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VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @deem_ellen @JenaiaMorane @RekhaPuriNYC morning all #INZpirED ready to chat #ditchthattextbook

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:30 PM EDT

Hi everyone, welcome to #INZPirED - please introduce yourself and let us know where you're joining from...

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:30 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @PranSang @deem_ellen @JenaiaMorane @RekhaPuriNYC Hi Vipula! #INZPirED

JKatzaman Oct 7 @ 10:31 PM EDT

Joining #INZpirED from Maryland.

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:31 PM EDT

Sunny joining in from Delhi #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @deem_ellen @RekhaPuriNYC #INZpired Hi Vipula!

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@JKatzaman Welcome Jim :) #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@KSThakral Morning Sunny! #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:32 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 @PranSang @deem_ellen @JenaiaMorane @RekhaPuriNYC Morning everyone #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:33 PM EDT

#inzpired Jena Ball, CritterKin and Not Perfect Hat Club creator tweeting from North Carolina in USA with Hurricane Matthew headed our way

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:33 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane Stay safe Jena. #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:34 PM EDT

Today we are discussing how can ditching textbooks help us to create more #INZPirED lessons?

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:35 PM EDT

@JKatzaman Morning Jim #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane Hope you are OK Jena #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam #INZPirED Textbooks belong to the manufacturing model - everyone must learn same thing the same way in the same order & schedule

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:36 PM EDT

Join us now on #INZPirED @bakshiaarti @Ms_SheilaD @naghma_khn @bashaierk @babushayagnik @WillcoxJoe @askMsQ https://t.co/xv7h0h9Ugy

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:36 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam #INZPirEd I am, honest. More worried about friends on the coast.

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:37 PM EDT

I teach #EAL & we hv many textbooks on shelves which we dip into but really prefer making use of current events to develop Lang #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:37 PM EDT

#inzpired Instead of textbooks, let's involve the kids in deciding what and how they will learn.

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:37 PM EDT

Morning all on #INZPirED ready to learn!

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:37 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane True, there is often a rigid structure associated with them #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 That's a great point re EAL, & definitely 1 reason I started looking beyond textbooks #INZPirED

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 10:39 PM EDT

Hello all. Laurie joining from Maple Ridge BC. It's Friday evening here #inzpired

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane @Ajarn_Adam Couldn’t agree with this more. Same as row based seating, T at the front & grading #INZPirED #industrialmodel

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:39 PM EDT

#inzpired Better yet let Ss document & chronicle what & how they learn 2 share so that they understand their voices=heard & have an impact

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:39 PM EDT

@PranSang Morning:) #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@lauriemeston Hi Laurie. Welcome and we are discussing how we should move beyond textbooks in the classroom #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam #INZPirED I used to write them for McGraw-Hill I'm embarrassed to say. They were AWFUL to write & even worse to edit & read.

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane The tech side is a definite advantage when it comes to ditching #INZPirED

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 10:40 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane Stay safe Jena. I'm sending you positive thoughts and prayers. #INZpirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:41 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam good evening Adam #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane Wondering at times if we should also ditch the digital textbook #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:42 PM EDT

@lauriemeston Hi Laurie, welcome :) #INZPirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:43 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam @JenaiaMorane some publishers r going online & getting more creative too, esp mfl #INZpirED they must in order to stay relevant

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:44 PM EDT

#inzpired Wish @HeadofSchool was here. Head of American International School, Hong Kong & chucked all textbooks. Quite eloquent about it

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:44 PM EDT

Being distracted by a very playful Lab telling me to ditch that laptop. #INZPirED https://t.co/Yri4qy19EM

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:44 PM EDT

Are there any possible disadvantages to ditching textbooks? #INZPirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:44 PM EDT

@KSThakral @Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane wouldn't the Ss need some reference matter to read on a topic #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:45 PM EDT

@lauriemeston #INZPirEd Hi Laurie! Thank you so much. It's my friends on the coast who worry me. I'm in the middle of the state.

