I appreciate learning about pedagogical issues, methodologies and new and different materials in a stimulating atmosphere. I feel excited and happy to be part of this Chapter and I hope you will too when you join us. I hope we can make you feel as welcome as I have been made to feel. As Programme Chair, I am responsible for contacting local members of our Chapter as well as others further afield to inquire if they would be interested in contributing a workshop or mini-presentation on a technique or an approach to teaching they might want to share. I do not twist arms and there are no screams of fright.
Members simply have a lot to exchange, especially when encouraged and valued.
I also am grateful for the many suggestions given to me in these contacts, ideas that enrich our yearly programme greatly. In addition, I write up monthly reports to inform one and all of future meetings and make summaries of our monthly meetings. I submit these to our Chapter Newsletter and the national journal. This year, with the help of our members and the Committee, I am trying to put together a programme that will be useful and informative to all. Our Chapter is striving to reach out and interest Junior and Senior High School teachers.