 Elementary school teachers will explore strategies and tips for incorporating interactive notebooks into their content area instruction. A “make and take” approach will be used. This session is most relevant for teachers of grades K-5, ELL teachers, and Special Education teachers.

Before Reading BrainstormPredict During Reading What’s the Gist? After Reading Questions about main ideasWhat I learned

How do I use interactive notebooks to engage learning in my classroom? How can interactive notebooks be used to integrate across the curriculum?

 1. A collection of notes taken from reading, listening, discussion, and viewing, including corresponding responses, either in graphic or written form.  2. Daily journal-type of recording student- written class notes from reading, lecture, and discussions, and reflective and meta-cognitive responses students make to their own thinking.  3. A tool to enhance student learning through active engagement, communication between teacher/student/parent, a resource for preparation, and assessment.

1.Teaches students to organize and synthesize their thoughts 2.Accommodates multiple learning styles at one time 3.Builds and strengthens student-teacher-parent interaction 4.Builds a portfolio to allow teachers to track growth over time 5.Acts as a resource to extend learning 6.Allows students to take ownership of their learning through color and creativity 7.Reduces clutter in the classroom as well as students lives ● Jennifer Smith-Sloane, Guest blogger on Minds In Bloom

 Which of these benefits is most important for students?  TURN and TALK

 The INB facilitates original learning and interaction with the text in written, oral, and illustrative form.  Enhances student learning through active engagement.  The IN is a means of communication between the teacher and the students and the teacher and the parents/guardians.

 Interactive Notebook Video Interactive Notebook Video

 Teachers "think" about what they know or have learned about the INB for a given amount of time (usually 1-3 minutes).  Pair: Each participant should be paired with another participant. Participants share their thinking with their partner, discuss ideas, and ask questions of their partner about their thoughts on the topic (2-5 minutes).  Share: Once participants have had ample time to share their thoughts and have a discussion. Allow each group to choose who will present their thoughts, ideas, and questions they had to the rest of the participants. (5-7 minutes)

 Number the pages starting with odd numbers on the right side  Construct a cover  On the first two pages write “My parents signatures”  On pages 5-10 create a blank table of contents with a space for the page number, date, title of the assignments, and a space for the grade on each line.  Glue direction page on inside of front cover.  On the last six pages of the notebook, write this title; “My word wall pages”  You will begin work on page 123 We will begin using the notebook today with an assignment.  Grading: Teacher inserts the rubric for the interactive notebook.  Rules: Teacher inserts notebook procedures.

 Spiral/Composition Notebook (the more pages the better)  Pencils- regular and colored  Highlighters  Glue sticks (the more the better)  Scissors  Colored paper or cardstock (optional)  NO markers

 Check the notebooks every day at the beginning (teacher preference-consistent)  Check the notebooks at the end of each unit/lesson/chapter/theme  Use and explain a rubric that gives the students the criteria for a good grade (see sample rubric)  Encourage self-assessment before turning in the INBs.  Keep an exemplary master notebook in class for kids to compare

 The left side is for the _______________. It is for input/output from the _____________.  The right side is for the _______________. It is for the input/output from the _____________.

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. [RL.1.1] Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. [RL.2.1] Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. [RL.3.1] Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. [RL.4.1] Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. [RL.5.1] Based on the teacher input, brainstorm activities for students to process and for the teacher to assess their understanding of the information at their proficiency level. Turn and Talk

 Requires modeling, modeling, modeling  Don’t rush- it takes time to learn the IN at first (teachers and students)  Remember to consistently reinforce the process and format  Start in one subject area  Keep a master notebook for the class helps with absent kids  Be willing to send it home  Fill in the Table of Contents as you go  Number all pages at the beginning  Trim papers for the kids when you can (saves time)  Teach them how to use the IN to study  Reward hard work with open book quizzes  Give “Ketchup Time” for tidying or finishing entries once a week

 Discuss two things you have picked up on WHY to use interactive notebooks.

 There is no right or wrong way to use them  They can be used for any subject  You know your students!! You know your students!!

 Putting it all Together; Understanding the Research Behind Interactive Notebooks; Caroline C. Wist