Sorry to announce that TMWales has been postponed until next term. Thanks to everyone that had signed up, and apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Please keep an eye on the hashtag on Twitter, and on the TM Wiki for a new date in September. 

 

 

 

What is TeachMeet?

 

A TeachMeet is an informal gathering of teachers and those connected with education, who come together to share ideas and show off some of the things they have been trying in their classrooms. While traditionally the focus of Teachmeets has been on how technology has been used to enhance teaching, at this event we're happy to hear about anything you've tried that made a difference and you think should be shared with a wider audience.

 

Poster

 

Please download this pdf poster, share it with others, print it out & share it in your place of learning: #tmwales

 

Twitter

Join the conversation & use this hashtag #tmwales on Twitter: 

Tweets about "#tmwales"

 

Teachmeet Wales #tmwales

Holywell High School - CH8 7AW. Sat 30th June 11am - 3pm.

FREE!

 

Teachmeet Wales is going to be a little different from most of the other recent Teachmeets...

 

1. It's on a Saturday! - It became clear through the #addcym chat and talking to people that a weekend daytime event would allow people to travel from all over Wales for a face to face get together

 

2. We're not looking for sponsorship. Originally, the idea was to find sponsors to pay for the accomodation, food, drink etc. However, it's becoming increasingly the case that actually sponsors provide a range of prizes and goodies which at best might be slightly useful, and at worst simply create distraction and a litter problem. So, we're going back to basics. For teachers, by teachers. And to solve the food problem we're going to...

 

3. Bring a plate! - If everyone brings a plate of food then we can share it all out at lunchtime. Please bring whatever you want. If you could indicate what you're likely to bring next to your name below that will give people some idea of what others providing and hopefully avoid too much cake (if such a thing is possible)

 

4. Because we've got more time we're thinking of having break-out sessions. If you've got a suggestion for a session, please add it below. (If it becomes clear that we've got loads of presentations to get through we might drop this)

 

5. Lift share - We're hopeful that we can get loads of people from all over Wales here. With an eye on cost, and another on our carbon footprint, if you'd be willing to offer liftshare, please indicate this when you sign up. 

 

Everything else will be the same. 7 min or 2 min presentations. Random name generator. More ideas and inspiration than you thought it was possible to fit into a Saturday. It will also be streamed online by NGfL Cymru - you can find details at the bottom of this page. Hope to see you there!

 

 

If you would like to attend, either to present to in the audience you need to sign up below. To do that follow the instructions on 'editing the page' which you'll find at the bottom of the page. 

 

Attending -

Please sign this list whether or not you're presenting. Please include name, twitter id (if you have one), where you're coming from and if you're looking for a lift or willing to offer one, an idea of what might be on your plate of food!

 

Dave Stacey (@davestacey) - Swansea - not sure about transport yet - Pasta Salad

Siobhan Henry (@sh_hanes) - Tea/Coffee/Sugar etc. Ham Sandwiches & Crisps!

Rosie Davies (@rosieadavies) - cake and biscuits

Joanne McCourt [coming with @rosieadavies.  yet to have a twitter account.........]

Karen Newby Jones (@cardiffscience) - cake and something savoury

Kath Holton (@Kath52) - cheese + biscuity things

Melanie Blount @ngflblount Pate and French bread

Russ and Abbie @learnerverse  - coming from Ellesmere Port, cheeses sandwiches, crisps

Clive Buckley (@clivebuckley) - wraps or similar

Serena Davies (@serenadavies1) - a variety of fruit! Travelling from Newcastle Emlyn area.

 

 

 

 

Presentations

 

If you wish to share your ideas with everyone, please sign up below, giving your name and a brief description of your subject.  You can use whatever presentation format you want including PowerPoint, keynote, prezi, slide rocket, 280 slides, you could just talk, show something from the web, hold up a poster or you could sing a song!

 

The important thing is that you get your message across and 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! 

 

 

Facilitators -

 

Siobhán Henry (@sh_Hanes)
Dave Stacey (@davestacey)

 

Two minute micropresentations

Rosie Davies (@rosieadavies) Use of Surveymonkey in student voice 

Rosie Davies (@rosieadavies) Using wikis to aid literacy development and encourage 'out-of-school' learning

Joanne McCourt         Using Gaming Platforms in teaching

Russ  @learnerverse - Developing a new ICT curriculum

 

 

 

Seven minute presentations 

 

Dave Stacey (@davestacey) - 10 things I've learned (and ideas you can steal) from project based learning in the history classroom

Rosie Davies (@rosieadavies) - naace award applications - 3rd millennium learning award videos

Karen NJ ((@cardiffscience) - Tweak your technique and give your PLC more pazazz

Kath Holton(@Kath52) - online stickies: making marking easier +app for in-class use

8JC from Olchfa School - reflections on being Mr Stacey's guinea pigs!

Russ @learnerverse - presenting like Steve Jobs

Siobhan Henry @sh_hanes - new digital leaders creating ibooks...i think.

 

 

Break out sessions

 

One option is to arrange some break out sessions for after lunch (depending on how many presentations we end up with!) If you have a suggestion, please leave it below.

 

Purpos/ed - What is the purpose of Education in Wales? How well does that match our current situation?

Sharing - how can you encourage those teachers who do not engage with new technology, to begin to use it?

Effective use of tech -  Ensuring that teachers are using what's already available effectively before investing in expensive kit

 

 

 

Travel

 

View Larger Map

 

(map courtesy of Google Maps)

 

For Sat-Nav and online mapping directions, use the postcode CH 8 7 AW 

 

Webcast

 

For those who can't make it in person, TeachMeet Wales will be broadcast online by NGfL Cymru. You will be able to watch the TeachMeet live and on demand after the event on the NGfL Cymru Live channel http://www.livestream.com/ngflcymrugcad. 

 

Watch live streaming video from ngflcymrugcad at livestream.com

 

 

Tags

 

Let's keep it all together and use the following tag for all posts, images, tweets and presentations to do with TeachMeet Wales: #tmwales

 

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