Sketchnoting In The Classroom
Visual thinkers are deep thinkers.
Add sketchnoting to your toolkit as an instructor as you help your students develop their own visual thinking skills.
A Resource Kit For Educators
The Purpose
- Add sketchnoting to your toolkit as an instructor to better develop and deliver curriculum.
- Introduce sketchnoting to your students and help them develop and apply their skills in a subject-specific way.
The Resources
- Short videos with printable follow-up activities to weave sketchnoting seamlessly into your lessons.
- A printable card deck with quick prompts that encourage students to engage with information on a deep (but still playful) level.
Part 1: Sketchnoting Skills
In this first section, you and your students will develop the individual sketchnoting skills that are the building blocks for any style of visual note-taking.
Part 1 Video Lessons:
- 1. Handwritten Fonts (6:03)
- 2. Icons (3:39)
- 3. Faces (4:07)
- 4. Arrows (3:08)
- 5. Stick Figures (4:53)
- 6. Color (4:21)
- 7. Scenes (3:18)
- 8. Containers (4:41)
- 9. Lists (3:54)
- 10. Dividers (3:26)
- 11. Empathy Maps (3:22)
- 12. Filtering (2:58)
- 13. Synthesizing (4:51)
Part 2: Sketchnoting Processes
In the second section of video lessons, you and your students will learn how to combine the skills from Part 1 into specific note-taking processes.
Part 2 Video Lessons:
- 1. Cornell + Sketchnoting (4:36)
- 2. Mind Mapping (6:08)
- 3. Flowcharts (3:52)
- 4. Timelines (5:00)
- 5. Card By Card (4:13)
- 6. Brick Road Approach (4:35)
Part 3: Subject-Specific Sketchnoting
In the third section we explore the best ways to apply your sketchnoting skills to specific subject areas.
Part 3 Video Lessons:
- 1. Social Studies (5:47)
- 2. Science (6:38)
- 3. Math (5:54)
- 4. Language Arts (4:37)
- 5. Physical Education (5:25)
- 6. Art (6:38)
- 7. Foreign Language (8:44)
- 8. Journalism (7:06)
- 9. Cross-Discipline (4:29)
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The Making Of
February 15th, 2017: Announcing the project!
April 1st, 2017: The first update.
February 23rd, 2018: The subject-specific lessons.
July 6th, 2018: Sketchnoting card deck.
Distance Learning
Some updates I've made to this resource kit to facilitate the transition to an online learning environment.
Additional Resources
This resource kit also includes these two downloads:
A 100%-sketched set of 128 skill-building activities, all of which are designed to help you develop the skills you need to become a proficient visual note-taker.
A set of ready-to-use hand-sketched icons (in PNG and SVG format) plus an actionable guide that will walk you through the steps of building you own personalized visual vocabulary.
The Benefits
The primary benefits of this resource kit:
Teach Your Students A Lifelong Skill
Too many students think that 1) they can't draw and/or 2) drawing doesn't belong in the classroom. By showing them otherwise you'll be opening the door to a more creative and fulfilled future.
Improve Your Skills As An Instructor
By developing your own sketchnoting skills you'll be better prepared to reach the visual learners in your classroom, making this addition to your instructional toolkit invaluable.
Seamless Integration with Core Content
Let me carry the weight of sketchnoting instruction so that you can focus on applying those skills to your content area.
Free Coaching Calls
Get access to one-on-one coaching calls at no additional cost to chat about how it's going in your classroom.
Join Verbal to Visual
Are you ready to start sharing the skill of sketchnoting with your students?