TeachMeet and LeadMeet Presentation Oct 2014

TeachMeetsWhat are they and why are

they awesome?

Leon WilsonKununurra DHS

How did this all start?

2011

2011

2012

20122013

“Image from the Sydney TeachMeet World Record 2012 - this kind of event was amazing and unique. In March 2012 we had over 350 participants attend TeachMeet at the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh…”

http://tmsydney.wikispaces.com/

@mesterman

How did we get here?

2011

2011

2012

20122013

From little things…

1

1

1

1

Sept ‘13

Nov ‘13

20

11

3

Term 4, 2014

Big things grow!

A few of the 2014 events…

TMWA English TMWA Freo

TMWA History (@WA museum) TMWA Innovative Teaching

TMWA Science (@Scitech) TMWA GATE

TMWA Primary Central TMWA PE

TMWA Northern Beaches TMWA East Kimberley!

Just a sample…

Sideways, sideways like a crab in the mud ‘These are a few of my favourite things’

Video-fy your classroom! Nurturing critical and creative thinking

Persuasive picture books Edmodo in action

Circus skills Wow! How does that go?

And…it’s gone! Performing arts across the school

So the question is…

Who?

Starfish and Spiders...

Decentralised vs centralised organisations

No Someone in charge Yes

No Headquarters Yes

No There’s a clear division of roles Yes

NoIf you take out a unit, the whole

organisation is harmedYes

NoKnowledge and power are

concentratedYes

No Units are funded by the organisation Yes

No You can count the participants Yes

c/o Suzie Riddell (@SuzieRiddell)

Get connected, stay involved!

TeachMeet WA; TeachMeet Sydney

@WApln; #TMWA; #TeachMeet;

Term 2, 2015 – participate, present!

What about school leaders?

@poppyshel