Guided Notes (Definition)

Guided Notes help students remain actively engaged during the lecture portions of their online coursework.

The benefits of guided notes are numerous:

  • reduce the cognitive load caused by trying to listen and take notes at the same time
  • help students retain information by staying actively engaged during lectures
  • make it easier for students to distinguish important information
  • lead to more comprehensive and complete notes
  • can help improve assessment performance

For a downloadable flyer on Guided Notes, click here

For steps to access Guided Notes directly within the LMS, click here

Courses with Guided Notes:

Subject Courses Link to Guided Notes

English Language Arts

  • ELA 6
  • ELA 7
  • ELA 8
  • ELA 9
  • ELA 10
  • ELA 11
  • ELA 12
  • MyPath Reading
Guided Notes for English Language Arts courses

Math

  • Math 6
  • Math 7
  • Math 8
  • Mathematics I
  • Mathematics II
  • Mathematics III
  • Algebra I 
  • Algebra II
  • State-specific Algebra
  • Geometry
  • MyPath Math
  • Statistics
Guided Notes for Mathematics courses
Science
  • Earth Science
  • Life Science
  • Physical Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
Guided Notes for Science courses
Social Studies
  • US History
  • World History
  • Economics
  • US Government
  • MS World History I
  • MS World History II
Guided Notes for Social Studies courses
Exceptional Students Course Suite
  • Math
  • Language Arts
  • Science
  • Social Studies
Guided Notes for the Exceptional Students Course Suite

Example

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