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1. Many successful students are trained in the Cornell note taking method. Cornell Notes

2. The Hidden Curriculum Quickwrite Questions: • How did you learn the skill of note taking? • How did this skill contribute to your success?

3. First & Last Name Class Title Period Date Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. Class Notes 2 1/2” 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes

4. History of Cornell Notes • Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk. • Designed in response to frustration over student test scores. • Meant to be easily used as a test study guide. • Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

5. Students find it easier to succeed when they are trained in a Note-Taking Method!!

6. Why take notes? • Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve.

7. Why take notes? • Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. • Note taking helps students remember what is said in class. • A good set of notes can help students work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

8. Why take notes? • Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve. • Good Notes help students organize and process data and information. • Helps student recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times. • Writing is a great tool for learning!

9. Understanding How We Learn • Our brain’s outer layer (the neocortex) where higher level thinking occurs, has 100 billion brain cells or neurons.

10. When We Learn Something New: • A dendrite, a threadlike branch, grows out of each brain cell (neuron).

11. Learning • When a dendrite from one neuron grows close enough to the dendrite of another neuron, a connection is made. • Learning = growth and the connecting of dendrites.

12. Practice! • If you practice a new skill many times, the dendrites get coated in a protein called myelin. • Thinking can now occur more quickly, & you will remember the skill for a long time.

13. How We Forget • If we only practice a skill once or twice the connection between neurons is weak. • If you do not practice the skill again the dendrites wither & die. • You have forgotten the new skill!

14. Example (Diagram copied during lecture) (Questions about it ) • How do the ticks find the cattle? • Why don’t the ticks usually kill their host? • How could tick infestations in cattle impact humans?

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19. Computerized Notes • May reflect headings in PowerPoint lectures • Leave room on the left for questions and diagrams • Leave plenty of room within the outline for student note-taking

20. Tips on Taking Discussion Notes • Use discussion topics/questions organize your notes • Use symbols for important ideas • Include your own responses in notes • Develop questions to review later • Add references to other material as they come to mind

21. Note Taking Tips Speaker says: “Hippocrates, a Greek who is considered to be the Father of modern medicine, was Born on the island of Cos in 460 B.C.” Notes say: “Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of med. B. Cos 460BC”

22. Tips for Studying with Notes Make use of the format • Cover the right side of your notes; review and answer study questions from the left using the right side as an answer key • Quiz yourself out loud • Cover the right side with blank paper; write out answers to the left column study questions

23. Tips for Studying with Notes Write! • Write summaries of the most important material in the summary/reflection section • Write a quiz for others using notes; exchange and correct • Write anticipated test questions beyond those already in the left-hand column and write answers

24. Tips for Studying with Notes Review • Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind • Recite information from notes

25. Tips for Studying with Notes Study in a Group • Exchange notes with others to flesh out information and understanding • Use notes in study groups to provide a common ground of material for reference and review • Rewrite notes if necessary

26. What goes where? Don’t forget the heading: Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic Questions, subtitles, etc. go here, in the left hand column. Remember, we want higher level critical thinking questions. Notes go here, in the large right hand column. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom of the last page of notes

27. Practice Now • Take notes on SLANT. • Lower level question on left column: • What does SLANT stand for?

28. SLANT • Sit in front • Lean forward • Ask questions • Nod • Take notes & Talk to teacher after class

29. SLANT • Higher level question (left hand column): • What is the difference between a student who practices SLANT and students who do not? • Answer this question on the right hand column.

30. Notetaking Tips • Keep a separate section of your notebook or binder for each course. • Notes for each lecture should begin on a new page. • Date your lecture notes and number all pages. • Never use a sentence when you can use a phrase, or a phrase when you can use a word.

31. Notetaking Tips, Cont. • Use indentations to distinguish between major and minor points. • Put most notes in your own words. However, the following should be noted exactly: • Formulas , Definitions, and Specific facts • Use abbreviations and symbols wherever possible. Note down unfamiliar vocabulary and unclear areas. • If you should miss something completely, leave a blank space and get it later.

32. TAKING NOTES IN CLASS • To write a little faster use abbreviations & symbols to record the information. W/ with W/O without • Page < less than b/4 before = equals % percent Vs versus C/o care of

33. Notetaking Tips, Cont. • Develop a code system of note-marking to indicate questions, comments, important points, due dates of assignments, etc. • Make sure you can understand what you have written and if needed, make corrections. • Clear up misunderstandings or fill in missing information by consulting the lecturer, TA, classmates, the texts, or additional readings

34. Notetaking Tips, Cont. • Be clear & complete in your notes. Leave a (?) by info that is unclear. Later go back & check with your instructor. After the lecture: • Revise and/or rewrite the notes as quickly as possible, preferably the same day of the lecture. • Coordinate readings and the lecture notes. • Review notes at least once a week & also review before next lecture.

35. Benefits of Cornell Notes • Your notes are organized • You review your notes every day • You can quickly and easily identify key terms and concepts. • Your lecture notes become a study guide to help you prepare for the exam.

36. The Right Study Skill & Attitude Will Pay Off!

37. Try the Cornell Method of taking notes for a few weeks and notice the difference! • You don’t have to be a genius to take good notes. All that you need is a good work ethic and consistency.