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 * Handle || Time || Tweet ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:00 PM || Please remember to use the #pypchat hashtag in your tweets in order to participate in the discussion. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:00 PM || Welcome to #pypchat! Todayâ€™s topic: transdisciplinary learning ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:01 PM || Introduce yourself. Tell us where you are...? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:01 PM || Sometimes brand new tweeters tweets donâ€™t show up in the #pypchat stream. We are not ignoring you! ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:02 PM || Miranda Rose, PYP Coordinator, Accra Ghana- will be popping in and out... #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:02 PM || Jason from Indonesia, G1 teacher and Tech Coord #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:02 PM || Hiya, Sharyn here from Singapore #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:03 PM || @ShanezCabraal Yea, you made it! Welcome Shanez from Singapore! #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:03 PM || @ShanezCabraal Hi and welcome! Great to have new people at #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 8:03 PM || Nathan K-5 #PhysEd teacher in Singapore with @Shaza33 &amp; @alisoneducates #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:03 PM || Hi all! Alison from Singapore #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:03 PM || @jasongraham99 Hiya, glad to be back, had to miss the last few chats #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:03 PM || craig from japan #pypchat grade 5.6 teacher ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:03 PM || @Shaza33 Hi Sharyn welcome #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:03 PM || I am new and looking forward to pyp chat #pypchat ||
 * PanaAsavavatana || 8:04 PM || Hello! I'm Pana, currently in Singapore #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:04 PM || If you havent already please introduce yourself. Tell us where you are...? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:04 PM || So great to see 4 teachers from ISS here for the chat tonight! #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:04 PM || ICT Years 4-6 in Melbourne - hi #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:04 PM || @mlrose14 How are you Miranda? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:05 PM || Weve got a large Singapore contingent tonight at #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 8:05 PM || @Shaza33 Make that 5â€¦.big ups for ISS! #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:05 PM || @jasongraham99 Excited about this topic! #pypchat ||
 * T_Gascoigne || 8:06 PM || tim from beijing here, lurking and trying to multi-task ! #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:06 PM || Teacher librarian 4-6. Hi #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:06 PM || Lets go Q1 How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:06 PM || Hi all From Singapore teaching grade 3 #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:06 PM || @PENathan Yeah! #issrocks #pypchat :) ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:07 PM || Hi from Melbourne #pypchat Sorry I'm late ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:07 PM || @T_Gascoigne Hey Tim! #coetail and #flatclass buddy- #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:07 PM || Q1. Transdisciplinary Learning: learning that transcends boundaries of traditional school disciplines- just like real life! #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:07 PM || @Fionannbir Welcome to #pypchat ! ||
 * Morelearnmore || 8:08 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Lets go Q1 How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:08 PM || A1 crossing boundaries of multiple disciplines, blurring the lines between subjects (the lines which schools have mostly created!) #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:08 PM || My in-school PLN is here for #pypchat! ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:08 PM || A1 authentic learning, relevant across subj. areas and allows for meaningful connections to real world #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:08 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Lets go Q1 How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:09 PM || @mlrose14 we both used the word boundaries, interesting, i wonder how those boundaries are mostly inventions of schools? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:09 PM || @mlrose14 I like that. We dont live our lives in subjects or through just 1 discipline #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:09 PM || A1 Learning that isn't limited to one subject area, but overlaps, blends, connects #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:10 PM || RT @jasongraham99: On Q1 if youve just joined in - How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:10 PM || @jasongraham99 @mlrose14 holistic approach to content #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:10 PM || Making connections to real life and connections within subjects #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:10 PM || On Q1 if youve just joined in - How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:11 PM || @Fionannbir Don't forget the #pypchat hashtag ||
 * ellaphoebe || 8:11 PM || Authentic tasks are trans disciplinary because real life is always complex &amp; layered #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:11 PM || @mlrose14 Like real life! Nice :) #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:11 PM || A1 meaningful connections linked to conceptual understandings #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:12 PM || @mlrose14 Bit TD learning isn't automatically relevant and engaging #pypchat ||
