Tonight I find myself excited, anxious, nervous… Tomorrow is the start of MACUL conference for me. This year it is held in Detroit so I will drive up in the morning. I will also be going back up Friday morning. Tomorrow’s feelings are a little different than what  I expect to feel Friday morning. Why? Tomorrow morning I am sharing my car ride with five of my students that create our weekly news broadcast at school called the M.I.B.~Mustangs In Broadcasting. They will be presenting at the student Technology Showcase. They were so excited today and I’ve received 3 phone calls at home for last minute checks.

As I prepare for the next two days I started reflecting on a post from Jim Wenzloff. His post, Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho It’s Off To MACUL I Go discusses what he hopes to get out of the conference this year.

MACUL has a different meaning for me this year. One year ago, I sat at MACUL listening to Will Richardson. I was so inspired by the time I got home, that I devoured his book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts  in one weekend and began blogging withion a coup[le of weeks. Since that time, I have been blogging, podcasting, broadcasting, creating digital stories, wikis, colaborating with people near and far. I have grown a lot since last years conference and I look forward to growing even more this year.

What I hope to get out of MACUL:

1.       Meeting new people that will help further my growth professionally.

2.       Seeing what is new in the way of technology and how it is being used in the classroom.

3.       I hope to be inspired and challenged as I was last year.  I want to take something with me and learn how to implement within my teaching.

4.       Watch my students as they shine at the Student Technology conference. They did an awesome job in Lansing, Michigan last November  and they had only produced 4 shows at that time. Now they are seasoned veterans!

Well, I better get some sleep. I’m sure my students will keep me on my toes tomorrow!