{"id":667,"date":"2014-06-16T09:40:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T09:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/?p=667"},"modified":"2014-06-16T10:07:30","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T10:07:30","slug":"quantumcpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/quantumcpd\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quantum of CPD &#8211; Atomic TeachMeet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The first <a href=\"http:\/\/sharland.github.io\/Atomic-Teachmeet\/#\" target=\"_blank\">Atomic TeachMeet<\/a> took place this week, bringing Teachmeet back to it&#8217;s roots.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/logo-atomic-teachmeet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-671\" alt=\"logo atomic teachmeet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/logo-atomic-teachmeet.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/logo-atomic-teachmeet.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/logo-atomic-teachmeet-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharland\" target=\"_blank\"> Brian Sharland<\/a> and I started tweeting about this, our intention was to create a regular, social and small gathering of classroom practitioners,&#8230; Or a teach meet , if you like. No stage. No pressure. No focus on technology. Just a chance for teachers to share ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We hoped to start with a small group of 5, and that it exactly what happened!\u00a0It was great that we had a voices from the state and independent sectors, primary and secondary &#8211; and different subject\/interests &#8211; with such a small group. But this proves the theory of \u00a0<em><strong>Quantum CPD<\/strong> <\/em>that we had hoped for.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWiddern\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra <\/a>got us started and talked about Quiz and Switch, as an engaging method to make MfL matter. Brian and I were both<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Quiz and switch for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23mfl&amp;src=hash\">#mfl<\/a>. ..These are higher level, clearly! Alexandra from Abingdon gets us going <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23atomicteachmeet&amp;src=hash\">#atomicteachmeet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5hK6SbAxWI\">pic.twitter.com\/5hK6SbAxWI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eylan Ezekiel (@eylanezekiel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eylanezekiel\/statuses\/476763840060096512\">June 11, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharland\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Sharland<\/a>\u00a0 talk about connections between parsing in code and in MfL \/ Grammar for writing. This opened up all sorts of ideas<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharland\">@sharland<\/a> links parsing in code to speaking in language <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23atomicteachmeet&amp;src=hash\">#atomicteachmeet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/w8XG4ZjDHb\">pic.twitter.com\/w8XG4ZjDHb<\/a> \u2014 Eylan Ezekiel (@eylanezekiel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eylanezekiel\/statuses\/476781818562482176\">June 11, 2014<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I talked about my adventures in Project Based Learning, and Critique, and got some very useful feedback on how to evaluate pupil exhibitions at the end of the project. \u00a0 <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1HrGUPufF_ecGARHQIzyfw5yAsgrREj2B6090ur8KDIQ\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" height=\"299\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> \u00a0<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\nBy the time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanYorston\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Yorston<\/a>\u00a0(the most reasonable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unreasonableman.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unreasonable man<\/a> you&#8217;ll ever meet!) arrived, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaneMansfield3\" target=\"_blank\">Jane <\/a>had broadened the conversation into varying ways to manage resources, and we discussed FireFly, and other VLE alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>One of our sponsors, Charley from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educake.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Educake<\/a>, arrived to say hi, and we got to say thanks for the food and drink Educake had paid for!<\/p>\n<p>So, what did we learn? Mainly, that the model works, and it is worth repeating!!! Everyone had a good time, and learned something, (including where to park on the Cowley Road!)<\/p>\n<p>So, if you like the sound of Atomic TeachMeet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/atomic-teachmeet-july-tickets-11907358229\" target=\"_blank\">please sign up for the next one in July<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a HUGE thanks to the team at Atomic Pizza &#8211; Lucy, Debbie and Hannah, \u00a0for letting us have the space, use of their WiFi, pens and for their support. You guys rock,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Atomic TeachMeet took place this week, bringing Teachmeet back to it&#8217;s roots. 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