Is it cold enough?

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Found a free educational clipart site that fit today perfectly. How much colder can it get in Portland?
I saw a request by a teacher who wanted to start a professional development group on the englishcompanion.ning.com. She was lamenting the miserable professional development she has experienced the day she wrote her request.
I've been impressed over the last few years with how teachers have had some say in what they want to learn on professional development days. Often they are the ones included in giving the workshops. It seems a win-win situation. The teachers are recognized as professionals and the administrators are giving their teachers what they want— relevant workshops that teachers can take from and use in their classrooms.
I would hope if any of you reading this post have had the experience of contributing to professional development workshops would go to the englishcompanion.ning.com/professional development group and relate what you have done in your district that includes the teachers giving the workshops or participating in faculty and staff meetings where their expertise is called on to demonstrate to other educational faculty. There are thousands of teachers accessing this website, your experiences would be highly regarded. Keep warm. Carrol