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Popowich We need to work on the area of executive skills with our students.  I have been to Parent PD on this, but I think we could all benefit from a PD presentation on how to build these skills with our students.

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Popowich We need to work on the area of executive skills with our students.  I have been to Parent PD on this, but I think we could all benefit from a PD presentation on how to build these skills with our students.

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I've used interactive notebooks/binder and although it is a process in the beginning it is a useful learning tool because it holds more than just notes. What I find frustrating is that this lasts only about halfway through the year for 2 main reasons. When notebooks are graded, (i did it by unit or bi-weekly depending on the amount of work) they are meant to help a student's overall grade, however many of the students were not complying and it was hurting their grade. Also, the students were not using the notebooks the way they were supposed to even though we modeled for them throughout the lessons. I feel that if this were a school culture, to keep a binder or notebook then it may be better accepted.

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Thank you all for responding...Great ideas / concerns have been posted.  To me the idea of "notebook" is to help students be organized and on task.  I agree with many of you, it should not be an entire period of copying what they see on a PowerPoint. As a teacher, I had students always write and answer the Do Now question, HW questions and reflecting questions in their notebooks. With NGSS, the notebook can also be used to draw and revise the models they make. I also faced the challenge of students loosing their notebooks. We can all agree, I suppose, that as teachers we face many difficulties. We must be creative and ever willing to adapt in order to best help our students. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO!!! It does not go unnoticed.

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For any classes that I have taught in the past few years that have at the honors level or above - students have been required to take notes at home (semi-flipped classroom). We then directly use this information for the task, often jumping directly to the "we do" component since the students already have an example in their notes. Students who do not take these notes are missing background which usually motivates them to not want to be "lost" in the future classes.

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I have my students divide the notebook into several sections. After I explain or discuss the key vocabulary, instead of just copying the definitions, I have my students take notes in their own words, in the vocabulary section of the notebook. Formulas and equations are written in the formula section of the notebook. These notes are used as a study guide for quizzes or tests. Depending on the objective, I have students write summaries at the end of class as a DOL in the main section of the notebook.

It does not take a long time for the students to take notes. I check their notes the same day to confirm their understanding. I also have them attach their lab report to the notebook so that it becomes their own studying material for the subject.

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Today we talked about getting lab notebooks for next year.  I think taking hand-written lab reports might be a thing of the past.  I require my AP students to prewrite at least a skeleton of their procedures in Google Docs before the lab and create their data tables and labeled graphs in Google Sheets.   Then they are finalized and consolidated before their final draft. Honors level students could do this with templates of labs. I prefer hard-printed final copies, but I know many teachers and professors don't mind just having the digital copy. These are 20th century skills that everyone needs.

I know it can also be a source of copy/paste cheating, but I require students to write their own conclusions. Calculations can also be done on paper, photographed and inserted into the final document to avoid using Equation Editor. These may be a tough thing to accomplish at the beginning, but it'll be worth it.

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We started the school  year with "interactive notebooks"  in all my classes. I bought 150 notebooks for my students. A high percentage  of the students lost their notebooks by the second marking period. The students who keep notebooks are always the students who has better grades.Notebooks are important learning tools.They can take notes, make drawings, answer questions,outline main ideas, write summaries ,etc. and they can revise information for quizes or exam.

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When students used their notebooks to take notes, I would use their notes as a study guide. They would underline important phrases and key ideas.  We would have study sessions before a test where they had an opportunity to review information they had in their notebooks.  It seemed to work when the reluctant students saw value in it when questions were directed related to the information in their notebooks. The notes were minimal daily. When we reviewed as a class, they had the opportunity to add or revise information in their notes.

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I am all for having them take notes so that they have a handy reference for when they need to study. However, we need to be careful not to assign note-taking tasks as way to kill time. Students need to see the purpose behind their note-taking in order to feel motivated to do it. Perhaps, having a small quiz immediately after the note-taking activity would show them the value in increased retention. It has been found that the act of writing will help students remember the information better. If they do better, then you could make the argument that their note-taking is helping them learn. In terms of expectations, we could start with unannounced weekly checks for completion of notes.

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I allow my students to take notes however they want. I tried notebook quizzes last year and counted it as a homework grade. The students  chose to take the zeroes even when I announced the quizzes.  This year I allow the students to keep notebooks at their will and tried to move as many assignments I could to Google Drive that way the
"notes" would be in their Drive.

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I think using binders to put in worksheets, small note taking, lab worksheets is a good solution. I believe this works better for the students at the lower level.

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As a new teacher, I started with notebooks with my students. They would take notes and do classwork in the notebook. But I noticed, that note taking became a chore instead of a learning tool. By November I learned how to post notes/ppts on Google classroom, and then the students will use those condensed notes/ppts to answer questions on worksheets. It seems to me that taking notes most times is a wasted time, at least with the students at the lower level. I am all for more hands on activities. If we are looking  for them to have less lecture time, less abstract learning, note taking might not be the best idea for them.