It is that time of year again when London Olympia is transformed into the BETT Show. TeachMeet BETT is taking place again this year on the Friday night, between 6.00pm and 9.00pm, in the APEX room.
Earlier this year I was able to confirm that EMAP (the organising body behind BETT) offered the TeachMeet community 3 consecutive nights for free in the APEX room. The proposed events, some yet to be confirmed, are as follows.
- Wednesday 13th January 2010 – TedX Event
- Thursday 14th January 2010 – Amplified (TBC)
- Friday 15th January 2010 – TeachMeet
As you can see from the TeachMeet wiki link over 25 people have signed up for the Friday event already and we even have our first presentation pencilled in.
In my opinion TeachMeet BETT 2009 did not have enough presentations about practical, working ideas for learning that could be used in the classroom the very next day. Also the event itself did not have the feeling of the local, regional TeachMeet events that I have attended.
The latter is I suppose a result of the scale of the event and that I am sure is set to be the same this year. With that in mind I have only one request for this year’s TeachMeet BETT:
Only sign up for a presentation if it is something that is practical and applicable to the learners some of us will return to on the Monday. No products, no theoretical stuff, no rants.
It doesn’t even need to be limited to “classroom” practice, which is so often referred to. Learning can happen anywhere – so how are you inspiring learning? What real stories have you got to tell?
It is these narratives that inspire people the most, not weighty theories, we want a window for us into other learning activities . It is the closest we can some to actually being in the classroom with other teachers. We draw parallels with our own practice and ask ourselves, will my class be engaged by that? How can I apply that great idea?
Please consider signing up for a presentation, even if you have never done it before, share your story, share your great idea.
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TeachMeet looks to be one of the highlights of BETT 2010, and TeachMeet Takeover is a great idea. The industry could benefit from listening more to those actually doing the teaching.
The new Playful Learning area at the event could provide some inspiration for learning outside the classroom.
TeachMeet looks to be one of the highlights of BETT 2010, and TeachMeet Takeover is a great idea. The industry could benefit from listening more to those actually doing the teaching.
The new Playful Learning area at the event could provide some inspiration for learning outside the classroom.
Thanks Tom for saying this. You are certainly not the only one who was disappointed with last year's TeachMeet BETT. This might actually sway me to come again this year. See you there!