It's hard to believe that the first three weeks of school have already flown by. Getting adjusted to a new school year always takes a few weeks but I am finally feeling like we're getting things moving in my classroom. I've been trying a few exciting new things this year and can't wait to show you want we've been up to.
1. 20% Time - I had heard about this project but never attempted it myself. Thanks to the inspiration I found over at Education Is My Life over 120 students are partaking in this amazing project at my school this year. I teach French Immersion and Extended French(late immersion), so all the work is being done en français and so far I am so impressed with their amazing ideas! We have projects of all kinds just getting underway, everything from learning ASL to creating how to videos for all kinds of things(origami, DIY projects...etc), to photography projects and even research projects on special areas of interest such as the history of pirates. My students are excited and so am I. There is a buzz of work going on whenever they are in 20% time. I can't wait to see where these projects take us.
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Saturday, 21 September 2013
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Interactive Student Notebooks
I have been looking around for a way to make teaching history more exciting and interesting for both myself and my students. As I began to look online at what other teachers have been doing, I came across Interactive Student Notebooks. I can see their application in any subject but for this year, I will be trying it in one particular subject - History.
I teach history in French to a large group of second language learners(3 classes). The history textbooks are most often well above their reading levels which causes frustration, boredom and disengagement. This year with the use of the interactive student notebooks, students will still use the textbook but not in the traditional fashion. I will continue to use the textbook for graphs, diagrams, maps and even the wonderful primary sources which are embedded within it. However, unlike in the past, I vow to not read large sections of the text and ask my students to answer a series of comprehension questions. We will work through the topics together, filling in graphic organizers, foldables and diagrams. Students will reflect on their learning and engage with the curriculum through a large variety of creative tasks.
I have begun to map out what our interactive notebooks will look like but upon suggestions from everyone I am not making one ahead of time. Instead I will make one book with each of my 3 classes and students can follow along while we set up together. Below you'll find the initial pages I will be giving my students. Pages 1, 2 and 3 will be layered on the first page of our books, on the left students will be completing a Give me Five activity later on in the week once we have started using our books. Page 4 is the table of contents which we will be putting on the second page of our books.
I must give credit to http://iisanumber.blogspot.ca/2013/07/interactive-notebook-rubric.html I used her rubric and left page activities as the base for pages 2 and 3 of the document. Also, the inspiration for page 1 came from the internet as well but I cannot find the origin of the file...sorry...if the file looks like your original please let me know I'd love to give credit!
Are you planning on using ISN books? If so for what subjects?
I teach history in French to a large group of second language learners(3 classes). The history textbooks are most often well above their reading levels which causes frustration, boredom and disengagement. This year with the use of the interactive student notebooks, students will still use the textbook but not in the traditional fashion. I will continue to use the textbook for graphs, diagrams, maps and even the wonderful primary sources which are embedded within it. However, unlike in the past, I vow to not read large sections of the text and ask my students to answer a series of comprehension questions. We will work through the topics together, filling in graphic organizers, foldables and diagrams. Students will reflect on their learning and engage with the curriculum through a large variety of creative tasks.
I have begun to map out what our interactive notebooks will look like but upon suggestions from everyone I am not making one ahead of time. Instead I will make one book with each of my 3 classes and students can follow along while we set up together. Below you'll find the initial pages I will be giving my students. Pages 1, 2 and 3 will be layered on the first page of our books, on the left students will be completing a Give me Five activity later on in the week once we have started using our books. Page 4 is the table of contents which we will be putting on the second page of our books.
I must give credit to http://iisanumber.blogspot.ca/2013/07/interactive-notebook-rubric.html I used her rubric and left page activities as the base for pages 2 and 3 of the document. Also, the inspiration for page 1 came from the internet as well but I cannot find the origin of the file...sorry...if the file looks like your original please let me know I'd love to give credit!
Are you planning on using ISN books? If so for what subjects?
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