I had a fabulous time in Virginia with the Institute of Educational Development this week. It is very exhausting traveling and training, but I think I would like to continue doing this. If not with BER, I will do it myself as a private consultant. Though with BER, it is nice as they make all the travel arrangements and everything runs smoothly. The only frustrating thing is that you are at the mercy of the hotel that you are presenting at and their accommodations are not always conducive to training. Monday's room was fine, but Tuesday's was like a bowling alley. I could not walk around the tables and could only walk down a long aisle between the tables. The people in the back could not see the screen it was so far away. People actually wanted to sit up front otherwise they could not see or hear. The participants were great! I love meeting new people all over the United States. It is interesting to hear about their state educational systems. Every state is different and I thought more states were embracing the national common core standards. Every state I have visited seems to want to do their own thing still. I think Michigan is quite forward thinking and we are doing "good" things. It is nice to be getting different perspectives and I appreciate Michigan much more.