Blogging from the Samoset

The Maine ASCD A-Team is here in beautiful Rockport for the first day of the What Works in Schools - Winter Retreat co-sponsored by the Maine Support Network. Kicking off the game, John Brandt and Carlene Iverson entertained the crowd from the press box and introduced Head Coach Mary McDonough who will serve as the major presenter today and tomorrow. Also introduced was Special Teams Coach Michelle Boos-Stone a "graphic recorder" who will also be hosting a session tomorrow.

The MSN Winter Retreat is an annual event held here at the Samoset and historically attracted primarily an audience of special educators. This year the event was redesigned and Maine ASCD was asked to collaborate. "We felt the two organizations and their constituents were a good match," said John Brandt, Maine ASCD's executive director. "Our goal was to try and bridge the various groups and help to bring people together."

Being that this is Super Bowl Sunday - Go Pats - we have incorporated football into the theme of the event.

We'll report more later today!