This article covered many great reasons for using the ever more emerging notebooks in the classroom-the science classroom. I wasn't too surprised by the results as I recently learned about using notebooks during writer's workshop in language arts. It is true indeed that notebooks are thinking tools, encourage teacher collaboration, they guide teacher instruction, enhance literacy skills, and that they support differentiated learning.
Aspects I really like about the science notebooks is the grand ability to offer unique student feedback and challenge students individually in accord with their ability. I like this interaction that goes between teachers and students. I also like the different ways students can express their observations and findings, such as by drawing pictures, making charts, and in their native language. Being interested in working with students who speak different languages, either with ELL students in my class or a bilingual classroom, I think this would be neat and would provide a great opportunity for students to express scientific writing, among other styles, in the languages they know. I really like that students have their own notebook that caters to their own learning and that students are constantly using both their science and literacy skills.
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