Note-taking Strategies
The following note-taking strategies are used to teach students how to break down information and make connections in a way that will make sense to the student when referring back to notes later on in the unit. Teaching note-taking strategies will empower the students to synthesize information in a way that is meaningful and will prepare college bound students in lecture-oriented classroom settings.
Matrix Note-Taking
Using a matrix outline to take notes helps students to engage visually in what they are learning about. Breaking various segments of the content into different groupings and categories will help students to organize the material in their brains in a way that is meaningful for them. To heighten the level of academic discourse for matrix note-taking there could be various questions in different boxes that get progressively more challenging as they move from left to right. KC
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Split Page Notes
I found this strategy of note-taking in our Instructional Content Literacy textbook, and found it to be a good strategy for taking notes. In this strategy, the teacher guides the students through a topic or discussion during a lecture by following along with them and taking notes. The teacher can also let the students take notes on their own if they are already familiar with the technique.
How it works:
1. Draw a line about 2-3 inches from the left margin of the paper.
2. Label the left column as Key terms/Big ideas.
3. Label the right column as Details/Support evidence.
4. Ask the students to complete as they actively listen and ask them to abbreviate the details as much as they can as to provide a help study guide for later use.
MO
How it works:
1. Draw a line about 2-3 inches from the left margin of the paper.
2. Label the left column as Key terms/Big ideas.
3. Label the right column as Details/Support evidence.
4. Ask the students to complete as they actively listen and ask them to abbreviate the details as much as they can as to provide a help study guide for later use.
MO
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Note Taking Template
Attached is an example of of general note-taking template that also holds students accountable for showing up to class with the correct supplies as well as participating during class. If you like the idea, take the template and modify it with your name and the items you want students to have each day. NOTE: I also attached an example of a teacher who modified the idea for his Spanish class. Dr. W
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Cornell Notes
This is a note style that has student write the main topics on one side and the notes on the other. At the bottom of the page there is room where students write a summary about the page and important information they want to remember CH
Structured Outline Support
The key to any good note-taking lesson is to make sure it is easy to follow. For my understanding of math, I love to follow a structured outline. Teaching this to students is helpful because it teaches them how to be organized in their thinking and their reviewing. Be conscience that this technique does not work for all students so if you want them to use this structure give them some freedom to make this note-taking strategy their own. RL
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Directed Note-Taking Activity
Directed Note-Taking is a great way be help students organize their notes as well as create a great study tool for tests. This activity allows students to see how questions might be asked on a test and what the answer may look like. This activity could be used in any content area. The file included is a Powerpoint showing how to set up a Directed Note-Taking Activity of your own. DS
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