Sharing Stories About Learning

Teachers love to trade ideas and share practical classroom practices. Relaxed, comfortable environments (good company, great food, tweet if you want to tweet, get a drink if you want a drink) are taking the place of sitting for extended periods listening to often expensive ‘experts’ who have spent hours preparing lengthy PowerPoints that just might not be relevant to us. This is not to diminish the value of so much professional development available.

TeachMeets involve teachers sharing 7 and 2 minute presentations with each other. It’s free and fun.
These succinct, easy to create presentations are sure to inspire at least one fellow colleague and that equals successful professional development. There is no pressure, demanding preparation requirements or judgemental attitudes. It’s also a wonderful way to get into presenting. Good sharing and great learning benefits our students. TeachMeets include Leaders, ICT Coordinators and Managers, Mentors, Researchers, Specialist and Classroom Teachers. They cater for all year levels and sectors.

How To Register

Click the word ‘Register’ above and add your details.

You might choose to present for 7 or 2 minutes or just go for the fun.
Many people do this and decide to present at the next TeachMeet. This could be you.
More information and contact people are available on the teachmeetadelaide wiki.

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 How to get to The Rob Roy Hotel

Click here for an interactive map

Halifax Street has free 2 hour parks with possibly longer times in side streets such as Colby Place and Queen Street.

Adelaide Train and Tram Guide Note that you can walk to King William Street and catch a tram going to Glenelg one way and the Adelaide Railway Station and Entertainment Centre in the other direction. There is on street parking near the Rob Roy but please do pay attention to time and ‘Residents Only’ restrictions. These are closely monitored. The interactive map could help plan your journey.
Click here for timetables (includes buses, online journey planner) and here for accessibility information (eg access cabs)

Presentation Guidelines

• We encourage you to come ready to briefly share an idea, a tool, website or product of your choice
• It’s important to do what it takes to get your message across (know what that is) and have fun
• You will be timed for 7 or 2 minutes after 1 minute set up
• A laptop, data projector, internet and microphone is available. Please note any added specifics when you register
• Any presentation format is allowed – it doesn’t have to be technological, sing a song if you like
• Bring a ‘Plan B’ backup (eg memory stick) Expect technology to go wrong, its part of the fun
• Presenters are chosen at random. Either online – http://www.random.org/lists/ or freeware download The Hat
• The theme ‘Technology, Learning, Teaching and Me’ is also a guideline to give you scope and make it personal
• Please show respect for those presenting, without them there would be no TeachMeet
• Please show respect for our sponsors, without them there would be no TeachEat  (Nibbles will be provided)

Tags and Spreading the Word     #TMAdelaide

The main tag is #TMAdelaide
Just add it somewhere in your tweets. This will enable us to follow tweets leading up to and during the TeachMeet.

1st Ever Adelaide TeachMeet! 10th May @RobRoyHotel 4.30-6pm and stay on See you there! http://wp.me/p1W4ZI-106 #TMAdelaide #cegsapln Pls RT     (feel free to copy and tweet this)

(We also encourage the use of CEGSA specific tags #TMcegsa12 and #cegsapln)

You might even want to right click the top image (‘Save image as ..’) and share with colleagues. Put the TeachMeet on the staff meeting agenda or leave the poster somewhere visible in the staffroom. Maybe download this poster and table to help get a group together. It’ll be a great night for professional development and staff morale. Why not get the term off to a fun start? For added incentive, there will be a prize – a random draw from registered presenters or something similar.

Please also post to your networks, copy and paste this – The Inaugural Adelaide TeachMeet http://wp.me/p1W4ZI-106
CEGSA on Facebook and CEGSA on Google Plus (Add us  to your circles!) are also available.

Use this twub http://twubs.com/tmadelaide (opens in new window) or look at #TMAdelaide in Twitter

More About The Rob Roy

We appreciate the generosity of Malcolm and Stacey O’Farrell, owners of the Rob Roy Hotel.
Check out their website http://www.robroyhotel.com.au/ We encourage you to stay on after the TeachMeet to enjoy more of what they have to offer. In particular the menus and famous whisky list (largest in Australia)
We will be in the Pot Still Room between 4.30 and 6 pm. Feel free to buy drinks during and after the Teachmeet.
We encourage you to stay on to enjoy the social and professional networking that always takes place after a TeachMeet.

Please remember the ‘Don’t drink and drive’ warning is there for a reason. Please consider alternatives.
Car pooling (child pooling?) public transport, taxis, someone to pick you up and then you owe them one  …

You Can’t Make it but Don’t Want to Miss Out?

The #TMAdelaide Ustream channel (opens in new window) will begin broadcasting at 4.30pm 10th May Adelaide time.
International  Time Zones for this event.

Use our tag #TMAdelaide to follow all comments related to the TeachMeet  #TMAdelaide in Twitter
https://twitter.com/   If you haven’t yet, do join. Feel free to follow me @alupton
Check if  anyone I follow is of interest to you and begin to build your network before the TeachMeet.

Presentations will be posted online after the event.

Related TeachMeet Posts and Sites

Link to initial post TeachMeets come to CEGSA and South Australia
Also please add your thoughts and ideas in the comments of this post below.

http://tmsydney.wikispaces.com/Presentations

Pip Cleaves‘ post includes a list of others who also wrote about the world record TeachMeet in Sydney for further reading.

National TeachMeet wiki SA page

 

By Al Upton