1. Interactive Student Notebooks to the Rescue!
Franeka Colley, Ed.S
Gwinnett County School System

2. Circle Map
Circle maps allows students a chance to show what they know about a topic, kind of like a brain dump.
Complete the Circle Map on INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS. Only write what you know about them inside the bigger circle.
Interactive Notebooks

3. Share your responses with your neighbor.

4. Have you ever heard teachers say...
This is too much paper for this folder!
I HATE work samples!
I don’t have time to collect work samples!
The papers keep falling out!
I’m so DONE with Special Ed!
I don’t know how to keep up with all of this data?
There HAS to be a better way!
My planning is only 30 minutes!

5. It’s a One Stop Shop...grades AND progress monitoring!

6. Materials Composition Book or 5 Star Notebook (Teacher Choice)
Highlighters (multi-colored)
Glue sticks
Colored Pencils
Pencils
Scotch Tape
Materials

7. Sample Parts of the Notebook
Table of Contents
Standards Checklist
Notes/Activities
Vocabulary
Student Reflection
Goals and Objectives
Progress Monitoring Sheets
Parent Review

8. Time to Set It Up! Page Topic Date Grade ISN Cover page 1 2 3 4
Leave 3 (a total of 6 front and back) pages for the table of contents.

9. Numbering Beginning at the Table of Contents, number from i-iv.
Number the rest your Interactive Notebook pages from 1-10.
***Note: Students will number the entire book...
Numbering

10. What is the traditional purpose of an Interactive Notebook?
“Interactive notebooks are used for class notes as well as for other activities where students are asked to express their own ideas and process the information presented in class.”

11. What is the modified purpose of an Interactive Notebook?
Still used to take notes and complete assignments
Helps students stay organized
They are used to track progress on IEP Goals and/or objectives
Teachers gain immediate access to what the student knows
Instant permanent products for data collection
Students get prompt feedback for improvement
Helps students take an active part in implementing their IEP with fidelity
Parents are able to track progress without waiting for the progress report
No more clutter!

12. Foldable Time! Left Vs. Right Shutter Foldable
Fold your paper in half (hamburger).
Unfold
Fold the outside edges to the center crease, so that the text is visible on the outside.
This will go on pg. 5

13. Right vs. Left Left brain controls the right side
Right brain controls the left side

14. Left Side vs. Right Side
The Left side is “left” for students. This is the side that students can use to complete assignments, anchor their learning and complete progress monitoring activities
The Right side is “Restricted” and contains information that was given by the teacher 14

15. Right Side Teacher-led info *What they have to know!*
Class notes
Handouts with new information
Graphic organizers
Vocabulary
Foldables
ANYTHING you give them
(Odd Pages)

16. Left Side Student-led info *What they have to show!*
Drawings
Graphic organizers
Cartoons
Maps
Charts and graphs
Work Samples
Progress Monitoring Probes
EVERYTHING you want them to do
(Even Pages)
Left Side
Student-led info
*What they have to show!* 16

17. Notebooks become a portfolio of individual learning
Students make them personal
Students take ownership
Students can see their growth
Students have a log for their learning

18. Progress Monitoring
Which goals and objectives can be monitored with Interactive Notebooks?
MOST Academic Goals: Math, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency and Written Expression
Organization
Study Skills
Behavior Goals???
Data sheets could be housed in the back of the notebook for easy tracking of the goals. If you want to add behavior data sheets here as well, that could help reduce the clutter.

19. Drawbacks and Solutions

20. Quickwrite/Quickdraw
Think about a student, teacher or spouse who had difficulty getting organized. Write a few sentences or draw a picture showing how they could have been helped by using Interactive Notebooks.

21. Email: franeka.colley@gmail.com
Contact Information
Thank You!