Focused Note-Taking

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Focused Note-Taking

• Tour of Refinements Resources

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Welcome to Focused Note-TakingTour of
Refinements Resources

• Ponder Poll
• How did you learn to take notes?
• Explicitly taught? Copied others? Developed
  style over time? Combination of all or other?
• Are you familiar with Cornell note-taking?
• Model and encourage use in your class?

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Tour Outcomes

• Understand rationale and research - why focused
  note-taking?
• See how refinements of the Cornell note-taking
  system make it an important part of increasing
  student achievement.
• Be introduced to 10 Steps of CORNELL WAY.
• Learn about available resources.

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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (a system of focused note-taking taught and used in AVID) CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (a system of focused note-taking taught and used in AVID) CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (a system of focused note-taking taught and used in AVID) CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (a system of focused note-taking taught and used in AVID)
NOTE-TAKING NOTE-MAKING NOTE-INTERACTING NOTE-REFLECTING
Step 1 Create Format Step 3 Review Revise notes Step 6 Link learning to create a synthesized summary Step 8 Provide Written feedback
Step 2 Organize Notes Step 4 Note key ideas to create questions Step 7 Use completed Cornell notes as a Learning tool Step 9 Address Written Feedback
Step 5 Exchange ideas by collaboration Step 10 Reflect on Your learning
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Why does focused note-taking increase achievement?
Percent Retention of Material
Elapsed Days
handout 3a-b
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Walter Pauk

• Walter Pauk
• Author of the best-selling How To Study In
  College
• Creator of Cornell notes
• See Pauks letter to Pam McGee
• The 10 Steps of the CORNELL WAY were created
  using Pauks ideas as stated in the letter

handout ii-iii
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Marzano Connections

• Robert Marzanos nine strategies for instruction
  can be linked to a CORNELL WAY step.

handout iv-vi
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Research Rationale

• Quickwrite
• How will sharing the research and rationale of
  Cornell notes and the note-taking system affect
  teaching and learning?
• Pair Share
• Share quickwrite with person sitting next to you.
  

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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (taught and used in AVID) CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (taught and used in AVID) CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (taught and used in AVID) CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (taught and used in AVID)
NOTE-TAKING NOTE-MAKING NOTE-INTERACTING NOTE-REFLECTING
Step 1 Create Format Step 3 Review Revise notes Step 6 Link learning to create a synthesized summary Step 8 Provide Written feedback
Step 2 Organize Notes Step 4 Note key ideas to create questions Step 7 Use completed Cornell notes as a Learning tool Step 9 Address Written Feedback
Step 5 Exchange ideas by collaboration Step 10 Reflect on Your learning
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handout 1
FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-TAKING
Step 1 Create Cornell notes format and complete heading
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-TAKING
Step 2 Organize notes on right side.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 2
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-MAKING
Step 3 Review and revise notes.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 3
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-MAKING
Step 4 Note key ideas to create questions.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 4
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-MAKING
Step 5 Exchange ideas by collaborating.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 5
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-Interacting
Step 6 Link learning to create a synthesized summary.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 6
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-Interacting
Step 7 Use completed Cornell notes as a Learning tool.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 7
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Step 1
The first seven steps of the CORNELL WAY
correspond to the Cornell notes page.
Step 2
Step 4
Step 3
Step 5
Step 7
Step 6
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-Reflecting
Step 8 Provide Written feedback.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 8
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-Reflecting
Step 9 Address written feedback.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 9
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FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
NOTE-Reflecting
Step 10 Reflect on your Learning.
Tips for this Step of the Cornell Way Student Tutor AVID Teacher Content Area Teacher
handout 10
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• DVD (at least 1 copy per AVID site)
• Middle High School Video Examples
• Instructions through Photo Series Content
• PDF Resources
• Tips
• Connections to Certification
• Teachers interested in checking out a copy please
  contact AVID Coordinator at your school.

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Follow up questions

• 1. What did you learn?
• 2. Can this knowledge be applied to
• your classroom?
• 3. Did you find this information useful
• or relevant?
• 4. Do you have any follow up
• questions or comments?

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Source

• This slide show was created by Region V AVID and
  downloaded from their site http//www.regionvavid
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