1. Two-Column Note-Taking: Making Notes Make Sense A Listen Actively Strategy Presented by Sarah Thomason January 11 & 12, 2010

2. Some Note-taking Problems Main ideas missing Supporting details missing Items of special importance not flagged Incomplete Messy Word for word attempts Signal words/cues missed

3. Some Benefits of 2-Column Strategy 1. Teaches something specific to listen for  key words  signal words  specific cues 2. Teaches something specific to do  Put key ideas, people, events in left column  Put explanation, description, definition, etc. in right column

4. Benefits, cont. 3.Automatically creates an active review tool  Cover information in right column and use left column as prompts  Cover information in left column and use right column as prompts  Allows for easy scanning of notes to locate certain pieces of information

5. Signal Words SIGNS: They give directional cues and show relationships between ideas. Numbers or Equivalents Three reasons Two views Variety of consequences Numerous factors Several types

6. Signal Words: Transitions Addition: first, second, also, in addition, furthermore, next, another, final Time: before, after, simultaneously, first, later Illustration: for example, for instance, such as Comparison: similar, like, both, same Contrast: but, however, even though, different Cause & Effect: because, result, effect, therefore, reason, leads to, consequence

7. Other Cues “This will be on the test.” “Write this down.” “You’ll see this again.” Writing on the board Handout Repetition Animation Emphasis

8. Two-Column Note-Taking Model The Two-Column Method of Note-Taking Handouts

9. Let’s Try It!!! Reading selection taken from The Confident Student, 5 th edition, by Carol C. Kanar, p. 117.

10. 2. focuses attention on speaker ex of focusingnot reading paper attentionwhile listening 3. genuinely interested Characteristics of 1. makes commitment to a good listenerlisten

11. Most importantBeing genuinely traitinterested ConclusionListening can and should be improved by working at it

12. Please complete workshop evaluation. THANK YOU!!!