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Scientist's Notebook Toolkit

Dr. Michael Klenschy Inquiry, Reasoning and the Common Core Standards Nov 3, 2010 Overview
(http://ebecri.org/files/media/Klentschy11.3.2010.1.pdf)

Notes on Feedback
(http://ebecri.org/files/media/Feedback.pdf)

Measuring Time
(http://ebecri.org/files/media/KlentschyMeasuringTime.ppt)

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Scaffolds and Probes

(http://ebecri.org/files/media/Scaffolds_and_Probes.doc)

"On Having Goals"

(/files/media/On%20Having%20Goals.ppt)

A Poem by Art Holst

(/files/media/On%20Having%20Goals.ppt)

NEW: Getting Students Ready for the 4th Grade NECAP Test (/content/gettingreadyfornecap) Kit Specific Resources (http://ebecri.org/content/kitspecificresources)
Unit Designs - a compilation of Rhode Island GSE's and focus questions Labels for Focus Questions Engaging Scenarios Kit Matrixes Writing prompts and quick-writes

Checklists and Sample Lessons

(http://ebecri.org/content/checklists)
Checklists Guidelines Portfolio Assessment Templates Sample Inquiry Lessons

Raina's Flipchart Checklist

(/files/media/Flipchart%20checklist.doc)

RI Grade Span Expectations - annotated (/files/media/RI.GSE.Life.Earth.Physical.v4.0.annotated.doc) Alignment to Rhode Island K-4 Grade Span Expectations (/files/media/Physical.Life.Earth.K-4.alignment.doc) Alignment to Rhode Island 5-8 Grade Span Expectations (/files/media/Physical.Life.Earth.5-8.alignment.doc)
Connecticut Science Standards (http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=320890)

Scientist's Notebook Guide

A Before, During, and After Strategy (/files/media/Before%20During%20After.doc) Scientist's Notebook Model (/files/media/Scientist%20Notebook%20Model.doc) Student Guide to Scientist's Notebook (/files/media/Students%20Guide%20to%20Scientists%20Notebook.doc) Lesson planning template (/files/media/lesson%20planning.doc) Feedback Guide (/files/media/Feedback%20Guide.doc)
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Guide for creating an index in a student notebook

(/files/media/Index.master.doc)

Is A Materials Resource Center Right for You? (/files/media/MRC.Peters.pdf) by Dr. Tom Peters

Great Articles Supporting Science and Literacy

Science Writing Heuristic (/files/media/Solving%20a%20Mystery.doc) Science Notebook Essentials (/files/media/Science%20Notebook%20Essentials%20by%20Klentschy.pdf) by Dr. Mike Klentschy Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks (/files/media/5%20Good%20Reasons%20to%20Use%20Notebooks.pdf) Evidence Helps the KWL Get a KLEW (/files/media/Evidence%20Helps%20the%20KWL%20get%20a%20KLEW.pdf) Taking Inventory (/files/media/Taking%20Inventory.pdf)

PowerPoint Presentations
Science Reform Workshop, Dec 17, 2008 - (/files/media/Investigating.Simple.Circuits.ppt) Investigating Simple Circuits by Dr. Mike Klentschy (/files/media/Investigating.Simple.Circuits.ppt) The Reading Writing Connection to Inquiry Based Science (/files/media/The%20Reading-Writing%20Connection%20to%20Inquiry-Based%20Science.ppt) NSTA 2006 Anaheim Dr. Mike Klentschy, Ron DeFronzo, Wendy Binder Reading and Kit Use (/files/media/Reading%20and%20Kits.ppt) Research which supports science and literacy connections (/files/media/Data.Notebooking.ppt) Components and strategies for using scientist's notebooks (/files/media/Scientist%20Notebook%20Presentation.ppt) Elementary Notebooks (/files/media/Elementary.Notebooks.ppt) Workshop Presentation for Marbles, Tracks, and Ramps (/files/media/MTR.ppt) Horizons Research Inc Data - "Looking Inside the Classroom" (/files/media/Horizons%20Research.ppt) America's Pressing Challenge (/files/media/Vasquez%20-%20Americas%20Pressing%20Challenge.ppt) , by Joanne Vasquez

Student Work
(http://ebecri.org/content/studentwork)

Literacy Strategy Templates

(/content/literacystrategies)

Check out these great websites for kindergarten developed by Michelle, one of our own teachers
Kinder Squirt (http://polsellikindergarten.tripod.com/) Eric Carle Website (http://carleworks.tripod.com/) Planting a Literacy Garden (http://literacy-garden.tripod.com/) Spotlight On a SMILES Mentor Jim Booth (/content/jimbooth)

A testimony from Ann - a 6th grade teacher from East Bay Check Out Washington State's New Website on Science Notebooks (http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/)
Science Notebook Organization (/files/media/WA%20State%20science%20notebook%20organization.doc) Science Notebook Entry Types (/files/media/WA%20State%20Science%20Notebook%20Entry%20types.doc) Curriculum Topic Study on Living/NonLiving (/files/media/WA.State.CTS.Is.it.Living.pdf) "I left the notebook training session last Monday and thought more about Janes (name changed) statement that our kits are a tool to use in our classrooms in order to better teach our students. It reminded me of when..." (click here for the rest of Ann's story) (/content/testimony)

Core Knowledge Lesson Plans

(http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/K.htm)

What is Core Knowledge? An Idea . . . that for the sake of academic excellence, greater fairness, and higher literacy, elementary and middle schools need a solid, specific, shared core curriculum in order to help children establish strong foundations of knowledge, grade by grade.

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