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How Do We Get Teachers to Ditch Textbooks? Should We?

How Do We Get Teachers to Ditch Textbooks? Should We?

From#EdChat Radio


How Do We Get Teachers to Ditch Textbooks? Should We?

From#EdChat Radio

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Jan 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Though many teachers have completely moved away from using textbooks most are still very dependent on them. In this episode, we discuss alternatives and barriers to adoption.

Follow: @tomwhitby @blairteach @lane.young @bamradionetwork
Ed Chat Archive: http://edchat.pbworks.com/

Lane Young is a Director of Library & Educational Technology and Computer Science instructor for North Shore Country Day School, a K-12 independent school in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Nancy Blair is a middle school principal in Georgia. She previously served as a school improvement consultant with the High Schools That Work and Making Middle Grades Work initiatives of the Southern Regional Education Board. Tom Whitby is a former contributing Editor at SmartBrief, founder of #Edchat, Twitter-Using Educators, and NYSCATE Network.
Released:
Jan 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Once a week Highlights and amplifications from the Twitter discussion of the week on #EdChat. Hosted By Tom Whitby and Nancy Blair and members of the EdChat team of moderators including MaryBeth Hertz, Kyle Pace, Jerry Blumengarten, Jerry Swiatek, Steven Anderson, Shelly Terrell, and Bernadeth Wall in the UK.