Teach42

This was the most uneventful trip through O’Hare airport that I’ve had in months. Not a single delay, not a single problem. I love Atlanta already!

I checked the weather report. It’s hot and it ain’t cooling off. But that’s alright. Perfect weather for a conference.

Ever since I started working for Discovery, my conference scheduling has changed in a big way. The majority of my time is spent working and presenting in the booth. When I’m not doing that, there are often meetings, work to take care of, and all sorts of other fun things. Most of the time I don’t get to go to too many sessions.

While I’m hoping to be able to sneak a way to see a few this year (my schedule looks a little more open), it really emphasizes why I’m looking forward to EduBloggerCon so much. Tomorrow, over 100 EduBloggers are going to congregate and… talk. The agenda is loose, the format is open, and I’m really looking forward to some serious discourse about the current and future state of education, both here in the US and globally.

Frankly, I’m hoping to get into a few good arguments. Without a set structure, conversations tend to flow, and when they meander around, you often wind up at the good issues. Once you hit upon them, people tend to have some pretty strong viewpoints. Sometimes it takes a really solid argument to really get to the root of the matter.

I’d love to list off the people I’m looking forward to meeting, but the list is far too long. Just check out the I’m attending page.

If you can’t be there, normally I’d say keep an eye on the blogs. But this year, keep an eye on Twitter. It’s going to be a whirlwind of activity in the next few days. I know some efforts were being made to create a chat room to use as a backchannel, but I’m thinking that Twitter is going to serve that purpose.

Have a great ‘Con everyone! Whether it be in person or virtual

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