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Some weeks are just wild and crazy (and all good!)

Blueberry field

I had one of those weeks that took me on the road for several days. I started in Machias at the Harvest of Ideas workshop day (you may have seen an earlier blog). I stayed over to attend the Washington County superintendents meeting, wearing my ‘Regional Representative hat’. It is always interesting to hear the activities of superintendents. They had invited their legislative representatives to meet with them on this particular morning.

I headed west towards Old Town and drove slowly through the blueberry fields. The plants were a brilliant red and the sky was filled with glorious clouds. I stopped a couple of times to take some pictures, my eyes could not take in enough of the beauty, and the wind was blowing so much that my hair was a mess after each stop.

DEEP meeting

The next morning I headed southeast to Castine for the Downeast Educational Partnership (DEEP, curriculum leaders of Hancock region) meeting. It was being held at the Wilson Museum and what a fascinating place it is. I highly recommend a visit to the museum and check out the programs they have for students. I’ve been to Castine many times and was surprised that it is only 20 minutes from Bucksport.

I left there in the early afternoon and headed to Old Town to meet with the Leonard Middle School staff to plan the collaborative keynote we are giving at the MAMLE (Maine Association for Middle Level Education) at Sugarloaf. I was wearing my ‘middle level hat’ and will post about that next week.

I attended the Art in the Heart meeting at the University of Maine. A great faculty exhibit is happening at Lord Hall. Afterwards I met with a few colleagues.

The next morning I headed south to the ACTEM (Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine) conference in Augusta at the Civic Center. It was great to see many arts educators there. I enjoyed the keynote given by Marco Torres, educator, producer and media artist.

Yes, it was an especially busy week… all good!