Notebook
Karen Casillas
Table of Content
1. Community Circle
2. Pair-Share
3. Text-Based Discussion
4. Firework
5. Scaffolded Instruction
6. Interactive Methods Notebook
7. Seed Discussion
8. Think-Aloud
9. Exit Ticket
10. Gallery Walk
11. Field Work #1
12. Field Work #2
13. Field Work #3
14. Campus Tour Plan & Tour Reflection
15. Service Learning Reflection
Community Circle
What it is?
This strategy allows students to discuss their thoughts, opinions and suggestions
that are emphasized based on the passages they read.
This will be used in the classroom when reading texts or even when
discussing a topic in the classroom in a respectful manner.
It is a method in which students will walk around the room and look at the displayed
content on the wall either individually or in groups to share responses and ideas.
It will be used to observe the different ideas of a students,along with allow the
students to comment on the original student’s work.
It will be used with emergent learners through allowing them to visually see how
each student’s way of learning varies.
Gallery Walk
Exit Ticket
What is it?
I would use the exit ticket prior to moving onto a new topic,
preferably before the students were to leave to either
recess,lunch, or at the end of the day.
o Each mentor will already be seated with an empty chair in between the next mentor (as students enter they
will sit in an empty chair)
Establish rules: When you receive talking stick say your name.
Ice Breakers:
o After everyone has gone around and shared, elbow share with a partner, Why do
· Question #2: What is something you would like to see in the community?
*As the community circle activity is going on, someone will be recording the students answers on the
class white board and on paper ( to turn in to professor at end of activity)*
Field Visit 2
Class agreements for 3/6/2019 Compton High School visit:
o Each mentor will already be seated with an empty chair in between the
next mentor (as students enter they will sit in an empty chair)
· Question #1: What do you like about your community?
o After everyone has gone around and shared, elbow share with a
partner, Why do
Community Circle Activity:
you like going there?
Ice Breakers: · Question #2: What is something you would like to see in the
community?
-How do you feel about graduating? (one word)
*As the community circle activity is going on, someone will be
-What do you plan to do after graduation? recording the students answers on the class white board and
on paper ( to turn in to professor at end of activity)*
Plan for Compton high school 3/27 ● If the initial results aren’t what you want, alter the search terms and get more specific (get clues from the
initial search results e.g. you might see synonyms that would work or get ideas from the “People Also Ask” section)
1. Ask students to brainstorm their ideas and thoughts about human trafficking.
● Use quotation marks if you want your keywords in an exact order, e.g. “raining cats and dogs”
2. Provide “fun” facts about human trafficking and notes to give them more background.
● Remember:
3. Help students with research methods and how to search for certain topics.
○ use your best guess with spelling (Google will often understand)
Facts about Human Trafficking:( I was thinking maybe we can print little sheets for them to keep about the facts? - Amy)
○ understand that everyone’s results will be different, even if they use the same search terms (depending on
- According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year, of which 80% are browser history, location etc.)
female and half are children.
● An important habit to get into is looking at the green URL and specifically the domain.
- California harbors 3 of the FBI’s 13 highest child sex trafficking areas on the nation: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego
- Between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year. ○ Use some intuition to decide whether it seems reliable. Does the URL look like a well-known site? Is it a
forum or opinion site? Is it an educational or government institution? Domains that include .gov or .edu might be more
reliable sources.
- There’s a great video we can show them on human trafficking after we talk about the thinking map
● When looking through possible sources, open sites in new tabs, leaving your search results in a tab for
Here’s the link easy access later (e.g. right-click on the title and click “Open link in new tab” or press Control/Command and click the
link).
https://www.lacounty.gov/human-trafficking
● Once you click on a link and land on a site, how do you know if it offers the information you need?
Field 3
● Type in some simple search terms using only the important keywords
■ Set up class guidelines that ask classmates to cross check their information on two or three different sites before
assuming it’s accurate.
Field 3 Continuation
You might also like to set up a system for students to
organize their information while they’re searching. There
are many apps and online tools to curate, annotate, and
bookmark information, however, you could just set up a
simple system like a Google Doc or Spreadsheet.