TeachMeets are well established, informal events, all about creating opportunities for educators to share practice, discover new ideas, network and be inspired. Anyone can get involved, share great ideas they've trialled in their classrooms, ask important questions or simply take part in learning conversations. All are welcome.

 

TeachMeet365 is an idea about bringing people together in small, local groups to talk, listen and ask (or answer) questions. There will be no huge audiences in big halls, live video streaming on the internet or sponsors to deal with; just small groups of educators sharing with each other.

 

Originally, the idea was to have 12 such events - one every month - over the year around Central Scotland. However, the interest has been such that many other areas are keen to get involved too. To help with organisation, we shall make it the month that the number refers to rather than a particular event, so any TM365s that happen in October are tm365/1, any in November are tm365/2, December tm365/3 and so on. If there is more than one event any given month then the locations can be used to distinguish between them - eg using the format tm365/12/Glasgow and tm365/12/Edinburgh. On Twitter, the #tm365 should suffice for all!

 

This wiki will be used to organise the events, share dates, venue details and to give an idea of numbers and those who are attending. Please feel free to get as involved as you would like with the organisation of any events, but remember participants are just as important - if not more important - than organisers!

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Current Events

 

/WestOfScotland/Ayr 

 

 

Time for #TM365 to hit the bonny banks of the River Ayr in a shiny new university campus!!

 

This event is part of a community-led media festival that encourages people to take part in and showcase what they are passionate about across the South West of Scotland. Find out more about it here: http://www.uwsinteractive.net/

 

Wednesday 7th March, UWS Ayr Campus

GT27, Level 3. All welcome, including students!

1700-1900 (5pm-7pm) 

 

Around 30 spaces-ish. If there is high demand, we may seek an alternative venue but it would be a shame to miss the riverside view! If you arrive early then do meet up in the main atrium for a coffee at Starbucks from 4.30pm onwards. Hope to see you all there.

 

Strictly no pitches / selling / advertising

 

Name	Contact	Talking About
Catherine Ness	catherineness@tiscali.co.uk	More listening than talking if that's OK :-) Of course and thanks for being first to sign up. :)
Jane Thomson	jane.thomson@strath.ac.uk	Same as above but prepared to talk about 'learning in 21st century' if necessary. Would prefer to just have a discussion. Discussion is more valuable for me! Happy to provide discussion topics too. Good idea, Jane. Room has three large round tables and smaller ones around sides which would facilitate discussion. Anyone who wants to present can, of course.
Omar Kettlewell	omar.kettlewell@strath.ac.uk	Could I please join in discussion. (Same as above, willing to talk - though not sure what on..!) On placement and finish on 7th.

 

Followed by #BeerMeet in Student Union on level 2 for all interested with short documentaries and the launch of UWS citizen media society. Please sign up to roughly indicate numbers. If you'd rather eat elsewhere then please suggest another venue.

 

Name	BeerMeet (& films as part of UWSInteractive festival) or TeachEat elsewhere

 

Please add any further thoughts or comments on tm365/6/WestOfScotland/Ayr here: ..........

 

 

 

 

 

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/CentralScotland/Glasgow

 

 

Time for TM365 to hit the bonny banks of Glasgow!!

 

Wednesday 29th February, Jordanhill Library

(Sir Henry Wood Building, Strathclyde University.) (All welcome, not just students!),

1800-2000 (6pm-8pm) 

 

30 Spaces max! If there is high demand, we will seek an alternative venue. Look forward to seeing you all there!

 

Strictly no pitches / selling / advertising

 

Name	Contact	Talking About
Omar Kettlewell	@OmarKettlewell	Empowering children OR The power of the arts (Media and Drama) in the classroom. (TBC)
Morven Skinnider	@Mskinnider	still to decide....
Susan Liveston	@SLiveston	collaborative story writing?? whole school projects?? still to decide...
Jane Thomson	@janieT56	Just want to join in discussions! (No problem Jane :D)
Iain Hallahan	@don_iain	Ummmmmmmmm.....?
Anna Cook	@amcook76	Can I just join in the discussion too, please?! (Yes, no problem!!)
Kenny Pieper	@kennypieper	Glow in action. It works, you know...
Nicola Ross	@NicolaRoss_	Joining in discussions? Please? :) Hopefully will be able to make it on time (last placement serial day.)
Drew Burrett	@drewburrett	How to get pupils to stop consuming and start contributing (looking for ideas, I have no answers)
Paul Campbell	@PCampbell91	Design and Technology Challenge - What's the tallest tower you can make with a sheet of A4 paper and a pair of scissors?
Scott McPhilemy	@Scott_McP	Not sure on discussion, possibly using research and ICT to further reading skills???
Catherine Sclater	@Catherine_S88	Possibly just join in with discussion

 

Do we want a TeachyEatyBeeryMeet?

 

Name	Suggestion
Omar Kettlewell	I eat mostly anything!
Morven Skinnider	New pizza restaurant at Jordanhill- Soho!
Jane Thomson	Up for anything!

