What+is+Music+TeachMeet

TeachMeet is an informal gathering of teachers who want to share their ideas, their enthusiasm and their best practices. The main idea is that teachers learn from each other.

 The first TeachMeet dates back to 2005 and the Scottish Learning Festival. Since then, TeachMeets have been organized all over the world, sometimes as live synchronous event online.

You may read more about TeachMeet on Wikipedia.

First ever TeachMeet Musicwas held February 3, 2011, Cornerstone House, Croydon and we want to continue its tradition.

= What is The Global Music TeachMeet Online Unlimited? =

It will be asynchronous virtual, online meeting where teachers will share good practice, practical ideas and personal insights into teaching with technology. The idea behind TeachMeets is hearing stories about learning, from teachers. This is a chance for teachers from all types of music teaching to network and to hear ideas from each other. TeachMeets are open to all and do not charge an entry fee.

Learn something new, be amazed, amused and enthused. This is an informal gathering of those curious about teaching and learning. Anyone can share great ideas they've trialled in their classrooms, ask important questions or simply sign up to take part in learning conversations. Education professionals from all music sectors are welcome to take part.

**Music TeachMeet Mission** To to provide ongoing, relevant and engaging opportunities for music teachers to share their ideas and grow their professional learning network. By sharing our knowledge, skills and experience, we all become better educators. Join in here and b ecome a part of a GLOBAL community of music teachers doing professional development for teachers, by teachers!

**Who is the founder?** The founder of The First Global Music TeachMeet Online Unlimited is Maja Dakic-Brkovic, piano teacher from Serbia. Since till now, she haven't found any online TeachMeet for music teacher, she decided to make the first step.

**What are our aims?** To inspire each other with interesting and useful ideas. To develop and maintain a network of partners in teaching and learning. To share ideas and strategies to use in the classroom and beyond.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">**What can we provide?** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Connections to other music educators with similar interests. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Connections to other music educators with experience and skill in areas you wish to learn about. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Resources for you to revisit presented works, see what other people are doing and adapt to suit your music educational context. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Opportunities for informal chats relating to teaching and learning.

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 22px;">**All you have to do is** =

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6a149e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">fill in the form <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;"> to let us know more about you and your presentation topic. We will confirm your participation as soon as possible. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- create your presentation - you may use our ppt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6a149e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">template <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;"> if you want. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- your presentation may be in any digital format including: ppt presentation, audio mp3 file or video clip <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- you may host your presentation wherever you want online (slideshare, brainshark, prezi, sliderocket, 280slides, scribd, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">googledocs, glogster, youtube or your web site or blog ...) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- you will give us only the link for your online presentation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- you could just talk and post a link for your mp3 file, show something from the web, make a poster or you could sing a song or do something different <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- the important thing is that you get your message across

= **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">Unlimited ** =

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- wherever you happen to be on the globe <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- whatever time zone you are in <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- whatever is the length of your presentation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- what ever is a digital format of your presentation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- wherever you host your presentation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- this is asynchronous event <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- you may visit others' presentations whenever you want <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- all the links for presented works will be availabe online 24/7 on this wikispace

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">**Unlike other online TeachMeet**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- this one will not use any live meeting platform, so <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- you don't have to worry about your system requirements, java scripts, flash add-ons... <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- there will be no technical difficulties <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">- all you need is browser, Internet connection and a link for your presentation