1. Cornell Notes

2. Why do we have to take notes?

3. Four Parts of Cornell Notes 1. Note Taking – Taking notes in class 2. Note Making – Making my notes usable 3. Note Interacting – Studying with my notes 4. Note Reflecting – How could my notes be better?

4. Note Taking Write your heading and the Essential Question. Use your preferred style and organization while taking notes.

5. Note Making Underline key information in the notes. Fill in gaps with a partner. “10”

6. Look over that page of notes and identify the most important pieces of information.(1-3 minutes) Highlight important word and ideas Draw arrows, circles, boxes Create helpful doodles… At home that night…

7. Note Making Divide your notes into “chunks.” Write questions on the left so that it helps you recall the information on the right. “24”

8. Note Interacting Answer each question you’ve written to compose a summary. Use the fold-over method to study your notes. “7” or sooner

9. Using your notes to Study Cover the notes on the right Rework/Answ er questions on the left Cover the notes on the right Rework/Answ er questions on the left

10. Note Reflecting After your test or quiz, reflect on how your notes helped prepare you. What worked? What needs improvement?

11. Cornell Notes Essential Question: Why do we have to take notes?

12. Hermann Ebbinghaus- 1886

13. Day One All information is retained only in short-term memory. 50 – 80% of the information has been forgotten. Day Two (within 24 hours)

14. Ebbinghaus discovered that the key to retaining new information is…. Repetition

16. What is the best way to move information into long-term memory? 10 24 7 - Paraphrase the information within 10 minutes. - Revisit the information within 24 hours. - Study for your test or quiz (typically 7 days later).

17. Dr. Walter Pauk Created Cornell Notes in 1949

18. Why were students failing at Cornell University? Students who took… No notes or Notes with gaps or bad handwriting retained 59% of the information presented.

19. But students who took… Good notes Reviewed their notes Had questions And included a summery reflection Filled in any gaps RETAINED 90% OR MORE OF THE INFORMATION!