Journaling
Teaching and Learning Methods
Journaling
Field-Journaling-with-Students-handout.pdfJournaling-Prompts.pdfExample-of-Journal-Use.pdfExamples of when to use field journaling activities through your week of lessons
Guide-to-Opening-the-World-through-Nature-Journaling.pdfCorrelating field journaling activities from "Opening the World through Nature Journaling" with stages of the Learning Cycle
Branching Out Journal - DRAFT
Lots of blank journaling pages for flexibility as we create this program together!
2021 Branching Out Journal-updated.pdfLinks for more Resources
CalAcademy - Talk Strategies with Notebooks - great ideas for promoting discussion while using student journals (aka notebooks)
More Teaching and Learning tools...
Teaching the way students learn, using the Learning Cycle
Asking the right QUESTIONS to encourage interest, exploration, concept formation, application, and reflection
Facilitating productive DISCUSSIONS where students can explore their observations and questions, hash out their ideas with peers, and learn to make arguments from evidence
JOURNALING with students for deeper observations, application, and reflection of learning
Using positive MANAGEMENT methods to keep groups engaged
Connecting to/Creating a Sense of Place - with acknowledgment and appreciation for all that this means. Lessons should be directly connected to the local environment and will be more relevant to students in that way
Aligning instruction with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with scientific ecological understanding by including and honoring Indigenous perspectives, inviting Native guest speakers, docents, or student volunteers, and a visit to the cultural center if possible