Cornell Notes

Several years ago our school brought the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program to campus. AVID is a program that proactively supports at-risk students and helps them stay college bound. One of the strategies utilized is the Cornell Note-taking system. Cornell Notes emphasize a system of organization in which students not only write down and use the notes for recall, but also go beyond and synthesize the information and then apply what they learned. I've been using the system in my class for several years, as have other teachers, and the students have become very skilled in completing their notes. It takes some getting used to but now I feel comfortable having the students set up the notes on their own. I can even collect the notes and use them as a grade several times a semester. The system works for every content area and can be adapted to any lecture. Click on the image below to see a step-by-step instructional of how to set up the notes.