 

Please add any further thoughts or comments on tm365/5/CentralScotland/Glasgow here: ..........

 

 

 

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Previous Events

 

 

 

/CentralScotland/Lothians

 

Start 2012 fully recharged and inspired! The National Galleries of Scotland have kindly agreed that we can use the Farmer Education Suite in the recently re-opened Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG) on Queen Street in Edinburgh. The SNPG is highly accessible and within walking distance from both the bus and rail stations. Feel free to arrive earlier and have a look round this fantastic building following the renovation. (I highly recommend the War at Sea exhibition!) There will be WiFi available. (Hope to have a live stream of proceedings)

 

Strictly no pitches / selling / advertising

 

Wednesday 4th of January, Farmer Education Suite, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Queen Street, Edinburgh 1300-1500 (1pm-3pm).

 

Update 30/12/11:

 

I visited the venue yesterday. The room is a good size (it's on your left as you enter the building immediately behind the 'Hot Scots' exhibition). As the room can accommodate more than 20, I've extended the number of slots below. I'm waiting to hear back from the SNPG Learning Coordinator to find out if we can use the projector which is ceiling mounted. After I spoke to him he was going to contact the AV technician to establish if it is ok for us to use their tech. (I'll update on here when I've heard back from him.) 

 

As there's a good number signed up, could you tweet me with how long a slot you want (2 or 7 minutes) as the room is only booked for 2 hours - please include the #tm365 hashtag too. To reiterate, strictly no pitches, selling or advertising.

 

 

Name	Contact	Talking About
1. Ruairidh Nicolson	@rjnicolson	Better learning in the senior phase
2. David Terron	@daveterron	Using Evernote/GetItdone to help your admin, planning and daily reading (with quick refs to Outlook/OneNote too) OR: Helping your kids with a resources/homework blog (Tell me what you want 8-) ) Apologies - serious medical appointment same day. Will send video of pressie down
3. Jane Thomson	@janieT56	Learning in the 21st century: Using animation in the classroom
4. Paul Campbell	@PCampbell91	How 'Davy Dino' helped learning in Social Studies (and across the curriculum) in Primary 1. Sorry, unexpected family commitments have come up! Look forward to the next one.
5. Fearghal Kelly	@fkelly	Learning Cycles: Changing practice through collaborative enquiry
6. David Noble	@parslad	Learning Rounds  [working]
7. Neil Winton	@nwinton	How to explain everything using Explain Everything. Got to take care of family stuff. Have a good one!
8. Jen Deyenberg	@jdeyenberg	Interesting Ways to use games in the classroom
9. Derek P. Robertson	@derekrobertson	iPad apps: some built, and some not built, for education. Will feature Biophilia by Bjork!
10.Anna Rossvoll	@rossvoll
11. Iain Hallahan	@don_iain	I have literally no idea.
12. Ross Donald	@rossdonald84	What did you get up to at the weekend? Recognising Young People's Leadership.
13. Wendy  Howie	@wqio
14. Colin Maxwell	@camaxwell	Get into the creative habit. Fostering creativity with simple exercises.
15.Olivia Wexelstein	@owexelstein	(might be a wee bit late - got a previous engagement)
16. Gareth Surgey	@GarethSurgey	Active Learning ideas
17. Ross Gibson	@leventech
18. David Gilmour	@dgilmour
19. Kenny Pieper	@kennypieper	Why #pedagoofriday should be #pedagooeverybloodyday
20.	@IslayIan
21. Omar Kettlewell	@OmarKettlewell	The continuing journey of empowerment - when given the chance. (Hopefully will be able to attend!) Sorry all, have to attend hospital with family member.. Hope it's good, I will catch up with tweets!
22. Drew Burrett	@drewburrett
23.James Batchelor	@NiccolasGrant	The three Rs
24. Russell Pollock	@RussellPollock
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Do we want a TeachyEatyBeeryMeet and/or a spin on the big wheel in East Princes Street Gardens? (It's the last day of the big wheel.)

 

Had some difficulty finding somewhere...booked All Bar One on George Street for 12 people at 3.30pm - Fearghal

 

Name	Suggestion
David Terron	I'll not be able to stay too long - heading back to Elgin afterwards - this is a day trip out for me 8-)
Jane Thomson	All sounds good!
Fearghal	Count me in!
Neil Winton	I'll be able to stay for a wee while.
Iain Hallahan	Sure I can squeeze something in
Olivia Wexelstein	You won't get me on the big wheel but I'm up for anything else
Colin Maxwell	As long as they serve Deuchars IPA.
Gareth Surgey	Have managed to get nurse to sign day pass!
David Gilmour
Ian Stuart
Drew Burrett

 

Please add any further thoughts or comments on tm365/4/CentralScotland/Lothians here: ..........

 

Lifts

 

Heading from/to Elgin down to/from Edinburgh - lifts available from anywhere along A9 @daveterron (Check your inbox! - @nwinton)

 

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/CentralScotland/Glasgow

 

UPDATE - DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS, THIS TM365 WILL RUN ONLINE VIA FLASHMEETING AT http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/fm/2388f2-14549

No downloads or signups needed just click link and follow instructions.

