Many Edventures

I know a lot of GOOD teachers. Teachers that care about their kids and go out of their way to do what's in their students' best interests every day. However, if I asked them when the last time they attended a professional learning conference, I bet they'd say it's been a while. We all know the value of attending conferences. As educators, we all value "life long learning" but when it comes down to it, do we practice what we preach? Sometimes it feels as if we're afraid to leave our classrooms. Too often, as teachers, we get stuck in our bubbles and forget the value in venturing out. We worry about missing time with our students or having to write sub plans. Or maybe the timing sucks. I totally get it. To say it's easy to miss class for any professional learning experience would be a misrepresentation of my (and many others) feelings. However, it can be SO worth it. I was reflecting on this last week as I attended  IDEAcon 2020 , where I had THE BES...