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 10:45 PM EDT

Hi @Ajarn_Adam. Good to be here. #INZpirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:45 PM EDT

Hey Sunny, not sure about that as maybe there is a need for some subjects or Ts and even Ss #INZpirED @KSThakral @Ajarn_Adam @JenaiaMorane

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @Ajarn_Adam #INZPirEd Depends on what you mean by relevant. Pearson's stated goal="teacher-proof" classrooms. Criminal IMHO

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@PranSang @KSThakral @Ajarn_Adam @JenaiaMorane some of our Ss and Ps definitely want access to reference material #INZpirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane There are some great biology resources available e.g. https://t.co/CP0k9y0b6P #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM EDT

@KSThakral #INZPirED I am so in love :-)

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:47 PM EDT

@PranSang @KSThakral @VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane Yep, Ss often like to have one place to use a reference source #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:47 PM EDT

@PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane thinking substituting one for a digital one doesn't make much diff in learning #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:48 PM EDT

@KSThakral #INZPirED Agree. Use of creative elearning programs like Captivate have potential, but most use 2 create slideshows. Sigh....

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:49 PM EDT

@PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane textbooks have to evolve digitally. Use multimedia, differentiated materials #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:49 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @PranSang @KSThakral @Ajarn_Adam #INZPirED Reference & resources aren't textbooks. Agree Ss need to learn how to find info.

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:50 PM EDT

@KSThakral @PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 #INZPired Think need a new definition of textbook. Not a SET thing but evolving w/SS' input

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:51 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 Especially when many education systems are heavily exam-based #INZPirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:51 PM EDT

#INZPirED https://t.co/N6Xod8lsji

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:50 PM EDT

@KSThakral @PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @JenaiaMorane true you can gt so creative wth iBook, our Options book for Yr9's is now an interactive book

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:52 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @JenaiaMorane Thinking cognition load - Have incomplete textbooks which Ss have to fill #INZPirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:52 PM EDT

@KSThakral @Ajarn_Adam @VipulaSharma1 @JenaiaMorane completely agree #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:53 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane @KSThakral @PranSang @VipulaSharma1 Have Ss create their own 'textbooks'? #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:53 PM EDT

#inzpired After typing new definition of textbook I laughed. Think of publishers that go out of biz. Edu publishing=very lucrative

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam I agree, I think that is probably the biggest fear #INZPirED also with Ss maybe moving schools esp in int sector

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam #INZPirED Not textbook in traditional sense, but doc of what & how learned that can be passed on & added 2 by those who follow

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane hope @PearsonNorthAm is not listening...#INZPirED

JKatzaman Oct 7 @ 10:55 PM EDT

Keeping textbooks depends on the textbook. Math texts seem pretty cut and dried. History texts might be challenged for accuracy. #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:55 PM EDT

@lauriemeston Had a convo with a P abt a research task who said give source to find the answer. I was like defeats the purpose #INZPirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@lauriemeston #INZPirEd Thing I object 2 most about textbooks=force feeding data. Assumes Ss' like hard drives. Makes 4 passive bored Ss

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane I read about a teacher who did a similar thing but had Ss develop a website over several years #INZPirED

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 10:57 PM EDT

An interesting idea Student created textbooks. https://t.co/UQVmLFR5VV #INZpirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 10:57 PM EDT

@JKatzaman so true, some time back read an article where Indian community in US complained against inaccurate Indian history #INZPirED

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 10:58 PM EDT

@KSThakral sure does...#INZpirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 10:58 PM EDT

Ooo nice idea, I like that and will be stealing it Sunny! @KSThakral @PranSang @Ajarn_Adam @JenaiaMorane #inzpired

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:00 PM EDT

#Hyperdocs are another way to #ditchbook - check out these resources https://t.co/Q0WSnRt4Yy curated by @KarlyMoura #INZPirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:00 PM EDT

@lauriemeston thanks for sharing this, great quote, if Ss own the learning and can lead it that should raise levels of engagement #INZpirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 11:01 PM EDT

#INZPirEd @VipulaSharma1 Sweet! Here is a book SS in Iowa created of the newspaper we did together:… https://t.co/Uj27kYDvbY

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 11:02 PM EDT

@JenaiaMorane i agree. Brain scans of people memorizing facts=little brain activity When active learning lots of areas "light up" #INZpirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 11:02 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam #INZPirED So smart and talk about a legacy! Just think how proud Ss could be of what they passed on to kids coming behind them.

