Cornell Notes with GBQs

1. Cornell Notes with GBQs

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

3. Why take notes? continued • Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve. • Good notes help you organize and process data and information. • Helps students recall by getting them to process their notes a minimum of 5 times. • Writing is great tool for learning!

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

5. 5 Key Interactions • Initial Note Taking • “Fill in the Gaps” • Questions • Summary • GBQs

6. Step 1: Initial Note Taking! • Take notes in the large, right hand column, in any format you desire. (outline, narrative, bullets) • Notes can be taken from any resource; lecture, textbooks, video, etc.

7. Note Taking Skills! • Leave spaces between major topics. • Leave spaces when you miss information during the session. • Highlight main ideas and critical information • Use abbreviations & symbols

8. Step 2: Questions & Cues • Create questions in the left hand column. • Initially, your questions may be simple recall… • Over time, questions will include the higher levels of Bloom or Costa’s models.

9. Brief Review of Bloom's Taxonomy 1.KNOWLEDGE: recalling information 2.COMPREHENSION: understanding meaning 3.APPLICATION: using learning in new situations 4.ANALYSIS: ability to see parts & relationships 5.SYNTHESIS: use parts to create a new whole 6.EVALUATION: judgment based on criteria

10. Step 3: Summarize • Complete a 3-4 sentence summary of your notes. • The summary can be at the end of each page or at the end • of the note taking session.

11. Step 4: Develop GBQs • Pick two activities from list (2 different activities) • Label the activity • Each activity is a minimum of one paragraph.