The Notebook Curriculum

20 Years Experience as a Math Teacher, Instructional Coach, and Administrator.

I wrote The Notebook Curriculum is a versatile framework for any subject, focused on helping teachers establish the foundation of high-quality instructional practices and lesson planning with a clear direction and purpose. The routines and procedures in this book will help you maintain a learning environment for all your students, coach them in the art of self-reflection, give them the opportunity to take ownership of their own understanding, and allow them to thrive as learners who personalize and internalize the knowledge they learn. In a nutshell, The Notebook Curriculum will help you harness all the power you have as a teacher and all the power your students have as learners. Whether you are a new teacher who doesn’t know what to do, a struggling teacher who feels like a failure in the classroom, or even a veteran teacher who just wants to try something new, The Notebook Curriculum will help you become the teacher you always dreamed of being, raising your confidence as an educator and your sense of self-efficacy as an instructional leader. Using The Notebook Curriculum my students and I create a notebook in our Algebra & Pre-Algebra classes to house all the concepts we learn over the course of the year. Before the first day of school, I have each student purchase a 100-page composition notebook to house all our notes, example problems, activities, learning targets, and success criteria. Then, throughout the year, we use this notebook as a resource when studying for chapter tests and the PSAT they take in April.