Wow! Three days of inspiration, deep reflection, and personal stories of transformation and innovation.
Two full days of "Story Telling," where 32 speakers shared their stories. Among the topics were Genome Sequencing, orphanage reform in Uganda, spoken word to ignite political change, promoting careers for convicts coming out of prison, art to connect community, technology advances in transportation, and breast pump reform. An amazing array of visionaries that are changing the world.
In between the stories, the time was filled with "random collisions," a planned open time for people to connect, communicate, collaborate, and build. I can't wait to follow these threads and expand my sense of what is possible.
The first day was uplifting,inspirational.The second day broke me down with stories of explosions, sexism, prisons.
However, the third day allowed us to come together and synthesize ideas, make meaning and develop plans for our visions of transformation. To put the pieces back together and articulate our visions.
Mine took a clearer form.
My vision is to increase educational collaboration across the state, crossing district borders to expand our sense of community and share our resources.
Teachers and students working together to share ideas, compare their thinking, and build community. Together, we can transform our educational model.
I will present this to the RI District Teachers of the Year to see if they would like to start the process and expand from there, integrating community experts and organizations.
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