pypchat+24+jan


 * Handle || Time || Tweet ||
 * wholeboxndice || 7:51 PM || Grab your cup of coffee, get those tweeting fingers ready and settle in for #pypchat starting in 10 minutes. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 7:56 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: Grab your cup of coffee, get those tweeting fingers ready and settle in for #pypchat starting in 10 minutes. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 7:57 PM || Ok, just about time for #pypchat. Who is around tonight? 5 mins till we kickoff. ||
 * JKSuth || 7:57 PM || Book List for #PYP teachers to help teach #Reading Strategies: https://t.co/nOhFebq4 #pypchat #pyp #ellchat #ealchat #literacy ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:01 PM || For the next hour my tweets will be dedicated to #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:01 PM || #pypchat Here after long break. I think my brain has turned to mush. Looking to kick start thinking. Hi all ||
 * thammerlund || 8:01 PM || I'm Tom, a grade 1-2 teacher in Japan #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:01 PM || I'm at #pypchat. All tweets for the next hour will be about displaying central ideas in a PYP classroom. #ibpyp #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:02 PM || I have the mod chair tonight - Head of Primary here from Brisbane, Australia. #firstterminnewrole #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:02 PM || Introduce yourself. Tell us where are you and what your role is? #pypchat ||
 * desfpyp || 8:02 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: Ok, just about time for #pypchat. Who is around tonight? 5 mins till we kickoff. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:02 PM || Welcome to #pypchat! Todayâ€™s topic: When / whether / why to display central ideas ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:03 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: Welcome to #pypchat! Todayâ€™s topic: When / whether / why to display central ideas ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:03 PM || Kassandra - PYP curriculum manager at IB in The Hague #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:03 PM || @thammerlund Good to have you Tom. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:03 PM || @lsacker Glad to have you along tonight. Let's see what that mush can share tonight! #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:03 PM || Hi from Jakarta glad to be at home for #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:04 PM || And to you @wholeboxndice - I hear it's pretty steamy where you are... #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:04 PM || @lindawollan Nice launch pad that #pypchat will be Linda. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:04 PM || @NicolineKD1 Hey welcome stranger! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:04 PM || @NicolineKD1 Pleased you could join us! #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:04 PM || Hi - I'm Linda, ICT facilitator Years 4-6 in Melbourne. End of holidays, time to get into it again #pypchat (tennis on TV in background!) ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:04 PM || Looking forward to participating in my first live #pypchat Up until now, I keep missing, and have to read only archives. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:04 PM || @kassandraboyd Hi Kassandra, Happy new year! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:05 PM || @StephDiStasio Wow Steph, welcome. What time is it there? #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:05 PM || @lindawollan #pypchat hi Linda. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:05 PM || @MaryCollins21 welcome Mary! #pypchat ||
 * StephDiStasio || 8:05 PM || #pypchat Stephanie; PYP principal (head of school) ; South Carolina; USA ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:05 PM || #pypchat Hi, I'm Mary - PYP coordinator at Bandung International School Indonesia same as @jasongraham99 ||
 * lsacker || 8:05 PM || @NicolineKD1 lovely to have you here .#pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:06 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: To get us moving and help frame our chat - 1. What is the purpose of a central idea? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:06 PM || To get us moving and help frame our chat - 1. What is the purpose of a central idea? #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:06 PM || @lsacker Hi Layla - liked the 10 pictures post you mentioned earlier! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:06 PM || Please remember to use the #pypchat hashtag in your tweets in order to participate in the discussion. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:06 PM || Great #pypchat lineup in place! ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:06 PM || Hello too to @NicolineKD1 - that makes three from our school! #pypchat ||
 * StephDiStasio || 8:07 PM || @wholeboxndice #pypchat 5:06am... I'll have to leave chat early for school, but will catch the rest on archive. ||
