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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the secondary level, particularly HS they need to reimagine BTSN.  It nice to meet all of the kids teachers, but its like 10min presentation mostly covering things that should already be included in the course syllabus.

They should be make it more like a school/community conference with different booths/activities/speaker sessions and workshops that people can attend.  Then it would be worthwhile each year.  For example you might not attend the college essay planning session Freshman year, but you might Junior or Senior year.  [/quote]
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There need to be a better reason to come in person than run around the building. Plus, schools could do something like this and also have teacher meet-up virtually.

I teach HS and really don’t see the point of in person BTSN where parents follow their kid’s schedules and get 10 min blurbs. I much preferred the virtual year where we recorded ourselves and had that available on our course page. Parents could view at their convenience. We did live zoom on BTSN according to a typical schedule and could give our 10 min presentation real time or just talk with parents who logged on. I generally prefer to let parents ask questions or chat anyway. I figure if it is important enough for them to come to BTSN, then I want to make sure I’m addressing their questions or hearing what they wanted to share. We can do that virtually.[/quote]
"I much preferred the virtual year where we recorded ourselves and had that available on our course page." Does your principal prohibit this?[/quote]

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