On June 4, we are not Kerrville Independent School District. We become Kerrville Personal Learning Community. Every person who attends Techpalooza has the opportunity to be a resource for someone else who attends.
It could be you who offers a question that someone else in the room is afraid to ask.
It could be you who takes on leading a small or large group on a given topic.
It could be you who knows more than the speaker and feels ready to share to the rest of the group.
The thing about Techpalooza is that it is WAY different than any staff development day where you have participated.
We start with a blank schedule. We ask the group "what do you want to learn today?" and fill up a blank board with the answers. We group these responses into session ideas.
And then we ask the entire group "who feels comfortable talking about ________" as we go through each session idea.
It is completely flexible, exciting and you get to see how other teachers in the district are experts in what they do with technology in the classroom. You get to ask questions and interact. And we implement the "2 foot rule" which allows you the flexibility to use your own 2 feet to walk out of any session you feel you aren't enjoying to find a session more to your liking.
No one is offended. Just go where you want to go.
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