Bellwork: By the time the timer rings, Please write your summary of the Jane Goodall notes in 3-4 complete sentences. Set up a new page of Cornell Notes. Use the title “Understanding How We Learn” and add it to your Table of Contents.

Jane Goodall Quiz Number your paper from 1-10!

Cornell Notes

large right hand column. What goes where? Questions, subtitles, etc. go here, in the left hand column. Remember, we want higher level critical thinking questions. Don’t forget the heading: Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic 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

Class Notes Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. 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

SUMMARY 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.

Cornell Notetaking To minimize your “rate of forgetting” 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! Why should you take notes?

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

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

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.

Practice! If you practice a new skill many times, the axon of the neuron gets coated in a protein called myelin. Thinking can now occur more quickly, & you will remember the skill for a long time.

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! Remember: Use it or lose it!

Brain Videos Brain Videos http://www.drjoedispenza.com/index.php?page_id=Live_Neurons_Connecting_Pruning How we learn something

Economics Use numbers in the left column if you have a list of things!

Tips for Studying with Notes Make use of the format Cover the right side of your notes (fold the page over, if needed) Review and answer study questions from the left (use right side as an answer key) Write out answers Quiz yourself out loud

Tips for Studying with Notes Write! Write summaries of the most important material in the summary/reflection section Write a quiz for others; exchange and correct

Tips for Studying with Notes Review Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind 10 – 15 minutes / day will make such a difference! Recite necessary info from notes

Tips for Studying with Notes Study in a Group Exchange notes with others who have complete notes Use notes in study groups to provide a common ground of material for reference and review Rewrite notes if necessary

The Right Study Skills & Attitude Will Pay Off!