I just got back from a workshop in Peotone IL which is just south of Chicago and the teachers there were fantastic. We had a good time, got good work done, and it is exciting to think that with Shaun and Alisa and that strong group north of Peotone (David Sceggel is also in that area and there is also a group of three in Minooka, IL who rock the house) that that area now has the potential to greatly expand storytelling in the Chicagoland area.
By the way, there is a Spanish opening there in Peotone so if you are interested contact Luisa at lsuarez@peotoneschools.org.
I want to share about 50 new things I learned in TN and Agen and in Illinois and will do so as time allows – it’s like exploding firecrackers right now in this work. And all the firecrackers are big and beautiful and loud and involve images. There is one thing about getting together with colleagues and working together and that is that new ideas seem to happen every ten minutes. I will do my best to share the new ideas as soon as I can.
Already looking forward to iFLT in Denver next year, and, of course, Agen, where Judy and Kirsten and Iris and Martin and others are creating something strong and new for Europe. The fact that Stephen Krashen and Beniko Mason were both there last week is, I am certain, not being lost on the European language intelligentsia. It’s like the old dam cannot contain all the new and fresh and bubbly CI water over there right now.