Hi Julie -- Acknowledgment of the "OST Northern Movement" also goes to you and your enthusiasm!!
J -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Julie Smith Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:46 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: a note from the trenches As I was spending time with friends a few evenings ago, talk turned to what we were doing and thinking about. I talked a bit about the Youth Summit I had been involved in that day, and about much I was enjoying the OST process. A friend asked me what OST was. As I began explaining it to her, a look of recognition suddenly passed across her face and she said "oh, I know what that is, we did that at our teacher in-service a few weeks ago." I was surprised, because I hadn't heard about it. As it turns out, the in-service had involved staff from three of our elementary schools. When I asked her how it went she replied "it was the best in-service we've ever had." Earlier that week I had strolled by our School Boardroom and was amazed to see chairs set up in a circle, tables tilted on end holding flip chart paper, and our Superintendent talking quietly with another administrative staff person. When I inquired, I learned they were preparing for a short OST with the Teacher's Advisory Committee. And tonight, I will meet with a group of teachers from across the district who experienced their first OST last Saturday in our Conflict Resolution in the Classroom course. The theme they had chosen for that OST was "Establishing Authority Apart From Power." All of you have had a rather dramatic impact on many lives here in the Far North. Thank you. Julie * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html