 * travisattis || 8:12 PM || Or the invention of the Britiish Empire!! #sugatamitra @DwyerTeacher @mlrose14 #pypchat Evening all..... ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:12 PM || A1 Relevant, significant, engaging and meaningful! Real life is not disciplinary! #pypchat ||
 * T_Gascoigne || 8:12 PM || A1: authentic experiences that go beyond the curriculum and subject areas #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:12 PM || @jasongraham99 concepts transcend the boundaries #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:13 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Moving on to Q2 What are the benefits of TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * cbotbyl || 8:13 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Lets go Q1 How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:13 PM || @whatedsaid True but TD can help learning be relevant and engaging! #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:13 PM || A1. Investigations that are significant across traditional subject areas. Must be connected to real life experiences and issues #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:13 PM || @travisattis Hi Travis. Nice reference :) #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:13 PM || @mlrose14 And challenging too. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:13 PM || Moving on to Q2 What are the benefits of TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * carlamarschall || 8:14 PM || Carla, PYPC in HK, also popping in and out #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:14 PM || Benefits, students are active and engaged #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:14 PM || Q2 What are the benefits of TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:14 PM || A2 Wow, I think we covered quite a lot of the benefits in A1! #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:14 PM || A2 perspective through different lenses #pypchat ||
 * PanaAsavavatana || 8:15 PM || A2 Makes learning more accessible and allows for varied perspective and depth into learning #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:15 PM || TD learning is a way to inquire about learning #pypchat shift the focus from learning about things to learning about learning ||
 * ellaphoebe || 8:15 PM || â€œ@whatedsaid: A2 Learners are able to make more connections, which in turn means more learning #pypchatâ€ SO TRUE ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:15 PM || RT @Fionannbir: TD learning opens the way to big ideas and understandings. Encouraging connections #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:15 PM || A2- Benefits: ability to see and connect links between subjects- what Ss will need for future #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:15 PM || @carlamarschall Hi Carla #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:15 PM || TD learning opens the way to big ideas and understandings. Encouraging connections #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:15 PM || @whatedsaid Agree, hopefully it can be! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:15 PM || A2 Learners are able to make more connections, which in turn means more learning #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:15 PM || @Shaza33 I don't think it's a givenâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:16 PM || @kassandraboyd Hi :) We're on the benefits of TD learning #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:16 PM || A2 We help kids to understand that skills are transferrable. e.g the ability to read leads to success beyond "literacy" lessons #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:16 PM || Hello all from The Hague! ||
 * carlamarschall || 8:16 PM || Q1. The disciplines are used as a vehicle to make sense of complex issues from the real world, #pypchat ||
 * T_Gascoigne || 8:17 PM || A2: benefits of TD learning are that kids see how transferrable their learning is to other areas - way more fun! #pypchat ||
 * cbotbyl || 8:17 PM || @jasongraham99 A1 transdisc parallel to #ibmyp approaches to learning, skills learners need to be successful in any subject #pypchat #ibmyp ||
 * travisattis || 8:17 PM || TD learning assists conceptual understanding no end. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:17 PM || Q3 What are the challenges of TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:17 PM || A2- benefits- deeper level of thinking if conceptual understanding is developed across disciplines #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:17 PM || RT @jasongraham99: For the next hour all my tweets will be dedicated to #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:17 PM || @carlamarschall or just complex issues and complex thinking, doesn't have to be real world #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:17 PM || @tchrmiriam Now there's an interesting point. More engaged teachers = more engaged learners #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:18 PM || A2 Transdiscplinary approach allows you to start from a real-life context. #pypchat ||
 * AlNajjjarA || 8:18 PM || RT @jasongraham99: On Q1 if youve just joined in - How would you define a trans-disciplinary approach to learning? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:18 PM || If youve just tuned in we are on Q3 What are the challenges of TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:18 PM || TD broadens the scope for questioning #pypchat ||
 * StevenWishart2 || 8:18 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @tchrmiriam Now there's an interesting point. More engaged teachers = more engaged learners #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:18 PM || A2. Gets around compartmentalization.Ss will apply a variety of skills/approaches to different scenarios, i.e.not just math in math #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:18 PM || MT @T_Gascoigne: A2: benefits of TD learning are that kids see how transferrable their learning is to other areas. Agree! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:18 PM || @whatedsaid @tchrmiriam can you learn something you don't care about? can you teach something you are not interested in? #pypchat ||
