Professional Development Task Page Template

The task page is initiated by introducing an essential question. This is where students can embed notes, handouts, and resources in order to organize material in a central place and then reflect on it.

This is the question used by students to guide thinking and frame note-taking in order to accomplish an authentic task.

There is a five-phase note-taking process that can be used and adapted for various note-taking purposes and that embraces a variety of note-taking formats.

AVID Focused Note-Taking Templates

• Two-Column Notes Template - Google Docs

• Cornell Notes Template - Google Docs

This is a student-created product in which students capture the learning that happened in class and revise it in order to add the metacognitive hooks that support deeper understanding and recall of information.

Other ideas for learning artifacts include:

Brainstorming • Concept maps • Riddles • Illustrations • Cartoons • Poetry or songs • Metaphors and analogies • Compare-and-contrast diagrams • Data and graphs that are generated • Analysis writing • Reflection writing • Quickwrites • Four-square analogies • Mnemonics • Flowcharts • Graphic organizers • Writing prompts • Other creative avenues for processing information

This task page is a place for students to synthesize what and how they learned during the activities. Students might answer the essential question, respond to reflection questions provided by the teacher, or record their own reflection on their learning.