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1. 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. Why should you take notes? To minimize your “rate of forgetting” Dr. Walter Pauk, Cornell University Reading Center Don’t take notes = Forget 60 % in 14 days Take some notes = Remember 60 % Take organized notes and do something with them= Remember 90-100% indefinitely! Cornell Notetaking

4. Cornell Notetaking • Dr. Pauk created the Cornell Notetaking System, which is used at Stanford, UCLA’s School of Engineering, most Law Schools, and of course, at Cornell University • The Cornell System requires the student to review notes and think critically after learning has taken place Labeling Questions Notes Reflection

5. First & Last Name 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

6. Subject: Why take Cornell notes? Date: 11/20/01 P R O C E S S M a i n I d e a s ( i n p u t ) P R O C E S S M a i n I d e a s ( i n p u t ) ( o u t p u t ) ( o u t p u t ) Can be used to provide an outline of chapter or lecture. Organized by main ideas and details. How can Can be as detailed as necessary. Cornell notes Sequential -- take notes as they are given by instructor or help me text in an orderly fashion. organize my After class, write a summary of what you learned to ideas? clarify and reinforce learning and to assist retention. Can be used as study tool: Which side for 1. Define terms or explain concepts listed on left side. diagrams? 2. Identify the concept or term on the right side. Can be used to provide a "big picture" of the chapter or Why use lecture. concept maps? Organized by main ideas and sub-topics Limited in how much detail you can represent. Simultaneous - you can use this method for instructors who jump around from topic to topic. After class, you can add questions to the left side What are the Can be used as a study tool -- to get a quick overview benefits to me? and to determine whether you need more information or need to concentrate your study on specific topics.

7. Summary is added at the end of ALL note pages on the subject (not page) • Summary added AFTER questions • are finished • Summary should answer the problem stated in the subject.

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9. 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?

10. When should you take notes? Notes are a record of your learning, so take them when: You listen to a lecture You read a text You watch a film You work in a group on an activity You need to recall information about what happened to you in a class, meeting, or activity--which means always! Cornell Notetaking

11. What do you notice that is different about Cornell Notes? They are divided into two parts: questions and notes There is a reflection at the end There is room for a topic They are labeled with name, date, class, period or other information Cornell Notetaking

12. What types of questions should I place on the left side? Questions which are answered in the notes on the right Questions you still need the answer to--ask a friend or the teacher after class Questions the teacher might ask on a test Higher level thinking questions Cornell Notetaking

13. Levels of the Inquiry Process Level 3: Apply and Evaluate actions/solutions. Level 2: Make sense of information gathered. Level 1: Gather and recall information.

14. What else could I place on the left side? Key terms, vocabulary words, or dates Diagrams or figures Reference pages in a text Steps in a solution process Notes to myself about actions I need to take Cornell Notetaking

15. What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Write only what is most important: listen for repetition, change in pace or volume, numbering, explicit clues (“this is important,” or “on the test”); watch for gestures, or clues to organization; look for material being writtendown by instructor or shared in a visual manner Cornell Notetaking

16. What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Write in your own words (paraphrase) Write using abbreviations (check a dictionary for these and create your own) Draw a figure or diagram Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” info later Use bullets, arrows, and indenting to list key ideas Write legibly Cornell Notetaking

17. What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Actively listen Use SLANT Maintain eye contact with the speaker, group, or presentation source Nod your head at appropriate times Frown when you do not understand Ask relevant questions Answer questions posed by the instructor Make a written record Cornell Notetaking

18. What are the steps to taking Cornell Notes? Set up your page Draw your margins Label clearly Take notes Use your best strategies Actively listen, analyze, ask questions Review, revise, reflect Look over notes and highlight, edit, or add info Write your questions and reflection Cornell Notetaking

19. What are some ways to grade or score Cornell notes? At first, take notes together, then ask students to write questions and reflections for homework; score only the questions Do a group scoring of several pages of Cornell Notes Use a numeric rubric to give formative feedback Have students score one another--match advanced notetakers to less strong Cornell Notetaking

20. Why will your students take notes? Students will only do what you model consistently for them--each time you write something down, make sure to draw your margin and create a notes page Students will take notes because they are worth something in class Students will take notes because they are able to use them on exams Students will act according to habit Cornell Notetaking