On Sunday I set off for Austin {45 minutes away} to present at my very first state conference with SDE! I was somewhere in the spectrum between hysterically nervous and overly excited with frequent bursts of rapidfirenervoustalk… This girl below was my absolute ROCK! It’s Kristen Smith from A Day in First Grade!
It didn’t take long for us to meet up with some friends for dinner but as you can tell iphones and dark restaurants just don’t cooperate! Katie Klohn has been a blog buddy for a couple of years and it’s always so fun to see her. She brought along some of her teamies and they were such fun!
Along for the fun was April from A Modern Teacher. She has also been one of my dearest bloggy friends for the least year or two… She’s adorable!
Later in the day, Crystal Radke from Kreative in Kinder showed up for some fun! LOVE HER! We made ourselves comfortable rearranging furniture and setting out math centers for my session the next morning… and taking terrible selfies
On the night of day two, we met up with other bloggers/teachers at Pappasitos in Austin. Rachelle from what the teacher wants came to town from Utah for the conference too so it was fun getting to meet her and welcome her to the great state of Texas.
Tuesday morning it was finally time for the big day!!! I promised my mom a picture so I sent her this selfie bright and early… #barneydress #barneywearsayellownecklace
I met up with some old friends and they brightened my morning and calmed my nerves! Remember Jana and Ashley from the classroom visit last year?!?!?!
Kristina came to learn and to be with ME! She’s cute as can be!!! I missed her terribly!
After I wrapped up my session, Rachelle was ready to take her turn and present on Guided Reading Mini Lessons. Awesome stuff!
This past week was exciting, amazing, nerve wracking, exhilarating, and FILLED with love!!!!! Teachers are the BEST people on Earth!
I plan to come to Vegas this Summer for the I teach first and the TPT conference, so hopefully I will be able to meet up with more friends! I hadn’t planned on coming, due to a family vacation, but the timing has worked out after all! Hope to see you in about 5 months!!
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Katie- Following My Heart to First Grade says
January 17, 2014 at 3:11 amYou were awesome at the conference! So glad I got to be there! Hope it will not be the last time I see you present!!!
Erica says
January 17, 2014 at 3:21 amI am hoping that I will be able to go to the TPT Conference! I am very excited about it (and going to Vegas, of course!) I think it will be great to meet some people that I've only "met" online!
Seeing all of that awesome stuff makes me wish I had been there for your presentation! Maybe you could do a mini-presentation in Vegas? 🙂 LOL. I love your math stuff!
Erica
Blooming In First
Mel D says
January 17, 2014 at 3:44 amOMG! Why don't I live in Texas????? You all look like you did a fabulous job…no doubt! I'm sure you blew them away with all your knowledge! Go Reagan!
Sebrina Burke says
January 17, 2014 at 3:53 amLooks like a fabulous conference! Wish I could have attended. How about coming to Florida!
Kristen Smith says
January 17, 2014 at 3:56 am<3 LOVE!!!! You rocked it!! 🙂 It was such a fun few days!
Kristen
KTP on TPT says
January 17, 2014 at 3:59 amYour presentation was awesome! I learned so much!! I'm so glad that I got to meet you after blog stalking you for so long!! I've got my first post about the conference almost ready and it's titled "What I learned from Reagan Tunstall!" Really, that's the title! 🙂
Katie 🙂
KTP: Keep Teaching and Planning!
Kreative in Kinder says
January 17, 2014 at 4:14 amLove ya friend. So proud of you!!!
luvzenkms2(Leea) says
January 17, 2014 at 4:55 amWoo to the HOO on Vegas …..Woo to the HOO on you Rocking the presentation ! Thanks for all your great stuff !!!
Lori Rosenberg says
January 17, 2014 at 11:46 amI've no doubt you did an A+ job! Wish I could have been there!
Lori
Teaching With Love and Laughter
luvyorkies@gmail.com
Jodi says
January 17, 2014 at 12:03 pmIt looks like such an amazing time! I'm sure you were awesome!!!!!
❀Jodi
Fun In First
Kim and Megan says
January 17, 2014 at 12:45 pmIt all looks so fun! I'm sure your were great.
Annie Moffatt says
January 17, 2014 at 2:03 pmOh Reagan!!! I wish I could have been there! I would be your biggest fan! Love you sweet friend!!
ReaganTunstall says
January 18, 2014 at 2:29 pmAnnie we will have to get together! I feel like you are my sister!!!
Dianne says
January 17, 2014 at 10:54 pmI SO wish I could've been there! You are my go to blog for ideas of any kind. Congratulations, Reagan! I do hope you will continue on this journey and find your way to New England at some point. Please keep us informed of your presentation schedule as I may just have to travel to see you in action. 🙂
Dianne
Hopelessly Devoted to Teaching
ReaganTunstall says
January 18, 2014 at 2:28 pmDianne thank you so much! What a wonderful comment! I would love to come to New England! 🙂
A Modern Teacher says
January 18, 2014 at 5:48 amSoooo happy to see you! You are the best!!! April
Joey says
January 19, 2014 at 1:56 pmAny time I receive a Reagan T. blog email, I smile. I love all of your materials and look to you for guidance in my instruction. Come to OH please!
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February 10, 2014 at 2:58 pmSoooo happy to see you
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Carrie Jones says
February 11, 2014 at 6:28 pmWow, your presentation looked great! Thank you for the awesome pics of your math tubs…now I want to do all of them! I better get to purchasing and printing!!!! All of you "up-and-coming bloggy teacher/presenters" are making conferences the THING TO ATTEND! (Even though I have been a conference and professional learning nerd for years anyway.) Do you know if there is an "I Teach 2nd" Conference? I don't think they should leave us out. 🙂 I have seen so much about the "I Teach K" conference in the past couple of years. I guess I could come to the the 1st grade one anyway. I have experience in all three grades. Great job! Have an awesome day!
Carrie
i Heart Second
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Karen says
September 2, 2017 at 8:04 amCould you discuss how you teach to the performance indicators on the TEKS resource system IFD”s?