educational conferences

Teacher training gatherings

Educational conferences are organized gatherings where teachers, administrators, researchers, and other professionals meet to share knowledge, present findings, and discuss developments in their field.

They typically feature keynote speakers, workshops, and panel discussions: She presented her research on literacy at an educational conference in Chicago.

Attendees network, learn new methods, and earn professional development credits.

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learning outcomes · seminars · roundtables · professors · keynote speaker · pedagogy · teacher training · policymakers · assessment methods · school administrators · summits · networking event · coffee breaks · name tags · projectors · breakout rooms · researchers · forums

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format and social structure

educational conferencesself-directed learning

Education you control yourself

autodidacticism · self-teaching · correspondence courses · home study · independent reading

purpose and content

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Multi-act outdoor concert events

amusement parks · leisure travel · sporting events · beach holidays · nightclubs

formality and structure

educational conferenceslearning by doing

Acquiring skills through practice

trial and error · casual conversation · on-the-job training · apprenticeship · water cooler talk

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