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So they’ve taken the notes;

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WHAT’S NEXT?

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Learning Intention: I can learn the five phases of focus note taking.

Success Criteria: I can plan a lesson using all 5 phases of note taking.

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“We are particularly good at remembering the things we need to know for our survival. For example, foods we should avoid...we also tend to remember experiences that trigger powerful emotions…But this means that many of the things that we want to learn can drop out of our memory all too easily.”

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The Forgetting curve

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What stands out to you?

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Beat The Forgetting curve

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Use “Spaced Learning”

Recall has slipped, but not beginning
Dots represent what could happen

“Overlearning”

Put in more than the usual amount of effort

Make information meaningful

Challenge your memory

Challenge recall--learning done here will increase because of the mental challenge.
Make training interactive--asking questions will encourage people to sort

and strengthen information.

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/forgetting-curve.htm

https://www.leolearning.com/blog/governance-risk-compliance/microlearning-for-compliance-training/

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Click here for a planning template

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Processing the Notes--Think about the notes

Underline, Bold, Italicize

Use these text formatting tools to call out different types of information.

Highlight

Consider what information you wish to call out and highlight those points. Consider creating a key for main ideas, supporting content, key questions, etc.

Circle Content

Consider what information you wish to call out and circle these points. Consider circling new vocabulary, key ideas, or important dates.

Chunk Content

Reorganize the notes so they are grouped meaningfully.

Question

Ask questions about the content in your notes to process the information.

Add/Delete

Your notes don’t need to be finished. Continually add new ideas or remove content no longer necessary.

Add Images

Use images and emojis to annotate your notes.

Peer Review

Use images and emojis to annotate your notes.

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Objective:

Revise the notes, identify main ideas, evaluate important information, share notes for peer review

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Connecting thinking-think beyond the notes

Questions connect and extend learning. They give us purpose for review and require us to look at content from another perspective.

Consider linking to webpages, online videos, or other resources.

Connect to an illustration, map, or other images to make mental connections and visualize the content.

Your notes don’t need to be finished. Continually add new ideas or remove content no longer necessary.

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Objective:

Analyze your notes and make connections that deepen your understanding of the content.

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Summarizing and reflecting-Think as a whole

Independent Summary

On the notes, in a Flipgrid, in a Padlet, etc.

Collaborative Summary

Work in pairs or small groups to create a summary.

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Objective:

Pull together the most important part of the notes to craft a summary that captures the meaning and importance of the content and answers the essential question.

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Applying learning-use the notes

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Objective:

Use the notes as a resource, evaluate the notes and identify gaps, use the notes to prepare for a project, presentation, test, essay, etc.

Design a Website: Students can apply what they have learned and create a website. Use educational website builders, such as Google Sites or Weebly.

Create a Blog/Blog Post: Blogs are a type of online journal that are frequently updated. Students could be taking focused notes throughout the year and using a blog to apply their learning. Students could create different blog posts on many topics or ideas. Tools: Google Sites, Weebly, social media platforms, such as Twitter.

Design a Game, App, or Simulation: Students can apply their learning through the creation of a game or simulation. They can include and share important information they have learned. Tools: There are several programming tools, such as Scratch, MakeCode Arcade, MIT App Inventor, and Code.org App Lab, where students could create games, apps, and simulations. Students could use Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint to create a “choose your own adventure” game.

Create a Video or Podcast: YouTube is the second-most-viewed website in the world, only after Google. Creating and consuming information through videos and podcasts is becoming more and more popular. Students can apply their learning and create videos or podcasts to share with their classmates, or even a global community. Tools: WeVideo is a web-based video editing tool that can be used to create both videos and podcasts. Make a common craft video.