using foldables in the college classroom
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Student Engagement: Using Foldables in the College Classroom
Dr. Jennifer Russell - Barton College Teaching Professor Conference - Atlanta, GA - May 30, 2015
FOLDABLES are:
Interactive graphic organizers
Student-constructed visual displays used to organize information
Engage students in active learning
Creates student-ownership
Ideal tools for diverse learners
Assist in linking new information to prior knowledge
What are foldables?
3 dimensional interactive graphic organizers that students create
Can be used as a self-check study guide
Can be used at any level and with any subject area
Why use foldable?
Fun and motivating, hands-on approach
As a study guide
Notetaking to help organize information
Reach all learners
Students retain information
Holds students accountable
When to use foldable?
Introducing new vocabulary words
Introducing a new skill, topic or concept
Before a chapter, lesson or story
During the lesson
After completing the chapter, lesson or story
Review
Anytime
70% of input to the human brain is visual
Who has created the “Foldable” concept?
Dinah Zike
And the research says . . .
Foldables focus on research-based skills
Marzano research:
Non-linguistic representations have strong effects on student achievement
Explicitly engaging students in there creating of nonlinguistic representation
Stimulates and increases activity in the brain
Marzano’s 9 Strategies
1. Identifying similarities and differences
2. Summarizing and note taking
3. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
4. Homework and practice
5. Nonlinguistic representations
6. Cooperative learning
7. Setting objectives and providing feedback
8. Generating and testing hypotheses
9. Cues, questions and advanced organizers R. Marzano. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research Based Strategies for Increasing Student
Achievement
Note Taking research . . .
Effective note taking can make the difference between passing and failing (Hughes & Suritsky, 1994)
Independent note taking increases active participation in the learning process, leading to improvement in memory of information (Ruhl & Suritsky, 1995)
Listening and then receiving notes is not as effective as taking one’s own notes (Carrier, 1983, Hartley, 1983, Katayama & Robinson, 2000)
Graphically organized notes teach more than just the facts as they increase student involvement with the information, increasing higher order thinking (Robinson et al, 1998)
Students had a 34 percentile gain when taught how to summarize information and take effective notes (Marzano, Classroom Strategies that Work)
What do you need to get started?
Notebook (I like composition notebooks but you can really use any)
Paper
Scissors
Glue ( I prefer glue sticks, less messy)
Colored pencils, markers, highlighter
Let’s get started with our own foldables!!!!!
Two-Tab Book
Make a hamburger fold with your book
Cut up the inside fold toward the mountain top. This cut forms two large tabs that can be used front and back for writing and illustration
The book can be expanded by making several of these folds and glueing them side by side
Use this book for data or information that occurs in twos
Three-Tab Book
Fold a sheet of paper like a hot dog
With the paper horizontal, and the fold of the hot dog up, fold the right side toward the center, trying to cover one half of the paper
Fold the left side over the right side to make a book with three folds
Open the fold book. Place your hands between the two thicknesses of paper and cut up the two valleys on one side only. This will form three tabs
Use this book for information or data occurring in threes
Layered-Look Book
Stack 2 sheets of paper so the that back sheet is one inch her than the front sheet
Bring the bottom of both sheets upward and align the edges so that all of the layers or tabs are the same distance apart
When all the tabs are equal distance apart, fold the papers and crease well
Open the papers and glue them together along the valley or inner center fold, or staple them along the mountain
Vocabulary Book
Fold a sheet of notebook paper in half like a hotdog
On one side, cut every third line. This usually results in 10 tabs
Label the tabs
Shutter Foldable
Begin as if you are going to make a hamburger fold, but instead of folding the paper, pinch it to show the midpoint
Open the sheet. Fold both of the outside edges in to touch the middle mark
Helpful Websites
https://foldables.wikispaces.com/Foldables
http://www.greenninja.org/workshop2012/archive2012/TL-foldables!!!%5B1%5D.pdf
http://cmase.pbworks.com/w/page/6923144/Foldables
http://www.dinah.com/
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I have numerous boards with content specific foldable ideas
Use Teachers Pay Teachers
Questions?????
Are there any questions????
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Dr. Jennifer Russell