No particular strategy is needed for note taking students should take notes in whatever way they feel most comfortable (bulleted, free form, even doodle notes could work!). While students read a text or listen to a lecture, they take notes in the large right-hand column. They also partition off a second space at the bottom of the page to house their summary. They create a T-chart that leaves a narrow column on the left and a wide column on the right. Students begin by dividing the space on the piece of paper that they plan to use for note taking into separate sections. Here is an example: HOW TO TAKE CORNELL NOTES A summary is typically included at the bottom. Topics or questions are listed in the the left column, and corresponding details and/or answers are listed in the the right. WHAT ARE CORNELL NOTES?Ĭornell Notes are a two-column note-taking system. The simplicity of the Cornell Note-Taking process and the clarity of the resulting notes make this an ideal strategy for students to learn to use to organize and process their thinking and to record it for future reference. All teachers in all subject areas are expected to incorporate Cornell Note-Taking throughout the year so that it will become the go-to tool for our students in future classes and on standardized assessments. Research and Action Research at our school have proven Cornell Notes so effective that they have become a foundational element of our school’s Level 5 Plan for Improvement. She didn’t have to sell me on it too hard since my grandfather, my parents, many uncles, and two of my brothers all spent their college years at Cornell’s top-rated Ag program in “GORGES” Ithaca NY. I was first introduced to Cornell Notes by my administrator in a 6-8 public school in Anchorage, Alaska. Developed “ far above Cayuga’s waters“, Cornell Notes are an effective note-taking strategy that can be used across grade levels and content areas.
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