What are Learning Logs ?
Learning logs are a simple and straightforward way to help students integrate content, process, and personal feelings. Learning logs operate from the stance that students learn from writing rather than writing what they have learned. The common application is to have students make entries in their logs during the last five minutes of class or after each completed week of class. The message here is that short, frequent bursts of writing are more productive over time than are infrequent, longer assignments. What is its purpose? Learning logs are most commonly used in assessing literacy but there are many crossovers into content areas other than those associated with reading and writing. Properly understood and used, learning logs become a vehicle for exchange among parents, teachers, and students. How do I do it? There is some overlap between portfolios and learning logs, in fact, both journals and learning logs frequently provide artifacts for the student portfolio. The most valuable re
