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Interactive notebooking is not simply a student copying notes from the board into a cute template. That can certainly be one aspect of it. The true interactive part of the notebooks is when students use the information provided to elicit their own responses in the journal. This requires higher level thinking and ultimately allows the students to make a deeper connection to their learning. My goal is that there will be a point early on in the year where the students bond with their notebooks and truly take ownership of them.
Student achievement is the primary goal, and INB’s help to achieve that. INB’s also allow me to visually see growth or deficits within a student simply by taking a glance at the notebook. I’m able to praise or help struggling students in real-time with a quick walk around the classroom. Parents tend to also be very appreciative of interactive notebooks. Parents can make a quick assessment of their child's performance in class, and see what we are working on at school.
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