Focused Note-taking Focused Note-taking

Over-arching Essential Question How can you, as students, increase your learning and educational success through Focused Note-taking?

Forgetting… Don’t forget to remember forgetting for your test! …more on this to come

Forgetting… Forgetting is extensive and it happens rather quickly!

Forgetting… Let’s play a game to demonstrate the power of forgetting!

String of Words 1.Read the word string. No writing! 2.You have 60 seconds to memorize the words. 3.Earn one point for each word you remember. 4.Materials: 4.Materials: You will need a few blank sticky notes and some new Cornell note paper.

String of Words – Memorize! dog tev Dodge carrot Brad Pitt wub Ferrari cat Ford Barbara Bush broccoli tiger kub peas Volkswagen Jay Leno Katie Couric lamb vif ib Florence Nightingale sib fox Cadillac spinach corn ral

You now have two minutes to write out what you remember on a fresh sticky note. String of Words Words, words, words…

String of Words – ANSWER KEY dog tev Dodge carrot Brad Pitt wub Ferrari cat Ford Barbara Bush broccoli tiger kub peas Volkswagen Jay Leno Katie Couric lamb vif ib Florence Nightingale sib fox Cadillac spinach corn ral

How did you do? Why didn’t you remember all of the words? Let’s look at some research… String of Words Words, words, words…

Repetitions It’s all about strategicREPETITIONS!REPETITIONS!REPETITIONS!REPETITIONS!

Benefit of Repetitions

Let’s improve your memory this time by learning about and applying the CORNELL WAY as a strategy for using notes as a learning tool. String of Words

Focused Note-taking

Let’s practice the CORNELL WAY as a tool to better memorize our words. Step 1 Create Format ON A NEW CORNELL PAPER: How can I use the CORNELL WAY to increase my retention? String of Words

WRITE This time, WRITE the words in the right hand column of your Cornell notes. Feel free to ORGANIZE them as you please. How is this different than copying notes? String of Words

String of Words – Write in notes and Organize dog tev Dodge carrot Brad Pitt wub Ferrari cat Ford Barbara Bush broccoli tiger kub peas Volkswagen Jay Leno Katie Couric lamb vif ib Florence Nightingale sib fox Cadillac spinach corn ral

String of Words WRITTEN ORGANIZED 1.Study your WRITTEN and ORGANIZED notes for 60 seconds to memorize. 2.Earn one point for each word you remember. Words, words, words…

String of Words (don’t look at your notes!), 1.On a new sticky note (don’t look at your notes!), write out your list of words in two minutes! Words, words, words…

How many did you get right this time? Check using your notes. Better? Why? But wait! We can improve your memory even more! Let’s see how the CORNELL WAY can help make us even better at retention! String of Words

Step 1: Create Format Step 2: Organize Notes So far, you have already completed Step 1: Create Format and Step 2: Organize Notes with your string of words. String of Words

3 - Review & Revise Notes

Let’s take a moment to go back to the word list notes. Step 3: Review and Revise Apply Step 3: Review and Revise to the words you must memorize. If you need to “re-write” to organize your notes, that is OK! String of Words

4 - Note Key Ideas Identify first “chunk” or “big idea” of the notes. Write a question about the main idea of that “chunk” in the LEFT column. Repeat until all “chunks” are identified with corresponding questions. What if your notes aren’t linear?

Let’s take a moment to go back to the word list notes. Step 4: Note Key Ideas. Apply Step 4: Note Key Ideas. Identify the first “chunk” or “big idea” of the notes. o Write a question or main idea related to that “chunk” on LEFT. o Repeat until all “chunks” are identified with corresponding questions or main ideas. String of Words

5 – Exchange Ideas When peers work together to review their notes, the collaboration results in enhanced learning.

Let’s take a moment to go back to the word list notes. Step 5: Exchange Ideas. Apply Step 5: Exchange Ideas. Work with a shoulder partner to talk about your notes and share ideas that will help you best remember your word list. String of Words

6 – Link Learning Review notes. Synthesize and combine main ideas. Address the Essential Question. Link the answers from the questions on the left.

Let’s take a moment to go back to the word list notes. Step 6: Linking Learning. Apply Step 6: Linking Learning.  Synthesize sentences or a story using the words.  Synthesize something else with your words to help you memorize them. (It doesn’t make sense to summarize in this instance.) String of Words

Let’s take a moment to go back to our word list notes. What are some ways we can now use these Cornell notes as a learning tool? Step 7: Learning Tool. Apply Step 7: Learning Tool. Study! There will be a quiz! String of Words

Steps 8, 9, and 10 Step 8: Written Feedback Step 8: Written Feedback Step 9: Address Feedback Step 9: Address Feedback Step 10: Your Reflection Step 10: Your Reflection

Forgetting… Don’t forget to remember forgetting for your test! Remember this?

String of Words 1.Without using your notes, write out all the words you remember on a new sticky note in two minutes!

String of Words 1.How did you do this time? 2.Imagine that instead of “random” words that this was content for a class or test.

Step 6: Linking Learning. How can you, as students, increase your learning and educational success through Focused Note-taking? In your original notes, write some ideas that you now have about answering our over-arching Essential Question.