 

Time for TM365 to hit Glasvegas, just in time for Christmas!

Thursday 8th December, Jordanhill Library (all welcome, not just students!), 1800-2000 (6pm-8pm)

 

Name	Contact	Talking About
Iain Hallahan	@don_iain	Supporting Pupils with Dyslexia at Primary/Secondary School
Kenny Pieper	@kennypieper	100 words is all you need
Drew Burrett	@drewburrett	whatever comes up?
Morven Skinnider	@mskinnider	(Still to decide!)
Susan Liveston	@Sliveston
Jane Thomson	@janieT56	Effective learning in a digital age
Paul Campbell	@PCampbell91	The practicalities of 'Challenge and Enjoyment'.

 

Do we want a TeachyEatyBeeryMeet?

 

Name	Suggestion

 

Please add any further thoughts or comments on tm365/3/CentralScotland/Glasgow here: ..........

 

 

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/CentralScotland/Ayrshire

 

Wednesday 9th November 2011 - 6pm - 8pm - The First Edition, Kilmarnock

(might be better anyway as there's Champions' League matches on the 2nd)

 

Name	Contact	Talking About
Drew Burrett	@drewburrett	A wee AifL thing I do
Kenny Pieper	@kennypieper	100 words is all you need
Natalie White	@natsywhite	something?!
Val Adam	@Ayrshiregeog	QR code Treasure hunt for Transition visits
Iain Hallahan	@don_iain	Getting it right for EVERY child?
Cassie Law	@cassielaw	Something outdoorsy
Jennifer Clark	@jennifersyc	Ready to chat.
Bill Boyd	@literacyadviser	Using film in the classroom
Karen Muir	@Kazmuir4	ready to chat and talk about jelly babies
Stephen-Mark		Pipe cleaners

 

Suggestions for TeachyEatyBeeryMeet - First Edition - or is that too obvious?

 

Name	Suggestion

 

Please add any further thoughts or comments on tm365/2/CentralScotland/Ayrshire here: ..........

 

/Surrey/South East

Tuesday 1st November 2011 - 6pm - 8pm (at http://www.fhes.org.uk/) in the Immersive Learning Suite: http://fhes21c.blogspot.com/

 

The event will take place at Farnham Heath End School in their immerisve suite. The address is at Hale Reeds, Farnham GU9 9BN and we would love to see you there. The format will be the same as a normal teachmeet but very much in the spirit of the Teach Meet 365 philosophy. The presentations will be as in normal TeachMeets with a time limit and so on. See you there

 

Name	Contact	Talking about
Dan Bowen	@dan_bowen	NAACE - FREE resources
Steve Clarke	@fhesbusiness	Competitive assessment: Using XP points to unlock achievements
Jack Marsh	@GeogMarsh	Unsure as of yet
Amy Bullock	abullock@fhes.org.uk	I'm just coming to get ideas.
Richard Poynter	@fhesdesign	on the look out for ideas.
Chris Bate	c.bate@allhallows.net	edmodo, social networks for learning
Amy McCann	@FHEShistory	Just coming to steal some ideas!
Mónica Hanlan	mhanlan@fhes.org.uk	Using Active inspire to get students actively engaged in the lesson
Yvonne Jones	yjones@fhes.org.uk	Pinching ideas too.
Jennifer Tucker	jtucker@petersfieldschool.com	Hearing ideas.
Shelley French	@sfrench21	First TM so would like to come along and see what it's about
Lesley Holl	lholl@fhes.org.uk
Andrew Seager	@fhesseager	Sharing a plenary idea
Dan Bowen	@dan_bowen	Top Ten free resources to use tommorrow!

 

 

Then afterwards for TeachyEatyBeeryMeet (venue to be decided any ideas)

Everyone happy to just wing this on the evening rather than booking tables?

 

Name	Suggestion

 

 

 

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/CentralScotland/Stirling

 

Monday 17 October 2011 - 5pm - 6pm - Caffe Nero, Stirling

 

Name	Contact
Iain Hallahan	@don_iain
Ian Stuart	@islayian
Alan Hamilton	@Alan_Hamilton
David Terron	@daveterron
Neil Winton	@nwinton
John Sexton	@MrSMathsWizard
Kenny Pieper	@kennypieper
John Johnston	@johnjohnston
Laurie O'Donnell	@laurieod
Olivia Wexelstein	@owexelstein
Caroline Breyley	@carolinebreyley
Sandra O'Neill	@CALL_soneill
Lynne Horn	@lynne
Bob Hill	@robthill
David Noble	@parslad
Gillian Penny	@gillpenny
Dorothy Coe	@dotcoe
Brenda Bleak
Susan MacAuley
Cassie Law

 

Then afterwards for TeachyEatyBeeryMeet at Morrisons Cold Beer Company

Everyone seems happy to just wing this on the evening rather than booking tables, so that's what we'll do!

 

 

 

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