 * tgaletti || 8:08 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: To get us moving and help frame our chat - 1. What is the purpose of a central idea? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:08 PM || @StephDiStasio Love it. Hope this is the kickstarter you need for a big day ahead! #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:09 PM || #pypchat Purpose of the central idea is to develop Ss' understanding of trans theme - something that generates inquiry &amp; critical thinking ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:09 PM || Good question! Is it to guide teacher planning, or student learning? I wonder if the answer is dependent on age of students? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:09 PM || hello from Japan #pypchat grade 5.6teacher ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:09 PM || A1 To give the unit a focus, (esp to keep the teachers focused) #pypchat ||
 * tgaletti || 8:10 PM || RT @jasongraham99: A1 To give the unit a focus, (esp to keep the teachers focused) #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:10 PM || @tgaletti Hope that is going well Tanja...you can keynote here anytime! #pypchat ||
 * tgaletti || 8:10 PM || This is Tanja, Primary School Librarian of Hong Kong Academy. I am at the keynote of #21CLHK but will follow #pypchat tweets too ;) ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:11 PM || Central ideas promote conceptual development, by identifying in advance we ensure learning is focused at a conceptual level #pypchat ||
 * StephDiStasio || 8:11 PM || @jasongraham99 #pypchat Yes- but also to frame &amp; focus the unit for students / parents. ||
 * lindawollan || 8:11 PM || Hi Lauri - you'll enjoy #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:11 PM || @wiesack Glad you could join us. Things can move quickly, but we know you will love it. #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:11 PM || #pypchat The CI can develop understanding of trans theme at any age, even if Ss can't articulate this - both for tchr planning &amp; st learning ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:11 PM || @MaryCollins21 then we either are using the wrong tool or not using it correctly #pypchat ||
 * wiesack || 8:11 PM || #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:12 PM || @StephDiStasio assuming parents understand the CI #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:12 PM || So, Q2. At what point in a unit do you disclose the central idea? #pypchat ||
 * tgaletti || 8:12 PM || @wholeboxndice :) waiting for the keynote to start, I mean. Don't like missing #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:12 PM || Our discussion tonight will look at where/when/whether to display the CI. Lots of different thinking I am sure. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:12 PM || @wiesack how lovely to have you here . #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:13 PM || @StephDiStasio and students. Have we tried to be too wordy in our CI? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:13 PM || @MaryCollins21 Nice! #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:13 PM || #pypchat Q1 to focus on the conceptual understanding of the unit ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 8:14 PM || At #21CLHK . Finally caught up with @SarahHHK after 7+years. My first int school grade partner #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:14 PM || #pypchat it depends on the unit@and the learners but I think it best to wait and grow it with the class. Maybe theirs might even be better ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:14 PM || @jasongraham99 @StephDiStasio I find wordiness is an issue with a lot of CI. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:14 PM || @helen_morschel well then why not just focus on the conceptual understandings and get rid of the CI? #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:14 PM || #pypchat to really develop understanding of trans theme, I think a good CI would naturally promote conceptual development. ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:15 PM || #pypchat I like to try to keep the CI brief and incorporate some related concepts ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:15 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: So, Q2. At what point in a unit do you disclose the central idea? #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:15 PM || #pypchat For me the CI would always be visible in classroom at or almost at beginning even if you don't immediately mention or focus on it. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:15 PM || @Saigon_Eldred hows the conference? Seeing some great tweets. #21CLHK #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:15 PM || A2 Our teachers have usually unpacked the CI after a provocation at start of unit. Some starting to leave it it longer. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:15 PM || CI is such a rich ground for discussion. We are on Q2. At what point in a unit do you disclose the central idea? #pypchat ||
 * StephDiStasio || 8:15 PM || #pypchat Q2: EARLY! We sometimes post it before the planner begins to build anticipation - followed with wall wished or KWL type activities ||
 * StephDiStasio || 8:16 PM || @DwyerTeacher @jasongraham99 #pypchat we do too, it has been a focus for us this year in reflection/revision. Always learning &amp; growing ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:16 PM || @jasongraham99 I believe the exercise of phrasing it out clarifies things for teachers and students #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:16 PM || @DwyerTeacher on other hand no dumbing down needed. Kids can deal with complexity #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:16 PM || A2 Does it matter? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:16 PM || @carolyn_tlc to focus the learning and make us think about the enduring understanding, without getting wrapped up in content. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:17 PM || @kassandraboyd #pypchat yes clarifies for teachers very important ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:17 PM || The Central Idea is great for planning and guiding a unit. Its the Ss that take it from there #pypchat ||
