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Focused Note-Taking. Tour of Refinements & Resources. Welcome to Focused Note-Taking Tour of Refinements & Resources. Ponder & Poll: How did you learn to take notes? Explicitly taught? Copied others? Developed style over time? Combination of all or other?
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Focused Note-Taking Tour of Refinements & Resources
Welcome to Focused Note-TakingTour of Refinements & Resources Ponder & Poll: • How did you learn to take notes? • Explicitly taught? Copied others? Developed style over time? Combination of all or other? • Are you familiar with Cornell note-taking? • Model and encourage use in your class?
Tour Outcomes • Understand rationale and research - why focused note-taking? • See how refinements of the Cornell note-taking system make it an important part of increasing student achievement. • Be introduced to 10 Steps of CORNELL WAY. • Learn about available resources.
Why does focused note-taking increase achievement? Percent Retention of Material Elapsed Days handout 3a-b
Walter Pauk Walter Pauk • Author of the best-selling How To Study In College • Creator of Cornell notes • See Pauk’s letter to Pam McGee The 10 Steps of the CORNELL WAY were created using Pauk’s ideas as stated in the letter handout ii-iii
Marzano Connections • Robert Marzano’s nine strategies for instruction can be linked to a CORNELL WAY step. handout iv-vi
Research & Rationale • Quickwrite • How will sharing the research and rationale of Cornell notes and the note-taking system affect teaching and learning? • Pair Share • Share quickwrite with person sitting next to you.
Step 1 The first seven steps of the CORNELL WAY correspond to the Cornell notes page. Step 2 Step 4 Step 3 Step 5 Step 7 Step 6
DVD (at least 1 copy per AVID site) • Middle & High School Video Examples • Instructions through Photo Series & Content • PDF Resources • Tips • Connections to Certification • Teachers interested in checking out a copy please contact AVID Coordinator at your school.
Follow up questions • 1. What did you learn? • 2. Can this knowledge be applied to • your classroom? • 3. Did you find this information useful • or relevant? • 4. Do you have any follow up • questions or comments?
Source • This slide show was created by Region V AVID and downloaded from their site: http://www.regionvavid.org/default.aspx?sm=a