Dear All,

I am in Çayeli, Rize_ a very green and blue land of Turkey by the Black Sea. Here is just like a paradise hugging the blue sky with the green tea-gardens of the earth. We are staying at the In-Service training Center of the Ministry of National Education to present the second step of the Innovative Teachers Program of Microsoft Turkey. 21 Turkish Innovative Teachers are learning the "leadership" and "peer-coaching skills" of the program. They will be together with their principals after a two-day training to prepare their schools' Professional Development Program. We witness a very strong collaborative work which is called İMECE in Turkish culture. All these efforts are for our dear students. They should feel happy thermselves, for all these things are for them.

Meanwhile, we never ignore our fun. Learning without fun and joy is very dull. Through some trips to Uzungöl and Ayder valley we also refresh our bodies and minds. I will go on sharing our news with you. Have a fruitful and peacerful week.
Hayal KÖKSAL