 * SarahHHK || 8:17 PM || â€œ@Saigon_Eldred: At #21CLHK . Finally caught up with @SarahHHK after 7+years. My first int school grade partner #pypchatâ€ good to see you! ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:17 PM || @StephDiStasio agree-they can be powerful provocations! #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:17 PM || Q2 - how about mind mapping the central idea throughout the unit as understandings evolve #pypchat ||
 * desfpyp || 8:17 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: @NicolineKD1 Pleased you could join us! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:17 PM || @jasongraham99 Good question, it is handled in many ways, is there a right or wrong? #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:17 PM || #pypchat Disclosing the CI - if you mean explicitly discussing it - would only happen when Ss are ready - even if it takes 2 / 3 weeks... ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:18 PM || @carolyn_tlc Make sure you add the #pypchat hashtag to your tweets Carolyn so we can all see them! ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:18 PM || @lsacker yes they can! sometimes sentences/phrasing is very grown up, and even academic. is untangling grammar part of the concept?#pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:18 PM || RT @helen_morschel: Q2 - how about mind mapping the central idea throughout the unit as understandings evolve #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:18 PM || @helen_morschel #pypchat great idea Helen. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:18 PM || Should the CI be the 'holy grail' of learning? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:18 PM || A quote from this article http://t.co/s3BKwvIN "By displaying central ideas, arenâ€™t we telling the students the â€˜answer?" #pypchat ||
 * JinaBel28 || 8:19 PM || #pypchat hi all. Sometimes kids' CIs are very close to the one we have in mind. Awesome to let them come up with their own. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:19 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Should the CI be the 'holy grail' of learning? #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:19 PM || #pypchat Impossible to say how to disclose it - depends on students and the particular unit.Can focus on it to bring Ss back to concepts. ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:20 PM || #pypchat Hello from Bandung@DwyerTeacher I was wondering how your experiment with Central Idea Surprise worked out. http://t.co/4YQF7Cln ||
 * lsacker || 8:20 PM || @wholeboxndice #pypchat there should never be one answer for great central ideas. Many unanswered questions can be great inquiry ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:20 PM || Alot of our questions tonight will be a rolling prompt. Q3. Do you think displaying the CI detracts from the inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:21 PM || @lsacker I agree with you for sure. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:21 PM || RT @NicolineKD1: #pypchat Hello from Bandung@DwyerTeacher I was wondering how your experiment with Central Idea Surprise worked out. h ... ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:21 PM || RT @lsacker: @wholeboxndice #pypchat there should never be one answer for great central ideas. Many unanswered questions can be great i ... ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:21 PM || @wholeboxndice I think it comes down to how the teachers are building it actively into the inquiry-is it there to prop up the wall? #pypchat ||
 * wiesack || 8:22 PM || #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:22 PM || A3 Not necessarily - again it comes down to how teachers and students engage with it...sometimes that's best early, sometimes not #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:22 PM || @wholeboxndice if the CI is inquiring into conceptual understandings not topics inquiry will naturally come #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:22 PM || Sorry, gotta give @DwyerTeacher awesome blogpost a plug http://t.co/ghRLkgbr #pypchat Please read later #ibpyp ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:22 PM || @kassandraboyd Great point, it has to be more than window dressing. #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:22 PM || Displaying CI shouldn't detract from inquiry, it should focus it, together with concepts #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:23 PM || @lindawollan Yes Linda, I think that concept-driven approach allows this. #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:23 PM || RT @wiesack: #pypchat Leaving CI on wall invites children to write comments as the unit progresses and great discussion follows. #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:23 PM || Kids still devise their own questions for inquiry, under the umbrella of the CI #pypchat ||
 * tgaletti || 8:23 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Sorry, gotta give @DwyerTeacher awesome blogpost a plug http://t.co/ghRLkgbr #pypchat Please read later #ibpyp ||
