pypchat+16+may


 * TIME || HANDLE || TWEET ||
 * 9:00 PM || jasongraham99 || Introduce yourself. Tell us where are you and what your role is? #pypchat ||
 * 9:00 PM || wholeboxndice || RT @jasongraham99: Welcome to #pypchat! Todayâ€™s topic: Language &amp; literacy in the PYP ||
 * 9:00 PM || jasongraham99 || Please remember to use the #pypchat hashtag in your tweets in order to participate in the discussion. ||
 * 9:00 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Ok here we go! For the next hour all my tweets will be dedicated to #pypchat Same here :) ||
 * 9:00 PM || arroyo24 || For the next hour all my tweets will be dedicated to #pypchat ||
 * 9:00 PM || jasongraham99 || Welcome to #pypchat! Todayâ€™s topic: Language &amp; literacy in the PYP ||
 * 9:00 PM || jasongraham99 || Ok here we go! For the next hour all my tweets will be dedicated to #pypchat ||
 * 9:01 PM || arroyo24 || Christianne Cowie, PYP coordinator and Deputy Head Colegio Anglo Colombiano in Bogota #pypchat ||
 * 9:01 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || #pypchat hi first time chatting grade 3 teacher in melb also studying my Masters in IB #Pypchat ||
 * 9:01 PM || tgaletti || Hi this is Tanja. I am Primary School Librarian at Hong Kong Academy. #pypchat ||
 * 9:01 PM || DwyerTeacher || #pypchat Craig from Japan, grade 5.6 ||
 * 9:01 PM || jasongraham99 || Jason from Indonesia, Learning Tech Coord #pypchat ||
 * 9:01 PM || PogonophileMelb || #pypchat Hi all. Grade 5/6 teacher in Melbourne. ||
 * 9:02 PM || RenIsrael || #pypchat. Rene, Head of School in Melbourne ||
 * 9:02 PM || wholeboxndice || @eschoening thanks for getting up so early to join us! #pypchat ||
 * 9:02 PM || becdavies00 || Bec from melbourne, australia. Yr 7 teacher, not in pyp at the moment but still loving the concept #pypchat ||
 * 9:02 PM || jasongraham99 || @MrBeddows Good morning, thanks for getting up so early! #pypchat #itsearly ||
 * 9:02 PM || andyvasily || @jasongraham99 A PE teacher here from Nanjing, its @andyvasily I see role of lang and literacy huge in PE #pypchat ||
 * 9:02 PM || jasongraham99 || @tgaletti Hi Tanja how did your pypx go? #pypchat ||
 * 9:02 PM || MrBeddows || Morning everyone. My name is Chris Beddows and am PYP Co at Dwight School, NYC. #pypchat #itsearly ||
 * 9:02 PM || wholeboxndice || Evening all, Head of Primary from Brisbane, Australia. Thanks for Hosting Jay. #pypchat ||
 * 9:02 PM || eschoening || Erin Schoening, PYP coordinator, Council Bluffs, IA, USA. #pypchat ||
 * 9:02 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Introduce yourself. Tell us where are you and what your role is? #pypchat ||
 * 9:03 PM || CapitanoAmazing || RIchard - year 4 teacher in Canberra. Evening all. ||
 * 9:03 PM || jasongraham99 || @NicoleJaggers Hi Nicole!! #pypchat ||
 * 9:03 PM || NicoleJaggers || Good evening all, Nicole, Early years leader in PYP school in Canberra #pypchat ||
 * 9:03 PM || tgaletti || @jasongraham99 kids were very excited about presenting and got lots of visitors. Thanks for stopping by their website #pypchat ||
 * 9:03 PM || jasongraham99 || @RenIsrael Hi Rene thansk for for joining #pypchat ||
 * 9:03 PM || Shaza33 || Evening #pypchat, Sharyn here from Singapore. G3 ||
 * 9:03 PM || jasongraham99 || @andyvasily Hey welcome Andy #pypchat ||
 * 9:04 PM || wholeboxndice || Lots of great ppl here tonight for #pypchat ||
 * 9:04 PM || Robitaille2011 || Louise from Canada - Special Education Resource Teacher - interested in inquiry-based approach to teaching #pypchat ||
 * 9:04 PM || andyvasily || @jasongraham99 doing my first #pypchat here. will be in and out due to bedtime duty! Been meaning for a long time to take part in this ||
 * 9:04 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Ok lets start Q1 How do you integrate language and literacy into units of inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:04 PM || wholeboxndice || @MrBeddows Welcome! Hope your morning starts well with #pypchat ||
 * 9:04 PM || jasongraham99 || Ok lets start Q1 How do you integrate language and literacy into units of inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || eschoening || Q1: We try to integrate different genres and modes of writing into each unit. #pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || MrBeddows || A1 -Intergration must be authentic - not just for the sake of it #pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || jasongraham99 || @andyvasily no worries ! Glad to have you here. Love your blog http://t.co/Ufd016TAjr #pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || tgaletti || A1. At my last school teachers had a genre matrix for the year. They would focus on a particular genre/text type for a unit #pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || Hi all, I'm a grade 3 teacher in Melbourne, also completing my Masters of education in IB #pypchat #Pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || arroyo24 || @andyvasily @jasongraham99 Welcome to #pypchat ||
 * 9:05 PM || wholeboxndice || RT @jasongraham99: Ok lets start Q1 How do you integrate language and literacy into units of inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:06 PM || PogonophileMelb || A1 We identify a 'touchstone text' for each unit that is connected to a concept, attitude or central idea for the unit. #pypchat ||
 * 9:06 PM || tgaletti || A1. I like compiling fiction that matches a unit - works better with some units than with others. Can e.g. be used as read-aloud #pypchat ||
 * 9:06 PM || DwyerTeacher || RT @jasongraham99: Ok lets start Q1 How do you integrate language and literacy into units of inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:06 PM || arroyo24 || Q1, it could support the UoI directly, indirectly or outside the POI #pypchat ||
 * 9:06 PM || becdavies00 || A1 at previous PYP school we matched English curriculum with our inquiries at start of yr and then worked through them #pypchat ||
 * 9:07 PM || arroyo24 || The use of literature to support our UoI is also very important. We have sets of literature for every unit #pypchat ||
 * 9:07 PM || jasongraham99 || @AnnetteEwing6 Hi and welcome Annette!! #pypchat #Pypchat ||
 * 9:07 PM || andyvasily || @jasongraham99 #pypchat thx Jason. Blog hard work but I love it. This is how I approach literacy in my units in PE. http://t.co/oBXnW2u9Rb ||
 * 9:07 PM || ginippi || #pypchat Hi . Trying to stay awake for this - your chat is always so interesting. But it's been a long day ||
 * 9:07 PM || BruceFerrington || Evening all - Bruce back in Canberra #pypchat ||
 * 9:07 PM || DwyerTeacher || @tgaletti love having a read aloud for each unit #pypchat ||
 * 9:07 PM || jasongraham99 || A1 @eschoening Yes I like that, we use First Steps genres to integrate from K-5 #pypchat ||
 * 9:07 PM || MrBeddows || #pypchat 6 units of inquiry = 6 genres of writing that connect...chance to carry out deep inquiry into each genre ||
 * 9:08 PM || wholeboxndice || A1: Texts will support and drive inquiry, serve as provocation, and help in expression of conceptual links. #pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || NicoleJaggers || @BruceFerrington Ferro, you're late! Are you still jet lag time?? #pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || CapitanoAmazing || A1. By helping kids to learn how to find text for themselves - everywhere. #pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || tgaletti || @DwyerTeacher ...and I love recommending them to classroom teachers. There are so many great books out there #pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || PogonophileMelb || A1 Reciprocal teaching/reading a meaningful way of integrating the teaching of reading skills with UOI articles. #pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || arroyo24 || RT @andyvasily: @jasongraham99 #pypchat thx Jason. Blog hard work but I love it. This is how I approach literacy in my units in PE. http://â€¦ ||
