Learning Journals in the K-8 Classroom: Exploring Ideas and Information in the Content Areas

ISBN-13: 9781138423374 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Marcia S. Popp

Opis

This is a guide for teachers, showing how to introduce and use academic journals effectively at elementary level. The journal is intended to be a place where students can record and respond to new ideas across the curriculum, which then act as a base for further learning.

Recenzje

"Congratulations to the author! This text is a joy. It contains no jargon and meets the needs of content-area teachers who want to integrate writing across the curriculum....The content is well-grounded in constructivist theory and the author links theory with diverse, practical pedagogical classroom applications....(This text) helps us understand the benefits of learning journals for all students, at all grade levels and across all disciplines, irrespective of their academic variabilities, situated in whole language settings or in more traditional classrooms....Readers learn how daily use of learning journals takes students far beyond being passive receptors of information to being active participants in their own learning."
—Janet C. Richards
The University of Southern Mississippi

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. An Introduction to Learning Journals. Using Journals to Explore Ideas and Evaluate Learning. Journal Formats, Guidelines, and Activities. Introducing Learning Journals to Students. Exploring Literature With Learning Journals. Exploring Writing With Learning Journals. Exploring Mathematics With Learning Journals. Exploring Science With Learning Journals. Exploring the Social Studies With Learning Journals. Appendices: Annotated Bibliography of Teaching Resources. Interviews With Teachers Who Use Learning Journals.

O autorze

Popp, Marcia S.