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Sketchnoting: Making Thinking Visible

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 ~ wordancerblog ~ 7 Comments

Sketchnoting - I love to doodle.  Whenever I am sitting and people are talking, I am drawing. It is the only way I can still myself and really listen to what was being said.  Instead of tuning out, I tuned in. Making pictures helps me to remember.

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7 responses to “Sketchnoting: Making Thinking Visible”

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    Karen Libera
    January 9, 2021

    Brilliant!! This is so cool, and so like you to try everything possible to engage the students and increase learning!! I wish you had been my teacher! Have a great weekend Xoxo

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    Fran Haley
    January 9, 2021

    You are certainly in your element here with teaching sketchnoting to the students! Your own insight is such a gift – how you, as a child, knew that sketching would “still your mind” plus the gift of teachers who understood. In my work I often encounter students who struggle with reading; focus is a big issue for many, and frequently these students love drawing and can do it with astounding detail. Here you illustrate so well (had to use that phrase!) how students can get to deeper meanings, how intense their concentration is, and the creative reward of sketchnoting their reading. Your excitement is palpable and one thing I know when it comes to teaching is that passion is contagious! I hope you’ll share some of what comes with science and social studies as the students make their thinking visible. This to me is excellence in teaching … and this: “learning alongside them.”

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    wordancerblog
    January 9, 2021

    Thank you, Fran. Your insights mean a lot to me. I will keep you posted on the science and social studies sketchnotes. I want to try math sketchnotes too – but I’ll have to be braver! Well, that 3 more post topics to add to my growing list!

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    Julie
    January 10, 2021

    I have been interested in sketchnotes for a long time, but I have not tried it! You’ve inspired me to give it a shot. I need to grab one or two of these books as well. I really enjoyed reading about how sketchnotes helped you as a student and about your students’ reaction to them.

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    Jen Vincent
    January 11, 2021

    I love sketchnoting! Have you read any of Lynda Barry’s books? She’s the queen in my opinion. My friend Carrie Baughcum also published a book and her and her daughter Annabeth host a weekly sketchnoting show (I guess?) on YouTube called Doodle and Chat. I love it!

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    Nanc
    January 13, 2021

    Love Tanny…good to hear she is still advancing her sketchnotes and… wow, I love what they are doing with it in your classroom. It can even work with sharing their screens…hooray. Our kids just went back this week, but it is still horrible here in Illinois! XO

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    Melissa Quimby
    January 13, 2021

    This is a post I’ll need to save and reread again! I appreciate the way you organized your writing. I love how you begin with your personal story, share your process with students, and conclude with some book recommendations. Thank you so much for sharing a piece of YOU 🙂

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