3 Takeaways

1. I made connections with authors that are willing to Skype with classrooms. 

2. A couple of quotes that have stayed with me from the keynote speaker (Katie Perez)  are: 

• Literature & hope (we borrow hope from characters)  
• Don't make superficial connections with Ss…spread hope 

3. My third takeaway was from a session I sat in on about writing. We discussed ways to build a writing community within our classroom.