Think Tank Ottawa
by Amy Bowker
August 1, 2014
Recently I was on an Eduslam binge. Eduslam is a website that makes videos with amazing educators about awesome ideas they have. Watching their videos has definitely changed me as an educator and definitely worth a watch.
I was watching one Eduslam with Karl Lindgren-Steicher and he was talking about his creation, the Coffee Cue. A Coffee Cue or aka Brew Cue is when educators casually meet up, chat education and drink coffees or beer.
I loved this idea since it is so informal and yet it has the vibe of a smaller edcamp (which I of course love).
I finished watching the video and tweeted out that we should start a Coffee Cue in Ottawa. My friend and colleague Shauna Pollock (@misspollock) immediately tweeted me back about an idea she has been thinking about for 2 years.
So the idea of Think Tank was born. Shauna and I met in July 2014 to talk about the fine details. Please see Shauna’s blog post here.
Think Tank is a time to meet with other awesome educators, share ideas and collaborate.
Is this right for you? (taken from Shauna’s blog post)
Are you a passionate educator of some shape, form or role?
Do you live in the Ottawa area? Are you visiting the Ottawa area on a Think Tank Third Thursday?
Are you willing to use some of your personal evening time to meet with other passionate educators?
Do you have questions, dreams, ideas and plans you’d like to share?
Upcoming dates:
Thursday, September 18th, 2014 6 p.m.-whenever, 1000 Sushi Islands, 1696 Carling Ave., Ottawa
Thursday, October 16th, 2014 – location TBA
Thursday, November 20th, 2014 – location TBA
If you have any questions, please email me at classcollective@gmail.com, tweet me @classcollect and use the hashtag #thta.
To sign up to come to Think Tank, please visit Shauna’s blog post and enter your information into the Google form!
