What I did at school today: 4/22/14 "Getting Ready"

First of all, a belated Happy Birthday to my father, who turned 91 (yes, 91) on Sunday.  Twas quite the experience trying to FaceTime him from VA to NY.  When I told him he looked great, he replied, "I'm 91, and I don't feel great" to which I replied, "Well, if you're not going to feel great, you might as well look great."  It's been a tough time these last few months, but it was a joy to see him surrounded by loved ones, both in the room and around the country.

Tonight is a celebration of transformative work done at TES.  We've titled it "A Truly Transformative Evening".  There's artwork up and down the halls.  There will be music spilling out of the gym and the music room.  The morning show will present rare evening broadcasts.  There will be projects on display, too numerous to name, in all forms, real and virtual.  It's going to be quite the extravaganza.  Come one, come all!

The last two days have been busy helping teachers put the last minute touches on their projects and presentations.  From iMovie to AudioBoo to PowerPoint to YouTube to VoiceThread and on and on.  To top things off, MVES is having their own transformative exhibition next week, so I've been bouncing back and forth between schools to help with various projects.

And in the mix, I have two full days of Aspen train-the-trainer training tomorrow and Thursday, followed by a probable ETF meeting on Friday.  Once the MVES transformative exhibition begins on Tuesday evening, I'll be switching gears and presenting "Twitter 2.0: Beyond the Basics" as part of our Technology Tuesday program of online professional development.  This doesn't just happen, either.  There are hours of preparation that lead up to a successful Technology Tuesday seminar.  And, peeking around the corner are those everpresent SOL tests.  Happy, happy, happy.