Education Festival

I actually found myself unexpectedly enjoying the education festival I attended last week. I went in not knowing what to expect but I quickly discovered what was going on and jumped in. I had the opportunity to talk to a few presenters about their projects as well as just look at a few posters. They all were very organized and easy to read which made it an easy atmosphere to be in. It was obvious that they presenters were passionate about their topics. Most of them were research projects so the posters had their findings on them in boxes, graphs and charts. I could tell that they had spent a lot of time and effort making them. It was also interesting the variety of topics that were presented. I was surprised to see projects about subjects that I have been thinking about like how to help students understand the importance of doing well in school to better prepare themselves for their futures. I also saw a project that I am participating in. Lucy Ordaz is doing a project researching the effect of reading groups in middle schools and I go and volunteer each Tuesday and Thursday morning and read with some students. It was neat to see what her findings have been.