On Friday, September 25th we as teacher candidates participated in our first Pro-D Day. I personally attended the Popey workshop in the morning and then caught the tail end of the indigenous day of learning. First off I never knew that Pro-D days stood for professional development days, as a kid going to elementary school you just register Pro-D days as just an extra day you get off from school. So, now that I know what these days are for that makes me wonder why the reason for Pro-D days arent really presented to the students. I mean it could make things more complicated, but I feel like as a student ,especially in the younger years ,if I knew that my teacher also had a duty to keep learning I would think that the idea that learning is lifelong would be more easily grasped . Getting into the actual content that I got to take in that day the Popey workshop was really insightful into approaches a teacher can have towards each learner. The presenters touched on reading strategies for kids as well as the different type of learning styles and how to get your students familiar with them. I appreciated this perspective because having your students start to identify what learning strategies work for them it can help them become more independent and self aware as learners and individuals. One thing that a few of the other participants touched on in our break out groups is that their classrooms and schools are looking pretty traditional at this piont in time due to the covid pandemic and the protocols that have come along with it. For example one teahcer referred to how her class is formated all in rows this year and she misses the more collaborative space that she has been used to for so long. Even in the case of  some of the proceesses the presenters were suggesting such as regrouping the children in different groups throughout the day do not fit the the formatting of covid era classroom. Overall though the main messaging these presenters brought forth was exciting to see how things can be altered for classroom and even student. As for the keynotes from the indigenous day of learning it was very eye opening as far as all of the different ways that indigenous knowledge can be brought into the classroom. Also the big idea that we are all accountable as educators for making sure we help in the process of brining this type of education back to a place of value. Coming from all these ideas and moving into how see them playing a role in my teaching i overall think that all that i learned made me realize the power of being together and teamwork. So, when it comes to my own teaching I hope to implement practices that support the connections between not only myself and my students but their connections to each other so they can continue to learn and share as they grow with each other.