First Training Days at MPS

A week later, I am finally reflecting on the two days at Ramsey with the 2008-2009 group of teachers from Minneapolis Public Schools. I’d say we are off to a good start! We managed to cover all the material, teachers and LMS were responsive and interested, the food arrived on time, most people got their blogs set up and sent the URL to Karen, and in general, it went smoothly. Thanks for all the interest and cooperation.

Some snags–The glitch in the computer lab where we were viewing each other’s accounts seemed a bit random to me. In the future at Ramsey, this shouldn’t be an issue using your laptops with the wireless. It was a bit chaotic choosing the dates/days, but it got done. The email delay for the blogs could have been avoided–and we will use what we learn in future groups.

I received a comment about passing on suggestions about the Research Project Calculator–I did that when I talked to the Minitex director this week. It is good if you directly submit comments, too. Everyone in MPLS was so excited about the RPC and how they can use it that I invited the Minitex director to observe that session next week in Chaska. Hope they are as enthusisastic as you all!!