Hello, everyone!
Yesterday graphic novelist
Mat Heagerty visited our school, and he was phenomenal! His talk about learning differences resonated with students -- so many ran up to him to share their differences, they stopped him in the hallway to share with him. He was like a rock star! He also did some creative collaboration work with students and a creative writing workshop for a small group.
Before the visit, he did a Google Meet interview with an anchor from our morning news program which we aired before his visit. The morning of the visit he made a guest appearance on the news broadcast to draw the winner of a scavenger hunt contest the student council had sponsored to build hype for his visit.
I highly recommend him. Also, his fee is all inclusive -- no add ons for travel or accommodations.
Jackie
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Jacquelyn Whiting (she/her/hers)
Teacher-Librarian
Whisconier Middle School