Math Interactive Student Notebook (MISN) A Key Element to Success in Math Class with Ms. Washington This is a modified PowerPoint of a PowerPoint originally shared by Melinda Gannon.
Jan 15, 2016
Math Interactive Student Notebook
(MISN)
Math Interactive Student Notebook
(MISN)A Key Element to Success
in Math Class with Ms. Washington
This is a modified PowerPoint of a PowerPoint originally shared by Melinda
Gannon.
Have you ever heard yourself say . . .
Keep it all together with your
What is an Interactive Notebook?
• A personalized, clear textbook• A working portfolio -- all of your
notes, classwork, etc. -- in one convenient spot
Left Side – Right Side Orientation
LEFT SIDE
Left side items are the students…
REFLECTIONS
…output
RIGHT SIDE
Right side items are things from the
teacher and text to be learned…
TESTABLE ITEMS
…input
Right Side• Right is for Cornell Notes!• The right side “belongs” to Mrs.
Washington and the text.• The right side has “testable”
information.• The right side has a toolbox with
vocabulary, formulas.• The right side has a summary for the
day.
Examples of Teacher Right Side Content
• Notes, usually in the Cornell note-taking format (formulas, vocabulary)
• Handouts• Graphic organizers• Example problems worked out
with written “running” commentary
• Content to go on a math foldable
Left Side• The left is for “Your Way” of
understanding the material.• The left side belongs to YOU!• The left side is where you record your PROCESSING of the teacher-provided notes, handouts, etc. (i.e. of the right side items).
Examples of Student Left Side Work/Products
• Songs, Poems, Raps• Graphic organizers• Foldables • Your re-writing of notes into your own
language and/or with illustrations• Math Graffiti/ Math Cartoons• Colorful and varied representations
More Examples of Left Side Work/Products
• Math journal entries (e.g. about real-world math, about the assigned Internet math practice homework)
• Creative math memory hooks• Mental math models (e.g. a story
about “good guys leaving” and “bad guys leaving” to explain pos/neg integer multiplication)
Extra Credit Left Side Work/Products
1.math riddles (especially for geometry) 2.student-created math games requiring
math expertise (both to create and play the game; can involve dice, spinners, etc.)
3.poems/raps to aid memory of concepts or algorithms
sample
re-write of
class notes
into left side
MISN format
. . . in your own language!
source: http://ideasite.net/math/
Sample Math Memory Hook with Illustration
source: http://ideasite.net/math/
Sample Foldables
Sample Venn Diagram
Sample Math Riddle
Maintaining the Interactive Notebook
• Date and number each page (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, etc.).
• No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes
• No ripped out pages or torn corners
Components of your Interactive Notebook
• Cover – create colorful cover that has to do with math concepts
• Table of Contents – create running table that includes skills
Test Your MISN Knowledge
Can you mentally fill in the blanks below and mentally “circle” the correct words?
The left side is for
_____________.
It is for input/output. (circle one) from the
_________.
The right side is for_______ _____.
It is for input/output. (circle one) from the
_________.