ATLIS 2016 -- Atlanta, GA -- Day 4

Today is the final day of the

ATLIS 2016 National Conference in Atlanta*

The main item on today's agenda is visits to selected schools in the Atlanta area.  The choices were

• Georgia Tech Invention Center
• Epstein School
• Mount Vernon Presbyterian School
• The Westminster Schools
• Trinity School of Atlanta

I was tempted by the Georgia Tech Invention Center but ended up deciding to go to Trinity.  My thinking was that, although it servers overall a younger age group, it was a better choice for me to visit a school rather than a university, however tempting Georgia Tech was.

We left the hotel around 8:30 a.m. on a bus and headed for Trinity.  We were met by Eugene Horn who is Trinity's IT Director.  Turns out he spent some years in Seattle so we had a little connection there.  I also had run into him at one of the sessions at the conference.

Trinity is quite a wonderful facility.  Their highest grade level is 6th.  They seem to have a vibrant technology department and the whole school was beautiful and very impressive.

We spent a fair amount of time in their recently redesigned and remodeled library and tech spaces including a maker space area.  We had a chance to chat with the primary teacher in the maker area, Kevin Howard, and Library Media Specialist, Rebekah Daniell.  They both seem to run very high quality programs.

Eugene was a great host and I came away from Trinity with vivid memories of their media studio, their open and full-of-light library, their very well organized and designed maker space, and just the beautiful condition of the whole school.  It's an amazing place!!!

I took a bunch of pictures which I hope to be able to add here at some point.  Here's one to whet the appetite:

*By the way, in the category of Preview of Coming Attractions, the ATLIS 2017 National Conference will take place in Los Angeles, CA, from April 23 - 26, 2017.