Today I was a guest speaker at the 8th annual Brighter Futures Award Ceremony honoring Commissioner Deborah Gist hosted by Family Service of RI. This was my first speech since being honored RI Teacher of the Year. The topic given to me was "excellence in the classroom". I owe a lot to several colleagues for helping me craft an excellent speech. Thank you John Butler, Pat Hawkridge, Shayna Fox, and Carrie Appel.
Everyone at the luncheon was extremely friendly and made me feel so comfortable. Stephen Hug, Senior Vice President at Family Service of RI did a great job keeping me informed and was so thankful. I sat with Patrice Wood who is a charming, beautiful, and graceful women she was so warm and it is evident she truly cares about education and children of RI. She could tell I was so nervous and she suggested I get on stage and "feel it out" which helped me immensely. I also sat with Betsy Shimberg who calmed my nerves and was delightful company. I was so nervous about today but when I got on stage surprisingly I really enjoyed speaking especially about a topic that is so meaningful to me--excellence in the classroom. It was so endearing to see so many people that are truly vested in RI children having access to a brighter future. Today I conquered the fear of public speaking to more than 500 people and look forward to the next challenge. On October 16th I will be speaking to pre-service teachers at RIC followed by a reception. Stay tuned.....
I will post pictures when they become available.
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