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= Welcome to ScienceISN =

==== This Wiki is designed to be a meeting place for science teachers who want collaborate about Interactive Science Notebooks. My philosophy on ISNs is that you need to set them up to work for **you**--for they way you put out information, for the way you grade, for the types of things you need your students to have. It is my hope here that we can share many ideas and ways of tackling problems so that each teacher can find what works best for them. ====

==== I set this up after talking to several teachers who either wanted to try using interactive notebooks or who had trouble using them. I used interactive notebooks my first year of teaching and quickly concluded that I made a bad choice. I really didn't know what I was doing at all, much less what I was doing with the notebook. I almost gave up...then I switched campuses to work with a colleague who was excited about using them. I decided to follow her lead and try them and this time the result was much better. I am going on my sixth year of using ISNs and I love them. Having the someone to talk with, to grade with, and to discuss ideas with made all the difference in the world ====

==== This will be a work in progress. My goal is to share ideas and to show images so we can see how things look. Honestly, this can evolve into whatever we need it to be to further our cause: student learning. I have invited local teachers, but if you have stumbled upon my wiki, make yourself at home. Check out the links provided as well. There's great stuff out there. :-) ====