We were able to meet with the group that helped to sponsor our trip the Rural School and Trust Community.
We left Dirigo High School and headed to Portland Maine. Ms. Edwards ran into the Portland Mall and picked me up some new clothes. I think that she bought a new jacket as well.
When we arrived that the airport we discovered that our flight was delayed. We were suppose to leave at 7:30 PM. Our new flight was not scheduled to leave until 9:00 PM. We were supposed to get a connecting flight in Washington DC. We arrived in Washington DC 10 minutes after our flight took off. We had to stand in line to get our new flights for the morning and then headed to the hotel.
Ms. Edwards ate dinner with the other teacher from Maine who received a grant. We didn't get into our room until after midnight. Ms. Edwards and I had to get up extra early to catch our shuttle to the airport. We then caught the earliest flight to get to Raleigh.
We arrived at the hotel that the conference was going to take place. Ms. Edwards had missed the first three presentations by the time she got to the conference. There were 11 other teachers at the meeting who all took part in professional development opportunities during the summer.
The different locations that people went to where:
The Galapagos Islands
Ireland
National Parks
Tour of the Country to meet writers
South AfricaCosta Rica
New Zealand
Economics Conference in Baltimore
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania
Everyone did a presentation about their trip. Ms. Edwards brought me to her presentation. Below is a picture of me in my new suit for the presentation. Like the hat?
Ms. Edwards presentation was mostly over General Thomas Jackson. She also included photo albums of her experience as well as a wiki that anyone can access to see her unit plan and how she has been presenting this new information to her students.
We didn't have a lot of opportunity to leave the hotel. Ms. Edwards did have the chance to go to a Japanese Restaurant, where they cook your meals right in front of you. On the second night she had the chance to spend a little more time with two of the teachers.
Ms. Edwards and I, enjoyed our experience in North Carolina. We learned a lot about the different locations that the other teachers visited over the summer. We also learned about some websites that will enhance her classroom.
It was nice being able to connect people to the grant programs and learning more about the two separate grants.
Our flight home was another adventure. A hurricane was threatening Maine and Ms. Edwards was a little concerned about whether or not her flight would make it back to Portland. After much debate, Ms. Edwards decided to keep her scheduled flight. All went well.
Ms. Edwards had an early dinner with her family and headed back home. I wonder where Ms. Edwards will take me next.