 * 9:08 PM || eschoening || RT @MrBeddows: A1 -Intergration must be authentic - not just for the sake of it #pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || Shaza33 || @eschoening We are currently trying to look at our genres in each UoI as well.#pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || andyvasily || @jasongraham99 #pypchat making language and literacy visible for all 4 duration of unit, especially my ESL learners ||
 * 9:08 PM || eschoening || @tgaletti We do something with the genres, but which genres are mandated by our school district. Sometimes feels like a force fit.#pypchat ||
 * 9:08 PM || NicoleJaggers || Q1: Central idea is the starting point, what literacy knowledge, skills and concepts are needed to understand it. #pypchat ||
 * 9:09 PM || DwyerTeacher || #pypchat important to have a reserve of text and be ready for whatever unfolds, not directing texts from above #teachersshouldbebooknerds ||
 * 9:09 PM || jasongraham99 || @andyvasily Yes, making language and literacy visible is huge #pypchat ||
 * 9:09 PM || lsacker || #pypchat we don't have genre focus decided on but see what grows out of inquiry. It's about purpose dictating form and choice ||
 * 9:09 PM || eschoening || @PogonophileMelb I like the idea of a touchstone text! #pypchat ||
 * 9:09 PM || ginippi || #pypchat Using a great teacher-librarian is fantastic too. Staying up to day with new texts both digital and hard copy ||
 * 9:09 PM || andyvasily || RT @arroyo24: The use of literature to support our UoI is also very important. We have sets of literature for every unit #pypchat ||
 * 9:09 PM || jasongraham99 || @arroyo24 Is the literature in the class or stored in the library after each unit? #pypchat ||
 * 9:10 PM || ginippi || @PogonophileMelb #pypchat Great idea. Can you give us an example? ||
 * 9:10 PM || wholeboxndice || #pypchat We have our library catalogue built with search filters by TDT as well as concepts. ||
 * 9:10 PM || PogonophileMelb || #pypchat @eschoening Touchstone texts are effective for unpacking lines of inquiry. Currently reading Morris Gleitzman 'too small to fail' ||
 * 9:10 PM || tgaletti || @eschoening that's tricky. Needs to be meaningful. Not every genre/every book works with every group of kids. Flexibility is key #pypchat ||
 * 9:10 PM || andyvasily || @arroyo24 #pypchat I think that lang &amp;literacy should transcend subject specific areas &amp; be inclusive practice.This is what I strive 4 in PE ||
 * 9:10 PM || arroyo24 || @jasongraham99 It is usually in the class during the unit, our librarian does a great help supporting us. #pypchat ||
 * 9:10 PM || Shaza33 || @DwyerTeacher @tgaletti Love read alouds, was just talking about this not being forgotten in higher grades like G5. #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || jasongraham99 || @Robitaille2011 Welcome! I too find literacy a natural fit in all of my units #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || DwyerTeacher || @MrBeddows @Shaza33 @tgaletti keep them going in high school! my HS english teacher always read us books #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || Shaza33 || @DwyerTeacher @tgaletti That's great! Thanks for the share #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || ginippi || @tgaletti @eschoening Does your district let you juggle them over the year so that you can get a better fit but still use them all? #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || We use a variety of things, texts that relate to each unit, use books to link with the concepts #pypchat #Pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || andyvasily || RT @DwyerTeacher: @Shaza33 @tgaletti I have read more than 10 books aloud to my class this year #pypchat http://t.co/EXuZQsiz3q ||
 * 9:11 PM || PogonophileMelb || @ginippi example of which? #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || Robitaille2011 || @jasongraham99 #pypchat Good morning! Literacy is a natural fit in inquiry-projects i.e. how to read content, writing report, presentation ||
 * 9:11 PM || NicoleJaggers || Is 'integrate' the right word we are looking for here? Is it possible to separate literacy from the inquiry? Risks isolating it #pypchat ||
 * 9:11 PM || arroyo24 || RT @wholeboxndice: #pypchat We have our library catalogue built with search filters by TDT as well as concepts. This is a great idea! ||
 * 9:11 PM || lsacker || #pypchat mentor texts work really well. What does great writing look like. We are talking a lot about authors craft. Deconstructing HOW ||
 * 9:11 PM || DwyerTeacher || @Shaza33 @tgaletti I have read more than 10 books aloud to my class this year #pypchat http://t.co/EXuZQsiz3q ||
 * 9:12 PM || andyvasily || @NicoleJaggers #pypchat absolutely possible to separate but they can go together as well. ||
 * 9:12 PM || Shaza33 || @tgaletti @wholeboxndice Yes, will need to share this with our librarian. #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || tgaletti || @MrBeddows that's what I love to hear ;) #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || arroyo24 || @andyvasily It is great to see a PE teacher so involved and interested in this area! #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || ginippi || @PogonophileMelb #pypchat of a touchstone text/ unit ||
 * 9:12 PM || wholeboxndice || â€œ@NicoleJaggers: Is 'integrate' the right word we are looking for? Is it possible to separate literacy from inquiry? #pypchatâ€ good point ||
 * 9:12 PM || becdavies00 || We used to take kids to the library during tuning in phase to get books that related for our classroom library #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || MrBeddows || #pypchat Collaboration with Library! ||
 * 9:12 PM || kviloria || Hi! Katrina in India here. Im sorry, Im so late. Hoping to catch up. #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || eschoening || @tgaletti So true! I wish we had the freedom to be a bit more flexible. #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@wholeboxndice: Lots of great ppl here tonight for #pypchatâ€Yes, but it's good morning here! ||
 * 9:12 PM || MrBeddows || @Shaza33 @DwyerTeacher @tgaletti Often read alouds really tie in with central idea...keep them going in G5 #pypchat ||
 * 9:12 PM || tgaletti || @wholeboxndice wow that's great! I have so far only compiled public resource lists within our catalog #pypchat ||
 * 9:13 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@NicoleJaggers: Is 'integrate' the right word we are looking for? Is it possible to separate literacy from the inquiry? #pypchatâ€ Agreed! ||
 * 9:13 PM || andyvasily || @NicoleJaggers #pypchat I think the minute the kids step in the library they enter a journey of inquiry ||
 * 9:13 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Q2 How do you approach reading and writing from an inquiry stance? #pypchat ||
 * 9:13 PM || lsacker || @ginippi agree they are the key BUT have discovered and use TEACH MENTOR TEXT blog. Awesome #pypchat ||
 * 9:13 PM || jasongraham99 || Q2 How do you approach reading and writing from an inquiry stance? #pypchat ||
 * 9:13 PM || PogonophileMelb || @ginippi #pypchat Where we are in place and time - Hana's Suitcase. How the World Works - George's Secret Key to the Universe. ||
