Instructional Coaching in Kansas

Michele got to go to Kansas for an Instructional Coaching Workshop!! Talk about pretty country. She went with her co-worker, Patricia Duke (not Patty), and they stayed at a bed and breakfast!! It was such a great place. Here is a picture of the front of the house.

Here is a picture of the front of "Halcyon House".

When you walk in the front door, you would see this staircase. Michele's room was at the top of the staircase and she DID NOT use a small suitcase.

After you enter the front door, if you turn to the left, you would walk into the living room. Isn't it sweet? It had a TV and a fireplace. Just so sweet!!

After going thru the living room, you come to the kitchen. We had a yummy breakfast there every morning. It only took 3 mornings to be completely spoiled!! Funny, but when she got home, nobody rushed to have her breakfast ready every morning!

The rooms were so sweet. Let's start with Patricia's room. To get to her room, you had to go thru the kitchen, out the backdoor, down the stairs and then turn back under the house. She had a great place to sit right on her porch.

When you opened the front door to walk in, there was a little entryway.

Inside her room there was a huge table suitable for meetings and eating!!

This is the life!!!!

Check out the TV!!!!

Plenty of places to relax and read a good book!

Patricia even had a little kitchenette....(as if we were going to do any cooking!!!!)



Of course....a shower!! All in all, Patricia had a sweet little "pad" at the Halcyon House!

Here's a sneak peak inside of Michele's room. BIGGGGGG bed!!! It was so soft and just enveloped the sleeper in fluffy warmth!! Mmmmmm!


The shower was so big and suitable for "singing in the shower"!!! The whole room was so special and a welcome site after a long day of flying.

Anyone who knows Michele, knows that it doesn't take long for her to "seek and find" a TARGET. Lawrence, Kansas, has a Super Target......Nervana!!!

When Patricia and Michele asked where to go for famous Kansas BBQ, we were told to go to "Mass Street" (aka Massachusetts Street) and eat at Vermont Street BBQ......hmmmmmm! Oh, we were told that Vermont Street BBQ was once located on Vermont Street before it moved to "Mass Street".

Let's have a group picture!! This one was taken by the hostess from Vermont Street BBQ. This is a very famous place to eat. Locals say it was on the Food Network and Discovery Channel.

This picture does not do the "food fare" justice. YUM!! The food was sooo good!! Pulled pork served with beans, slaw and.....TEXAS toast!! Yum!!

After eating, we went shopping and strolling down "Mass Street". The weather was perfect and a good time was had by all!!

The conference was held at Kansas University --- home of the "Jayhawks"!!!

This is where the conference was held...in the Alumni Center. It was located just a few blocks from the Halcyon House, but we couldn't walk there because the hills were just too much for these two "young" ladies!!

Patricia and Michele made serveral new friends. Here are pictures of the 3 ladies that sat at the same table during the entire workshop. This lady is Debra Kohn from the Smoky Hill Education Center in Salina, Kansas.

This next picture is of Darla Smith. She is also from the Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Salina, Kansas. She is a VERY smart lady when it comes to instructional coaching. She was texting on her phone ALL the time----people were having to consult her about setting up inservice sessions for schools.

This is the third lady that sat at Patricia and Michele's table. Sure hope you can read her name tag, but Michele has forgotten her name. However, we all had a great time and learned SOOOO much!!