Just finished the first day of five here in Singapore for the Distinguished Educator's Conference. The first night's speaker didn't even talk about technology, which surprised me. Instead, she talked about social culture and how we interact with each other. She had this phrase, "Yes, and." She explained that a lot of times when people talk, evaluate, and plan with each other, they don't listen to each other and use "Yes, but" statements. "Yes, and" is much more productive and supportive while getting things done. So as we work together in the conference we can apply the statement which will help the social culture. It reminded me that when I teach or train teachers, I shouldn't just jump right into the tech stuff but lay down foundations to make (tech) things go smoother in the end.