 * 9:13 PM || wholeboxndice || @Robitaille2011 TouchÃ© welcome to everyone from all time zones! #pypchat ||
 * 9:13 PM || arroyo24 || RT @DwyerTeacher: @MrBeddows @Shaza33 @tgaletti keep them going in high school! my HS english teacher always read us books #pypchat ||
 * 9:14 PM || lsacker || @Shaza33 @DwyerTeacher @tgaletti #PYPchat read alouds give opportunity for complexity behind kids, agree older kids need them ||
 * 9:14 PM || PogonophileMelb || #pypchat @jasongraham99 A2 Students identify/establish their own reading goals and confer with teacher to discuss strategies for attainment. ||
 * 9:14 PM || andyvasily || @arroyo24 #pypchat maths integration, lang &amp; literacy keys to success in my PE program. ||
 * 9:14 PM || wholeboxndice || RT @jasongraham99: Q2 How do you approach reading and writing from an inquiry stance? #pypchat ||
 * 9:14 PM || DwyerTeacher || Q2 choice is huge, students need to write about what they like and read what they like before they will open up to new risks #pypchat ||
 * 9:14 PM || almiratantri || @tgaletti I love that! I love using fiction books related to the unit. It can personalize the lesson into the Ss' experiences.#pypchat ||
 * 9:14 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || You can separate to an extent I have started using daily five and CAFE which establishes independence and choice #Pypchat ||
 * 9:14 PM || tgaletti || RT @andyvasily: @NicoleJaggers #pypchat I think the minute the kids step in the library they enter a journey of inquiry ||
 * 9:14 PM || arroyo24 || @wholeboxndice Hey Steve, welcome to you as well from the other side of the world #pypchat ||
 * 9:14 PM || CapitanoAmazing || #pypchat I think we need to help kids to be the discoverers of texts at every opportunity. Truly comprehending text is the next step. ||
 * 9:14 PM || jasongraham99 || @lsacker @eschoening YES! I so agree #Pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || NicoleJaggers || @AnnetteEwing Do you try to link the CAFE to your skills required for unit of inquiry tasks? #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || tgaletti || RT @wholeboxndice: I love to look at finding audience and purpose as a huge inquiry emphasis. #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || jasongraham99 || @PogonophileMelb Yes, its that choice that really opens the inquiry door. #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || wholeboxndice || I love to look at finding audience and purpose as a huge inquiry emphasis. #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || PogonophileMelb || A2 Students brainstorm issues they are passionate about and research prior to writing persuasive texts #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || arroyo24 || Q2 we say we value our children as readers and writers from when they arrive in school, they just do it in a different way #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || Shaza33 || @DwyerTeacher I love that student voice / student choice always come up in our #pypchat Great! ||
 * 9:15 PM || BruceFerrington || @CapitanoAmazing And teaching "skills"? #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || DwyerTeacher || Q2 you can write fiction for any topic, turn it into a story! #pypchat ||
 * 9:15 PM || tgaletti || RT @CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat I think we need to help kids to be the discoverers of texts at every opportunity. Truly comprehending text â€¦ ||
 * 9:16 PM || DwyerTeacher || #pypchat Q2 this is a great podcast for historical fiction, it is beautiful and you learn, poetry of history #pypchat http://t.co/ZOFSZykYdS ||
 * 9:16 PM || MrBeddows || #pypchat reading inquiry often starts with a book sort/exploration linked to the unit. Many questions come out of this... ||
 * 9:16 PM || CapitanoAmazing || #pypchat Yes, @BruceFerrington . You know I loves me some skillz. ||
 * 9:16 PM || arroyo24 || Q2 so we allow them to explore their own hypothesis for reading and writing and discover it together. It is an amazing process! #pypchat ||
 * 9:16 PM || BruceFerrington || @andyvasily @arroyo24 This is the true meaning of "transdisciplinary" #pypchat ||
 * 9:16 PM || becdavies00 || RT @lsacker: @Shaza33 @DwyerTeacher @tgaletti #PYPchat read alouds give opportunity for complexity behind kids, agree older kids need them ||
 * 9:16 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || Daily five and CAFE are great for choice and independence as well as attain their interest to read #pypchat #Pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || DwyerTeacher || @lsacker a chance to model connection making and mapping out stories, can learn about the craft #pypchat http://t.co/EXuZQsiz3q ||
 * 9:17 PM || jasongraham99 || @eschoening Do you stay with (teach) one genre per unit? #pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || andyvasily || @DwyerTeacher #pypchat I allow kids 2 choose their method of showing me their understanding of imp concepts learned in PE through text/illus ||
 * 9:17 PM || cwbspyp || An idea shared of how to approach literacy in units in PE. http://t.co/tuZKoXDdcFâ€ #pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || @NicoleJaggers I've just started to use it so not yet. I am just trying to get them to have choice #Pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || BruceFerrington || @CapitanoAmazing So do the parents! #pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || ginippi || @lsacker #pypchat Thanks! Will have a good look at this later ||
 * 9:17 PM || PogonophileMelb || @AnnetteEwing6 CAFE is accessible for student and teachers. #pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || eschoening || A2 Student choice in what they are reading and writing. Can get tricky w the genres mentioned in A1. #pypchat ||
 * 9:17 PM || arroyo24 || RT @andyvasily: @arroyo24 #pypchat maths integration, lang &amp; literacy keys to success in my PE program. ||
 * 9:18 PM || PogonophileMelb || A2 introduced 'daily pages' first five mins each morning. Kids write a stream of conscious that isn't evaluated or assessed. #pypchat ||
 * 9:18 PM || ginippi || @PogonophileMelb #pypchat Thanks. Lovely idea - and you get to choose the texts? ||
 * 9:18 PM || jasongraham99 || If youve just tuned in we are on Q2 How do you approach reading and writing from an inquiry stance? #pypchat ||
 * 9:18 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || @NicoleJaggers they also choose good fit books which allows then to chose non fiction books that relate to wonders #Pypchat ||
 * 9:18 PM || eschoening || RT @MrBeddows: #pypchat reading inquiry often starts with a book sort/exploration linked to the unit. Many questions come out of this... ||
 * 9:18 PM || lsacker || @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers #pypchat revolutionary thought. Is the library an outdated notion . How can it become part of everything? ||
 * 9:18 PM || ginippi || @eschoening @tgaletti #pypchat That must be frustrating for you some days. Or make you really really creative! :) ||
 * 9:19 PM || DwyerTeacher || @arroyo24 @jasongraham99 I stay with one genre it is really helping the unit and i have engagement, but i am not afraid to switch #pypchat ||
 * 9:19 PM || BruceFerrington || @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers The concept of "library" is changing as is that of "classroom" #pypchat ||
 * 9:19 PM || ginippi || @PogonophileMelb #pypchat Hadn't seen Hana's suitcase before - that will be a fab book for some drama work for my students! :) ||
