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Teacher for Learning-Cornell Note-Taking Method & Extend Activity

 



Kwik Cornell Notes

The Ted talk that I watched was Unleash Your Super Brain To Learn Faster | Jim Kwik. While taking notes using the Cornell Note-Taking method, I really focused on making things fit the off centered 'I'. This was a distraction. I also noticed that it bothered me if my spacing was off. As you can see by my notes that I needed to readjust the bottom line to accommodate for a final note. When I teach my students to use the Cornell Note-taking method, I think I'll teach them to draw an off-center 'T' and when the are ready for the summary make it an 'I'. I may also encourage them to re-write the notes adding colors or images at home as a way to reinforce the days lesson, or to keep a blank page between notes so that when they are ready to study before an exam they can read and then copy the notes on the next page. 




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