Math Interactive Notebook Developing smart study habits

What is an Interactive Notebook? Reference book of math concepts How-to manual of math skills Working portfolio of your math learning Review handbook Record of your mathematical thinking Resource for open-note quizzes Study guide

An Interactive Notebook will help you: Organize information Make sense of new ideas Understand how concepts are connected Remember what you learn in math class Personalize how you learn And most important… http://spacesuityoga.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/brain-763982-1.jpg

An Interactive Notebook can double as a pillow in a napping emergency.

50 percent of what we see and hear We remember: 20 percent of what we hear 30 percent of what we see 50 percent of what we see and hear 70 percent of what we see, hear, and say 90 percent of what we see, hear, say, and do

What does an Interactive Notebook look like? Large scribbler Each pair of facing pages is dedicated to a single topic The right side is for class notes and handouts (from the teacher) The left side is for student reflection (your own thoughts and ideas)

What does an Interactive Notebook look like?

Right side- Teacher input Notes from: lesson/ lecture textbook video group discussion collaborative group process Handouts Example problems with steps explained Definitions

Left side- Student output Restate ideas in your own words Pose questions about the information Predict outcomes or next steps Create a metaphor to connect new ideas to familiar ones Write a reflection on the information or experience Make connections between the information/text and your own life, another text, and/or the world Glue in a foldable Respond to a math journal prompt

Left side- Student output Create an acronym that will help you to remember the information covered Draw a picture to represent the information Create your own original problems Practice examples Brainstorm ideas Write a poem or jingle to help you remember the information Create a thinking map to organize and clarify the information

Is this for a grade? Your notebook will be checked on a regular basis for completion and understanding At the end of a unit, you will turn in your notebook for grade recording If you are absent, it is your job to get the notes and information you missed

Setting up your Interactive Notebook Number the pages: leave the first page blank right side pages only upper right corner Write “Table of Contents” at the top of page #1

Interactive Notebook Tips Number every right-side page All topic pages should contain only math content Write the date and topic at the top of each page Bring your notebook to class every day Do not rip any pages out of your notebook Do not write notes to your friends in your notebook Do not use your math notebook for other classes