1. Focused Note Taking The Cornell Way
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Focused Note Taking
The Cornell Way

2. “One learns through the processing of information by the brain
“One learns through the processing of information by the brain. Words very, very seldom imprint themselves on the brain; but ones thinking does.” ‐Walter Pauk

3. How and when did you learn how to take notes?

4. The 10 Steps of the Cornell Way
C –reate Format O –rganize Notes R –eview & Revise N –ote Key Ideas E –xchange Ideas L –ink Learning L –earning Tool W –ritten Feedback A -ddress Feedback Y –our Reflection

5. Step 1 – Create Format Name, Date, Class Topic Layout
Essential Question
Tips…..

6. Step 2 – Organize Notes Listen/read & take notes in your own words
Paraphrase what you hear/read
Skip lines between ideas
Abbreviate
Use symbols
Write in phrases
Use bullets/lists
Recognize cues

7. Tips to help Students with Step 2
Provide students with abbreviations & shortcuts for each content area
Teach students your personal cues
Model, model, model

8. Step 3 – Review and Revise Notes
Student should review notes as soon as possible within 24 hours of taking original notes.
Student should correct or fill in any information that is incomplete, spell out important abbreviations, fill in gaps etc.

9. Step 4 – Note Key Ideas
Identify first “chunk” or “big idea” of the notes and label number “1”
Write a question about the main idea of that “chunk”
Repeat until all “chunks” are identified with corresponding questions

10. Step 5 – Exchange Ideas
Collaborate or compare notes with peers to review notes, to enhance learning.

11. Step 6 – Link Learning - Summary
Identify the main ideas to be used in the summary by reviewing your notes, questions written on the left side, and prior knowledge
Address the essential question of the lesson in the summary
Use the notes on the right side for support as you write the summary
Combine main ideas by synthesizing; internalize learning from the questions/notes
Answer the higher level questions on the left side in the summary to tie together the main ideas Paraphrase what you hear

12. Step 7 – Learning Tool – Use Notes as a Learning Tool
Review notes taken, questions developed, and the summary, individually or with a study group
Apply new learning to increase performance in the class by using notes to study for a test, write an essay, prepare for a presentation, etc.
Interact with material by taking notes, writing questions, and summarizing to internalize the information and increase subsequent learning
Use the notes to transfer knowledge to long-term memory by forming connections with and making meaning of the notes