To pick the highlight of my week at NCCAT is going to be difficult.  I am a very decisive person (which means that I make choices quickly and easily).  My dilemma is that I have too many instances from NCCAT to choose from.  Let me give it a shot though . . .

In the teaching world, it’s very uncommon to be a part of a team of adults who are positive about their work.  Since there is always something bothering somebody, teachers get burned out pretty quickly.  At NCCAT, I was surrounded by other adults who share the same vision for the public education system and they were POSITIVE!  At first I thought that everyone was pretending to be on their best behavior, but as time passed I realized that these people were genuine and enthusiastic.

I appreciated the fact that the presenters were familiar with the classroom and understand our daily struggles in the classroom.  Because of this, they were able to give us resources and ideas that we could actually use!

And oh-em-gee, how could I forget to mention white-water rafting?!  I have never done that before!  It was a blast!  The amount of teamwork to make that event successful is astounding. On the ride to the river, I thought I was going to be sick!  I was so nervous (rightfully so because I am the most clumsy person I know).  I chose to raft with a group that would keep my mind occupied, and oh did they 🙂 

I don’t know how to properly put into words how much I appreciated that week!  I plan on implementing some #augmentedreality tools that were introduced to me from Dayson Paison.  I don’t know who created those tools but, man they are cool!  I was really looking forward to the gamification session with Cindy Bullard, but the majority of the session was spent on the ideology of gamification, not how to implement it in your classroom.

In a work week at NCCAT, I accomplished so much!  I ate amazing food, expressed my opinion, sat by a campfire, jumped into the coldest water I think I’ve ever felt, watched wild elk, and made lifetime friendships.  I wish that every teacher could experience NCCAT.