 * carlamarschall || 8:18 PM || A2 the development of conceptual, analytical and creative thinkers who are nimble in problem solving! #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:19 PM || @DwyerTeacher @whatedsaid @tchrmiriam I think kids sense a lack of passion and curiosity. Things become just formula #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:19 PM || A3 making authentic links (or thinking we are when were not) #pypchat ||
 * carlamarschall || 8:19 PM || @DwyerTeacher absolutely although end goal is transfer which should eventually have applicability to real life problem solving. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:19 PM || @jasongraham99 A3 curriculum would be a big obstacleâ€¦ as would schedulesâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:19 PM || A3. Effective collaboration and communication! While most schools are using a TD approach they still have subject specialists #pypchat ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:19 PM || Hi - Just arrived and have 10 minutes before kids arrive #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:19 PM || A3 @BruceFerrington makes this point. Sometimes we have to teach concepts in isolation, but the TD skills are always active #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:19 PM || @DwyerTeacher @tchrmiriam Guess what? People do. All the time. Specially the teaching bit #pypchat #hardtoimagine ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:20 PM || RT @kassandraboyd: A3 It often looks like thematic teaching and can turn into it if not done mindfully. ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:20 PM || A3- Collaborating effectively. Breaking down traditional roles. Understanding how to transcend "boundaries" within curr. structure. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:20 PM || A3 Can be challenging if tour school has programs for explicit teaching of subject areasâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:20 PM || @DwyerTeacher yes, both barriers #pypchat ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:20 PM || @kassandraboyd Good point #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:20 PM || @whatedsaid @tchrmiriam i know. we have to inquire with them. be curious on our own level and bring our curiosities to class #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:20 PM || A3 It often looks like thematic teaching and can turn into it if not done mindfully. ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:20 PM || TD challenges? Assessment when state standards require grades in each discipline!!! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:20 PM || RT @jasongraham99: If youve just tuned in we are on Q3 What are the challenges of TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:21 PM || @whatedsaid I find teachers can't envision TD teaching and learning when they have to give separate grades. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:21 PM || A3 Sometimes tenuous links are made in the interests of crossing disciplinesâ€¦ better to link through concepts #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:21 PM || #pypchat Sorry I'm late... ||
 * carlamarschall || 8:21 PM || A3 Collaborative planning schedules/models and the gathering of diverse but valued perspectives! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:21 PM || @whatedsaid math makes sense textbooks? #pypchat ;) ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:21 PM || RT @Shaza33: RT @kassandraboyd: A3 It often looks like thematic teaching and can turn into it if not done mindfully. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:22 PM || @BruceFerrington Hi Bruce welcome #pypchat ||
 * travisattis || 8:22 PM || @whatedsaid Agree with Ed #pypchat ||
 * StevenWishart2 || 8:22 PM || Traditionalists who oppose change and still cling to subjects taught in isolation. Leadership that empowers this. #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:22 PM || MT @MsKrisinBrazil: TD challenges? Assessment when state standards require grades in each discipline!!! #pypchat That is so true! ||
 * dack_paul || 8:22 PM || Hi, friend of @wholeboxndice here. Watching a twitter chat for first time on his advice #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:22 PM || A3 A big challenge is having a national curriculum with disciplinary demands #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:22 PM || A3 set times literacy and math by schools make it difficult too! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:22 PM || @MsKrisinBrazil @whatedsaid that is a big barrierâ€¦ we assess in non-TD way, and we report in a non-TD way. it becomes expected #pypchat ||
 * travisattis || 8:22 PM || A.3 Depending on school, I'd say access to subject specialists. #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:22 PM || @Shaza33 @kassandraboyd Agreed. This is why TD approach must always return to concepts. Otherwise we can be buried by topic. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:22 PM || @BruceFerrington Hi Bruce. we're up to challenges of TD learning #pypchat ||
