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1.  The lessons take so much time, I don't have any left for notebooks. Where do I find the time?n 2.  ESL students/or any at risk learners find the notebooks very difficult. How do I work with second language learners to get them started in their notebooks?n 3.  I have a high absentee rate. What do you do when someone has been absent?n 4.  I find that I am not using them daily. Should I be?n 5.  How do you get around to grading them or scoring them to match the district report card (4,3,2,1)?n 6.  My perforated spiral notebooks are falling apart. What should I be using instead?n 7.  My students get very lost in their notebooks. It seems to take them forever to find the right place. Is there some way to mark the pages or something?n 8.  How do you write critical comments to students who can't read those comments?n 9.  Where do you get your notebooks?n 10.  Little ones have such a difficult time writing in notebooks about anything. Can you suggest a way to make it easier for kindergarteners and first graders?n 11.  I don't feel that I know how to give critical feedback. Could we have an inservice on this?n 12.  How do you get students to write reflections in their notebooks?n 13.  How often should I be scoring or commenting in notebooks?n 14.  How important is the glossary?n 15.  I have the worst time trying to keep the Table of Contents current. What can I do to make sure the Table of Contents is done by students each science class?n 16.  Should I use post-its? Should I write right on their page?n 17.  I'm getting lost in a sea of notebooks. I have one for each subject and it is killing me. Can you help?n 18.  Where do I find scoring guides for notebooks?n 19.  The entries are getting sloppy. How do I continually raise the bar?n 20.  Should everything be on a copied data sheet?n 21.  I need materials for doing notebooks. How do you get the stuff?n

1.  Time! How do you find the time to correct them?n 2.  How is technology incorporated into the notebooks?n 3.  The entries begin to look really shotty after awhile. How do I continue to keep the kids reaching a higher standard?n 4.  What is the standard? What should they look like?n 5.  It is so hard to get to them during a lesson.n 6.  What do you do when students are absent?n 7.  The notebook itself falls apart due to poor quality. What is the best quality notebook to use with students?n 8.  I have the worst time just getting kids to write.n 9.  I have trouble staying caught up. What are some strategies to keep on top of the grading?n 10.  Who pays for them, the kids, the teacher, the Science Materials Center?n 11.  How do I assess them? What should be graded?n 12.  What should be included in the science notebooks?n 13.  Should I keep a "master" copy of the contents and the page numbers?n 14.  My students always want to just rush through the notebook part. How can I get my students to slow down and really concentrate on their work?n 15.  The notebooks end up in various corners of the room. How do I manage the keeping of the notebooks?n 16.  I have the worst time getting students to remember to bring them to class each class period. What are teachers doing to make sure the notebooks are available for each lesson?n 17.  How do you correct 150 - 180 per week?n 18.  The kids don't manage their Table of Contents well. What are some strategies for making sure the Table of Contents is done well?n 19.  What do I do about the range of readers and writers in the classroom so that it doesn't create a management problem?n 20.  What do I do about the student who takes another's notebook and writes other things in the notebooks not pertaining to Science?n 21.  Where do I make comments? Should I write on their papers or on post-it?n 22.  What does a good critical comment look like?n 23.  What kinds of things can a Science teacher and a Language Arts teacher collaborate on when it comes to strengthening the writing done in Science?n 24.  What strategies are teachers using to assist the students in marking where they leave off?n 25.  How can data be more easily put into the notebook?n