 * 9:19 PM || PogonophileMelb || @ginippi Yes. Sometimes you might be deciding between a few. It's a nice idea to get a kids to sample few pages of each and choose. #pypchat ||
 * 9:19 PM || tgaletti || @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers NO - people need to rethink and see that libraries have evolved and keep changing #pypchat ||
 * 9:19 PM || eschoening || @jasongraham99 We typically try to because of district requirements. #pypchat ||
 * 9:19 PM || MrBeddows || @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers Collaboration, librarian is crucial in planning and implementing UOI. #pypchat ||
 * 9:19 PM || arroyo24 || RT @jasongraham99: Do you stay with (teach) one genre per unit? #pypchat That was the proposal in a course I took in Brisbane last week ||
 * 9:19 PM || DwyerTeacher || @CapitanoAmazing listen to it Richard. Stunning stuff. At times very american, but so so so so beautiful #pypchat http://t.co/ZOFSZykYdS ||
 * 9:20 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || Do you have ate times when students visit the library or is it at their point of need? #Pypchat ||
 * 9:20 PM || Namastececi || Just coming in from the rain. Hello everyone! Kristen here in Japan. #pypchat Will catch up. ||
 * 9:20 PM || Shaza33 || @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers Post shared with me about librarians http://t.co/v4Qnz8HZQV #pypchat ||
 * 9:20 PM || eschoening || @ginippi @tgaletti A little of both! #pypchat ||
 * 9:21 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi Hi Kirsten, my Internet is working beautifully tonight! (Now watch me get knocked offline ;) #pypchat ||
 * 9:21 PM || ginippi || @BruceFerrington @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers #pypchat 'tis changing- but I hope there's still room for the tactile experience of txt ||
 * 9:21 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@jasongraham99 #pypchatâ€ A2 We start a unit with a mentor text or film festival and model writing &amp; reading in all we do! ||
 * 9:21 PM || DwyerTeacher || @Namastececi welcome! #pypchat ||
 * 9:21 PM || DwyerTeacher || @tgaletti @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers libraries are like parks #pypchat ||
 * 9:21 PM || jasongraham99 || @DwyerTeacher @arroyo24 Agree, weve gone with one genre per unit as a focus and it works for us anyhow, connected #pypchat ||
 * 9:22 PM || Namastececi || @tgaletti @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers Want to hear more about this library thread. Possibly another chat? #pypchat ||
 * 9:22 PM || arroyo24 || @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 I think it is a good way to somehow ensure they experience a range of genres in detail right? #pypchat ||
 * 9:22 PM || andyvasily || RT @Shaza33: @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers Post shared with me about librarians http://t.co/v4Qnz8HZQV #pypchat ||
 * 9:23 PM || MrBeddows || @arroyo24 @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 Important to collaborate with different grade levels so everyone does not cover same genres #pypchat ||
 * 9:23 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Q3 How do you help EAL learners develop language skills within an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:23 PM || jasongraham99 || Q3 How do you help EAL learners develop language skills within an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:23 PM || arroyo24 || RT @MrBeddows: @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers Collaboration, librarian is crucial in planning and implementing UOI. #pypchat ||
 * 9:23 PM || tgaletti || @Shaza33 @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers I just wrote about this http://t.co/gTP198926P #pypchat ||
 * 9:23 PM || MrBeddows || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @arroyo24 try to have one genre per unit - it works. Less content coverage gives more depth inquiry #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || lsacker || RT @DwyerTeacher: #pypchat Q2 this is a great podcast for historical fiction, it is beautiful and you learn, poetry of history #pypchat httâ€¦ ||
 * 9:24 PM || DwyerTeacher || Q3 create gDoc, and keep a running list of key vocab, students are responsible for updating and writing it https://t.co/nkEzs63Lyn #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || Shaza33 || @tgaletti @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers Thank you, will have a good read through and share with our librarian. #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || NicoleJaggers || A2: A balance of: Learn to write, learning about writing, learning through writing = inquiry (substitute 'reading') #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || arroyo24 || @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 It is important to map genres across school I guess. All the way to upper grades as well #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || wholeboxndice || @MrBeddows @jasongraham99 @dwyerteacher @arroyo24 We often focus on one, but have collateral engagement broadly. #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || BruceFerrington || @MrBeddows @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @arroyo24 Are you limited then to either fiction or non-fiction text type? #pypchat ||
 * 9:24 PM || PogonophileMelb || @jasongraham99 A3 have to keep reminding myself to use visuals to help develop vocab. #pypchat ||
 * 9:25 PM || eschoening || A3: Lots of hands on experiences with opportunities to read, write, SPEAK and LISTEN. #pypchat ||
 * 9:25 PM || ginippi || @DwyerTeacher @tgaletti @lsacker @andyvasily @NicoleJaggers #pypchat Heard a talk last month - "Libraries should be hub of the school" ||
 * 9:25 PM || Shaza33 || Do your schools have teachers take ESL in the Mainstream course? #pypchat ||
 * 9:25 PM || CapitanoAmazing || @jasongraham99 Helping them learn to locate information for themselves - no matter how painstaking - so they feel empowered. #pypchat ||
 * 9:25 PM || NicoleJaggers || A3: EAL learners need concepts more than any other learner, sometimes this is lost in the perception these kids need just skills. #pypchat ||
 * 9:25 PM || Robitaille2011 || #pypchat Our literacy block is focused on our inquiry...we don't seperate it..we embed it into our learning &amp; exploration! ||
 * 9:25 PM || andyvasily || @jasongraham99 #pypchat by shaping and re-shaping their learning, they become much more focused on body language to learn and inquire ||
 * 9:26 PM || tgaletti || @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 ...and giving them opportunities too to inquire in their mother tongue #pypchat ||
 * 9:26 PM || DwyerTeacher || @Shaza33 we are taking it now #pypchat seems the same as the training i received as part of my B.Ed in Toronto ||
 * 9:26 PM || wholeboxndice || RT @jasongraham99: Q3 How do you help EAL learners develop language skills within an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:26 PM || Namastececi || @PogonophileMelb @jasongraham99 Agree lots of visuals and lots of front loading of vocabulary. #pypchat ||
 * 9:27 PM || arroyo24 || R3 it is very important to scaffold and have a very clear sequence in levels of complexity and use of context #pypchat ||
 * 9:27 PM || BruceFerrington || A3 - Same as for all students but more, and more explicit, and more time #pypchat ||
 * 9:27 PM || DwyerTeacher || A3 plenty of opportunity, time, and space to write, write, write, and read, read, read, and reflect, reflect, reflect, #pypchat ||