 * MrFumar || 8:23 PM || @dack_paul welcome to #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:23 PM || A3- Making meaningful conceptual links- learning about how concepts transcend disciplines. #pypchat http://t.co/VBMJCWtLla ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:23 PM || @ShanezCabraal Definitely. Our schedules say a lot about our approach to teaching and learning #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:23 PM || @dack_paul Hi welcome to #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:23 PM || @dack_paul Welcome Paul! Any friend of @wholeboxndice is a friend of ours :) #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:24 PM || @Fionannbir One can hopeâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:24 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @alisoneducates @ShanezCabraal i prefer the blank schedule #pypchat Sounds good! ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:24 PM || Moving on to Q4 How trans-disciplinary is your program really? #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:24 PM || A3- Disciplinary Content Standards are a challenge! #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:24 PM || I hope so! RT @Fionannbir: Will todays inquiry students expect a diff education for their kids? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:24 PM || A3 Many schools have timetables thats indicate literacy, numeracy, 'inquiry' as separate lessons! Does yours? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:24 PM || @alisoneducates @ShanezCabraal i prefer the blank schedule #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:24 PM || Will today's inquiry students expect a diff education for their kids? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:24 PM || Q4 How trans-disciplinary is your program really? #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:25 PM || @jasongraham99 #pypchat We still think of the "science" unit, the "history" unit, the "art" unit, the "dance" unit etc ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:25 PM || @DwyerTeacher @whatedsaid Love this! WE are working towards it "breaking down barriers"! #pypchat ||
 * dack_paul || 8:25 PM || Making genuine connections with students who can still be lacking genuine worldly experiences to make connections with. #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:25 PM || @whatedsaid afraid so :-) #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:25 PM || @whatedsaid no, just the specialists are "set".. music, art, Japanese.. the rest is blank and negotiable #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:26 PM || @mlrose14 @whatedsaid some kids struggle with it at first, they miss the structure and not knowing what subject we are studying #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:26 PM || #pypchat we invite specialists into the level planning day sessions as well as planning for exhibition. ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:26 PM || Heard a tch say inquiry is going to have to happen less this week! Too much spelling to do! #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:26 PM || @DwyerTeacher Devils advocate here, what do you say when the kids ask 'What are we doing next'? #pypchat ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:26 PM || @BruceFerrington YES! At my school, too! So frustrating #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:26 PM || @mlrose14 @DwyerTeacher I wish we were working towards it. I'll start tomorrow :) #pypchat ||
 * ellaphoebe || 8:26 PM || @whatedsaid mine does but often they work on one continuous project, just the learning learning focus/skills workshop changes #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:27 PM || @jasongraham99 I say "i have no idea"â€¦ they stop asking after a week or so and learn to ride the waveâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:27 PM || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher #pypchat "We're doing the next thing." ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:27 PM || @DwyerTeacher @mlrose14 But if it's all hey knowâ€¦ then there's no struggle #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:27 PM || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher Worse, my niece's kid said she does English Maths and PYP at her school! #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:27 PM || @BruceFerrington Thinking in terms of subject driven units comes from demands of national curriculum #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:27 PM || #pypchat The use of subject labels is how we organise ourselves... ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:28 PM || @whatedsaid PYP is a subject now? interesting.. ;) #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:28 PM || @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher how does it cater to special needs kids who work well within a structured envirnment? #pypchat ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:28 PM || I hear this a lot - we only have 2 hours for PYP a week. WHAT??? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:28 PM || @lindawollan @whatedsaid @jasongraham99 "shudders"â€¦. #pypchat ||
 * StevenWishart2 || 8:28 PM || Governments &amp; governance demanding data above deeper, conceptually and transdis structured learning and teaching #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:28 PM || Can't work out why spelling doesn't happen during an inquiry! Certainly happens tweeting! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:28 PM || @tchrmiriam Mine too, I'm afraid #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:28 PM || @whatedsaid @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher worse - you see inquiry timetabled for 6 periods a week! #pypchat ||
 * MrFumar || 8:28 PM || #pypchat A4 - big challenge to find true trains disciplinary learning/teaching and teaching to national standards ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:29 PM || @StevenWishart2 It's always about the data sigh. What about the learning? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:29 PM || @jasongraham99 @whatedsaid good questionâ€¦ not met a kid who needs that structure yet, but that doesn't mean they don't exist! #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:29 PM || @Fionannbir #pypchat It's like playing golf without a putter. ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:29 PM || @Shaza33 @alisoneducates we live in Asia and schools need a time table to sell it, #pypchat ||
