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Mind the (education) Gap – Teacher’s Conference 11 July 2013

Mind the (education) Gap – Teacher’s Conference 11 July 2013. Registration took place outside the Source – delegates received Name Badges, VC Info Packs and a Goodie-Bag supplied by Telkom. Three of our Bursary Students assisted with the Registration process….

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Mind the (education) Gap – Teacher’s Conference 11 July 2013

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  1. Mind the (education) Gap – Teacher’s Conference 11 July 2013

  2. Registration took place outside the Source – delegates received Name Badges, VC Info Packs and a Goodie-Bag supplied by Telkom

  3. Three of our Bursary Students assisted with the Registration process… SizweMsimang, DaynaChrichton, KhulekaniZondi

  4. Delegates enjoyed some refreshments and signed up for their two break-away sessionsThere were six sessions to choose from and each of these was offered twice; once at 10am and again at 11.15am

  5. At final count there were 97 delegates that attended – this far exceeded our initial expectations!

  6. 22 Schools9 Companies97 Delegates

  7. After Kevin welcomed everyone, I went through the six break-away session options in greater detail and then Ali introduced the Guest Speaker, well-known Psychologist, Tim Barry who addressed the group on the ‘Y-Generation’, and the challenges of teaching and connecting with these learners

  8. B.Ed Programme Champion, Ang’ Stahlhut led the ‘Smart Board Savvy’ session which was very well-received TeL Champion, Paula Hall really impressed with her ‘From Average to Awesome’ session that focused on effectively jazzing up your PowerPoint slides

  9. SOBT Academic Programme Champion (APC), Etta Tayler generated some interesting discussion around the challenges of Academic Literacy skills Hennie Pelser, tenured lecturer and finalist of the Dr Charles Freyson Teaching Excellence award, explained how simple and yet highly effective Electronic Referencing can be

  10. Trish, from Learning Identity, delivered a session on ‘Teaching to Both Sides of the Brain’ and also provided us with a voucher for a one-on-one ‘Teaching Style Analysis’ session to the value of R1500 ‘Successful Students, what’s their Secret?’ was the title of the session I led and was based on research conducted with our own VC students

  11. After lunch everyone gathered again for a discussion session addressing the gap that exists between a school and a tertiary environment and what more teachers and Varsity College can do to assist students with bridging this divide

  12. Sponsors included… Cellphones, Dongles and Hampers to the value of R20 000. Goodie Bags for each delegate 8 x 4GB Memory sticks valued at R1400 SOBT Voucher for R5000 as well as lanyards, pens , T-Shirts and literature for the VC Info Packs A ½ day training session for 25 teachers to the value of R6000 2 x R300 gift vouchers Snacker Bars for each delegate Several Vouchers for Teacher Training sessions to the value of R5500 Branded writing pads for each delegate Branded water for each delegate and guest speaker A mid-week stay for 2 people. Value R3000

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