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Cornell Notes Lock in Learning
Cornell Notes Lock in Learning • MASTER INFORMATION • ACTIVE PROCESSING • EFFICIENT METHOD
How Cornell Notes Lock in Learning • Organize steps of learning graphically • Activate listening, reading, and viewing • Refine and review using key terms, main ideas, and questions within 8 hours • Summarize in complete sentences
Steps in learning process 1) Set up page & take notes • Complete heading (name, date, grade, period) • Write title (topic)/key question • Listen, view, read actively (in early stages, teacher can provide a question filter) • Record details • Use a pencil with an eraser
Name Date Grade/Period Title (Topic)/Key Question • Details of lecture, reading, video, etc. • Skip lines/leave spaces • Bullet-points/obvious numbering: NO FORCED FORMAT • Abbreviations
Steps in learning process 2) Refine the details • Complete notes that are too short to remember later on; fill in names, dates, etc. • Work with partner to fill in details (usedifferent color)
Steps in learning process 3) Identify what is most important • Read and underline key words and phrases, main ideas and concepts • Re-read and transfer to left column (these become mental organizers, triggers, memory cues for details on the right)
Steps in learning process 4) Create questions • Generate questions (Bloom’s or Costa’s) for the left column • How would you describe or explain…? • What can be inferred from…? • How would you classify…? • What were the causes/effects…? • How would you compare/contrast…? • What would the outcome be if…? • How would you devise/design…? • Would you agree or disagree…?
Name Date Grade/Period Title (Topic)/Key Question Main Ideas & Key Terms & Study Questions Details of lecture, reading, video, etc. Skip lines/leave spaces Bullet-points/obvious numbering: NO FORCED FORMAT Abbreviations
Steps in learning process 5) Summarize Write one or two complete sentences • Topic (main idea) sentence = identify what is being summarized, select a verb, finish the thought* • Sentence two = if can’t write one complex sentence, second includes only most important details connected to main idea • Conclusion unnecessary; do not add opinion unless it is asked for (summarize and reflect) • Could identify and quote a sentence that summarizes * Step Up to Writing
Steps in learning process Summarizing involves • Deleting less important details • Keeping main ideas and most important details • Substituting your own words--strong nouns and verbs *The Leadership and Learning Center: Writing to Learn
Steps in learning process When summarizing notes students should • Respond to/answer the question • Explain the main idea • Use key terms
Main Ideas & Key Terms & Study Questions Details of lecture, reading, video, etc. Skip lines/leave spaces Bullet-points/obvious numbering: NO FORCED FORMAT Abbreviations Summary: Identify, Select a verb, finish thought Delete, keep, substitute Answer question, explain MI, use key terms Name Date Grade/Period Title (Topic)/Key Question
Beverly Daggett October 15, 2009 How do Cornell Notes lock in learning? Graphic format Active Cue w. key points & questions Summarize Cornell notes lock in learning through a graphically guided process that cues the memory to what is most important to understand and remember , that clarifies thinking through development of questions, and that strengthens memory through summary writing. Steps in learning process organized in graphic formatting Active listening, viewing, reading & writing Actively review & refine w. key terms, main ideas, questions within 8 hours Summarize in complete sentences
Cornell Notes • Used in: • AP classes • AVID program • Learning centers, such as Sylvan • Colleges, universities, and school districts across the country • Online notes generator: www.eleven21.com/notetaker • Used in: • AP classes • AVID program • Learning centers, such as Sylvan • Colleges, universities, and school districts across the country • Online notes generator: www.eleven21.com/notetaker • Used in: • AP classes • AVID program • Learning centers, such as Sylvan • Colleges, universities, and school districts across the country • Online notes generator: www.eleven21.com/notetaker
Other important keys! • Model, scaffold, and provide guided practice opportunities for Cornell Notes with reading, viewing, and listening • Provide opportunities for students to share and support each other as they learn and improve
Other important keys! • Model, guide, and provide opportunities for students to recite and review briefly and frequently • Teach that this is a habit of mind of successful learners
Other important keys! • Model and practice additional processing on a facing graphics page (Interactive Notebook) • See the handout
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