 * irantimega || 8:23 PM || Ups, I hope Im not late for #pypchat Hello from Jakarta, Indonesia! ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 8:24 PM || @tgaletti @sarahhhk I'm sitting 3rd row back left hand side of right section. looking 4ward 2 meeting #pypchat peeps http://t.co/ChwOxFM1 ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:24 PM || @wholeboxndice Sort of hereâ€¦#pypchat Thanks for taking on the mod. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:24 PM || @whatedsaid @kassandraboyd Good to have you along Edna. #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:25 PM || @wiesack #pypchat I think many of us really like the possibilities of recording growing understandings that the CI can prompt ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:25 PM || Let's talk about what we actually do. Q4. Do you display the lines of inquiry and/or teacher questions? Why/why not? #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:25 PM || #pypchat @helen_morschel Agree! Ss can research topics but can only inquire into concepts &amp; CI helps redirect Ss to concepts when necessary. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:25 PM || I think a lot of how the CI is used comes down to the Tchr's confidence in supporting Ss inquiry as opposed to directing it. #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:26 PM || #pypchat When CI is visible Ss are more likely to think critically about it,to sometimes come to the conclusion it's not even a good CI! ||
 * rutha || 8:26 PM || @jasongraham99 @helen_morschel hmmm....aren't "conceptual understandings" and "central ideas" one and the same thing? #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 8:26 PM || Hello #pypchat from #21CLHK Happy New Year ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:26 PM || @whatedsaid It's what makes a great team. Knowing when to tag in. #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:26 PM || @whatedsaid @wholeboxndice Definitely! #pypchat #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:27 PM || @rutha @helen_morschel do then we can get rid of the CI ? :) #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:27 PM || RT @MaryCollins21: #pypchat When CI is visible Ss are more likely to think critically about it,to sometimes come to the conclusion it's ... ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:27 PM || A4 I have experimented with not displaying it (to great success) and have had it displayed when I felt it shouldn't be. Depends. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:28 PM || RT @whatedsaid: @rutha @jasongraham99 @helen_morschel There might be several conceptual understandings coming out of one CI #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:28 PM || #pypchat Yes, we usually display lines of inquiry &amp; tchr ?s too - also for the sake of parents, single subject tchrs, i.e. school community. ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:28 PM || @rutha @jasongraham99 @helen_morschel There might be several conceptual understandings coming out of one CI #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:28 PM || @rutha they should be but often poorly written CI mean they are not #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:28 PM || @DwyerTeacher Can you direct our #pypchat folks to your blog for info about your experiences Craig? ||
 * thammerlund || 8:29 PM || I'm glad someone asked this RT: @NicolineKD1: What thoughts do #pypchat changing central idea into question format to share with students? ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:29 PM || What thoughts do #pypchat changing central idea into question format to share with students? ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:30 PM || @MaryCollins21 Ok, so we have then some thought that we display for a range of ppl and purposes. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:30 PM || @jasongraham99 CI is your enduring understanding. Why do you want to get rid of it? Though might be good to have a driving Q insted #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:30 PM || #pypchat anyone let kids write their own CI for exhibition? How does that pan out? ||
 * lindawollan || 8:30 PM || Surely we have to aim at having well conceived CIs and lines of inquiry that stimulate kids' thinking. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:30 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: http://t.co/9HbruLxv Guess the Central Idea #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:30 PM || http://t.co/9HbruLxv Guess the Central Idea #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:30 PM || @whatedsaid @rutha @helen_morschel yes, many CU can be applied to a CI, depending on where the unit goes #pypchat ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 8:30 PM || #pypchat Often other tchrs see CI, lines of inquiry etc. displayed which can spark interest &amp; ideas for primary sources, e.g. guest speaker. ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:31 PM || A4 I displayed lines of inquiry and both teacher and student questions (as they came up) and we referred back to them often... #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:31 PM || @lindawollan the absence of something also stimulates thinkingâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:32 PM || Would like to try not displaying CIs from the beginning but ask st at end of unit to see if they can figure out what is "was". #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:32 PM || @kassandraboyd referring back is importantâ€¦ it is great when the kids start to refer back themselves #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:32 PM || @DwyerTeacher @lindawollan Nice :) #pypchat ||
