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Understanding Accreditation

ABF's support for teachers now extends to Teacher Accreditation, available to you after a TTP. To achieve Star Teacher status, you need to accrue 50 points from a variety of successful teaching activities. Read about it on the ABF website. http://www.abf.com.au/education/abf-accreditation-program/

it's entirely up to you, but if you're interested, send us (to alanamowb@hotmail.com), data and student feedback on any courses you've taught recently,  and/or any other teaching initiatives you feel are noteworthy.  Use the ABF club feedback form on the website http://www.abf.com.au/education/abf-accreditation-program/ or use your own. 

Another way to gain points (10) is to attend a Professional Development Day for Teachers.  Free for teachers, the first will be held at the Peninsula Bridge Club, 4 Jackson St, Warriewood, Sydney on Sunday 21 September 2014

If you're interested in making a weekend of it, I will be giving a workshop on Doubles at the Peninsula Bridge Club on Saturday 20th, and then you're invited to join the game in the afternoon, followed by dinner. The Saturday will not be sponsored by the ABF, but the Sunday will.  

Sunday 21 will consist of: 3 x 2 hourly segments (8.30 - 10.30, 11.00 - 1.00, 2.00 - 4.00) on modern content for teaching intermediate and advaced courses.

(1) Bidding, (2) Play and (3) Defence will be covered. Pro Devl days concentrate on "What to" (teach), TTP's concentrate on "How to teach". Contact Cath Whiddon (or me) for details and to enrol (cwhiddon@live.com). A  flyer will be available soon.

To complement these days, I will be doing some podcasts, avaiable on the ABF website. These will be for teachers unable to attend in person, and to reinforce what was covered. Your review of this will carry points towards accreditation too.

Later in 2014, I plan to offer a Pro Development Day in Victoria, and Queensland. If your club would be interested in hosting one of these, please contact me (joan@joanbuttsbridge.com)

 

Teacher Training Programmes for 2014

There will be two more TTP's  in 2014. In Western Australia, on Sunday 29 June, I will be offering the first one-day programme, at Melville Bridge Club in Perth. After that I will be doing a week of teaching in various WA clubs, including, for the first time, Kalgoorlie. i'm excited about that. See my website http://www.joanbuttsbridge.com for the flyer and details. 

The final TTP for 2014 will be held in Brisbane (QCBC) on 25, 26 October. If your club would be interested in hosting a TTP for 2015, please contact me. joan@joanbuttsbridge.com

 

Resources on ABF website and joanbuttsbridge.com

There is plenty of information for teachers to access. Four videos, teachers tips, club templates, recommended websitea offering ideas, notes and tips. http://www.abf.com.au/education/getting-started/

My own website (joanbuttsbridge.com) will soon have more hands  to play interactively, lesson hands with short videos to match. Also, a free hand of the day, and other fun things to do. 

Enjoy your teaching!

Cheers

Joan