November 17-21, 2010
November 17: On our last day at Universal we went on a few more rides: Twister, JAWS, Terminator, and Disaster. We had lunch at Emeril’s-fried chicken and sweet potato biscuits-very very good. I got stuck on the Simpson Family Ride at Krusty______. Riders had to be helped off, but at least we were not stuck in the air.
November 18: We left the Universal area and moved into Coronado Springs at Disney. After checking in we headed straight to EPCOT. The park is decorated for Christmas and the gardens reflected that in contrast to our last visit at Eastertime.
Test Track / Soaring
We enjoyed pastry in France and dinner in Germany. The German buffet was very good-chicken schnitzel, spaetzle, hunter gravy, German potato salad, red cabbage, pretzel rolls, and sausage. Later we had dinner with friend H at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney.
November 19: Spent the day at the NCTE Conference. Jill, Heather, and I checked the technology in the room we would be presenting the Medal of Honor curriculum in. Tim and I ran out for lunch at the Irish restaurant Raglan Road in Downtown Disney.
November 20: Jennifer, Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs, Heather, Jill, and I had a very good presentation at the Yacht and Beach Club in the Grand Harbour Ballroom, Salon III from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. We were spot on! I was glad my Navy guy was there with me!
Medal of Honor: Examining Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice--A resource for teachers to engage students through investigation~
Description in the NCTE program: Our curriculum ensures that the legacy of Medal of Honor recipients continues. Students across the country can learn about history, use their language arts skills, as well as learn about the values of courage, commitment, integrity, sacrifice, patriotism, and citizenship. We modeled research based teaching strategies to mirror classroom activities, helping students not only live literate lives, but be engaged in conversations about the future of America and their part in that as well. We wanted participants to see how they could help students connect the lessons learned by these recipients to their own lives.
After the presentation and a short debriefing, Tim and I went to the Magic Kingdom. I really want to do Disney World again with B1 and B2 and their parents—this trip only confirmed that more. We had lunch/dinner at Pecos Bill in Frontierland—really reasonable and tasty. I had a taco salad. We rode Steamboat river ride, People Mover, Carousel of Progress. The Magic Kingdom was dressed up for Christmas-a wonderful sight of lights.
November 21, 2010
On the road to Fort Lauderdale, Sawgrass Mills Outlet Mall, and dinner at Chili’s. TK is ready to cruise!
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