2. How did you learn the skill of note taking? How did this skill contribute to your success? Quickwrite Questions:

3. Today’s Learning Goal How can I use Cornell Notes to help my students master the content in my classroom?How can I use Cornell Notes to help my students master the content in my classroom?

4. Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. Note taking helps students remember what is said in class. A good set of notes can help students work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

5. Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve. Good Notes help students organize and process data and information. Helps student recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times. Writing is a great tool for learning!

6. PURPOSE NOTES KEY TERMS & QUESTIONS SUMMARY

8. The Big Ideas 1.Note-Taking –The actual process of writing down information 2.Note-Making –Marking notes and creating questions 3.Note-Interacting –Write summary & review notes with others 4.Note-Reflecting –Address feedback given by teacher –Write reflection of learning during unit

9. The CORNELL WAY C – Create structure O – Organize Notes R – Review/Revise Notes N – Note Essential Info. E – Exchange Notes L – Link Learning L – Learning Review W – Written Feedback A – Address Feedback Y – Your Learning Process

10. Today’s Focus NOTE-TAKING&NOTE-MAKING

11. The Essential Question Best instructional strategy to create purposeBest instructional strategy to create purpose Students clearly know the learning objectiveStudents clearly know the learning objective Through daily activities, students will be able to answer questionThrough daily activities, students will be able to answer question Clearly identify the questions before official instruction beginsClearly identify the questions before official instruction begins

12. EXAMPLE Content Standard: 11.1.1 - Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the context in which the nation was founded. Essential Questions: How did Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Montesquieu change the way people thought about the role of the government?How did Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Montesquieu change the way people thought about the role of the government?

13. Essential Question Practice STEP 1 – Identify one of the content standards/topics that you are currently teachingIdentify one of the content standards/topics that you are currently teaching STEP 2 - Develop a question that will show the mastery of this standardDevelop a question that will show the mastery of this standard –Student friendly language will help bridge gap between standard and learning objective

14. Note-Taking

16. Note-Taking

18. Note-Taking

19. How do your notes usually look? Did you paraphrase?Did you paraphrase? Did you use abbreviations?Did you use abbreviations? Did you color-code?Did you color-code? Did you indent or use spacing?Did you indent or use spacing? Did you use any special symbols?Did you use any special symbols?

20. Cornell Variations Can we provide structure for the notes?Can we provide structure for the notes? Can students use graphics/visuals?Can students use graphics/visuals? Can we still print PowerPoint slides?Can we still print PowerPoint slides? Can students use Cornell with lab reports?Can students use Cornell with lab reports? Can students use Cornell for interactive notebooks?Can students use Cornell for interactive notebooks? Can students take notes while reading or during a discussion?Can students take notes while reading or during a discussion?

21. May reflect headings in PowerPoint lectures Leave room on the left for questions and diagrams Leave plenty of room within the outline for student note-taking

22. LEFT-SIDE QUESTIONS & KEY TERMS RIGHT-SIDE NOTE-TAKING

23. Table Discussion How might you include various structures in the right-hand side?How might you include various structures in the right-hand side? Are there specific topics that lend themselves to specific type of notes?Are there specific topics that lend themselves to specific type of notes? How can you encourage note-taking even if you are NOT talking?How can you encourage note-taking even if you are NOT talking?

24. 10-2-2 10 minutes presenting/note-taking10 minutes presenting/note-taking –Whole group 2 minutes processing2 minutes processing –Share notes to fill in gaps –Revise notes –Highlight and/or underline 2 minutes summarizing2 minutes summarizing –Write 1 sentence summary under chunk of notes

25. Note- Making Review & Revise

26. NOTE- MAKING CREATING QUESTIONS

27. Creating Questions Use academic vocabularyUse academic vocabulary –Costa’s (3 levels) & Blooms (6 levels) Use key terms and concepts that are underlined or highlighted?Use key terms and concepts that are underlined or highlighted? Consider questions for use in reviewing materialsConsider questions for use in reviewing materials

28. Question Practice With your table, read the Level 1 Questions given about the story of Cinderella.With your table, read the Level 1 Questions given about the story of Cinderella. Create Level 2 and Level 3 questions using the vocabulary given.Create Level 2 and Level 3 questions using the vocabulary given.

29. Question Share Each table read each of the 3 questions showing the progression of difficulty and/or thinking.Each table read each of the 3 questions showing the progression of difficulty and/or thinking.

30. Note-Making Exchange ideas with peersExchange ideas with peers Fill in gaps with different colorsFill in gaps with different colors Create list of key terms to be used in summaryCreate list of key terms to be used in summary

31. Re-cap NOTE-TAKINGNOTE-TAKING –Create format –Organize and take notes NOTE-MAKINGNOTE-MAKING –Revise and review –Identify important pieces of notes –Create questions based on information –Exchange information with peers

32. Next Time Note-InteractingNote-Interacting –How do I write a summary of what I learned? –How do I use Cornell Notes as a learning tool? Note-ReflectingNote-Reflecting –How do I assess and provide feedback for Cornell Notes? –How do students respond to my feedback? –How can I use Cornell Notes for whole unit/project reflection pieces?

33. Summary Take a few minutes to write a brief summary of what you have learned today. Consider the essential question:Take a few minutes to write a brief summary of what you have learned today. Consider the essential question: –How can I use Cornell Notes to help my students master the content in my classroom?

34. Designed by Paul Bullock Senior Program Specialist & Anne Maben AP Science Coach ADAPTED BY Chris Lewis AVID Coordinator