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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Why does focused note-taking increase achievement?
Percent Retention of Material
Elapsed Days
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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

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Marzano Connections

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

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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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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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• DVD (at least 1 copy per AVID site)
• Middle High School Video Examples
• Instructions through Photo Series Content
• PDF Resources
• Tips
• Connections to Certification