 * 9:27 PM || jasongraham99 || A3 I find giving more thinking time to EAL learners. In fact all learners probably could do with a good dose of this #Pypchat ||
 * 9:27 PM || Robitaille2011 || @DwyerTeacher #pypchat This looks great...thanks for sharing! ||
 * 9:27 PM || tgaletti || RT @SimoneKentley: #pypchat Reading and writing are integrated as modes to discover, record, as a thinking/planning tool and to take actionâ€¦ ||
 * 9:27 PM || TechNinjaTodd || #pypchat is there somewhere this chat is archived? I know my ELA partner teacher would love it!!! ||
 * 9:27 PM || NicoleJaggers || @Robitaille2011 Great to hear, Louise! This is not easy but is a mindset we are also trying to adopt at our school #pypchat ||
 * 9:27 PM || SimoneKentley || #pypchat Reading and writing are integrated as modes to discover, record, as a thinking/planning tool and to take action (used in context). ||
 * 9:28 PM || arroyo24 || RT @Shaza33: Do your schools have teachers take ESL in the Mainstream course? #pypchat I did! and became a licensed tutor to train my staff ||
 * 9:28 PM || Shaza33 || @DwyerTeacher Yes, I didn't find a lot new. School wants all teachers to take it, all language teachers #pypchat ||
 * 9:28 PM || DwyerTeacher || @lsacker @tgaletti they are fun places to explore, and so much to find #pypchat ||
 * 9:28 PM || jasongraham99 || Wow were nearly halfway done and on Q3 How do you help EAL learners develop language skills within an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:28 PM || ginippi || @TechNinjaTodd #pypchat Amazing discussions in here. http://t.co/hfNGPzOsMx ||
 * 9:29 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 Being immersed in the language-through body language, speaking, writing, reading, words everywhere helps. #pypchat ||
 * 9:29 PM || NicoleJaggers || @tgaletti @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 Just met a PK child for 2014, speaks 3 languages fluently. How do we cater for this? #pypchat ||
 * 9:29 PM || CapitanoAmazing || #pypchat I'd like to ask a google tech genius what tools I could use to help EAL kids in the classroom. Bet there are heaps... ||
 * 9:29 PM || arroyo24 || RT @tgaletti: @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 ...and giving them opportunities too to inquire in their mother tongue #pypchat Very important ||
 * 9:29 PM || MrBeddows || A3 - collaboration with our super EAL teacher (@bsingerz) ensures EAL content matches our CI/Unit #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi and SO much happens out of the classroom, in the playground naturally #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || wholeboxndice || A3: Know your kids, know their needs. #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@jasongraham99 #pypchatâ€ A3 Giving them opportunities to work in small groups with peers, time to talk, talk, talk ||
 * 9:30 PM || PogonophileMelb || #pypchat I wonder if Dragon Dictation would help EAL students with composing texts. #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || Namastececi || @NicoleJaggers @tgaletti @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 Awesome as long as they have at least one strong language. #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || Shaza33 || @arroyo24 That's great, some teachers that are not classroom teachers, feel don't need it? #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || jasongraham99 || A3 modelling instructions, make things explicit, pairwork, groupwork, allowing for different forms of expression, #pypchat ||
 * 9:30 PM || arroyo24 || RT @SimoneKentley: #pypchat Reading and writing are integrated as modes to discover, record, as a thinking/planning tool and to take actionâ€¦ ||
 * 9:31 PM || DwyerTeacher || and then lots of sharing writing, and peer editing partners #pypchat need an atmosphere of trust first though ||
 * 9:31 PM || Shaza33 || @Robitaille2011 @jasongraham99 Agree, give them time to talk! #pypchat ||
 * 9:31 PM || jasongraham99 || @Robitaille2011 sometimes we just dont allow these conversations to happen right! #pypchat ||
 * 9:31 PM || andyvasily || @arroyo24 @tgaletti @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 #pypchat always let my ESL kids team up for think, pair, share in PE in mother tongue. ||
 * 9:31 PM || DwyerTeacher || A3 everybody writes same topic, but before, each student has a different focus to pay attention to, verbs, tense, punctuation, etc #pypchat ||
 * 9:31 PM || eschoening || @CapitanoAmazing We use google presentation (so easy to use) to develop slides with pictures and video links. #pypchat ||
 * 9:32 PM || andyvasily || @arroyo24 @tgaletti @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 #pypchat great inquiry in these moments.Then they help each other share in english ||
 * 9:32 PM || DwyerTeacher || @jasongraham99 @Robitaille2011 Talk is so essential, talking about the concept, and talking about writing #pypchat ||
 * 9:32 PM || Shaza33 || @wholeboxndice Differentiate! #pypchat ||
 * 9:32 PM || Namastececi || On inquiry. Went to MS meet last night for daughter and parents wanted to know about txtbks! Hoping, they would finally be there. #pypchat ||
 * 9:32 PM || NicoleJaggers || A3: Get them thinking, talking, questioning- ideas are the power for kids in inquiry, the writing task can follow! #pypchat ||
 * 9:33 PM || PogonophileMelb || A4 Notice a common need in the group and introduce the concept. Allow time for kids to explore related patterns and rules. #pypchat ||
 * 9:33 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@Shaza33: @wholeboxndice Differentiate! #pypchatâ€ YES! ||
 * 9:33 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 @Robitaille2011 Struggling with EAL student now who won't talk. Class is so lang-based, but she won't talk. #pypchat ||
 * 9:33 PM || DwyerTeacher || @Namastececi textbooks for inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:33 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Q4 How do you teach grammar and spelling using an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:33 PM || jasongraham99 || Q4 How do you teach grammar and spelling using an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || PogonophileMelb || A4 tuning into interesting words to expand vocabulary through touchstone texts and UOI reading material. #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || CapitanoAmazing || #pypchat Here's where I plug the book, 'Comprehension &amp; Collaboration' again. Inquiry circles and literacy as one... as they should be. ||
 * 9:34 PM || SimoneKentley || Q3 Could record instructions on Explaineverything app so EAL kids can re-listen, have them respond/reflect on there. #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || Namastececi || @DwyerTeacher No. Parents moving to MS seemed excited to grab onto textbooks after having so much inquiry without them in ES. Aahhh #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || @jasongraham99 Q4. Is great been trying to work out how to do this #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || lsacker || think about ALL the opportunities to read and write and use them to support skills. Grammar in the blog.voice in the comment #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || andyvasily || @NicoleJaggers @arroyo24 @tgaletti @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 #pypchat I learn from spending loads of time talking w classroom teachers ||
 * 9:34 PM || arroyo24 || Have to go! Time to get ready for work. Lovely meeting you all. Thanks Jay for a great moderation #pypchat ||