 * BruceFerrington || 8:32 PM || RT @DwyerTeacher: http://t.co/9HbruLxv Guess the Central Idea #pypchat ||
 * GCPorganisers || 8:32 PM || Recommended. MT @jasongraham99: Sorry, gotta give @DwyerTeacher post a plug http://t.co/ZeXW78l2 #pypchat #globalclassroom #globaled ||
 * iEARNAustralia || 8:32 PM || Recommended. MT @jasongraham99: Sorry, gotta give @DwyerTeacher post a plug http://t.co/0H0ZkTCN #pypchat #globalclassroom #globaled ||
 * mgraffin || 8:32 PM || Recommended. MT @jasongraham99: Sorry, gotta give @DwyerTeacher post a plug http://t.co/1bk6H29V #pypchat #globalclassroom #globaled ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:32 PM || @lindawollan That's not in questionâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:33 PM || #pypchat sometimes CI and lines of I are so fancy in font and colour I can't even read them, level and font important, ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:33 PM || @kassandraboyd It works great! http://t.co/9HbruLxv Will be doing on my next unit #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:33 PM || @DwyerTeacher So cool! #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:33 PM || is the display also catering for visual leaners- some people need to see the format of the unit #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:33 PM || If you are wondering what #pypchat is it is a fortnightly, passionate discussion about the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:34 PM || @StephDiStasio Have a great day! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:34 PM || Already been touched on - Q5. Would you prefer to see the CI expressed as an essential question? Why? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:34 PM || @NicolineKD1 Yes please. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:34 PM || RT @NicolineKD1: What thoughts do #pypchat changing central idea into question format to share with students? ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:34 PM || Certainly writing great CIs is something that everyone is striving for. Who decides what makes a good one? #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:34 PM || If the students dont know what the CI is, doesnt the inquiry become teacher-directed? Why are we worried about displaying it? #pypchat ||
 * StephDiStasio || 8:34 PM || #pypchat Signing Off to go to school....GREAT way to start my day! I am invigorated &amp; will be sharing all day, THANKS everyone!! ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:35 PM || @lindawollan Read this http://t.co/3OR6JgWn We are not worried :) #pypchat ||
 * rutha || 8:35 PM || @whatedsaid def. CI = clear articulation of a unit's conceptual direction/drive. Sweet provocative question @jasongraham99! #pypchat ||
 * tgaletti || 8:35 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: Already been touched on - Q5. Would you prefer to see the CI expressed as an essential question? Why? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:35 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: If you are wondering what #pypchat is it is a fortnightly, passionate discussion about the International Baccalaureat ... ||
 * thammerlund || 8:36 PM || A5 I would like to try the CI as a question. It would be interesting to see their answers. #pypchat ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:36 PM || @helen_morschel I've mind-mapped CI with EC kids. Tends to stop at vocab devel. Wouldn't CI phrased as ? push thinking further. #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:37 PM || @lsacker @lindawollan Couldn't agree more. NOT always. #pypchat but once in a while, mix it upâ€¦ ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:37 PM || Anyone want to offer a current CI and then try to reframe as a Q to see how it feels? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:37 PM || @whatedsaid tough call, do we need SO many avenues CI, LoI, Ss Q and T Qs? Esp for younger learners? I dont know. #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:37 PM || @NicolineKD1 @helen_morschel Hence the idea of having teacher Qs but not sharing the CI at start of unitâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:37 PM || How do we ensure a question keeps the focus at a conceptual level? #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:37 PM || @lindawollan #pypchat it's fun to think and ponder and uncover . Gives everyone a chance to do this. NOT always though ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:38 PM || @jasongraham99 @whatedsaid - many paths to the same place? ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:38 PM || @helen_morschel @wholeboxndice Agree. So much unpacking of words instead of getting on with the learning :) #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:39 PM || @whatedsaid @helen_morschel @wholeboxndice often it is not just unpacking of words, but of complex grammatical structures #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:39 PM || Some st connect with the CI, others approach inquiry via their own questions, other fall inbetween #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:39 PM || Is a a great UOI (upon reflection) always a product of a strong CI? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:39 PM || @kassandraboyd @jasongraham99 Many paths is good :) People tend to get locked into what they they think is "the" way sometimes #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:40 PM || @DwyerTeacher You have the best ideas! Even getting kids to draw the CI would be a nice exercise #pypchat ||
