The Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

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The Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

• Early Childhood Education

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You may have said the following

• I cant find my homework
• I cant remember what we
• did last class
• What did we do while I
• was out?
• Ive lost the handout!

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Your ISN can make a difference in how you study
and process new information for class.
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And help you to

• Become an independent thinker and writer
• Learn to organize notes and connect the dots
• Create a portfolio of your individual learning
  that shows your progress over time

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What is the purpose of an ISN ?

• To learn creatively
• To use your own learning style to process new
  information

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What supplies do you need?

• 8 ½ by 11 college-ruled spiral notebook
• Some notebooks are
• 8 ½ by 10 which will
• make it hard for you to use
• 150 pages
• Plastic cover

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Other items needed

• Highlighters
• Glue sticks
• Colored pencils
• Paper
• Blue or black pens
• Pencils

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Other items needed

• NEVER MARKERS!

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Components of your notebook

• Cover
• Number all the pages on the top right corner of
  each page.
• Unit Title Pages

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Your notebooks orientation

• Left side is your choice always an EVEN
  numbered page
• Right side is teacher directed always an ODD
  numbered page
• (rememberteachers are odd!)

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LeftStudent Side

• Is a place to preview new ideas and information
• may be a prewriting activity, brainstorming or
  concept web
• What do I already know
• about this?

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LeftStudent Side

• Is a place to organize and process new ideas
• You may express your understanding of new ideas,
  feelings, and opinions by using various, creative
  methods
• How can I put what I have learned in terms I
  understand?

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Examples of left side work
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LeftStudent Side

• More creative ways to organize new ideas
• Venn diagram
• Poetry
• Timeline
• Written reflections
• Graphs and charts
• Photos or illustrations

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Examples of Left Side work
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Left sideEXTRA CREDIT

• Most units have a variety of extra credit
  opportunities
• How to find out about these activities
• Listen in class
• Check out the website under Daily Activities
• Check out our website under files-enrichment
• Check out your guided notes

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More examples of left side work
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Right sideteacher directed

• All testable information
• Used for recording class, discussion, video and
  reading notes
• I usually share a syllabus and graphic organizers
  to help you get started.

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Right sideteacher directed

• Handouts will be glued onto the right side of the
  notebook. It will avoid work being lost.
• When notes exceed one page, loose leaf pages can
  be glued to the bottom as extensions and then
  folded up or you can go to the next right side
  page.

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Evaluating your ISN

• Work should be neat and well organized.
• All entries should be titled and dated.
• Your ISN should show me that you are thinking
  about what we are studying.

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Evaluating your ISN

• A Rubric will be provided for self, parent and
  teacher assessment usually twice a quarter.
• ISNs count double grade each turn includes both
  formative and summative points

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Evaluating your ISN

• Points are earned for completed work
• All class notes and assignments should be
  included
• even for the times you are absent!

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Missing Work

• Check the table at the front of the room or the
  hanging files
• Also, visit our website for handouts, notes and
  resources that include class powerpoints.

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• Show pride in yourself and your work
• Strive for an A
• Notebooks are used in class daily you may store
  them in the bins by your pod