 * MsKrisinBrazil || 8:29 PM || Wish I could stay. This is great. Kids are arriving in the classroom. Bye #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:29 PM || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher Do you have evidence that sp needs kids need separate subject lessons? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:30 PM || @StevenWishart2 sometimes you just can't measure learningâ€¦ i wish bureaucrats would get thatâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:30 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Q5 How do you incorporate explicit teaching of language skills into a TD program? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:30 PM || RT @jasongraham99: @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher TransD lrgn can be structured for special needs kids or those that need it #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:30 PM || Q5 How do you incorporate explicit teaching of language skills into a TD program? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:31 PM || @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher had one kid who was stressed out by not knowing what was 'coming next'. In life not just school #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:31 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Q5 How do you incorporate explicit teaching of language skills into a TD program? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:31 PM || A5 My school has some separate language programs. Feels counterintuitive to me #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:31 PM || @MsKrisinBrazil See you next time Kristina. #pypchat ||
 * StevenWishart2 || 8:31 PM || @whatedsaid @jasongraham99 @dwyerteacher I think a few places view PYP this way now unfortunately. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:32 PM || Half hour left! On Q 5 How do you incorporate explicit teaching of language skills into a TD program? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:32 PM || @StevenWishart2 @jasongraham99 @dwyerteacher I think kids shouldn't even know what PYP is :) They should just live it #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:32 PM || @jasongraham99 orient attention to the zooming in and zooming out aspect of an inquiryâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:32 PM || RT @whatedsaid: A5 My school has some separate language programs. Feels counterintuitive to me #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:32 PM || @Shaza33 good! I brought it up before. We have flexibility but starting with mentality of 90 min lit 60 min math is limiting #pypchat ||
 * PanaAsavavatana || 8:32 PM || A5 language is everywhere in our lives, if you teach these skills in an authentic setting the learning sticks #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:33 PM || A5 I think explicit teaching should be dependent on individual (or small group) needs, not something you deliver to the class #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:33 PM || @whatedsaid @StevenWishart2 @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher #pypchat Same for teachers... ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:33 PM || @whatedsaid @StevenWishart2 @jasongraham99 how about teachers? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:33 PM || Q5 build into planning process. Consider CI, assessment tasks &amp; lrng opps, use lang scope&amp;seq to identify conceptual und/outcomes #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:33 PM || Zoom in and out http://t.co/GMVBgIMDwj make the zooming explicit and visible #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:34 PM || @jasongraham99 some kids do get stressed we all learn differently, #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:34 PM || @jasongraham99 that would be an answer to the barriers questionâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:34 PM || A5 Do you mean 2nd language skills, or 1st? Why are language skills different to maths skills? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:34 PM || Love doing this RT @DwyerTeacher: Zoom in and out http://t.co/tidHFwc4SQ make the zooming explicit and visible #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:34 PM || @DwyerTeacher I still always wonder...so when they get to Middle school..what happens? SUBJECTS #pypchat #sigh ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:35 PM || @lindawollan Agreed. Or art skills? Or music skills? or... #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:35 PM || @jasongraham99 @DwyerTeacher Re Middle school.. read @sherrattsam 's post Ode to next year's teacher http://t.co/n421xiDYhK #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:35 PM || @whatedsaid agreed! Knowing your students and actively learning with them. Teaching where and when the needs are #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:36 PM || @jasongraham99 subjects and total frustration I think!! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:36 PM || @tchrmiriam First Steps is a resource, rather than a separate program. Can be used as required #pypchat ||
 * PanaAsavavatana || 8:36 PM || @jasongraham99 good point! So is it our job to teach them to make the connections independently before they get to middle school? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:37 PM || Next question Q6 How does a transdisciplinary approach support conceptual understanding? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:37 PM || @Fionannbir I think it's rare unfortunately #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:37 PM || @tchrmiriam There are some discussions on these as resources on pypthreads ning #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 8:37 PM || @BruceFerrington Or Physical Literacy skills in #PhysEd #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:37 PM || @whatedsaid what do you mean by explicit teaching? Like teaching as Telling? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:37 PM || RT @BruceFerrington: @lindawollan TransD is the vehicle, disciplinary skills are the fabulous stops along the way...? #pypchat ||
