The inaugural Project LIT Summit…

We asked attendees to finish this sentence: The inaugural Project LIT Summit…

• was the start of something special!
• Everythang! No seriously, it was the best PD I’ve attended in my short teaching career. In Project LIT I can say with certainty I’ve found my people.
• Was inspiring and encouraging.
• Was full of passionate educators and students who want to make a difference in the world. Dream big!
• Was an inspiring way to begin my summer!
• was a celebration of literature, learning, and love! A family reunion that allowed us to feel the joy and support of the community, but also challenged us in ways that will help us reflect and grow.
• Was a rare opportunity for me, As an educator, to network with genuine people about changing lives outside of a mandated district setting and talk removed from standardized testing.
• was an inspiring, educational, and invigorating event that I hope spreads to all 50 states!
• Filled my soul with positivity, student-centered ideas, and literature-love.
• was the greatest and I’m proud and grateful that I was able to attend.
• best PD and networking experience of like-minded educators AND students
• was the most LIT professional development I’ve ever attended. The energy in Maplewood undoubtedly cannot be recreated.
• Has inspired me to become a better teacher and fight to put diverse literature in all students’ hands.

• Was amazing, inspiring, and a true highlight of my students’ high school experience (and one of the highlights of mine as an educator)
• Fabulous
• is evidence of a MOVEMENT for literacy, equity, and kids.
• Was Epic!
• helped me better define my goals for my students as readers.
• was LIT! I’m so proud I got to be part of it!
• an inspirational, motivating, book-loving kind of day for teachers and students!
• Was LIT! (Just as I suspected it would be!). The connections I have made with educators has deepened and will help me grow as a teacher and person.
• was inspiring!
• was more than I could have imagined! THANK YOU for providing a like-minded group of people across the US that are truly here for the best interest in our future children, inspiring one another tthrough beautiful literature to be better everyday.
• has ignited my passion for bringing literature to young people.
• made me fired up to start my community.
• strengthened the resolve and bonds of our community.
• Reaffirmed my belief that all students should have access to books that represent their lived experience.
• was everything I wanted it to be and everything I didn’t know I wanted it to be. It’s just the beginning.
• Was fire!
• made me feel like I’m not alone in wanting my students to read a variety of literature. Thank you!!
• was everything I wanted it to be and so much more!