How To Create A Successful Lunch & Learn Program In Your School District
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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff and Nick discuss 10 Tips and Tricks for running Lunch and Learns in our schools.

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	Tips for Lunch and LearnsNever hold them in the Teachers Lunch Room

	Try to Rotate the Location

	Use them mostly as conversation with a little bit of tech

	Focus on a skill.

	Don’t show up expecting to show off

	Food is Fantastic … keep it healthy

	Use Lunch and Learns to build from previous PD Day topics or to enhance things that you are seeing in the class.

	Don’t ask teachers to present on the spot

	Focus on one small thing … that they can try then and there.

	Spread the word during the week as you visit classrooms

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