The Shift Conference
It’s 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon, and I’m Line Dancing with 200 Halton Teachers and my cell phone is still at 75% battery. Neither of these things are ever true in the middle of the afternoon on a school day. First of all, during a regular day my phone is a gateway onto social media for me to share things that are happening in my classes and keep up on what other teachers on various online communities are doing. Secondly, Line Dancing is far outside of my regular comfort zone. Two shifters, modelling our new shirts. Try, Fail, Learn! So how did it come to this? First off, the cell phone thing. I was far too invested in the breakout sessions to seek out my phone for distraction. Yes, I tweeted about various things that spoke to me throughout the day, but I tried to make it quick. The only real time I spent reading twitter was during lunch or after the breakout sessions ended. I loved reading others reactions to what they experien...