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The Interactive Notebook

The Interactive Notebook. Dorinda Hazell-Forde Middle Science Teacher Whitney Houston Academy E.O., NJ. Does this look like your classroom at the end of a school year?. What does an Interactive Notebook do for student?. Engage student preconceptions

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The Interactive Notebook

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  1. The Interactive Notebook Dorinda Hazell-Forde Middle Science Teacher Whitney Houston Academy E.O., NJ

  2. Does this look like your classroom at the end of a school year?

  3. What does an Interactive Notebook do for student? • Engage student preconceptions • Learning must be connected to “big” picture • Brain, Mind, Experience • Strengthens student learning of curriculum • Increases student participation

  4. How People Learn • Learner centered • Knowledge Centered • Assessment Centered • Students must make connections for themselves

  5. Teacher Interaction • Teacher’s in separate groups will be given 10 minutes to read and review 5 articles referencing Interactive Notebook • Teachers will be given easel paper and markers • Teachers will be directed to review articles • Record 5 important facts from their article on easel paper

  6. Teacher Discussion • Have each group post their facts and a spokesperson from the group will discuss their findings • Allow members of groups to add any insights

  7. Highlights of Article Reviews • Improve level of understanding • Models functions of scientists : recording, information, figures, and data. • Ready reference for each unit resource for review • Helps students organize their learning • Connect their prior experiences with new material • End of chapters students realize how much they learn

  8. Suggested Materials • Composition Book • Ink pen • No.2 Pencil • Colored pencils • Post-it note pad • Scotch tape (glue stick) • Zip-Lock bag

  9. Layout of Interactive Notebook • Personalized- Picture on Cover • Front Inside Cover- Guidelines • Title Page- Name , Class, Year, Teacher • Table of Contents-Date(left side), Title(center),Page#(right side) • Appendix- Back of Book • Glossary by Unit

  10. How it Works • Each page is numbered consecutively(Left side even, right side odd) • Each page gets a heading and a date • Each student works on the same page number for the same day • Right side of notebook is for Teacher directed notes, notes from reading, videos • Left side Do Now, Interpretation and reaction to material(drawings, graphic organizers, newspaper articles)

  11. Students Reflect Sample Outcome sentences: • I was surprised … • I promise I will … • I’m beginning to wonder … • I am feeling … • I’m getting clearer about … • I think the next step is to … Students will reflect on experience and write endings to phrases.

  12. Teacher Evaluation • Rubric that is establish at beginning of school year included in early pages of notebook • Review notebook during “Do Now” • Evaluate completeness at least two to four times a semester.

  13. What does an Interactive Notebook look like?

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