guided notes
During a lecture students need a way to organize and record the essential information. Students often struggle with take notes on their own. Student's skills in note-taking vary widely, and what they think is important may not be what you think is important.
To help students follow the lecture, engage with the content, respond to questions and organize their thoughts, it's a good idea to create Guided Notes for them to complete as the lesson progresses.
A good set of guided notes does the following:
To help students follow the lecture, engage with the content, respond to questions and organize their thoughts, it's a good idea to create Guided Notes for them to complete as the lesson progresses.
A good set of guided notes does the following:
- Provides a place to respond to an introductory activity
- Defines key terms
- Identifies the big ideas
- Provides visual support
- Engages students in critical-thinking and analysis
- Poses questions
- Summarizes the lesson