I arrived in Washington DC on a Thursday afternoon, to icy cold temperatures and snow on the ground for the Teachers for Global Classrooms Symposium being held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a very nice hotel centrally located near the capitol and other monuments. Once at the hotel I was able to meet the group of teachers in my cohort that will be traveling with me to Morocco. They teach at schools from all over the United States both urban and rural schools some schools with similar demographics to Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona.
The weekend’s symposium was full of information about the country we will travel to, our research question, our capstone project, and ways to bring global education into our schools. I was lucky that one of my administrator Mr. De Alba the Dean of Students was able to join me in Washington DC. I am excited to bring global education to my school which is already the International Magnet school for my district. Now, if I can just get teachers’ at my school on board to teach global competencies to our students to prepare them for the 21st century.
Here I was in Washington DC the temperatures were in the teens, not 80 degrees like back home in Phoenix and I hadn’t even gone outside yet except to go to dinner. I was missing all of the sights that were only a few blocks from my hotel. I decided that I would brave the icy cold temperatures and run around Washington DC early in the morning before the days agenda started on Saturday my last day. It was very cold but I had bundled up with many layers of clothes which help make the experience a positive one. I ran by the Smithsonian buildings, the capitol, the White house, and the Washington Monument all decked out in a blanket of snow. The city was beautiful all dressed in white as the sun rose for the day.
As the final day of the symposium was coming to an end a snow storm was coming into town and a lot of flights were cancelled. My flight was still scheduled to take off on time. I caught Super Shuttle and headed for the airport and then sat in stopped traffic for a very long time. The 40 minute trip took 2 hours. Thank goodness, I gave myself extra time. My flight boarded about an hour late only to have the plane taxied out a short ways then sit for two hours waiting for the runway to be plowed and the plane to be de-iced. Finally, take off!! I finally made it home with only a three hour delay at the airport. Not too bad for a very snowy day!
Only a few days to pack and then I’m off on my travels to Morocco for two weeks. Hopefully, it will be smooth flying…
The weekend’s symposium was full of information about the country we will travel to, our research question, our capstone project, and ways to bring global education into our schools. I was lucky that one of my administrator Mr. De Alba the Dean of Students was able to join me in Washington DC. I am excited to bring global education to my school which is already the International Magnet school for my district. Now, if I can just get teachers’ at my school on board to teach global competencies to our students to prepare them for the 21st century.
Here I was in Washington DC the temperatures were in the teens, not 80 degrees like back home in Phoenix and I hadn’t even gone outside yet except to go to dinner. I was missing all of the sights that were only a few blocks from my hotel. I decided that I would brave the icy cold temperatures and run around Washington DC early in the morning before the days agenda started on Saturday my last day. It was very cold but I had bundled up with many layers of clothes which help make the experience a positive one. I ran by the Smithsonian buildings, the capitol, the White house, and the Washington Monument all decked out in a blanket of snow. The city was beautiful all dressed in white as the sun rose for the day.
As the final day of the symposium was coming to an end a snow storm was coming into town and a lot of flights were cancelled. My flight was still scheduled to take off on time. I caught Super Shuttle and headed for the airport and then sat in stopped traffic for a very long time. The 40 minute trip took 2 hours. Thank goodness, I gave myself extra time. My flight boarded about an hour late only to have the plane taxied out a short ways then sit for two hours waiting for the runway to be plowed and the plane to be de-iced. Finally, take off!! I finally made it home with only a three hour delay at the airport. Not too bad for a very snowy day!
Only a few days to pack and then I’m off on my travels to Morocco for two weeks. Hopefully, it will be smooth flying…