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Standing tall with mechanical limbs

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  In a bustling, futuristic mega-city street stands an autonomous robotic statue resembling a 19th-century neoclassical hero, with an all-seeing gaze, reminding us of authoritative power and influence. Nu Jazz https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxQKZRnAka3dliF7lp1-Ow Description In the heart of a mega city, amidst the bustle of 21st-century crowds, statues long forgotten stir to life. These once grand figures, now sleek, metallic sentinels, glide silently across the cityscape. Once symbols of history, they’ve become the guardians of a new age. Their mechanical limbs move harmoniously with the city’s rhythm, scanning, watching, and protecting. The past has been retooled for the present. No longer marble and bronze, they are now steel and circuit, a testament to the fusion of past grandeur with future innovation. Keywords Melbourne, statues, robots, crowd control, public spaces, futuristic, art, transformation, technology, urban guardians. Hashtags #Robots #FuturisticArt #UrbanGuardians #

Designing Professional Learning for Teachers

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Designing Professional Learning for Teachers Questions of expectations - from the participant's perspective - to assist in designing a user-focused event/program/workshop/webinar. This is a list of questions that a deliverer should ask of themselves when designing a professional learning event for teachers. 1. Why should I attend? 2. What do I need to know, to be ready for the event/workshop? 3. What am I expected to do with this knowledge once I return to school? 4. What will I learn & will it be at my level of knowledge? 5. Why is this training important to me - is it relevant? 6. How will this benefit my student's learning? 7. How can I logistically apply this in my classroom? 8. How can I share this knowledge with my peer teachers once I return to school? 9. What resources can I access once the event/workshop has concluded? 10. How will this benefit my job performance and my career? 11. How will this change my teaching practices? One-off sponsorshi