.