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New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Paraphrasing While Listening and Taking Notes

For Students 10th - 12th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn to paraphrase a speaker's remarks in the process of your note taking.
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Other

How to Study: Taking Notes in Class

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In order to take notes effectively, an easy to follow system is suggested at this site. This page is geared towards students of all ages.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Taking Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides essential and additional information concerning note-taking skills, in settings such as lectures, discussions, and research papers.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking: Symbols and Abbreviations

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on creating a system of note taking symbols and abbreviations that work for the individual. It explains the purposes of note taking and of using symbols and abbreviations; offers quick tips for abbreviating...
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Other

Sweet Briar College: Note Taking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains information for you to evaluate your current note-taking strategies and gives hints on more effective ways to take notes.
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Other

College of St. Benedict: Lecture Note Taking

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on taking notes during lectures and gives signal words to listen for during the lecture.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on note taking techniques, such as Cornell notes, note cards, graphic organizers, highlighting, etc. It discusses reasons for note taking, techniques, how to take notes, and what to do with notes. It offers this...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Book Reports: Reading and Taking Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses reading and taking notes in preparation for a book report.
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Curated OER

Biz/ed: Note Taking

For Students 9th - 10th
This webiste from Biz/ed discusses taking notes in class and taking notes from written sources. It lists some tips on how to improve your technique on taking notes in class, and lists five different methods and the...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking: Word Selection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson [8:35] explaining how to determine which information is necessary and relevant when taking notes.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Learning How to Listen and Take Effective Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to listen effectively, take good notes, and ask critical questions.
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Other

Note Taking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains information on taking good notes and how to use them effectively. Check out all three note-taking and listening links as the information varies.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking: Concept Maps and Flow Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on note taking using concept maps and flow charts; it provides background information, 6 types of concept maps or flow charts with best uses, uses in the classroom, uses while reading or researching, and how...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: How to Take Research Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on how to take research notes using two slideshows. The first presentation compares taking research notes to class notes and offers 3 methods of note taking that would work for either: Cornell notes, index cards,...
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Other

Academictips.org: Note Taking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website for techniques and tips on effective note taking. Provides different strategies for taking notes. Find the one that best suits you.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Contains plans for a lesson on taking notes that is part of a larger unit on researching a state symbol. It works on skills like figuring out what information is relevant and irrelevant, using a variety of sources, and paraphrasing. In...
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Other

Math power.com: Note Taking Tips for Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Let Professor Freedman's MathPower site help you take better notes in math class. Clear and easy to follow tips are provided.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Teen Brain Takes Biggest Sports Hits" by Katherine Harmon

For Students 6th - 8th
In this informational text, Katherine Harmon discusses the effects that head injuries can have on the teenage brain. As you read, take notes on what happens to an athlete as a result of a head injury and the additional effect it can have...
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Other

Oregon School Library Information System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent site that supports school libraries which includes tools for both elementary and secondary students. Choose the appropriate level to find resources on citing sources, research process, choosing research resources, finding...
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LD Online

Ld Online: Helping Your Child With Organization and Study

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site on study skills, scroll about 3/4 of the way down the page for a section on note taking. Content includes some helpful hints to improve your note taking, taking notes from reading vs. listening to lectures, and different...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A five-slide presentation explaining techniques writers can use to take effective notes while gathering information for a research project. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Note Writing in the Primary Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson provides a wealth of ideas for using notes in the classroom to promote authentic writing among children.
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Keene College

Keene State College: No Nonsense Note Taking

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Keene State College contains information on the No Nonsense Note-taking Method. Which explains how to take notes correctly and efficiently.

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