 * Kirsten84 || 8:40 PM || #pypchat I always display my CI and LOI - the students use post its to add their ideas as unit continues and promotes great discussion ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:40 PM || Here is a slightly different aspect Q6. How is the CI communicated to parents, specialist teachers and students (community)? #pypchat ||
 * irantimega || 8:40 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: If you are wondering what #pypchat is it is a fortnightly, passionate discussion about the International Baccalaureat ... ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:40 PM || I would like to the CI as a picture #pypchat no words ;) ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:41 PM || @wholeboxndice I think not, it comes from good conceptual T an S Qs that are conceptually developed #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 8:41 PM || @whatedsaid Yeah, @dwyerteacher gave me the draw the CI idea last year #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:41 PM || @wholeboxndice no just thought of it! #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:41 PM || @DwyerTeacher lovely idea! #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:41 PM || @whatedsaid #pypchat agree not a formula for anything in PYP. Fluidity, openness flexibility . Must remember this, ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:41 PM || @DwyerTeacher Got an example to share for this idea? #pypchat ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:42 PM || @whatedsaid @helen_morschel True enough about teacher questions. Note to self.., improve my T? &amp; CI's, but that's another #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:42 PM || @whatedsaid Ive tried drawing the CI, or finding a picture that represents it, but I want to have the CI posted as a picture #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:42 PM || @thammerlund @dwyerteacher It could be a summative taskâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:42 PM || @DwyerTeacher We can't wait for your blog after getting it in the works! #pypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:42 PM || @DwyerTeacher #pypchat was just thinking that but did not have courage to tweet it. Love the thought. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:43 PM || Missing out on another great #pypchat @mrfumar ...@fluro2au you are on my target list for next fortnight ||
 * lsacker || 8:43 PM || @DwyerTeacher #pypchat I'm going to try that. Brilliant. ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:43 PM || @NicolineKD1 DM me your email and I'll tell you about how we have improved ours #pypchat ||
 * lindawollan || 8:43 PM || A6 Specialists should be in at the planning stage. If not, then need time out with PYP Coordinator to understand CI &amp; contribute #pypchat ||
 * rutha || 8:43 PM || @lsacker yup. done it but struggled w/ idea that if CI=idea worth uncovering, how can st'ts 'know' it truly b4 they've inquired? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:43 PM || Can we consider Q6. How is the CI communicated to parents, specialist teachers and community? #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:43 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: If you are wondering what #pypchat is it is a fortnightly, passionate discussion about the International Baccalaureat ... ||
 * thammerlund || 8:43 PM || After trying it, I will do it several times next time RT: @whatedsaid: @dwyerteacher It could be a summative taskâ€¦ #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:44 PM || RT @carolyn_tlc: #pypchat agree that a strong conceptual approach to the inquiry improves the outcomes for the students ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:44 PM || Some great discussion tonight on #pypchat, still 15 mins left. Join in! #mypchat ||
 * carolyn_tlc || 8:44 PM || #pypchat agree that a strong conceptual approach to the inquiry improves the outcomes for the students ||
 * RGMontgomery || 8:44 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: If you wonder what #pypchat is it is a fortnightly, passionate discussion about the IBPYP #gsispd ||
 * ibpyp || 8:45 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: If you are wondering what #pypchat is it is a fortnightly, passionate discussion about the International Baccalaureat ... ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:45 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Some great discussion tonight on #pypchat, still 15 mins left. Join in! #mypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:45 PM || @lindawollan and with the SS subject teachers they need to come in through related concepts to move beyond a 'topic' #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 8:46 PM || @wholeboxndice Easy one: Light and color are forms of energy and are part of our everyday lives #pypchat ||
 * ibmyp || 8:46 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Some great discussion tonight on #pypchat, still 15 mins left. Join in! #mypchat ||
 * lsacker || 8:46 PM || @wholeboxndice #pypchat we have a google,doc with all thinking and discussion recorded and share that with SST. CI grows out of rich talk ||
