Learning+Logs

= = =Learning Logs = by, Rachel Turner

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What are Learning Logs? - Logs record a student's learning skills and achievement and has the student reflect on what he or she learned in class. Students can communicate what they learned through drawing pictures, writing free responses, jotting down notes, etc. Can also be known as double entry journals.

How are Learning Logs good for teachers?  - They show students perceptions and or misperceptions of a subject matter. The students' reactions can also tell a teacher if he or she is teaching the material in a coherent matter. Teachers can use the journals as an informal assessment to check for students understanding. Teachers can also use a rubric for assessment starting at: Not evident, developing, established, and going beyond.

How are Learning Logs good for students? ﻿- Students can have ownership of their journal and his or her thoughts. Communicate understanding in a comfortable manner. Students are encouraged to articulate what they are learning.

What do Learning Logs look like?  - Learning Logs can be open-ended journals, or be structured with questions the students are to answer. Often times the students do the best when there are certain prompts that he or she are to respond to.

EXAMPLE PROMPTS:  This topic reminds me of.... The part I know the most about is... I've been learning about_ in Science, and this is....

EXAMPLE FORMATS:

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teacher Resources!!!!!! http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/pd/instr/strats/logs/ http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/LearningLogs.html http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks2/teachers/science/high/assess/examples/journal.shtml * GREAT WEBSITE! http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/weeklytips.phtml/54 http://wac.colostate.edu/intro/pop5h.cfm