Back to WY I go!

Hello friends!

Sorry for the delay in the last entry. My family and I are up in Star Valley for a small family reunion. As we drove here, it was fun to share some of the things I learned along the Mormon trail as we passed familiar sites and roads. This seminar was the most beneficial I have attended all summer, and I felt so grateful that I could have had such an opportunity.

I know I was more on the quiet side of things, but I was so grateful for Tim, Val, and Gene. I learned so much, and I was a bit discouraged I couldn't retain the full 100% of it all. However, thank you all for your research presentations and lesson plans. I plan to use them, and build off of the amazing strategies Tim gave us. One strategy I plan to use is the Biopoem. There are so many influential trappers, explorers, and early settlers I want my students to investigate. I think this is one strategy that will help the students take the research to a more personal level, and help them feel more connected to people who lived so long ago.

Once again, thanks so much for allowing me to be a part of it all. I thought all of you are fabulous educators, and I learned so much by listening to all of you. Good luck with this next year!