 * mish1970 || 8:46 PM || @lindawollan I think it's more important for specialists to meet with teachers as they are the ones working most with the unit #pypchat ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:46 PM || #pypchat Exciting idea! Draw image or pick from existing images &amp; support why they think it represents the CI! @whatedsaid @DwyerTeacher ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:46 PM || We spoke about CI as a question. Who wants to share a CI that isn;t a Q and we can see how it could look as a Q. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:47 PM || The collective energy of #pypchat could power a whole school. That would be a great place. ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:47 PM || RT @lsacker: @wholeboxndice #pypchat we have a google,doc with all thinking and discussion recorded and share that with SST. CI grows ... ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:48 PM || @wholeboxndice "how" assumes, but leaving it out is a closed question. #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:48 PM || RT @helen_morschel: @lsacker @wholeboxndice agree collaboration is the key but it also requires dialogue and airing of tensions ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:48 PM || @wholeboxndice What we believe is a part of who we are might become How does what we believe...struggling here...1/2 #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:48 PM || @lsacker @wholeboxndice agree collaboration is the key but it also requires dialogue and airing of tensions ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:48 PM || @thammerlund Easy one: Light and color are forms of energy and are part of our everyday lives #pypchat Ok team, lets turn it into a Q. ||
 * lindawollan || 8:48 PM || @mish1970 Yep - especially as unit moves along specialists collaborate with class teachers #pypchat ||
 * paulhuebl || 8:49 PM || @wholeboxndice @thammerlund what effect do light and colour have on our lives? #pypchat ||
 * mish1970 || 8:49 PM || @lindawollan there needs to be regular opportunities to meet and refocus #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:49 PM || Apologies, got sidetracked by turning a CI into a question... #pypchat ||
 * iBiologyStephen || 8:49 PM || Some great ideas coming out of the #PYPChat discussion on 'Displaying the Central Idea' that could easily be applied in #MYP #MYPChat ||
 * LindyBuckley1 || 8:49 PM || RT @jasongraham99: @whatedsaid @rutha @helen_morschel yes, many CU can be applied to a CI, depending on where the unit goes #pypchat ||
 * carolyn_tlc || 8:49 PM || #pypchat I think a question will restrict the central idea - how do forms of light and .... What about why or when??? ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:50 PM || RT @kassandraboyd: Apologies, got sidetracked by turning a CI into a question... #pypchat ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:50 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: The collective energy of #pypchat could power a whole school. That would be a great place. #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:50 PM || @desfpyp It is certainly an engaging discussion. Across the globe our #pypchat ppl share and contrast so many things. ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:51 PM || @paulhuebl How do we get forms of energy in there? LoI? #pypchat ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:51 PM || @paulhuebl @wholeboxndice @thammerlund i like that oneâ€¦ so many paths #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:51 PM || @paulhuebl @wholeboxndice @thammerlund but would that not a T Q for the concept of connection? #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:51 PM || @kassandraboyd What part do beliefs play in forming our identity? â€¦ or something :) #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:51 PM || RT @paulhuebl: @wholeboxndice @thammerlund what effect do light and colour have on our lives? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:52 PM || RT @iBiologyStephen: Some great ideas coming out of the #PYPChat discussion on 'Displaying the Central Idea' that could easily be applie ... ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 8:52 PM || @lsacker should have brought my hat. Probably need to sort a #pypchat meetup at lunch 2morrow- is anyone doing the junket junk 2moerow nite? ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:52 PM || RT @iBiologyStephen: Some great ideas coming out of the #PYPChat discussion on 'Displaying the Central Idea' that could easily be applie ... ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:52 PM || @DwyerTeacher I see your $1 and raise you a .... #pypchat Our own #fieldofdreams? ||
 * kjinquiry || 8:53 PM || Darn it...missed (most of) it! Big day today and no time to tune in this evening but look forward to reading archives! #pypchat ||
 * doccarr || 8:53 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: "@thammerlund Easy one: Light and color are forms of energy and are part of our everyday lives #pypchat" Ok team, let ... ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:53 PM || #pypchat what Q are we on? ;) ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:53 PM || What I have loved about tonight's #pypchat so far is the naturally occurring Qs and lines of our own inquiry here. ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:53 PM || @paulhuebl Plus does "what" make an assumption that it does...we want students to figure that out, aot telling them #pypchat ||
 * vanweringh || 8:53 PM || In 7 minutes: #MYPChat Thurs 24 Jan, 11:00 UTC, following #PYPChat to discuss #MYP-#PYP transition. http://t.co/sZKKgTxsâ€ #ibmyp ||
