A SOCIAL STUDIES APPROACH ADAPTABLE FOR ANY CURRICULUM! ISN: Interactive Student Notebook

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Getting it together with the ISN: The Purpose More than a drab, lifeless tool, the Interactive Student Notebook invites students to:  Become successful note takers  Get systematically organized  Create a portfolio of individual learning for historical memory

Teacher’s Curriculum Institute - Theories Theory and Research-Based Active Instruction Lessons are based on five well established theories:  Understanding by Design (Wiggins and McTighe)  Nonlinguistic Representation (Marzano)  Multiple Intelligences (Gardner)  Cooperative Interaction (Cohen)  Spiral Curriculum (Bruner) Constructivism (Piaget)

Preview Assignments  Are short and engaging  Draw a parallel between key social studies concepts and students' lives  Spark interest and activate prior knowledge  Prepare students to tackle new concepts

Graphically Organized Reading Notes  Use graphic organizers  Tap visual and linguistic intelligences  Contain testable information

Graphically Organized Reading Notes Cornell Note Taking

Graphically Organized Reading Notes Cornell Note Taking

Processing Assignments  Require higher-order thinking skills  Incorporate multiple intelligences  Apply what students learned in the lesson

Materials Materials: Art tools: markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc… Glue sticks Scissors Sticky Notes Art Bins for Groups

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ELA Possibilities

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