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TEACHMEET SYDNEY

BCSI STAFF PD DAY TERM 3 2011

A new way to grow…

What do you think of when

you hear “PD”?

What I sometimes think about PD…

PD opportunities through BCSI

School based

informal PD

School based

formal PD

External formal PD

External informal

PD

Mentoring as effective PD

Social

Targeted

Meaningful

Practical

Experiential

Personal

Collaborative

Contextual

Conversational

Reflective

TeachMeets in

Sydney

3 hours from 4pm

No more than 30 mins away from your workplace or home

Low cost, Informal

Short presentations

More discussion than lecturing

Sharing and mentoring

Connection and conversation

Practical and realistic

Inspirational and optimistic

By teachers, for teachers

TeachMeet Sydney

TeachMeet Sydney

TeachMeet North

TeachMeet West

TeachMeet South?

TeachMeet City?

TeachMeet East?

TM Support

How does a TeachMeet run?

Conversation

Presentation

Administration

• Coffee• Chat• Pechakuc

ha• Discussio

n• Brief• Light

In order of allocated time…

Tempus Fugit…

Term 1 Term 2

Term 3 Term 4

Annual TM Sydney Meet

1 x TeachMeet per

term

per region

TeachMeets

TeachMeet

7-minute PechaKucha

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Conversation,

discussion and

demonstration

2-minute PechaKucha

s

Coffee and snacks

Why attend a TeachMeet?

We all have something to LEARN

We all have something to SHARE

How COULD it run?

Student work showcase?

Demonstrations?Online?

Peer coaching?

Guests experts? Videos?

PLN?

Social (F2F)

Online

Ongoing

True CPD

In TeachMeets so far we have shared ideas about…

Classroom management

Web 2.0 technologies

Challenging ideas for assessmentsUsing Sykpe to collaborate and connect globallyUsing technology to organise and enhance learning

Exploring emotional connections to engage students

Using Twitter as PD

Finding good resources on the internet

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