9.+Slotted+Guided+Notes

o **How to- give specific steps for strategy implementation:** //Slotted notes are one of the easiest and most effective forms of note-taking I have witnessed, especially for middle grades students. Slotted notes aid in guiding students to the most pertinent information being expressed in a lecture style learning environment. Slotted notes can include questions that are answered directly within a lecture or video. To properly execute slotted notes, start by giving a preview or overview of the lesson being presented. Ask students to read through the slotted notes aloud in a round-robin style fashion. This will allow students to preview the material they are listening for. Begin PowerPoint guided lecture or video promptly afterward. Make sure if you are lecturing, that you remember to hit all the key concepts highlighted by the guided note taking sheet. Stop to ask open ended questions about every two to three minutes if you are planning a long lecture.// o **When to-implement in content area (provide specific justification** Anytime during lecture is acceptable to present the concept of slotted notes. It would also help students read closer in the text to find exactly what each question is asking for. Implementing slotted or guided notes in a novel study will ensure students are paying attention to the important elements of a book. Many students are not reading for comprehension, but rather are just skimming for key words when given slotted notes. By having a slotted notes sheet that requires students to read a little deeper in the text, you can ensure comprehension as well as familiarity with vocabulary. Social Studies textbooks are normally very dry and boring. PowerPoint presentations highlighting key points in history, including video clips and animations are a great resource to pair with slotted notes. Have students describe concepts that appear in the videos and structure the notes around the most important overarching concepts including minor details. Summarize by showing the video clips and ask students to apply the knowledge they collected from the overarching concepts and minor details to describe what they are seeing. Mathematical literacy is extremely important. Recognizing specific terms is imperative when delving into more complicated math processes. By understanding each subtopic, students will be able to make connections between subjects. An example would be learning to computer a decimal from a fraction. Students must know the definitions of denominator, numerator, divisor, dividend, and quotient. After finding the decimal form of a fraction, students should then understand the concept of moving the decimal two spaces to the right in order to find a percentage. By providing students with a guided note taking sheet, they will remember all the steps used in changing a fraction to a decimal and then a decimal to a percent. Many science teachers prefer to lecture from a PowerPoint presentation. This ensures that the teacher covers all the high points that he or she will expect the student to retain for the lesson that will ultimately allow them to succeed in the unit. Ferreri, McCord, and Neef quote Barbetta and Skaruppa’s endorsement of guided note taking as producing a “reduction in errors associated with determining what to write, minimal writing requirements to allow more opportunities to listen and participate, the provision of a standard set of notes for test preparation, and requirements for active student responding in completing the notes (2006).” Studies show that when guided-notes were used in instruction, students were slightly more involved in the lecture than they were when teachers did not utilize guided notes, but average quiz scores from both settings were very similar.
 * **Name of Strategy:** // Slotted Notes/Guided Notes //
 * **Language Arts:**
 * **Social Studies:**
 * **Mathematics**
 * **Science:**
 * **Research and references that supports the “effective instruction” label for this strategy**
 * **Benefits**
 * Students have a concrete study guide made by them for them for their next test. Guided notes are a great study tool.
 * Students are engaged in the learning process. By designing notes that require a higher understanding and grasp of the content, students will be able to translate their understandings and apply them in different areas.
 * **Drawbacks**
 * Students often don’t catch the exact wording that you’re looking for with a fill-in-the-blank style guided note sheet.
 * Students can become so focused on listening for the phrase you have written on their paper that they aren’t actually absorbing the content knowledge you expect them to.
 * **Learning styles, modalities, intelligences, or abilities addressed**
 * Linguistic students will have the upper when using slotted notes. These students have a gift with words and will be able to synthesize the information given into a single vocabulary word or phrase.
 * Kinesthetic learners will have a more difficult time with note-taking. It is important to stop every ten minutes or so in order to let the students have a break to stretch or implement a hands on activity to apply the knowledge they have just received.
 * **Ways to assess the teaching/learning connection**
 * Ticket out the door activity: students must apply the information they were just given to a situation and draw conclusions based on the knowledge they should have attained during lecture. Students may consult their notes for specific details.
 * **Classroom management considerations**
 * Students will fall asleep during a lecture or PowerPoint presentation and fail to complete the task.
 * Notes should be completed individually. Students may collaborate in groups after completion.



Neef, N., McCord, B., & Ferreri, S. (2006). EFFECTS OF GUIDED NOTES VERSUS COMPLETED NOTES DURING LECTURES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ QUIZ PERFORMANCE. //journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis //,//39 //(Spring), 123-130.