Literature Connections

To learn more about my wondering I consulted the literature by typing in the key

words interactive notebooks into Google Scholar. I read through insightful information

regarding the benefits and research behind the utilization of interactive notebooks. The

articles I read through approached the collection of data in many different ways. When

teaching ELLs the usage of cloze notes is imperative.

Key quotes and ideas Ideas for taking action in

Article Citation
related to your wondering your classroom

Interactive notebooks I plan to utilize

Waldman, C., & Crippen,
K. J. (2009). Integrating
interactive notebooks. The
Science Teacher, 76(1), 51.
Madden, Mary (2001).
Improving Student
Achievement with
Interactive Notebooks.
Wakefield High School.
Arlington County (VA)
Public Schools..
Carter, M., Hernandez, A.,
Richison, J. (2009).
Interactive Notebooks and
English Language learners.
can be utilized before
and after lessons.
Before a lesson
interactive notebooks
can be used to introduce
new concepts.
After a lesson
interactive notebooks
can help students reflect
and remember what
they learned.
Students who keep an
interactive notebook are
more likely to be
organized.
Students respond
differently to interactive
notebooks.
Interactive notebooks
should be presented in
different forms and have
a sense of choice that
students can make it
their own.
Interactive notebooks
are student-created,
teacher-directed set of
notes.
ELLs can use different
interactive notebooks
before and after my
lessons or as beginning
and closing activities for
units.
Pairing a closing
activity interactive
notebook with a post
assessment would be a
good way I could
collect data.
I plan to allow students
the power of choice
when it comes to part of
their interactive
notebook entries.
When student enter their
interactive notebook
entries, I will require
them to be as neat as
possible.
I plan to differentiate for
my readers on lower
levels by using cloze
notes instead of writing
everything down.

Portsmouth, NH:
Heinemann.
Wist, C. (2006). Putting it
all together: Understanding
the research behind
interactive notebooks.
Master's thesis, College of
William and Mary,
Williamsburg, VA.
Jaladanki,V.S.,&
Bhattacharya,K.(2014).
Exercisingautonomous
learningapproaches
throughinteractive
notebooks:Aqualitative
casestudy.TheQualitative
Report,19(27),125.
forms of entries in For my first graders, my
interactive notebooks interactive notebooks
such as cloze notes. will be teacher-created,
student-manipulated.
Interactive notebooks I plan to research
originated from note further into the Multiple
taking, organization, Intellegences in order to
and concept mapping see how to utilize them
strategies. in my interactive
Knowledge of Howard notebook
Gardners Multiple implementation.
Intellegences help a
teacher better
implement interactive
notebooks.
Interactive notebooks I plan to use interactive
are a good form of notebook entries as
formative assessments. formative data.
Interactive notebooks I plan to have students
are a good way for look over their
students to study for interactive notebook
summative assessments. entries before any
Interactive notebooks assessment.
increase critical
thinking and problem-
solving skills.

More than one of these articles suggested that interactive should be individualized

to each student and those students should be involved in the creation of their own

interactive notebook. Some of these articles were based on data collected from the

implementation of interactive notebooks in a high school setting, which would create a

different result from one that I may end up with in a first grade classroom. I definitely

plan on allowing students choice in how they complete their interactive notebook, but to

allow them total control of the creation of the notebook might encourage an un organized

environment that would be more harmful than beneficial. I believe allowing students the

freedom to draw, write, cut, paste, color, or anything of the like will allow for them to

creatively interpret new concepts in order to set them into memory.

 A couple of these articles mentioned the use of Howard Gardners Multiple

Intellegences in order to individualize a students way of learning through the use of

interactive notebooks. This is a tool to use when trying to differentiate for the eclectic

group of students that I have in my classroom. Also, many of the articles mentioned that a

benefit of utilizing interactive notebooks is organization skills for students. Being able to

organize and graph thoughts and new ideas in a notebook, students can better organize

their thoughts and other aspects of their life. Thus, the actions I decided to take based on

the literature were to dig deeper into the research behind Howard Gardners Multiple

Intellegences, prepare individualized entries for the interactive notebooks that allow

students to make their own choices, and require students to review their entries to both

ensure they are neat and organized and to recall and retain information for long term

memory.