Using doodle notes...
Promotes focus
Accesses the creative brain
Captures attention
Overview
Doodle notes can be introduced to specific students or class.
The notes are images that relate to specific content that is being discussed.
A class discussion or student conference is held to establish expectations on the doodle notes.
Students should be allowed to color and draw on the notes while the class progresses through them.
The notes must pertain to the content.
Core Components
Expectations are discussed and established with class
Should not be over used
Doodles are connected to content
Proactive Implementation
Proactively implementing doodle notes may look like setting expectations of what doodle notes are and sharing the science of how it may support their learning.
Responsive Implementation
Responsively implementing doodle notes may stem from students struggling to grasp concepts or remain on task during a period of time. Students should be taught what doodle notes are and how they support their learning.
Connection
If the need is connection then older students may design the doodle notes and present them to a younger student.
Skills Training
If the need is skill building then a specific skill/subject could contain the doodle notes.
Awareness
If the need is awareness then the student may be prompted to reengage or summarize their notes periodically.
Emotional Regulation
If the need is regulation then the students may complete doodle notes during a specifically challenging subject or task.
Consider Factors Prior to Start
Student factors-
Gender, race, function, topography, family dynamics, interpersonal relationships
Contextual factors -
Resource availability, classroom instruction, physical space, time, technology
Intensifying or Fading During
Duration
Frequency
Feedback
Reinforcement
Goals
REMINDER
Make a note to document when you're starting this intervention.
After 10 consecutive school days of implementation, use collected data to determine the intervention's effectiveness.