We are certainly lucky to have such motivated and engaged teachers. I would say it’s the norm in most international schools. However, I totally agree with the starting small approach and letting others see classroom teachers have success with technology. The more you can do to promote others, the more interest you will generate with teachers.

@Janice,

I totally agree! A little bit of humor in a staff meeting goes a long way! It was a bit noisy, but not too bad. We thought the space would be too small, but it worked out pretty well – so I guess that means people were responsible with the volume of their talking. I hope it works well for you too!

Janice

Thanks for letting me know! I’m so glad they’re useful!

@Andrew,

I totally agree about often having no room for discussion. One of the things we keep trying to do is just provide time for teachers to talk. It’s amazing how much you can get out of just a short conversation with a colleague – especially someone you don’t directly work with every day.

@Michelle,

I agree, it’s so much more meaningful when the presenters are teacher colleagues instead of specialists or people from outside the school. Now you’ve got me thinking about how I could use this with students too! Thanks!

@Nancy,

Thank you! I think this would be a great activity for back to school! You could have people share their successes from the previous year and then explain how they would modify/improve/add on to those ideas to make them even better. You would really kick start the energy level for the year!

@William

Time savers are always appreciated It was really great that we could cover so many things in such a short session. I’m sure we’ll end up doing something like this again.

@Phil,

Thanks! I hope it works for you too!

@Lyn,

It was nice and easy for us to plan this – I’m sure your elementary faculty would really appreciate the time to share and learn together!