1. Enhancing Student Learning
Interactive Notebooks
Enhancing Student Learning
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2.
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3. The Purpose Enables students to take ownership of their learning
Creates a non-fiction reference that is user friendly
Serves as an organizational tool for collecting information
Encourages creativity and active learning
Addresses multiple intelligences through non-linguistic representations
Students collect information needed for state standards.
Students extend concepts and make connections.
Naturally links reading, writing and content area strategies.
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4. Using Interactive Notebooks:
Focuses active student participation in creating notes
Requires student construction of meaning from the lesson
Integrates proven classroom strategies
Creates multiple opportunities for assessment as a part of the learning
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5. Using Interactive Notebooks:
Addresses the strengths of both left-brain and right- brain dominant students:
Left Brain Right Brain
Specific details, facts Visual instructions
Organized Making own drawings
Like to write non fiction Symbols and images
Planned and orderly way Good art
Sequencing Showing relationships
to ideas
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6. Adaptations are easy to implement making differentiation a snap!
The Best Part!
Adaptations are easy to implement making differentiation a snap!
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7. Materials and Supplies
Composition books
Glue sticks
Scissors
Highlighters
Colored pencils
Envelopes (optional)
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8. Inside and out… Cover Unit Essential Questions or “I can” statements
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9. C O V E R
Allow students to personalize their notebook with a cover collage. Preserve with packing tape.
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10. Unit Essentials Include specific state standards before a unit
This includes any essential understanding (what should students be able to do) and any essential questions or “I can” statements.
List new vocabulary that students will see during the unit
Unit Essentials
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11. Page Format…
RAP: WOW:
WIO:
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12. Review & Preview Assignments (RAP)
Short, intriguing assignments to help students connect the upcoming lesson to their own experience, activating their prior knowledge. HOOKS!
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13. Rap Sample… “In 60 seconds… what do you know already about graphs?”
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14. Words Of Wisdom (WOW) Students record for a purpose Graphics
Main ideas
Supporting details
“Testable” information is found here
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15. Notes from class discussions Vocabulary Maps Graphic organizers
WOW examples:
Timelines
Notes from class discussions
Vocabulary
Maps
Graphic organizers
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16. WOW Sample
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17. Work It Out (WIO) Students use the WOW notes during
the processing assignments that
challenge them to think and apply what
they’ve learned.
RESULT:
Students become more creative,
independent thinkers.
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18. WIO…
WIO gives students the opportunity to process information they have learned
Students can demonstrate connections they have made
They can respond to the lesson
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19. WIO Sample… “Create a survey and frequency table.”
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20. How to know if students “get it?”
Mind Mapping
Flow Charts
Political Cartoons
Cartoon Strips
Creating Symbols or Icons
Caricatures
Design Invitations (For Historical Events)
“Mind Notes” (Silhouettes of historical figures and their thoughts)
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21. What about Assessment?
An assessment rubric is glued in the inside back cover of the interactive notebook…
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22. Rubric…
4 - Accurate, complete, lots of detail, neat, color is always included if suggested, connections are creative and obvious, effort is exceptional. 3 – Accurate, complete, some detail, neat, color usually included if suggested, connections are clear, effort is good. 2 – Mostly accurate, mostly complete, basic, strives for neatness, color sometimes included if suggested, connections are made, effort is shown. 1 – Frequent errors in content, some entries missing, lack of detail messy, no color, effort is lacking.
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23. Management Stagger collections Anchor chart for template Teacher model
Monitor aggressively at first
Set clear, high expectations
Allow to use during assessments
Have students self-assess
Management
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24. Adaptations Pre-typed notes “Fill in the blanks”
Highlight important facts
Draw a picture to represent a concept
Pre-labeled diagrams/maps
Pre-filled graphic organizers
BE FLEXIBLE… accept a student’s best efforts toward a common content objective
Adaptations
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