Cornell Notes
Getting Started with Cornell Notes at the Elementary Level
bit.ly/jcpsFNTk5
Cornell Notes
created in the 1950s by Walter Pauk, an education professor at Cornell Univ. Pauk created the system to help students organize their notes & improve their learning a notebook page is divided into 3 parts 2 columns w/ a summary section at the bottom
**right column record notes and facts
**left column write questions, keywords, prompted by the material
helps students create study guides & reference systems
note-taking method helps students better understand & retain info
HistoryHow it worksBenefits
Summary: Cornell Notes is a way of organizing information to assist with recall of that information
Contents
"Acquiring the habit of note-taking is therefore a wonderfully complementary skill to that of listening" Richard Branson
Cornell Notes
Data
Video
STAR
Set Up Notes
Take Notes
Add to Notes
Review Notes
Resources
DATa
- Revisit notes/info multiple times to increase retention
Retention of new info quickly decreases w/ time small amt. retained
Retention of new info increases w/ multiple exposures to info over time
https://supernotes.app/blog/posts/learn-more-study-less/
Summary: You can increase the retention of information by revisiting your notes at certain intervals.
Cornell notes
5 Phases of Focused Note Taking
The STARNote-Taking System
This note taking process is interactive and allows students to actively think about what they are learning and collaborate with others while doing each.
Set Up
There are many note taking formats- graphic organizers
- mind-maps
- 3 column (KWL)
- outline
- Note taking format = purpose for notes
- How to set up C-Note format
Cornell Notes - a 2 column note format - left column slightly narrower than right w/ space at bottom for summary
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/cornell-notes/
Summary: The purpose for giving notes should determine the format for the organization of the notes.
Take Notes
Right column can be
- many things
- pictures
- math problems
- words w/ definitions
To scaffold teachers may provide left column & students produce right column
Read More
https://choiceliteracy.com/article/helping-children-build-notetaking-skills/
Summary: Note taking is a skill that may start with I Do, then We Do, and finally You Do.
Add to Notes
- key words OR questions to left column
- additional or missing Information to right column
Write a summary statement -- Scaffold - fill in the blank
Camouflage
Summary: Zebras have stripe patterns that help tell them apart & help camouflage them from predators.
https://choiceliteracy.com/article/helping-children-build-notetaking-skills/
Summary: This is a place students may collaborate. It may occur upon the first revisit opportunity.
Strategies for Helping students Process Notes
You have given the notes what next??
Actively engaging with notes
Annotating the notes
Marking the Notes
10-2-2
Example Mark In Text Anchor Cart
Letter for Home explaining the FNT Process
Review Notes
- Label diagrams & charts
- Turn left column into questions
- Define Key Vocab.
- Rewrite the summary statement from memory
Why do zebras have stripes?
Camouflage
Summary: Zebras have stripe patterns that help tell them apart & help camouflage them from predators.
https://choiceliteracy.com/article/helping-children-build-notetaking-skills/
Summary: There are many ways to review notes using the Cornell Note Format.
Resources
Taking Notes in Kindergarten
Student Handouts & Teacher Resources
Examples of C-Notes K-2 & 3-5 K-2 Lesson Plan for C-Notes 3-5 Lesson Plan for C-Notes
Anchor Chart & Blank Template
Cornell Notes @ The Kindergarten Level
Annotating text K-2
Thank you!
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Cornell Notes
Getting Started with Cornell Notes at the Elementary Level
bit.ly/jcpsFNTk5
Cornell Notes
created in the 1950s by Walter Pauk, an education professor at Cornell Univ. Pauk created the system to help students organize their notes & improve their learning a notebook page is divided into 3 parts 2 columns w/ a summary section at the bottom **right column record notes and facts **left column write questions, keywords, prompted by the material helps students create study guides & reference systems note-taking method helps students better understand & retain info
HistoryHow it worksBenefits
Summary: Cornell Notes is a way of organizing information to assist with recall of that information
Contents
"Acquiring the habit of note-taking is therefore a wonderfully complementary skill to that of listening" Richard Branson
Cornell Notes
Data
Video
STAR
Set Up Notes
Take Notes
Add to Notes
Review Notes
Resources
DATa
Retention of new info quickly decreases w/ time small amt. retained
Retention of new info increases w/ multiple exposures to info over time
https://supernotes.app/blog/posts/learn-more-study-less/
Summary: You can increase the retention of information by revisiting your notes at certain intervals.
Cornell notes
5 Phases of Focused Note Taking
The STARNote-Taking System
This note taking process is interactive and allows students to actively think about what they are learning and collaborate with others while doing each.
Set Up
There are many note taking formats- graphic organizers
- mind-maps
- 3 column (KWL)
- outline
Cornell Notes - a 2 column note format - left column slightly narrower than right w/ space at bottom for summary
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/cornell-notes/
Summary: The purpose for giving notes should determine the format for the organization of the notes.
Take Notes
Right column can be
To scaffold teachers may provide left column & students produce right column
Read More
https://choiceliteracy.com/article/helping-children-build-notetaking-skills/
Summary: Note taking is a skill that may start with I Do, then We Do, and finally You Do.
Add to Notes
- additional or missing Information to right column
Write a summary statement -- Scaffold - fill in the blankCamouflage
Summary: Zebras have stripe patterns that help tell them apart & help camouflage them from predators.
https://choiceliteracy.com/article/helping-children-build-notetaking-skills/
Summary: This is a place students may collaborate. It may occur upon the first revisit opportunity.
Strategies for Helping students Process Notes
You have given the notes what next??
Actively engaging with notes
Annotating the notes
Marking the Notes
10-2-2
Example Mark In Text Anchor Cart
Letter for Home explaining the FNT Process
Review Notes
Why do zebras have stripes?
Camouflage
Summary: Zebras have stripe patterns that help tell them apart & help camouflage them from predators.
https://choiceliteracy.com/article/helping-children-build-notetaking-skills/
Summary: There are many ways to review notes using the Cornell Note Format.
Resources
Taking Notes in Kindergarten
Student Handouts & Teacher Resources
Examples of C-Notes K-2 & 3-5 K-2 Lesson Plan for C-Notes 3-5 Lesson Plan for C-Notes
Anchor Chart & Blank Template
Cornell Notes @ The Kindergarten Level
Annotating text K-2
Thank you!