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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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