Debate 25 - Should You Follow the Textbook?

Let’s talk about textbooks! Some teachers are handed a textbook and are instructed to follow it. Others may have never had a textbook offered to them. If you are given a textbook, should you be following it? And how much? And if you don’t have one, should you start? Tune in as four thoughtful educators debate the resolution: Teachers should follow the textbook.

Resources Referenced in this Episode

• The book Pi of Life was mentioned. 
• Graspable Math 
• Open Middle Math 
• Same But Different Math 
• Which One Doesn’t Belong? 
• The BEAM Program 
• Follow Gabe Davis Twitter: @gdavis451
• Follow Zak Champagne Twitter: @Zakchamp or check out his website: zakchamp.com
• Follow Melissa Dean on Twitter & Instagram: @Dean_of_math, check out her blog: deanofmath.wordpress.com, or read her new book: Unravel School.
• Follow Tim Brzezinski on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube: @TimBrzezinski 

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