 * doccarr || 8:54 PM || RT @carolyn_tlc: #pypchat agree that a strong conceptual approach to the inquiry improves the outcomes for the students ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:54 PM || BTW stay... tuned for #mypchat following #pypchat on the IB Continuum. Interested in progression? http://t.co/uVzRVwzi #ibpyp ||
 * PENathan || 8:54 PM || Late entry to #pypchat tonight! Question: Should SST use modified subject specific CI's instead of classroom one? ||
 * doccarr || 8:54 PM || RT @wholeboxndice: The collective energy of #pypchat could power a whole school. That would be a great place. ||
 * mish1970 || 8:55 PM || @PENathan I think same CI but different lines of inquiry #pypchat ||
 * NicolineKD1 || 8:55 PM || Thanks #pypchat Two great assessment tasks. 1. Create/choose/draw image of CI and support 2. Guess the Central Idea (Summative) ||
 * paulhuebl || 8:55 PM || @kassandraboyd what questions can be answered with 'very little' or 'not at all'. Would kids have courage for that? #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:56 PM || @LindyBuckley1 Yup... thatd work for me. #pypchat #21clhk ||
 * DwyerTeacher || 8:56 PM || Thanks for a great chat! #pypchat so many ideasâ€¦. ||
 * LindyBuckley1 || 8:56 PM || Too tricky to pay attention to #pypchat and #21clhk.... Our new units start with "engaging question" and have EUs. ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:57 PM || Thanks @wholeboxndice for moderating and @whatedsaid for all she does! #PYPChat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:57 PM || Closing minutes of another amazing #pypchat. What a great relaunch for 2013! ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:57 PM || @mish1970 @PENathan you can do this with a 'stand alone' unit #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:57 PM || @paulhuebl @kassandraboyd My @lsacker always says.. If it's a good question, there are lots of questions inside it :) #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:58 PM || Stay tuned fort #mypchat on the IB continuum if your interested #PYPChat led by @iBiologyStephen #ibpyp #ibmyp ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:58 PM || Please add any resources, links, blogs about tonight's topic on the #pypchat wiki here http://t.co/dg9wu0tI ||
 * LindyBuckley1 || 8:58 PM || @jasongraham99 But we aren't PYP so we can do what we like! #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:58 PM || Tonightâ€™s #pypchat archive and resources will be posted here within 48hrs: http://t.co/VNog8spc ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:58 PM || RT @jasongraham99: Thanks @wholeboxndice for moderating and @whatedsaid for all she does! #PYPChat ||
 * JinaBel28 || 8:58 PM || #pypchat great ideas. Thanks. ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:58 PM || @LindyBuckley1 Sounds interesting. Tell me more when you aren't multitasking :) #pypchat ||
 * whatedsaid || 8:59 PM || Would any of you like to join the awesome behind the scenes #pypchat team? Not much work for maximum gain! ||
 * helen_morschel || 8:59 PM || @whatedsaid @paulhuebl @kassandraboyd @lsacker agree answer a Q with another Q = great inquiry #pypchat ||
 * jasongraham99 || 8:59 PM || @LindyBuckley1 May I join? ;) #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 8:59 PM || Thanks to the behind the scenes #pypchat team @jasongraham99 @jennysfen @Dwyer_teacher @wholeboxndice and @whatedsaid @Saigon_Eldred ||
 * kassandraboyd || 8:59 PM || Thanks all, great discussion! Ciao for now... #pypchat ||
 * mish1970 || 8:59 PM || @helen_morschel @penathan sure but if the unit has logical links then add own lines of inquiry #pypchat ||
 * thammerlund || 8:59 PM || Thanks all #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:00 PM || #pypchat doesn't happen without the contributions of our global co-conspirators. #pypchatrulestheworld isn't too much is it? ||
 * MaryCollins21 || 9:00 PM || #pypchat @lsacker exhibition Ss always write their own CI, another reason for displaying them in earlier grades -sorry, left for meeting b4! ||
 * rutha || 9:00 PM || @thammerlund @wholeboxndice Why r light &amp; colour such important elements in the lives of people? (Avoiding 'effect' &amp; 'influence') #pypchat ||
 * PENathan || 9:00 PM || @mish1970 @helen_morschel What about same central idea for a G3-5 class for say a Dance unit then differing lines on inquiry? #pypchat ||
 * wholeboxndice || 9:00 PM || RT @whatedsaid: Would any of you like to join the awesome behind the scenes #pypchat team? Not much work for maximum gain! ||
 * lindawollan || 9:01 PM || Thanks all - see you next time #pypchat ||
 * Saigon_Eldred || 9:01 PM || #pypchat sorry I missed chat but will definitely read the transcripts ||
 * iBiologyStephen || 9:01 PM || Good evening/afternoon/morning #MYPChat! Thanks to the #PYPChat-ers for some great ideas. "Draw the Central Idea" as a task is a great one. ||
 * CliveSir || 9:02 PM || @carolyn_tlc Welcome to Twitter! You may want to ramp up your followings - see https://t.co/nSypWHu6 for @whatedsaid's pyp list #pypchat ||
 * irantimega || 9:02 PM || Thanks for the sharing and discussion. Breathing back the atmosphere that I am really missing :) #pypchat ||
 * helen_morschel || 9:02 PM || @PENathan @mish1970 this works well, even for the whole school for eg when the focus is athletics #pypchat ||
 * LindyBuckley1 || 9:03 PM || #pypchat Thanks all. Looking forward to reading archives. ||
 * mlrose14 || 9:04 PM || Sorry to have missed #pypchat Internet issues in Accra... ||
 * rutha || 9:04 PM || @wholeboxndice @thammerlund Thanks mate. Took me long enough! I always leave off #pypchat tag, #bearofverylittlebrain. Goodnight one &amp; all! ||