Math Interactive Notebooks (Portfolios)

1. Math Interactive Notebooks(Portfolios)

2. GOAL All teachers will be able to incorporate Interactive Notebooks into their daily instruction(as required by ourPSC Plan).

3. OBJECTIVE By the end of this PD all teachers will • Understand some of the benefits of using interactive notebooks • Know the basic format for creating an interactive notebook

4. Student Notebooks “Many student notebooks are depositories of information filled with uninspired, unconnected, and poorly understood ideas. “

5. What is an Interactive Notebook? • It is a… • way for students to interact with concepts in order to personalize and internalize their understanding of information. • process that allows students to record information in a personal and meaningful way. • way for students to use notes to illustrate and make connections between ideas.

6. Why Use Interactive Notebooks? STUDENTS • Assists in organizing their work • All work is located in one place • Easier to make up absentee work • Easier for studying for test • See their progress and growth over time • Supports students in developing critical thinking skills

7. Why Use Interactive Notebooks? Continued STUDENTS • Helps students to systematically organize their learning • Note-taking becomes an active process • Supports students’ use of visual, tactile and linguistic intelligences • Students have opportunities to produce work that is higher on Bloom’s taxonomy

8. Why Use Interactive Notebooks? TEACHERS • Reinforces the importance of carefully structuring and scaffolding each lesson • Shifts responsibility of learning and organization to students • Determine if students understood concepts • Serves as a portfolio piece

9. “Traditional Portfolio “ • Assignments • *Test/Quizzes • *Open ended questions • *Projects/Culminating Tasks • *Homework Samples • *Class Work Samples • Reflections • Personalized Cover • Table of Contents • Grade Record Sheet • Goals • Self Assessment

10. KEY ELEMENTS 1. Personalized Cover Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Supplemental Resources 4. Numbered Pages 5. Complete Heading for ALL entries (i.e. Date, title, indication if CW/HW/ Reflection etc. on each page 6 . UNIT Cover Pages . Teacher directed information and evidence of STUDENT interaction.

11. Additional Rationale • Component of OUR school plan • Supported by the LAUSD Teaching and Learning Framework

12. LAUSD Teaching and Learning Framework Section 2B1: Establishing a Culture for Learning Importance of the Content “Students demonstrate throughout their active participation, curiosity, and taking initiative that they value the content’s importance. Teacher and students link content to real world applications, essential questions and long range goal. Teacher and students make content culturally relevant and applicable to student’s lives.”

13. LAUSD Teaching and Learning Framework Section 3D3: Using Assessment in Instruction to Advance Student Learning Feedback to Students “Teacher’s feedback to students is timely, frequent, relevant, accurate, and tied to instructional outcomes. Students make use of feedback to revise and improve their work. Students work collaboratively with peers to provide actionable feedback.”

14. MATERIALS • Rulers • Tape • Color pencils • Markers and felt tip pens (provided by teacher and kept in classroom) • Other art supplies • 8 ½ – by – 11 inch spiral bound notebook w/pocket dividers • Pens • Pencils w/erasers • Glue stick

15. KEY ELEMENTS 1. Personalized Cover Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Supplemental Resources 4. Numbered Pages 5. Complete Heading for ALL entries (i.e. Date, title, indication if CW/HW/ Reflection etc. on each page 6 .UNIT Cover Pages 7. Teacher directed information and evidence of student interaction.

16. Personalized Cover Page • Students personalize • the outside of their notebook • And/or the first page of the notebook • Personalization should showcase who they are as individuals EXAMPLE • Hobbies • Pictures (family, friends, etc) • Drawings • Be creative

17. LET’s Practice Personalize Your Own Cover Page Include: First and Last name Math Interactive Notebook Teacher and Period School Year Optional

18. Table of Contents Quick reference guide to… • Notes • Reflections • Assignments (CW/HW) Each item listed must… • include the date of the entry • have a complete title • identify the page number • Reserve 5 full sheets of paper for the table of contents

19. LET’s Practice 2. Create Your Table of Contents • Use the margins of the page to help create the table. • Use a ruler • Begin on the first blank right side page

20. Supplemental Resources • Notebook Norms • Guidelines for interactive notebook • Course Syllabus (Pocket) • Goal Setting • Homework Logs (Pocket) • Classroom Rules (if not covered by HOM/5F) • Quick Reference Guides (e.x. Math formulas, commonly misspelled words, scientific formulas, etc. • School Wide Expectations • Habits of Mind • Five Flames of Success

21. LET’s Practice Supplemental Resources Glue down sample items • School-Wide Expectations • Classroom Routines and Procedures • Guidelines for Student Interactive Notebook • Course Outline and Resources • Algebra Help Math Sheet

22. Numbered Pages • Number ONLY the pages on the right hand side • Begin numbering the first blank right side page after the last page of the supplemental resources • Record each number in the upper right hand corner of the page. LET’s PRACTICE

23. UNIT Cover Page • Separate mathematical units • Unit # and Title/Description • No white space • Numbers and symbols related to unit • Be creative!

24. LET’s Practice Design a UNIT Cover Page Start on page 1 of Notebook Include Unit # and a Title/Description Be creative! Draw images are related to the topic

25. How will information be recorded in the notebook? • All assignments are to start on the right hand side of the page (numbered page). • If additional space is needed for the same assignment, students may use the back side of that same page. • All new assignments/tasks are to start on a new page.

26. What do I do with blank pages? • The back side of every page DOES NOT have to be used • But they may be used to: Attach any additional information related to the UNIT Provide comments/feedback to the students

27. What goes in the Notebook? • Teacher Directed/Guided Input • Notes (student/teacher created) • Class discussions • Information from lecture • Video • Readings • Handouts • Formulas • Content that would go in a math foldable • Clear ideas and concepts • Testable information • CW

28. What goes in the Notebook? • Student Processing of New Information • Activating prior knowledge • Journal entries • Personal responses • Reflect on learning • Revise/rewrite notes in their own words • Illustrations • Graphic organizers • Poetry • Cartoons • Explore opinions • Express feelings and reactions • Colorful and varied representations • Review and Preview (RAP) • HW

29. SAMPLEStudent Processing of Information.

30. Scoring the Interactive Notebook 2 Types of Grading Scoring the organization of the notebook & Scoring the physical assignments in the notebook

31. Tips for Scoring the Organization Of Notebook • Use the generic rubric provided • Stagger the collection of the notebooks by period • Score notebooks as students are designing the next UNIT cover page • Train students how to score each other’s notebooks according to the RUBRIC • Score notebooks in a small group setting during the class period.

32. Tips for scoring the Assignments in the Notebook • Have a system for checking and giving credit for CW and HW assignments. • Scan for answers to 2- 3 essential questions • Stamps or symbols indicating completeness, partial credit. • Provide feedback and immediately return all collected assignments • Reserve pages for assignments awaiting to be returned(NEXT DAY) • NOT ALL assignments in the notebook have to be graded.

33. For the first lesson or group of lessons that will be placed in the interactive notebook… • Generate notes • Create HW assignment • Create CW assignment • Generate ideas for how student may interact with the new information • What will it look like?

34. Thank you for your participation!Reflection Forms