interactive notebooks what and why

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Interactive Notebooks

Enhancing Student Learning

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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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Using Interactive Notebooks:

Focuses active student participation increating notes

Requires student construction of meaning

from the lesson Integrates proven classroom strategies

Createsmultiple opportunities forassessment as a part of the learning

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Using Interactive Notebooks: Addresses the strengths of both left-brain and right-

brain dominant students:

Left Brain Right Brain

Specific details, facts Visual instructionsOrganized 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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The Best Part!

Adaptations are easy toimplement makingdifferentiation a snap!

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Materials and Supplies

Composition books

Glue sticks

ScissorsHighlighters

Colored pencils

Envelopes (optional)

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1. Cover

2. Unit Essential Questions

3. RAP/WIO

4. WOW

Inside and out

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RAllow students topersonalize their notebookwith a cover collage.

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Include specificstate standardsbefore a unit

This includes anyessentialunderstanding

(what shouldstudents be able todo) and anyessential questions

List new

vocabulary thatstudents will seeduring the unit

UnitEssentials

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RAP: WOW:

WIO:

Page Format

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Review & Preview Assignments(RAP)

Short, intriguing assignments tohelp students connect theupcoming lesson to their ownexperience, activating their priorknowledge.

HOOKS!

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Rap SampleIn 60 seconds whatdo you know alreadyabout graphs?

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Words Of Wisdom

(WOW) Students record for a purpose Graphics

Main ideas Supporting details Testable information is found

here

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WOW examples:TimelinesNotes from class

discussionsVocabularyMapsGraphic organizers

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Work It Out(WIO)

Students use the WOW notes duringthe processing assignments that

challenge them to think and apply whattheyve learned.

RESULT:

Students become more creative,independent thinkers.

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WIO

WIO gives students theopportunity to process

information they havelearned

Students can demonstrateconnections they have made

They can respond to thelesson

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WIO Sample Create a surveyand frequency table.

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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 historicalfigures and their thoughts)

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What about Assessment?

An assessment rubric is

glued in the inside backcover of the interactivenotebook

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Rubric

4 -Accurate, complete, lots of detail, neat, color isalways included if suggested, connections arecreative and obvious, effort is exceptional.

3 Accurate, complete, some detail, neat, colorusually included if suggested, connections areclear, effort is good.

2 Mostly accurate, mostly complete, basic, strivesfor neatness, color sometimes included ifsuggested, connections are made, effort isshown.

1 Frequent errors in content, some entriesmissing, lack of detail messy, no color, effort islacking.

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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

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Adaptations

Pre-typed notesFill 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 students best

efforts toward a common contentobjective

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