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THE INTERACTIVE
STUDENT NOTEBOOK
Ericka Benavides OlivarezDistrict Social Studies Specialist
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AGENDA Theory & History (just one slide ) Components of the ISN/HAN Set-up & Management The ISN/HAN and CSCOPE
Let’s make our own Preview Assignments Guided Practice Processing
Motivation Grading
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THEORY & HISTORY An Interactive Notebook is
A personalized textbookA working portfolio of all activities in one
convenient spot Why they engage students?
Use of visual and linguistic intelligencesNote-taking becomes an active processHelp students to systematically organize as
they learnBecome a portfolio on individual learning
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COMPONENTS Cover Page
PersonalizedUnique
Table of Contents (grades 2-12)Beginning and End of each Unit, Era or
Region of Study OPTIONAL
Student Guidelines / ContractTesting, Reading, Writing StrategiesAuthor Page (about me)
Left Side-Right Side Orientation
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SET-UP
Left-Side Is for the Student
Demonstration of their knowledge
Engage, Explore / Preview / Warm-up Prior knowledge
Processing / Evaluate Activities Student demonstration
of knowledge gained Odd Numbers
Right-Side Restricted
Contains teacher guided activities and instruction
Explain, Elaborate / Guided Practice Students acquiring
new knowledge through teacher directed activities
Even Numbers
Handout-ISN Framework
Let’s get set-
up*Number
pages 1-25
*No Number
on First
page;
Left-side ODD
Right-side
EVEN
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MOTIVATIONK-3 4-12
Cookies – Burnt or Sprinkles?
The Works Student/Parent
Contracts Provide options
when able
Student/Parent Contracts
ISN Student Self-Evaluation Tool
Provide options
Let’s design our cover page*FRONT PAGE*No number*Name, Grade, Title of Course, Teacher’s Name, Period
Handout-Contracts, Self-Evaluation Tool
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CSCOPE & THE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
Let’s get to work on the details!
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PREVIEW ASSIGNMENTS*Students tap into prior knowledge and connect to upcoming content in a preview assignment.
• Short & Engaging• Draw parallel between key
social studies concepts & student’s lives (Relevant)
• Spark interest and activate prior knowledge
• Prepare students to tackle new concepts*Warm-
up*Engage
First exposure to the content
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APPLIED TO CSCOPEWhat does a Preview Activity look like?
Grade / Course
Engage, Warm-Up, Spark
Kinder Display picture of 1st page of Constitution. May have students draw their own or paste one in.
1st Provide students with images of each item and ask them to sort using relative chronology.
2nd As students work together, have them list everything they know about the National Anthem.
3rd Have students draw the physical environment of the islands as you read about in Columbus’ description.
4th Students will draw a picture of what the word FREEDOM means to them and title it.
5th Students write down possible meanings for each of the symbols in the envelope (crown, a flag, money…)
6th Students make predictions about culture traits based on observations (i.e. food, language, family, art…)
WorldGeography
Students use a T-chart to identify Physical Features and population of China and India.
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GRAPHICALLY ORGANIZED READING NOTES
GUIDED PRACTICEStudents use graphic organizers, cornell notes, visuals, and other activities to explore the unit. The teacher explains the key concepts.
• Use graphic organizers• Tap visual and
linguistic intelligences• Contains testable
information
*Explore*ExplainLearning
& Clarificati
on
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APPLIED TO CSCOPEWhat does the Guided Practice Activity look like?
Grade/ Course
Explore and/or Explain
Kinder Read the 9 statements about the Constitution. Students will circle thumbs up (true) or thumbs down (false)
1st Students will use the ISN to complete the Explain- Draw a timeline of 3-4 events in their lives.
2nd Students will glue in their Historical Figure Graphic Organizers on Even Pages 2 and 4
3rd Students will glue in their Academic Vocabulary Matrix and complete terms 1-5 only.
4th Students will work in groups, but then will return and glue in the pattern puzzle in the correct order.
5th Students will glue in their Government matrix with the information they collected at each station.
6th Students will take notes on the presentations using Cornell Note format or a graphic organizer.
WorldGeography
Provided with the World Population Growth chart, students will graph the population and write a summary
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PROCESSING ASSIGNMENTS
INDEPENDENT PRACTICEStudents demonstrate their understanding of the material / lesson in an independent activity.• Requires higher-order
thinking skills• Incorporates multiple
intelligences• Applies what students
learned in the lesson
Demonstrating Knowledge*Elabora
te*Evaluat
e
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APPLIED TO CSCOPEWhat does a Processing Activity look like?
Grade / Course
Elaborate and/or Evaluate
Kinder Have the students answer the questions in the performance indicator. Score in ISN using checklist.
1st Performance Indicator: Students will cut pictures of apart & paste them in chronological order in their ISN.
2nd Students will choose two of the sentence stems in the Explain, complete them, and write them in the ISN.
3rd Students will write 3 components of climate, 2 ways people adapt to the physical environment, 1 interesting community studies in their ISN.
4th Students will glue in their analysis pizza, including the statement in their words & how it affects them today.
5th Students will illustrate types of government in place during colonial times in Great Britain. Perf. Ind.
6th Students will read the biographical sketch and write a letter responding to them. Performance Indicator
WorldGeography
Pretend you are a demographer and create your own country profile. Performance Indicator
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IT’S OK TO GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE…BUT
* REMEMBER THE LEFT-SIDE, RIGHT-SIDE ORIENTATION - ALWAYS BEGIN A NEW UNIT OR LESSON ON THE LEFT-SIDE* TRY ALTERNATE FOLDING & GLUING METHODS* YOU DON’T HAVE TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING - IS IT ESSENTIAL TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING OR SIMPLY ADDITIONAL PRACTICE WITH A CONCEPT? - IF WE LEFT IT OUT, WOULD STUDENTS STILL BE ABLE TO PASS A TEST ON THE SUBJECT? - IS IT A GROUP PROJECT? - IS IT TOO LARGE TO FIT?
What happens if we don’t complete all of the activities
on the first two pages?
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MANAGEMENTK-3 4-12
Preparation is key Complete Activities
in Centers Keep a Teacher
copy of your ISN Prepare the Unit in
advance Bins for ISNs
Preparation is key Keep a Teacher
copy of your ISN Prepare Unit in
advance Allows students to
recover missing work ISNs in the
classroom? Or Student take home?
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GRADINGK-3 4-12
Unit Grading Rubric Teacher Checklists Performance
Indicator Rubrics for Processing Activities
Random Spot Checks
Unit Grading Rubrics
Weekly Grading Rubrics
Activity Grading Rubrics
Peer Grading Rubrics
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