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Season Two Episode 63 Designing Your Conference Experience I just arrived home on Sunday morning from the AOSA National Conference.  This is the annual Orff conference that is held in a different location in the United States each November.  This year it was in Salt Lake City, Utah. I’ve never been to Utah before and loved being able to go somewhere new.  It was gorgeous! In episode 62 I shared ideas for what to pack?  Essentials to bring to conferences. In this episode I’m going to focus on how to choose sessions within the conference as well as how to find time to experience life outside the convention center and take in some of the sights. Let’s face it - there are so many choices in terms of great sessions to attend during conferences.  It can be difficult to figure out which sessions to go to because they all sound amazing. Here are a few ideas for how to choose which sessions to attend: CHOOSING SESSIONS 1- research the presenter ...

Season Two Episode 62 What Should I Pack?  Essentials to Bring to Conferences I just arrived home yesterday afternoon from the AOSA National Conference.  This is the annual Orff Approach conference that is held in a different location in the United States each November.  I spent time at the Salt Lake City Convention Center the past three days singing, dancing, playing, creating, and taking in the teaching of some of the best educators (my opinion) in the nation.  Each session had at least one take-away, if not more, for ideas that I could use in my classroom with students. If you just returned from the conference, I’d love to hear what you learned, loved, and how you made the most of your time in Utah.  Share on Instagram and tag me @highafternooti - I’d love to hear from you! Since it’s all fresh in my mind, I thought I’d share several ideas about attending conferences, but as I started getting ideas together I realized that the topic of packing al...