 * seansensei || 8:37 PM || @seansensei: #PYP #Exhibition Video Support http://t.co/pOxvvMDUa6 #coetail #pypchat #IB #IBEN #edtech ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:38 PM || @DwyerTeacher: @whatedsaid My definition of explicit teaching=transparent/visible to all #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:38 PM || @PENathan @BruceFerrington it is nice to have a PE teacher here! You are absolutely right #pypchat PE is more than just Physical Activity ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:38 PM || @DwyerTeacher Nice :) No I think it means helping students develop specific skills #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:39 PM || @PENathan He is in my RSS reader! #pypchat Great stuff. ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:39 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Next question Q6 How does a transdisciplinary approach support conceptual understanding? #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 8:39 PM || @DwyerTeacher @BruceFerrington Far more. Check out the work of @andyvasily - http://t.co/OkFSEZo70f for perfect examples of this #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:39 PM || Concepts should be introduced at the relevant time not in isolation #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:39 PM || Nice RT @kassandraboyd: @DwyerTeacher: @whatedsaid My definition of explicit teaching=transparent/visible to all #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:40 PM || A6 In TD learning kids make connections between big ideas, rather than subject specific details..so builds conceptual understanding #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:40 PM || #pypchat A6 - concepts cross the disciplinary barriers. We can discuss "form" is science, music, art, literature, etc ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:40 PM || Q6 How does a transdisciplinary approach support conceptual understanding? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:41 PM || @jasongraham99 A6 concepts support inquiries across disciplinesâ€¦ in TD learning the subjects become tools to support the concept? #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:41 PM || A6 Good conceptually based central ideas are key for this! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:41 PM || RT @BruceFerrington: #pypchat A6 - concepts cross the disciplinary barriers. We can discuss "form" is science, music, art, literature, etc ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:41 PM || A6 Concepts are the glue that bonds the disciplines, connects them #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:42 PM || A6 Related concepts can come from disciplines but you can find similar concepts crossing disciplines too! #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:42 PM || Not sure if conceptual understanding can happen without a board canvas such as TD #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:42 PM || A6 Often concepts are the authentic link for single subject teachers to a UOI, so strengthening conceptually understanding follows #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:42 PM || Well said @whatedsaid but for some kids this can be difficult #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:42 PM || @kassandraboyd @lindawollan #pypchat Love the train metaphor! ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:43 PM || A6 b/c TransD lrng/real-life context, on the same level as big understandings, big ideas and big skills (it's the catch-all)... #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:43 PM || Important to think about the related concepts in addition to PYP key concepts to support TD approach. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:43 PM || @ShanezCabraal Not sure what you responded to. What can be difficult? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:44 PM || A6...allowing connections to be made across understandings, ideas and skills #pypchat ||
 * mlrose14 || 8:44 PM || MT @whatedsaid: A6 Often concepts are the authentic link for single subject teachers to a UOI. Absolutely! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:44 PM || @Shaza33 I don't think of concept driven learning as only about the 8 key concepts. Does anyone? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:45 PM || @whatedsaid Just a reminder, although have seen related concepts not get the attention they should #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:45 PM || @DwyerTeacher I have to think about your question re teachers and PYP! Will get back to you #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:45 PM || Def not my 2 cents. RT @whatedsaid: @Shaza33 I dont think of concept driven learning as only about the 8 key concepts. Does anyone? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:45 PM || Q7 How do you encourage TD learning from all members of the learning community? #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:46 PM || @whatedsaid yep. But TD themes give us more scope. Real world connections #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:46 PM || @DwyerTeacher But you WILL leave the countryâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:46 PM || About 15 mins left! On Q7 How do you encourage TD learning from all members of the learning community? #pypchat ||
