ERIC Number: ED614094
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar-22
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TeachMeets: Continuing Professional Development for Teachers by Teachers
Basnett, Jane
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A TeachMeet (TM) is a form of free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that originated in 2006 in Scotland, and has since been known under many guises; guerrilla CPD, unconference, and bottom-up CPD. From the very first TM, which took place on the peripheries of an educational conference, there have been certain characteristics that define this teacher-led CPD. The by-line for a TM is 'teachers sharing ideas with teachers'. As this strapline suggests, the presenters at a TM are also the attendees; they are there to learn from each other at a utilitarian meeting. This chapter describes an example of a themed event on Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and discusses the benefits and potential drawbacks of TMs. [For the complete volume, see ED612143.]
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Barriers, Foreign Countries, Meetings, Social Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Videoconferencing, Communities of Practice
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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