Notebooks for Robotics Clubs or STEM Classes Dr. L. Lennie Irvin San Antonio Writing Project

Entry Journal Date: July 14, 2014 Type: Entry journal What are my goals and what do I expect to accomplish here today? Write without speaking for two minutes.

What is a Notebook? Why use one?

Notebook entries from Thomas Edison (1886) and our next Thomas (or Tina) Edison (2013)

Thomas Edison’s Notebook

Let’s write: How did Thomas Edison use his notebook?

Extension Writing Skip two lines and write What could our students do with a notebook?

Why write? (Why keep a notebook?) Writing promotes active learning and ownership of what they learn for kids Writing makes thinking visible

Why to Keep a Notebook 1.Notebooks are thinking tools 2.Notebooks guide teacher instruction 3.Notebooks enhance literacy skills 4.Notebooks support differentiated learning 5.Notebooks foster teacher collaboration nts/ScienceandChildren.pdf

Elements of Using Notebooks/Journals Curricular Goals Structure Manage- ment Activities Assessment

Quick List What are the “curricular goals” for your robotics club or science classroom? …

Structure and Management

Setting Norms for the Daily Management of Your Notebook Draw a line down the center of one page in your notebook. On the left side write our important Norms you use (or might use) for your notebook. After individually putting down my norms, share them with a partner. Discuss them. On the right side, of the paper write about your norms and what you would change.

Frameworks for Structuring A Notebook Entry/Exit Journals Sections Notebook (e.g. Engineering Design—PBTRR) SPACE Before-During-After Journal Two-sided Interactive Notebook

Examples of Entries that Support Different Activities List/Sequence entry Before-During-After entry Problem-Cause-Solution entry Focused Question- Prediction-Result Trial-Error entry Vocabulary entries Reflective entry

How Will YOU Use Notebooks Review your curricular goals Consider the role you see the notebook playing in promoting those goals Consider how the notebook can be a tool and scaffold for the students to reach your curricular goals Working alone or together 1.Write your Structure or Framework for using notebooks (Remember: Simplicity is a virtue. Be ready to discuss how this framework fits your curricular goals—i.e. how will you use it for your teaching and your students’ learning.)

Sharing

Exit Entry Date: July 14, 2014 Type: Exit journal What do I feel I have accomplish here today? What will I do next? Write without speaking for five minutes.

Thank you for coming And good luck with your students this year!!!