 * ShanezCabraal || 8:46 PM || @whatedsaid kids make connections between big ideas! #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:46 PM || @whatedsaid take your time. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:47 PM || What if middle/high school had a TD approach? Would the sky fall down? #pypchat Is 'education' to look the same forever? ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:47 PM || A7 As pypc I used to design staff pd sessions using the pyp planner...#modeling #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:47 PM || @ShanezCabraal Ah.. So isn't it the teacher's role to help them make connections then? :) #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:48 PM || @whatedsaid it is doableâ€¦ major shift necessary thoughâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * Fionannbir || 8:48 PM || Think my dog has escaped- again!! Night all! It was interesting :-) #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:48 PM || @kassandraboyd That's what @mlrose14 does! Love it :) #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:48 PM || #pypchat A7 - I think it's important to use transdisciplinary language - avoid talking in subjects, refuse to acknowledge "stand alone" ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:49 PM || 10 mins left we are discussing Q7 How do you encourage TD learning from all members of the learning community? #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:49 PM || #pypchat Communicating with parents to engage them in the UOI discussion. Sharing lines of inquiry and central ideasâ€¦ ||
 * PENathan || 8:49 PM || RT @kassandraboyd: A7 As pypc I used to design staff pd sessions using the pyp planner...#modeling #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:49 PM || @BruceFerrington stand alone is a silly term.. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:49 PM || @DwyerTeacher And higher ed? Wouldn't people be more interesting if they didm;t focus on one discipline? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:49 PM || @whatedsaid would be wonderful! #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:49 PM || @whatedsaid Id like to hear from the #mypchat folks on this one ;) cc @iBiologyStephen #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:51 PM || #pypchat A7 inviting parents and experts into classroom to discuss their related experience, skills and sharing knowledge. ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:51 PM || A gr8resource for understanding diff between TransD/interdisc/multidisc - Susan Drake: Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curr. #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:51 PM || @PENathan Can be done for parent sessions as well, students in exhibition start using it/parts of it to plan own inquiries #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:51 PM || @DwyerTeacher Agree #pypchat Where did "stand alone" come from? Doesn't sound very PYP to me. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:51 PM || @whatedsaid a polymath. like da vinci. In theory it is awesome, but those are huge changes for big institutions @BruceFerrington #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:51 PM || @DwyerTeacher @BruceFerrington I always picture 'stand alines'as having no-one to play with! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:52 PM || @jasongraham99 Higher ed will have to change before secondary school canâ€¦ don't see it happening #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:52 PM || Q8 What are some day-to-day practices that can enable TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:52 PM || A7 what about encouraging post secondary education to give more value to TD learning. Inquiry based learning? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:53 PM || Final question Q8 What are some day-to-day practices that can enable TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * PogonophileMelb || 8:53 PM || #pypchat A8 fostering TD skills through daily "circle time" where each students has opportunity to express ideas, wonderings and feelings. ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:53 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @jasongraham99 A8 get rid of the schedule on your wall #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:53 PM || A7. Reflect on communication to parents. What do hwk, newsletters,etc. represent about the TD approach. How can they get involved? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:53 PM || @jasongraham99 A8 get rid of the schedule on your wall #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:53 PM || @whatedsaid Yup #sigh #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:53 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Q8 What are some day-to-day practices that can enable TD learning? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:54 PM || @kassandraboyd yes, labeling is a huge issue #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:54 PM || A9 Do the art teacher and the classroom teacher ever teach together? Or music etc? #pypchat ||
 * StevenWishart2 || 8:54 PM || @jasongraham99 get broader learning commun involved in plan process. Engage experts from specialist/ student/parent body #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:54 PM || A8: start by rethinking your daily schedule or how you organize time or label things #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:54 PM || A8 walk into a classroom with no idea what you are going to teach (except maybe a question) and see where it goes #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:55 PM || @whatedsaid our art teacher is awesome! we work together all the time, but only during art periods i just realizedâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:55 PM || A9 Stop seeing art as the domain of the art teacher. Anyone can use art to support learning (music, etc) #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:55 PM || A8 Specialist teachers planning with class teacher can promote TD learning #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:56 PM || Off to a Lunch &amp; Learn - thanks for the great discussion! Special thanks to the team at #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:56 PM || Allowing students time to explore and share their connections, don't plan every minute #pypchat ||
