I'm here in New Mexico getting ready for the Leadership Institute conference. It's a rockin' good time! :-) dt

I'm still here in New Mexico getting ready to order lunch.

Hey, Leadership Institute Team members! It was great to meet each of you tonight! Bring your smartphone to the sessions tomorrow. :-) dru

I was thinking about how the great leaders Mama J mentioned (Mandela, Tutu, Ghandi) were middle school kids once. What inspired them?

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul -Emily Dickinson always stirs me.

The general session was great this morning! Great questions from the folks here and the beginning of a wonderful Institute!

Cedrick and I have a great combined Superteam. A lot of energy and diversity!

The folks in the Differentiating Instruction presentation were awesome! Thanks for being excited to be here, too!

What a great day! I'm just debriefing with the rest of the LI faculty and everyone is raving about energetic the participants are! Yahoo!

Just finished reading a chapter in Eleanor Kutz's Language and Literacy. Made me think about the power of words in everyday discourse.

Glad to read that everyone had safe travels home. See y'all in FLA. Can't wait for more inspiration!

Interview went well, I thought. Waiting game now for maybe 2nd interview with super. Don't know when or if! Thanks for asking.

Hey, Cedric. How did the literacy breakout go? Did you knock it outta the park?

Finished mowing the lawn here in Hotlanta! Getting ready for FLA Institute magic!

I was able to get an earlier flight from ATL, so I'll be landing at 10:25. How d'ya like them apples? :-)

What a great start to the FLA LI conference! I already appreciate the energy of the participants --good vibes during dinner and SuperTeam.

I'm gearing up for the Literacy presentation and hoping I can do as well as Cedrick did in NM! Keeping the hope alive in FLA. :-)

Back in Hotlanta and feeling jazzed by another great LI conf. Go team!

On the eve of the leadership kick off for my school system. Want to bring ideas from both LIs!

I'm here with my fabulous admin team.Hooray!