Last Friday winter storm Jonas paid a visit to a good part of North Carolina, and school cancelations spanned across numerous districts. The first ever #ncsnowchat was being tweeted about on Friday morning as I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, and I was stoked to join in, cause let's be honest 8pm for #nced chat is way too late for this mom of two. Ha! Friday's topic was "Things I Wish I had Learned" and the questions were phenomenal, and the conversations even better! I saw this tweet from Lucas Gillispie and knew early on that it would be a simple task: Educators that spend part of their day off to make new connections and continue learning are my people! The chat moved at a blinding pace, and before long we were a trending topic! That's pretty awesome! It's a powerful thing when one can connect with so many motivated individuals that are working hard to do the best for students. The topic made me think about just how lucky new teachers ar