Week 10 - Active Learning Symposium in Michigan

There's so much to say, we don't even know where to begin! We were greeted with gifts and personalized notes in our hotel rooms. We felt so welcome from the moment we stepped off the plane.


We spent the morning catching up on some much-needed sleep before heading over to Steelcase University for dinner and keynote speaker, Jeff Selingo. Jeff's message was so eye-opening.We spent the evening talking about all the questions that his speech raised within us regarding education. 

Steelcase was also nice enough to provide us all with Jeff's new book, There is Life after High School,  which he personalized to each of us.


We spent Friday touring both of Steelcase's campus buildings, networking, sharing ideas and hearing inspirational stories from grant winners. 

Julie enjoying some private time

The walkway down to the cafeteria. 

Our only regret is that the symposium was only a day and a half. We could have easily spent 3 days! The symposium was unlike any other professional conference we have ever attended. We were given the top treatment! We all felt like mini-celebrities. We are so grateful for the Steelcase team and for all the grant winners we were able to connect with. 

Dr. Julie Marshall, so inspiring!

Graphic note taking

We spent two days feeling so excited and inspired. We can't wait to go back next year!