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:02 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam @KarlyMoura @padlet you beat me to it Adam, I was just about to share the exact same thing, #hyperdocs #INZpirED

JenaiaMorane Oct 7 @ 11:05 PM EDT

@agileschools @lauriemeston @edutopia #INZPirEd Hahaha not much to sue over. Just quoting them :-)

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:06 PM EDT

Has anyone come across this site https://t.co/GwbL8u9zJi #INZpirED I think this pretty much sums up what we can do without textbooks

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:06 PM EDT

What are the ways you ditch the book in lessons? I use GAFE, @fireflyteam @nearpod, iPads, learning village, @mangahigh & more #INZPirED

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 11:08 PM EDT

An excellent article about teaching chemistry without a textbook https://t.co/BzU6iZvuVH #INZpirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:08 PM EDT

@KSThakral @fireflyteam @nearpod @mangahigh I like to make use of @Newsela to work on Lang and improve current world knowledge #INZpirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:08 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 Haven’t. Thanks Vips. Will come in handy #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:09 PM EDT

@KSThakral @fireflyteam @nearpod @mangahigh I have Ss use @Wix to create their own websites, pretty user friendly #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:10 PM EDT

@lauriemeston Another great article. Def. will come in handy to convince science colleagues #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:11 PM EDT

@KSThakral @fireflyteam @nearpod @mangahigh Also lots of options for creating videos, infographics etc = more voice & choice #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:12 PM EDT

@Ajarn_Adam @fireflyteam @nearpod @mangahigh @Wix ICT is indeed becoming intuitive - focus should be on audience/purpose. #INZPirED

KRScienceLady Oct 7 @ 11:14 PM EDT

Spent today digging into OER . Huge implications for implementation #NGSS #INZPirED https://t.co/TeZZcbUzzL

lauriemeston Oct 7 @ 11:08 PM EDT

An excellent article about teaching chemistry without a textbook https://t.co/BzU6iZvuVH #INZpirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:18 PM EDT

@VipulaSharma1 @Newsela sounds interesting - will tap you for tips for my Korean/Japanese learners - bright but struggling #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:18 PM EDT

@KRScienceLady Hi Kathy, thanks for sharing - this looks interesting! https://t.co/v4R8mxmYKd #INZPirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:18 PM EDT

Good points made here https://t.co/0L4gLG63gZ Textbooks don't always grab Ss attention #inzpired

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:20 PM EDT

@KSThakral @Newsela academic language is tough to master for all Ss but esp for #EAL lots of scaffolds and sentence frames #inzpired

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:21 PM EDT

Huge culture shift needed to see textbook as another resource rather than the be all & end all. It is the same as one website #INZPirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 11:24 PM EDT

@KSThakral would access to digital libraries and public libraries help? #INZPirED

PranSang Oct 7 @ 11:26 PM EDT

@KSThakral that's still lacking in India #INZPirED

KRScienceLady Oct 7 @ 11:26 PM EDT

Another site https://t.co/cPfWvUr6mH #INZPirED https://t.co/o1BMskNhqz

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:18 PM EDT

@KRScienceLady Hi Kathy, thanks for sharing - this looks interesting! https://t.co/v4R8mxmYKd #INZPirED

VipulaSharma1 Oct 7 @ 11:27 PM EDT

Thanks all at #INZPirED for the chat, ready for school now after our midterm break. Final share has to be some visu… https://t.co/9HlH5Fd9tQ

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:27 PM EDT

@PranSang Need a platform like @KognityEd with a subscription model aka Netflix instead of pay per book. #INZPirED

KSThakral - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:29 PM EDT

@PranSang Cost is the number one factor in India. Second is PD. Need to think of better solutions #INZPirED

Ajarn_Adam - Moderator Oct 7 @ 11:29 PM EDT

Thanks to everyone for joining in with another great #INZPirED chat today - enjoy your weekend!