Interactive Notebooks Candice Lowman Walsh Instructional Technology Specialist Longleaf Middle School Richland District Two

Introduction Notebooks used to be places that students wrote occasional notes, stuffed handouts, and perhaps referred to before a test when all other options failed. Interactive notebooks promote organization, engage students, and encourage students to process information, combine words and visuals, become a working portfolio, and demonstrate critical thinking.

They can…. Transform written concepts into visuals. Find main points. Organize events. Draw whatever illustrations that make sense to them. Personalize notes.

Interactive Notebooks… Organize the student. Help students sequence assignments. Encourage pride in student work. Facilitate cooperative interaction. Appeal to multiple intelligences. Provide opportunities to spiral instruction and facilitate learning.

The TASK is… Complex Takes practice and patience Requires good modeling Must be consistently reinforced Takes time to learn

Interactive Notebooks… Are colorful with diagrams, bullets, and arrows Are presented in a unique, personal style Have key ideas that are underlined in color or highlighted Have Venn diagrams that show relationships Have cartoon sketches that show people and events Have timelines that illustrate chronology Have arrows that show relationships

Interactive Notebooks Require… Students to record notes in an engaging way Several types of writing and innovative graphic techniques Students to process ideas Students to use critical thinking and be more creative, independent thinkers

Interactive Notebooks Encourage… Notes to be organized, logically ordered Information processing in the student’s brain Better understanding of concepts

Why Interactive Notebooks? Students use both their visual and linguistic intelligences Approach understanding in many ways Use many types of writing and graphic techniques Each student can select their best medium to explore and learn new content Note taking becomes an active process

Why Interactive Notebooks? Students are invited to take notes- it’s fun! Students will read their notes- they have to in order to process for the left side Students will be working with the information which facilitates learning Students will be involved with the content The notebooks help students to systematically organize as they learn Organization is key to the notebook

The Set Up Right-Side (Input) Teacher involvement (given information) Lecture notes Handouts Vocabulary Basic knowledge questions Reading notes Nonprint source notes

The Set Up Left Side (Output) Student involvement (showing understanding and creativity) Brainstorming Concept maps Questions Descriptions Venn diagram Cartoons Riddles Songs/poems Metaphors/similes Writing (reflection/analysis)

The Process Leave several pages at the beginning of the notebook for the table of contents. Number the pages- odd numbers on the right and even numbers on the left. Keep a notebook along with the students. This allows you to model for them. Also, this will help when a student is absent.

Evaluation Set criteria for students in the beginning. Page numbers Date Topic Provide a rubric for evaluation purposes in the beginning. Teacher, student, and peers should evaluate the notebook.

Evaluation Rubric THREE POINT SCORING RUBRIC FIVE POINT SCORING RUBRIC 3 Points- (a WOW product) * all of the requirements are evident and EXCEEEDED * the product is VERY neatly done and EXTREMELY well organized * the product shows LOTS of creativity and is colorfully illustrated * completed on time 2 Points- (What is EXPECTED) * the requirements are evident * the product is neatly done and organized * the product shows some creativity and is illustrated 1 Point- (One or More parts is missing) * few of the requirements are evident * the product is neatly done and partially organized 0 Points- (Does not meet Standards) * Unscorable or no product 5 Points- (a WOW product) 4 Points- (What is EXPECTED) * all of the requirements are evident * the product is neatly done and well organized * the product shows creativity and is colorfully illustrated 3 Points- (Almost What is EXPECTED) * the requirements are evident (maybe 1 or 2 missing) 2 Points- (Sort of What is EXPECTED) * the requirements are evident (maybe 3 or 4 missing) * the product is done and sort of organized * the product shows little creativity and is illustrated 1 Point- (Two or More parts is missing) * MANY of the requirements are NOT PRESENT * the product is VERY POORLY done and POORLY organized * the product shows little TO NO creativity and THE illustrations are POORLY DONE

Cornell Notes Date: Topic: Questions Notes Summary

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Questions?????? Candice Lowman Walsh Longleaf Middle School cwalsh@richland2.org School: 803-691-4870 ext. 31521