1. Tour of Refinements & Resources
Focused Note-Taking
Tour of Refinements & Resources

2. Welcome to Focused Note-Taking Tour 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?

3. 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.

4. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
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

5. Why does focused note-taking increase achievement?
Percent
Retention
of Material
This slide illustrates that retention of material is higher when students use the focused note-taking process.
Thus while most note-taking research continues to measure the impact of note-taking on recall as measured by tests, there is increasing emphasis on cognitive analyses that may have more explicit instructional implications in the near future
Elapsed Days
handout 3a-b

6. Walter Pauk Walter Pauk
Author of the best-selling How To Study In College
Creator of Cornell notes
See Pauk’s letter to Pam McGee
The 10 Steps of the CORNELL WAY were created using Pauk’s ideas as stated in the letter
handout ii-iii

7. Marzano Connections
Robert Marzano’s nine strategies for instruction can be linked to a CORNELL WAY step.
handout iv-vi

8. Research & Rationale Quickwrite Pair Share
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.

9. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING
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

10. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Create Cornell notes format
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

11. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Organize notes on right side.
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

12. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Review and revise notes.
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

13. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Note key ideas to create questions.
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

14. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Exchange ideas by collaborating.
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

15. FOCUSED NOTE-TAKING Step 6
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

16. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
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

17. 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

18. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM
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

19. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Address written feedback.
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

20. CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM Reflect on your Learning.
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

21. 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.

22. 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?

23. Source
This slide show was created by Region V AVID and downloaded from their site: