1. + Effective Note Taking Skills February 11, 2015 Early Release PD

2. + Successful Practices Cover vocabulary prior to lecture Remind students of resources like: Not writing everything down (PARAPHRASE!!) Doesn’t have to be complete sentences (def. of crawling) Keep them legible to use to review Focus on finding the KEY POINTS discussed

3. + Symbols and Abbreviations (use also when reviewing essential vocab- TDZ, FBI)

4. + Verbal Cues slowing down and/or changing pitch of voice given examples, numbers or list points when written on the board Statements like "this is important” or “this will be on the test” Remind them: Notes serve to record information for recall and should show the main points of the lecture in an organized manner so that the relationship between points and details are distinguishable. Be sure to use phrases that show relationships, summarizes, concludes, connects, compares and contrasts

5. + Other organizing tips in general

6. + Examples of Note taking methods Fill in Mapping/ Webbing T-charts/ Columns

7. + Cornell Note Taking Method How to Cornell Notes

8. + Utilizing Essential Questions Decide what the goal is you are wanting students to get from the discussion and give them the questions you hope they can answer at end of lecture

9. + Shrinking Summaries

10. + Visual Note-taking Doodlers unite 3:00 Doodlers unite Basics of Visual Note- taking Basics of Visual Note- taking 7:00

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