Use interactive notetaking to engage students and develop deep learning! These creative strategies will help students organize and store their notes, study for tests, take ownership of their learning, and promote positive notetaking habits.

Use interactive notetaking to engage students and develop deep learning! With valuable strategies for vocabulary development, activating prior knowledge, summarizing, building comprehension, using primary sources, and review, this resource contains creative methods for students to learn and remember content. Using interactive notetaking strategies will help students organize and store their notes, study for tests, and take ownership of their learning. With model lessons correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards, this resource provides students with creative ways to develop positive notetaking habits now.

The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension "skills" at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention.

Increase student learning in the inquiry-based science classroom! Interactive notebooks allow students to record observations, reflect on learning, and self-assess their work. Packed with student examples, this detailed guide explains the unique features that make interactive notebooks more effective tools than conventional notebooks for science classrooms. This resource: Describes the nuts and bolts of implementing interactive notebooks, including execution, time management, and grading Uses the 5E Learning Cycle as the framework for science instruction Emphasizes the importance of writing in science and provides strategies for modeling effective writing Explores strategies to encourage collaborative student inquiry and foster whole-class discussions

Gives you straightforward instructions for launching the Notebook. You'll find plenty of student examples as well as nitty-0gritty teaching advice such as suggestions for instructional sequencing and planning-in shoeverythinghign you need to get going wand be successful in supporting English learners' acquisition of academic English. -- from back cover.

Improve your bullet journals, to-do lists, class notes, and everything in between with The Art of Visual Notetaking and its unique approach to taking notes in the twenty-first century. Visual notetaking is the perfect skill for journaling, class lectures, conferences, and any other time that retaining information is key. Also referred to as sketchnoting, visual notetaking is ideal for documenting processes, planning projects, outlining ideas, and capturing information. And as you'll learn in The Art of Visual Notetaking, this approach doesn't require advanced drawing or hand-lettering skills; anyone can learn how to use simple lines, connectors, shapes, and text to take dynamic notes. In The Art of Visual Notetaking, aspiring sketchnoters and journalers will find helpful "Getting Started" pages of icons and badges for common note-taking purposes, with tips and encouragement for creating you own unique icons. You'll go on to discover instruction and how-to techniques, tips, and tutorials that focus on visual notetaking for different settings, from a business meeting, workshop, or convention, to a college lecture or sermon. Expert instruction from a professional sketchnote artist and educator demonstrates how to visually arrange and compile ideas, focal points, and key concepts.

The I’m Lovin’ Lit Interactive Vocabulary Notebook for grades 4–5 is the perfect hands-on addition to any language arts or word study curriculum, as well as a great companion to the I'm Lovin' Lit Practice & Assess: Vocabulary book. This customizable resource allows teachers to format lessons to how each student learns best. The templates and lessons in this book make teaching Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes an interactive experience that engages students in the learning process.This valuable note-taking addition to the classroom helps ensure active and engaged learning, while acting as a trusted reference for students throughout the year. The I’m Lovin’ Lit series features comprehensive lessons and activities that are created to reach a variety of learning styles. Targeted for upper elementary and middle-school students, this series offers teachers an essential tool to help them teach engaging subject matter with confidence. Designed to work with an existing curriculum, I’m Lovin’ Lit includes comprehensive lessons and activities, photos, and complete assembly instructions.

In this tender, old-fashioned story, Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey.

Interactive Notebooks: Word Study for first grade provides hands-on activities for the following concepts: -vowel teams -blends and digraphs -syllables -inflectional endings -long and short vowels Personalize learning and encourage independent thinking with interactive notebooks! Set up and maintain a hands-on learning process with Interactive Notebooks: Word Study for first grade. This comprehensive word study workbook helps you reinforce effective note taking by allowing students to create personalized portfolios that they can reference throughout the school year. With the help of this series, students learn about summarizing, color-coding, and organizing as they develop essential language arts skills. Available for kindergarten to fifth grade, the Interactive Notebooks: Word Study series focuses on the following word study skills: -syllabication -phonics -word parts Each 96-page workbook includes lesson plans, a teacher’s guide, reproducibles for creating notebook pages on a variety of topics, and generic reproducibles for creating additional notebook pages.