 * 9:34 PM || tgaletti || A4. Letting students inquire into the meaning of words, understanding the origins as is done for example in Real Spelling #pypchat ||
 * 9:35 PM || lsacker || @arroyo24 #pypchat Sam SHERRATT says know your children know your curriculum. Now our mantra ||
 * 9:35 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi @Robitaille2011 I waited a long time for a student once. He talked out of class with his friends. Never in class #pypchat ||
 * 9:35 PM || Shaza33 || A4 Use peer support; we have 'Community of Editors', Ss sign up to help in specific areas of grammar, spelling, etc. #pypchat ||
 * 9:35 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@Namastececi: @jasongraham99 @Robitaille2011 #pypchatâ€ Even in small groups or one on one with a peer? ||
 * 9:35 PM || travisattis || A4. Does anyone still teach spelling? #pypchat ||
 * 9:35 PM || eschoening || Q4: Through authentic reading and writing. #pypchat ||
 * 9:36 PM || tgaletti || RT @wholeboxndice: A4: Word origins and usage are great inquiry drivers and building blocks. #pypchat ||
 * 9:36 PM || Shaza33 || @lsacker We often look back to our blog comments for practice with editing, relevant for them #pypchat ||
 * 9:36 PM || eschoening || Q4: Ss investigate books looking for a specific thing could range from a spelling pattern to how the author writes a good lead. #pypchat ||
 * 9:36 PM || DwyerTeacher || @travisattis that is a can of worms #pypchat shall we open it? ||
 * 9:36 PM || wholeboxndice || A4: Word origins and usage are great inquiry drivers and building blocks. #pypchat ||
 * 9:36 PM || Namastececi || @Robitaille2011 @jasongraham99 All the time. She will only speak in Japanese, not English. Perfectionist in English. #pypchat ||
 * 9:37 PM || jasongraham99 || A4 Teachign grammar and spelling within your literacy models, genres, writing, inquiry. Is grammar taught in isolation anymore? #pypchat ||
 * 9:37 PM || eschoening || I have to sign off and get ready for work now. It's been great #pypchat friends! Thanks! ||
 * 9:37 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@jasongraham99 #pypchatâ€ A4 - It's authentic when it is built in inquiry. Introduce new vocabulary when starting inquiry... ||
 * 9:37 PM || BruceFerrington || @travisattis We do "Wordwork" - more than just spelling - looking at words and how they are made up, find meaning in the parts #pypchat ||
 * 9:37 PM || PanaAsavavatana || #pypchat A4:I teach PreK &amp; we do 'star name',kids discovered a lot of spelling rules through this i.e. Joseph = learned 'ph' makes 'f' sound ||
 * 9:37 PM || DwyerTeacher || @wholeboxndice word dissections #pypchat allows for interesting interpretations of words ||
 * 9:37 PM || NicoleJaggers || @travisattis We teach 'word work', how words work, not how to spell them. Learn about words is the key. #pypchat ||
 * 9:37 PM || Namastececi || @travisattis Tried through using Words their Way. Decent inquiry. Students would groan whenever it was time, so gave it up. #pypchat ||
 * 9:38 PM || NicoleJaggers || @Namastececi @travisattis Agree, Templeton is our guru also, small group with teacher, floor book, word study, talk, talk, talk #pypchat ||
 * 9:38 PM || CapitanoAmazing || @jasongraham99 Taught with as many links as possible. Could always be linking it better.... bit of a wake-up call for me here. #pypchat ||
 * 9:38 PM || MrBeddows || A4 - #pypchat find and sort words with common patterns, sounds. Students devise own criteria for their sorting. ||
 * 9:38 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi I had ESL students like that many years ago. These were young adults. SO embarrassed to make a mistake #pypchat ||
 * 9:38 PM || DwyerTeacher || @jasongraham99 i hope no child has to go through some of those boring worksheets i had to do on verb conjuctions #pypchat ||
 * 9:38 PM || almiratantri || @jasongraham99 literacy can't be separated from an inquiry process. They can be integrated in each of the process. #pypchat ||
 * 9:38 PM || ginippi || #pypchat Using drama to explore punctuation can be fun ||
 * 9:38 PM || tgaletti || A4. In case you don't know about WordWorks have a look here http://t.co/eFsXX27sqT #pypchat ||
 * 9:39 PM || DwyerTeacher || @ginippi @jasongraham99 i think grammar is something that you personalize for each student, they all make different mistakes #pypchat ||
 * 9:39 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi eventually this one student did speak. When the student was ready. Laughter played a role. #pypchat ||
 * 9:39 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || @tgaletti have you found your kids spelling improve using word work? #pypchat ||
 * 9:39 PM || ginippi || @jasongraham99 #pypchat Is grammar more ongoing as the need arises? ||
 * 9:39 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 Good question. Doesn't seem to make sense to teach grammar stand alone unless something related led to that lesson. #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || tgaletti || RT @DwyerTeacher: ive found that my students spelling improves when they have lots of opportunities to write #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || jasongraham99 || Discussing Q4 How do you teach grammar and spelling using an inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || DwyerTeacher || ive found that my students spelling improves when they have lots of opportunities to write #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || SimoneKentley || Identify a letter/sound pattern in context and go with it, develop lists and have students add to it during the week: googledox #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || BruceFerrington || @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 Are you being transdisciplinary again? #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi It seemed liek once I got the student to laugh, I could get the student to (try) to speak #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@jasongraham99: #pypchat A4 Formative assessment when students are working and looking at where they are... ||
 * 9:40 PM || NicoleJaggers || A4: Ask your class what they think about "spelling". The best thing I ever asked my Yr 5's. See your teaching through their eyes! #pypchat ||
 * 9:40 PM || CapitanoAmazing || @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 Check out the Grammar Rocks series on youtube for a vibrant way to kick off a grammar session. #pypchat ||
 * 9:41 PM || ginippi || @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 #pypchat Agree. Sometimes there is the need for a whole class 2 min 'check this out' if it is a common mistake ||
 * 9:41 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@CapitanoAmazing: #pypchat Of course! That is my mentor text! ||
 * 9:41 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 How long? Have waited patiently for 7 mo. Now just frustrating. Student doesn't seem to pay much attention either. #pypchat ||
 * 9:41 PM || DwyerTeacher || a teacher-mentor i worked with spoke Latin, and she used it to teach root words and word history as spelling #pypchat ||
 * 9:41 PM || NicoleJaggers || @AnnetteEwing6 @tgaletti 2 years into journey, getting whole school consistency of approach is the key to success over time #pypchat ||
 * 9:41 PM || MrBeddows || @DwyerTeacher @ginippi @jasongraham99 agreed. Grammar is student specific #pypchat ||
 * 9:42 PM || DwyerTeacher || @ginippi @jasongraham99 about being aware of what people are doing, which is why i love gDocs, i can watch them all write same time #pypchat ||
