What, Where and When is TeachMeet @ACTS 2010?

This one-hour informal space within the Association of Chartered Teachers Winter Conference will showcase the practice of eight educators.  Participants can register below to present, lead a conversation, or 'lurk'.  The event will run from 3.15 - 4.15pm and the venue will be one of the rooms within the Stirling Management Centre.  All participants in the main conference are invited to take part in this TeachMeet at no further cost.  Tickets for the main conference are still available - further details are at http://tinyurl.com/ACTS2010.

What can you do?

You can come along to be inspired, chat and meet new people.  You may wish to:  give a seven minute talk; make a two minute presentation; or lead a learning conversation.

Presentation Rules

• You can use whatever presentation format you want, including PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi; or you could just talk, show something from the web, hold up a poster, sing a song, or something else?
• The important thing is that you get your message across.  You will only get one minute set up time
• Be prepared for technical difficulties and be ready to wing it on the day!  That’s what makes Teachmeet exciting! 
• If your examples are online, please add links to your presentation. 

To sign-up to present, please email actscotland@yahoo.com with, a) your name, b) the one-line title of your presentation, or learning conversation, and c) if applicable, whether you wish to present for 2 or 7 minutes.  Your details will be added to the relevant section below and you will receive confirmation of a slot not less than ten days prior to the conference.  NB - you can also sign-up to present by editing this section, details here.

YOUR TALK MUST BE ABOUT REAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES.  IT MUST BE PRACTICAL AND APPLICABLE.

Seven minute presentations (five presenters; seven minutes each)

1.   L Guy - 1st year class DNA testing experiment DVD
2.   David Noble - The EDUtalk365 project
3.   M Milne - MOON tactile reading system
4.   Fearghal Kelly @fkelly - Changing Mindsets...the highs and lows of a professional enquiry intervention.
5.   slot available - add details here

Two minute presentations (two presenters; two minutes each)

1. Dorothy Coe  (probably the Chartered Teacher Glow Group)
2. Annie McSeveney - Collaborative Storytelling

Learning conversations (three simultaneous; ten minutes)

1.   S Bhopal - Use of talk in the classroom
2.  G Thomson - Maintaining standards in English
3.   slot available - add details here

To register to attend this TeachMeet, please email your name (and brief info if you wish) to actscotland@yahoo.com.  Your name will be added to the list below.  NB - you can also sign-up to attend by editing this section, details here.

Enthusiastic Lurkers - ie. you will watch the presentations and take part in a learning conversation

1.   Margaret Vass - @mvass
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Finally, can't make it in person?  You can follow via Flashmeeting!

Flashmeeting is a web conference tool run by the Open University.  Many TeachMeets are broadcast using Flashmeeting; often the live audience are joined by educators from throughout the UK and further afield.  To attend via web conference, visit http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/fm/f456f6-8647

prior to 3.15pm on the day.  The steps to access the event are:  click on 'Go to the meeting'; 'Allow' Flashmeeting access to your webcam and/or microphone and/or speakers (the first two are not necessary for you to have plugged-in to access the event); type a name into the large white rectangular box.  Also, check the box to enter the meeting at the start and agree to terms.  Note that you can enter the meeting as a guest.  There is no requirement to log-in or apply for a password.  Email actscotland@yahoo.com with any queries.