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What to have students do in their interactive notebook- Brainstorm, KWL charts, venn diagrams, concept maps, thinking maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, illustrations, foldable graphic organizers, etc.

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tips for setting up interactive notebooks- use a non spiral composition notebook, skip the first few pages to allow for a title page and table of contents, keep the notebooks in the classroom, and provide students with a rubric.

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5) notebooks foster teacher collaboration- helps teachers see how important it is to support each other.  This brings together the school community.

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4) notebooks support differentiated learning- these notebooks provide a window into students thinking, and level of understanding. The notebook provides structure and support for every learning level.

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3) Notebooks enhance literacy skills- notebooks offer many opportunities to enhance students communication skills, written, oral, and visual.

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2) Notebooks guide teacher instruction- notebooks provide demonstration of student thinking. It shows what students do and don't understand. Teachers can use notebook assessments to guide their next lesson.

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1) Notebooks are thinking tools- helps students demonstrate and establish their thinking and understanding of concepts. Encourages students to use writing for thinking and empowers them to become active in their own learning.

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The notebooks include a title page, tabs for each section, an envelope glued to the inside of the back cover for loose items, numbered pages, and a table of contents.

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When setting up the interactive notebook, the teacher may choose to have a notebook for each section, one notebook with just one subject, or one notebook divided into sections with tabs for multiple sections.

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Students are engaged and take pride in their work.

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Keeping a notebook seems to enhance the retention of information learned.

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They are a great way to have students organize information, preview assignments, record their thoughts, keep a portfolio of their work, make connections, explain concepts and demonstrate their understanding in a creative and meaningful way.