 * 9:42 PM || jasongraham99 || @DwyerTeacher @ginippi and as teachers we want to see these mistakes as sign of learning, extension. challenge #pypchat ||
 * 9:43 PM || CapitanoAmazing || #pypchat Word Work is the business, people. Still evolving in my mind and my classroom, it has changed... everything! ||
 * 9:43 PM || NicoleJaggers || @CapitanoAmazing @jasongraham99 Link your class blog from last year Capitano with your word work pages to share.Don't be shy! #pypchat ||
 * 9:43 PM || AnnetteEwing6 || @SimoneKentley sounds like a great idea. Will have to try with my students #pypchat ||
 * 9:43 PM || Phillip_Cowell || #pypchat A4-Word origins can definitely engage inquiry. Makes grammar and spelling more fun. Here's a lesson I used http://t.co/udjsMyqeAc ||
 * 9:44 PM || jasongraham99 || Q5 How do you marry your schoolâ€™s explicit spelling or reading programs with inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:44 PM || andyvasily || #pypchat Good night all, must tuck my boys in and read them a story! Lang and Literacy, right! See you next #pypchat. ||
 * 9:44 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @ginippi Typing their writing seems to work wonders for spelling and grammar. #pypchat ||
 * 9:44 PM || jasongraham99 || A4 Our 'presentation tables' has been popular with my EALs in our 20% time.Chance to explain what theyve made and why. No pressure #Pypchat ||
 * 9:44 PM || NicoleJaggers || @DwyerTeacher @ginippi @jasongraham99 How do you do this, are they all on laptops? #pypchat ||
 * 9:44 PM || PanaAsavavatana || #pypchat has anyone ever used books like this http://t.co/WO2i3qhSXO to lead into inquiry about punctuation and other aspects of writing? ||
 * 9:45 PM || Namastececi || @NicoleJaggers @DwyerTeacher @ginippi @jasongraham99 We have 1-1 and use Gdocs always. I comment, they comment on each other #pypchat ||
 * 9:45 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Q5 How do you marry your schoolâ€™s explicit spelling or reading programs with inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:45 PM || MrBeddows || @Namastececi @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @ginippi but we find that students need typing practise as it takes a long time! #pypchat ||
 * 9:45 PM || BruceFerrington || #pypchat Children who speak the language are already experts in the grammar of it. ||
 * 9:45 PM || NicoleJaggers || @CapitanoAmazing Teaching HOW to spell, not what to spell :) ||
 * 9:45 PM || DwyerTeacher || @NicoleJaggers @ginippi @jasongraham99 desktops in lab, iPads, iPhones, whatever they got! #pypchat i have window open each kid and i lurk ||
 * 9:45 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@Scottmpearce: @Robitaille2011 do you tackle you numeracy block in the same fashion?â€ Yes...our explorations often include math... #pypchat ||
 * 9:45 PM || tgaletti || @andyvasily good night! Was great having you in the chat #pypchat ||
 * 9:45 PM || ginippi || #pypchat mini-inquiry into words and patterns? And why rules for english seems so strange. ||
 * 9:46 PM || DwyerTeacher || @BruceFerrington #pypchat well said. Do they need to know what a particle is? Or present progressive? are these terms necessary for them? ||
 * 9:46 PM || Shaza33 || @MrBeddows @Namastececi @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @ginippi Ahh.. just had the teaching typing debate at our school #pypchat ||
 * 9:46 PM || Namastececi || @MrBeddows @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @ginippi Yes. Depends on age. My gr.5 are pretty quick. #pypchat ||
 * 9:46 PM || ginippi || @Phillip_Cowell #pypchat I would have loved this as a kid. Word family trees! ||
 * 9:46 PM || jasongraham99 || 15 mins left not too late to join in! Q5 How do you marry your schoolâ€™s explicit spelling or reading programs with inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * 9:47 PM || Shaza33 || @Namastececi @NicoleJaggers @DwyerTeacher @ginippi @jasongraham99 Yes, GDocs are the way! #pypchat ||
 * 9:47 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @ginippi I woudnt type with my Gr1 (not all the time) #pypchat ||
 * 9:47 PM || MrBeddows || @Namastececi @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @ginippi needs to built up through grades.Not forgetting the art of handwriting of course #pypchat ||
 * 9:48 PM || Namastececi || @Shaza33 How strictly do you follow First Steps? #pypchat ||
 * 9:48 PM || NicoleJaggers || @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @ginippi They are typing all the time at home, kids hardly pick up a pencil! #pypchat ||
 * 9:48 PM || jasongraham99 || We have used Backchannelchat http://t.co/CCpucqHdMe and Twitter of course! We proofread every tweet together before sending. #pypchat ||
 * 9:48 PM || Shaza33 || As we use First Steps Reading, was given this doc to look at in relation to PYP http://t.co/zkZjfqpchO #pypchat ||
 * 9:48 PM || Namastececi || @MrBeddows @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher @ginippi A whole other debate. Handwriting. So much research out there now. #pypchat ||
 * 9:49 PM || Namastececi || @NicoleJaggers @jasongraham99 @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @ginippi After pypx, my students forgot what pencils were! #pypchat ||
 * 9:49 PM || DwyerTeacher || @NicoleJaggers @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @MrBeddows @ginippi i never use a pencil. never. #pypchat ||
 * 9:49 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @ginippi That topic sounds like one for a #pypchat !! :) ||
 * 9:49 PM || DwyerTeacher || @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @MrBeddows @ginippi i agree. in grade 5, digital is the way to go. that is the world they live in. #pypchat ||
 * 9:49 PM || CapitanoAmazing || @DwyerTeacher @BruceFerrington Ss need to know how to build a sentence that makes sense - i.e. if it sounds right. Reading Aloud! #pypchat ||
 * 9:50 PM || jasongraham99 || Q6 How much stand-alone reading should you do in a PYP-inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:50 PM || Namastececi || @CapitanoAmazing @DwyerTeacher @BruceFerrington Read Aloud! http://t.co/WiUkJDroIM #pypchat ||
 * 9:50 PM || NicoleJaggers || A5: Age old debate for us- stand alone through an inquiry approach to build independent skills for using unit tasks. Not all agree #pypchat ||
 * 9:50 PM || Shaza33 || @Namastececi Not extreme, 2teachers were sent for training, came back to guide us in using the reading, 3 books- a lot to use! #pypchat ||
 * 9:50 PM || BruceFerrington || @DwyerTeacher Agree - not knowing what a gerundive is doesn't stop kids using one #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || wholeboxndice || RT @jasongraham99: Q6 How much stand-alone reading should you do in a PYP-inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || jasongraham99 || @Namastececi @NicoleJaggers @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @ginippi are you sure they will always be in a digital environment? #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || DwyerTeacher || @ginippi @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @MrBeddows i would like to see the research as well #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || MrBeddows || @NicoleJaggers @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @DwyerTeacher @ginippi Personally love taking notes with a pen/pencil. #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || Namastececi || @Shaza33 We use as a resource. Like philosophy, but teachers scared of it because of size. #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || BruceFerrington || @CapitanoAmazing @DwyerTeacher Written texts were meant to be read - aloud. #pypchat ||
