Calling team NQTs/PGCEs at the GA conference #GAConf21

Come with your lunch to my zoom to chat about teaching and conferencing!

Here is the summary thread of discussions and takeaways

Things to embed into lessons -
retrieval practise starters in GCSE lessons,
teaching about SDGs,
Weekly reading an article as a department
Breaking down maps further
Thinking about the images that you present when teaching about climate change

Meaningful images in slides.
GIS in lessons
Starting a book club
Introducing more stories/ literature
Virtual fieldwork for the locations they are learning about as case studies

What we do to improve our wellbeing on a jamboard

We discussed how journalling can help wellbeing too with apps such as day one, daylio and discussing the day with housemates too. In addition to staying away from colleagues who are "mood hoovers"

Big reminders that you have to keep a sustainable pace through term, that it is a marathon, not a sprint!

I emphasised the importance of kindness within departments and how coffee can be the way to many teachers hearts!

We discussed whether we wanted to be more academic or pastoral at school in the future. On a jamboard we shared what we are excited about for our teaching careers

Thank you to all who attended the session it was a joy to meet everyone! See you next year in person!
Do get in contact if you need anything.

Thank you also to @SusanJPike for giving me the zoom gig!

#GAConf21