The Stand begins to attract
My legs have only just started to recover from this year’s SLF09! I really enjoyed being part of the whole experience and especially enjoyed this year’s TeachMeet which we sponsored. I had worried about getting a stand as….well let’s just say it wasn’t cheap, but I really feel it was worth it in so many ways.
Firstly, I met some amazing teachers, many of whom I follow on Twitter. Conversations that went like ’are you DoBeLou?’ ‘Yeah are you skinnyboyjim?’ gave me such a thrill I can’t put it into words! I really enjoyed the wine and the presentations at this year’s TeachMeet. People like Doug Belshaw, Ollie Bray and Neil Winton make it look so easy. Also, the Camel hardly made an appearance! See more photos at http://bit.ly/1tS2c, and watch videos of the presentations at http://bit.ly/4GAAIq and finally, read the thanks sent to the sponsors from the teachers that attended at http://bit.ly/Qkai0.
Secondly, I enjoyed spending quality time with Kirsten, Sam and Scott. They must be pretty special people to have been with me from 6am on Wednesday to 6pm on Thursday and still managed to be laughing at the end of the day (or was that just at me?!) They are a special bunch of people and we had a lot of fun. Did I mention that I love the people that I work with?
After TeachMeet we went to the Grill on the Corner in Bath Street. If you book online you get 40 percent off your food bill (what do you mean I’m tight?!) Food was absolutely scrumptious.
DoBeScott and DoBeLou
DoBeSam and DoBeScott
Lastly, I saw some cool stuff…..the main one being an S1 pupil beat his teacher at Guitar Hero! I am really excited to be meeting with Ben from SkoogMusic - I loved ‘The Skoog‘ and exploring possible links with ConnectEd too.
All in all I had a great few days…..I just wish I hadn’t worn those heels :0)
Tags: connected, doug belshaw, grill on the corner, neil winton, ollie bray, Scottish Learning Festival, skoog music, slf09, teach-it launch, TeachMeet, tmslf09, twitter