 * 9:51 PM || ginippi || @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher #pypchat yes please! I would be interesting in the research ||
 * 9:51 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Q6 How much stand-alone reading should you do in a PYP-inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:52 PM || Shaza33 || @Namastececi Sounds a lot like our teacher's reaction to it. #pypchat ||
 * 9:52 PM || MrBeddows || #pypchat - on the handwriting/typing debate I bid you all farewell (school started). Great PD and discussion as always. ||
 * 9:52 PM || Namastececi || @DwyerTeacher @ginippi @jasongraham99 @MrBeddows I'll dig it up. On a gdoc somewhere closely! #pypchat ||
 * 9:53 PM || NicoleJaggers || @jasongraham99 Kids need to just read, learn to read, learn through reading- fun, purpose, apply #pypchat ||
 * 9:53 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@jasongraham99 #pypchatâ€ A5 It's all about balance - shared, guided, independent. ||
 * 9:53 PM || wholeboxndice || A6: We do lots. The conversations round their reading are invaluable. #pypchat ||
 * 9:53 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 @NicoleJaggers @MrBeddows @DwyerTeacher @ginippi IBDP is turning toward dig exams soon. #pypchat ||
 * 9:53 PM || jasongraham99 || Sometimes a good old pencil and paper supersedes the best technology. Choose the tool that suits your needs at the time. #pypchat ||
 * 9:53 PM || lsacker || @jasongraham99 #pypchat specific tskills can be taught here . Need levelled texts so stand alone also necessary ||
 * 9:53 PM || DwyerTeacher || @jasongraham99 No. We don't know what the future, but when do we give up on technologies from the past... interesting questions #pypchat ||
 * 9:54 PM || jasongraham99 || Of course we assume Ss will be keyboarding in the future right? Im not so sure. #pypchat ||
 * 9:54 PM || DwyerTeacher || @ginippi @Namastececi @jasongraham99 also, when you are typing, it looks published, and that creates mindfulness, I think #pypchat ||
 * 9:54 PM || Namastececi || @wholeboxndice We do lots of stand alone reading too. So much inquiry from reading. Happened today after reading Owen and Mzee. #pypchat ||
 * 9:54 PM || CapitanoAmazing || I'd like to build up my Ss skills with H/Writing to the point where they can start each day writing questions about our inquiry. #pypchat ||
 * 9:54 PM || ginippi || @MrBeddows @NicoleJaggers @jasongraham99 @Namastececi @DwyerTeacher #pypchat same. Can't doodle the same when I type! ||
 * 9:54 PM || travisattis || A6 Love the read aloud. Breath of fresh air &amp; chillaxing 4 stds.Gives break from manic inquiry - read gr8t books kids connect with #pypchat ||
 * 9:55 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@NicoleJaggers: @jasongraham99 Kids need to just read, learn to read, learn through reading- fun, purpose, apply #pypchatâ€ Agreed! ||
 * 9:55 PM || ginippi || @DwyerTeacher @Namastececi @jasongraham99 #pypchat Yes. I've never really thought about that aspect for kids typing. ||
 * 9:55 PM || jasongraham99 || Last 5 mins and on Q6 How much stand-alone reading should you do in a PYP-inquiry model? #pypchat ||
 * 9:55 PM || wholeboxndice || Too much of the time devoted to reading is devoted to tracking. #pypchat ||
 * 9:55 PM || Namastececi || @DwyerTeacher @ginippi @jasongraham99 I'm a fan of pens and pencils, but I know what kids prefer. We often write 1st draft by hand. #pypchat ||
 * 9:55 PM || NicoleJaggers || @lsacker @jasongraham99 Ooooooh, do we really need levelled readers? Can't every book be used for a purpose, even Level1? #pypchat ||
 * 9:55 PM || DwyerTeacher || @travisattis helps me practice my accents as well! #pypchat ||
 * 9:55 PM || Robitaille2011 || â€œ@jasongraham99: Q6 How much stand-alone reading should you do in a PYP-inquiry model? #pypchatâ€ What is stand-alone? ||
 * 9:56 PM || jasongraham99 || @Robitaille2011 Thanks for joining! #pypchat ||
 * 9:56 PM || Robitaille2011 || #pypchat Thanks for the chat....going to be late for school...Yikes! ||
 * 9:56 PM || DwyerTeacher || @jasongraham99 the skills are stand alone and explicit, but the content they are reading is related to the UOI #pypchat ||
 * 9:57 PM || jasongraham99 || Tonightâ€™s #pypchat archive and resources will be posted here within 48hrs: http://t.co/yR1xpoVJ7R ||
 * 9:57 PM || jasongraham99 || Ok thats it! Thanks Feel free to carry on the conversation. #pypchat ||
 * 9:57 PM || Namastececi || @ginippi @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 Oh, I don't like that idea of parents typing 1st drafts. Hmm. #pypchat ||
 * 9:57 PM || almiratantri || @jasongraham99 so true! Back to basic... #pypchat ||
 * 9:57 PM || ginippi || @Namastececi @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 #pypchat One school I was in we had parents come in and type first drafts, then kids could edit ||
 * 9:57 PM || Namastececi || @NicoleJaggers @lsacker @jasongraham99 Such a question. As reading coord, I was just influenced to bring in leveled read as part. #pypchat ||
 * 9:58 PM || almiratantri || RT @wholeboxndice: Too much of the time devoted to reading is devoted to tracking. #pypchat ||
 * 9:58 PM || DwyerTeacher || @jasongraham99 good job! #pypchat ||
 * 9:58 PM || tgaletti || Thanks @jasongraham99 for moderating - well done! Always learning at #pypchat - Thanks everyone! ||
 * 9:58 PM || jasongraham99 || Donâ€™t forget to keep the discussion going every day about anything related to PYP, using the #pypchat hashtag. ||
 * 9:58 PM || Shaza33 || Thanks #pypchat and @jasongraham99 Have a good evening or morning. ||
 * 9:58 PM || jasongraham99 || Thanks to all of the #pypchat participants today! ||
 * 9:58 PM || jasongraham99 || Join us for the next #pypchat 30th May- Poll to follow soon. ||
 * 9:58 PM || DwyerTeacher || @Namastececi @ginippi @jasongraham99 depends on the level maybe.. KG or G1, maybe... #pypchat builds reading skills and parental involvement ||
 * 9:58 PM || NicoleJaggers || Every morning kids wake up to persuasive text on a cereal packet. I love real life texts that surround kids every day. #pypchat ||
 * 9:58 PM || Namastececi || @jasongraham99 Bedtime for daughter as well. Thanks for chat! Jason, you made it through. #pypchat ||
 * 9:58 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Tonightâ€™s #pypchat archive and resources will be posted here within 48hrs: http://t.co/yR1xpoVJ7R ||
 * 9:59 PM || BruceFerrington || @NicoleJaggers Love the cereal packet idea. We are surrounded by text. #pypchat ||
 * 9:59 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Donâ€™t forget to keep the discussion going every day about anything related to PYP, using the #pypchat hashtag. ||
 * 9:59 PM || wholeboxndice || Thanks @jasongraham99 for moderating and all of you for the great dialogue! #pypchat ||
 * 9:59 PM || tgaletti || RT @jasongraham99: Join us for the next #pypchat 30th May- Poll to follow soon. ||
 * 9:59 PM || CapitanoAmazing || #pypchat have I plugged that book yet tonight? Comprehension through inquiry circles. Explicit skills with texts that kids choose. ||
 * 10:00 PM || BruceFerrington || Thanks all. See you next time. #pypchat ||
 * 10:00 PM || ginippi || @lsacker #pypchat Explained to parents the process of what we were trying to have kids learn. Most were fantastic. ||
 * 10:00 PM || lsacker || #pypchat thanks great discussion and now,I,am WIDE awake ||