Interactive Notebooks

• Students do– Provide evidence

of their learning– Share ideas to

generate more ideas

– Refer back to them as they work

• Students do not– Only include

teacher generated ideas and activities

– Copy vocabulary words

– Paste in worksheets to complete

Constructivism

• Students do– Develop their own

understanding– Experience

phenomena before assigning a label

– Connect concepts to experiences in the classroom

• Is Not– Pre-teaching

concepts or vocabulary before the activity

– Focusing on definitions rather than experiences that explain concepts

Interaction/Processing

• Students do– Talk with one

another and their teacher about small chunks of learning

– Read, write, think, discuss and refine ideas

• Students do not– Listen to lecture

for long periods– Work in isolation– Work in pairs or

groups without true collaboration

Inquiry

• Is– Organized– Teacher managed– Content based– Student directed– Hands-on

• Is not– Chaotic– Devoid of content– Everyone doing

the same thing

Conceptual Understanding

• Students can– Relate activities,

lessons and labs to enduring understandings and the real world

• Students cannot– Identify why

they’re learning a concept other than for a grade