 * MrFumar || 8:56 PM || @whatedsaid #pypchat our school has teacher specialist planning sessions for each theme. Great collaboration opportunities! ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:56 PM || @whatedsaid #pypchat We have had a (superficial) go at working on the same inquiries with music/art/PE etc. It was a start. Need to do more. ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:56 PM || @lindawollan Ah. But then we end up with 14 voices and no consensus and planning goes nowhereâ€¦ #weren'tyouthere?! #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:56 PM || Awesome! RT @whatedsaid: A9 Stop seeing art as the domain of the art teacher. Anyone can use art to support learning (music, etc) #pypchat ||
 * PanaAsavavatana || 8:56 PM || A8 Every now and then, throw it back at your students and ask them "So what's the next step?" #pypchat ||
 * alisoneducates || 8:56 PM || A8. Leave space for independent inquiries separate from CI.These are often naturally TD &amp; serve as authentic student-centred models #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:56 PM || @lindawollan even better, teaching together! #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:57 PM || @whatedsaid Just remember... those ideas percolating... #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:57 PM || Tonightâ€™s #pypchat archive and resources will be posted here within 48hrs: http://t.co/bOELOIbhzE ||
 * StevenWishart2 || 8:57 PM || @DwyerTeacher @bruceferrington love it. Stand alone seems to be an excuse not to be trans disciplinary. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:57 PM || Thanks everyone what a great chat! #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:57 PM || The #pypchat people are incredible. No matter what the topic, the conversion is engaging, thoughtful, intelligent! ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:57 PM || @whatedsaid #pypchat And why does this only happen in Exhibition? ||
 * carolined101 || 8:57 PM || RT @kassandraboyd: A8: start by rethinking your daily schedule or how you organize time or label things #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:57 PM || @DwyerTeacher I'm ICT, and ALWAYS teach with the class teacher #pypchat Love it that way. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:57 PM || @whatedsaid Arts in the classroom http://t.co/008ROkXAGy #pypchat every classroom, every day ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:57 PM || @kassandraboyd hard when you share specialists with secondary. Less flexible #timetabled #pypchat ||
 * carolined101 || 8:57 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: @jasongraham99 A8 get rid of the schedule on your wall #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:58 PM || Thanks to the behind the scenes #pypchat team @jasongraham99 @jennysfen @Dwyer_teacher @wholeboxndice and @saigon_eldred ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:58 PM || Great job moderating @jasongraham99 Thanks for a great #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 8:58 PM || @StevenWishart2 @DwyerTeacher @bruceferrington Yes and No. Still needs to be some area for subject specific skill growth (#PhysEd) #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:58 PM || Agreed, not easy. â€œ@jasongraham99: @kassandraboyd hard when you share specialists with secondary. Less flexible #timetabled #pypchatâ€ ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:58 PM || The next #pypchat will be in 2 weeks. Post your discussion ideas here for future chats. http://t.co/uVi5s7ty87 ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:58 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Please add any resources, links, blogs about learning spaces on the #pypchat wiki here http://t.co/RhOaCKqpok ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:58 PM || Please add any resources, links, blogs about learning spaces on the #pypchat wiki here http://t.co/RhOaCKqpok ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:58 PM || @BruceFerrington It doesn't #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:59 PM || @BruceFerrington Art is often a great provocation, even in maths! With a thinking routine #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:59 PM || #pypchat Thanks all. ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:59 PM || @PENathan @StevenWishart2 @bruceferrington can't it be done in the context of a larger inquiry, zooming in and zooming out? #pypchat ||
 * Shaza33 || 8:59 PM || Thanks #pypchat for the thoughtful discussions. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:59 PM || Thanks to all of the #pypchat participants today! ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:59 PM || If youre going to the IBAP Conference in 2 weeks in KL there will be a #pypchat breakout session. ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:59 PM || @whatedsaid #pypchat I think I need to get my kids refocused on td mindset ||
 * Fionannbir || 9:01 PM || @whatedsaid totally want to teach with art teacher! Love getting paint everywhere! Love banging drums too! #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 9:01 PM || Well done #TeamISS for your awesome job in #pypchat tonight! ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 9:01 PM || @whatedsaid @BruceFerrington art is a great provocation for anything. art allows and encourages mistakes. #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 9:03 PM || Been a great discussion - thanks to all #pypchat ||