SharpTeaching will work with a small number of teachers over the next few months to iron out issues around uploading and confidentiality. The initial intention for content development is to ask teachers to talk about, advise or explain something useful about their life as a beginning teacher. Good, bad, crazy or otherwise we want to build a library of thought around the pleasure and pain of beginning teaching.
If you want to get involved or be one of these teachers then please do the following:
Upload a video of you talking about one of the following topics: (no longer than 5 minutes)
a. My worst day as a beginning teacher
b. My first day as a beginning teacher
c. My best day
d. The advice that helped me the most
e. The advice that didn't work for me
f. Something else
Read our Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer details. Simply these state that you use your common sense, respect the privacy of other teachers, children and people you mention or include by getting their permission and understand that SharpTeaching will check your information and remove it if the conditions are not followed.
We will contact you soon after this to ask you how much you would like to be involved in the development of this project.
Contact us
Our team is well spread with members in Australia, Japan and in the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
Our main office is in Christchurch, New Zealand where most of the coordination of filming is done. (Unfortunately, due to the recent earthquakes a fixed address is not available but all mail can be sent to PO Box 35075, Christchurch 8640, New Zealand)
All teachers have found unique ways of delivering their craft regardless of their subject or content. These 'little gems' are what we call 'sharp teaching'.