They picked me!!! Google Teacher Academy, here I come!
September 3, 2008 — Ms. BeauchampIt has been just over 2 hours now since I read the email invitation…I still feel dizzy. I am completely overwhelmed…I called about a dozen people, chatted online with a former student and fellow tech junkie, updated my status on both Facebook and myspace, visited Global Education Ning and left a message for Lucy Gray…who I will finally get to meet! I should be in bed TRYING to sleep, but decided that before I slept away the intitial excitement, I would jot down a few thoughts.
Seriously…I’m amazed. I knew my application was pretty good…but the odds are so great…that I really thought it was a total long shot.
Here’s a link to the video…or did I already post that when I applied? Either way…here it is again.
WOW–now hopefully my administration thinks it is a big deal too and will give me PD days…otherwise…I will just have to take personal ones…
It is about a 9 hour drive…luckily my brother lives in Chicago…OMG!
Incredible. Just incredible.
September 5, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Congratulations!! It is the single most memorable event of my professional life. I am so happy to hear that you got in and am flattered that my blog helped give you a little inspiration.
September 7, 2008 at 11:17 am
Congratulations. I don’t know the date of your Google teacher training but I would love to hear about it. I, too, am a special ed teacher and a technology geek. I think we have a lot in common.
September 14, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Congratulations. Reading your blog made me relive all the excitement I felt when I was accepted to the GTA in June. Be prepared for a FULL day – your brain will hurt, but like Nicole, I’d agree that it was a very exciting day. Take every advantage to get to know the other members of your cohort. They will turn out to be wonderful professional community that you will be able to share with and learn from. Have a wonderful day!
September 27, 2008 at 9:37 am
Love your twitter name! Good luck with your advanced degree, keep asking questions, the hard ones, the ones there are no answers for.
Tip: If you haven’t read Disrupting Class, go and get it today!
Hope to meet you soon.
Cheryl Oakes
September 27, 2008 at 9:38 am
A couple places:
http://www.cheryloakes.com, wocsdtechtalk.blogspot.com, Seedlings as a search.