If you can, ask someone who knows you and has been at the meeting before to wander around with you in the book hall for an hour or so and introduce you to people they know. It may only be two or three people, but being introduced by name to colleagues can be huge for feeling like you belong.

Also relevant for specific populations: there are lactation rooms at the conference center and on-site childcare (at additional cost, must be reserved ahead of time).
I will ooh and aah over your babies!

AND IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!

I am just the luckiest EVER. ❤️🌶️

Sorry about my flip flops, everyone.

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There is no ethical use of GenAI tools. They are extractive—of the environment, of human labor, of the friction that characterizes human learning. AI takes—it does not give. It’s based on a compromised ethical framework. It’s no surprise it’s being used by those who are dismantling our government.

I’m not at all saying that you’re wrong about how PD should work — we should definitely be doing the things you recommend w/our instructors. I’m simply saying that our students would also benefit from more agency, autonomy, relevance, and feedback, because that is how learning happens for everyone.

I would argue that what you are describing in this piece is simply how learning works, regardless of age. We have ample evidence that everyone experiences deeper learning when they have access to meaningful, goal-driven, relevant, autonomous, and iterative instruction — whether age 2 or 72.