not our teachers’ notebooks : empowering students with work-in progress notebooks
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Not our teachers’ notebooks : Empowering students with work-in progress notebooks. The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. Robert Maynard Hutchins . Binders. Binders Keep all graded papers Organize returned papers in categories - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Not our teachers’ notebooks: Empowering students with work-in progress notebooks
The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.Robert Maynard Hutchins
Binders
• Binders– Keep all graded papers– Organize returned papers in categories– Grade notebook each 6 weeks, then clean it out– Repeat the next 6 weeks– Throw everything away at the end of the year
Works-in-progress notebooks
• 3 sections• 3 Table of contents• Organized as work is done• Nothing ever gets thrown out without discussion
and thought• Student can see progress or repetitive problems• A resource students can return to over and over• Student ownership of their work and the
information they acquire
For ExampleThen Today
• Memorization• Repetitive drills• Worksheets• Occasional typed
assignment• Teacher talks- students
listen• Knew what jobs would
be available
• Active engagement• Problem solving and using skills
within varying contexts• Frequent technology
applications: ipads, laptops, iphones, digital media, social media, apps for anything
• Desire for instant information• Abundant resources to know,
use, and navigate• Future careers changing by the
minute and no one knows what they will be asked to do
Our sections
• Notes– Written notes– Powerpoint notes– Brochure notes– Graphic organizer notes– Foldables– Flip charts
Our sections
• Writing– Prewriting– Writing stems– Truisms– Rough drafts– Final drafts– Journals ----reading and writing
Our sections
• Work– Assignments – Practice work– Questions
Table of Contents
• Each section has its own Table of Contents• Marked by cut right hand corner and colored• Student’s responsibility to update it regularly• Easy access to the variety of information they
have been presented with• Useful organizational strategy• Make students treat notebook more
professionally
Table of ContentsPage Content Date
Ideas
• Character sketches3 x 5 Index card
Create the character:Rules:
• They can only use what they can prove with text evidence
• Text evidence should be quoted on the back in the correct area of the body
• Use the text evidence you have collected to answer short answer questions about characterization
Flipcharts
• 3 x 5 index cards cut in half• Starting at bottom, layer them so a flip box is
available on each card• Tape the top of each• Write key word on flip portion and then lift
and include definitions, examples, pictures, …• Uses: vocab lists, suffix, prefixes, literary terms,
grammar terms, countries organized by continent, etc…
Other ideas
• Baggie books• Pie charts with covered wheel• Brochures with fill-in-the blank notes• Foldable booklets (with or without index
cards)
Pockets
• Half triangle fold• “seat belt”• Taped on pocket• Envelope pockets
Can I keep my notebook at the end of the year?
It helps me keep all my stuff together.
You mean we only need a notebook?
Yes, I have that assignment. See it’s on my page 12.
I remember how we did that and mine is right here. Can I show her?
Can I add to my notebook next year?
A comprehensive test??? Oh, but we can use our notebooks? Whew, I have everything then.
Hey did you notice this is the first time I wrote a whole two pages?
Can I take it home to finish my essay?Can I take it to show my parents?
Why is my notebook not there????