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FAQ: Using Doodle Notes in the Classroom

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Even if you’re a doodle note pro, you’ve probably encountered some questions.  There are so many different ways to use doodle notes in the classroom, and it makes it so much more fun (and smooth) when you implement doodle notes in creative and effective ways!  Here are some FAQ’s we’ve gotten about using doodle notes in the classroom.

 

I hope these help answer any questions you may have.  If you have more questions about anything and everything doodle notes- head over to the “Chat Zone” and post your question for the group.

 

Q: What are some creative ways to print and use doodle notes in your classroom?

A: The options are endless!  Don’t be afraid to get creative with it.  But if you need an idea to spark your creativity, here are some ideas from a few members:

 

“I print the doodle notes front-only – even if they are two pages. Then when the students are finished they insert them in their Interactive Math Notebooks by folding the page in half top-to bottom, then folding again to make quarters (writing inside). The put glue dots on the lower right hand quarter of the back and glue into the composition notebook. The folded page fits nicely and opens for easy reference.”

 

“I love the fact that doodle notes are in powerpoint because you can easily print two slides on a page for notes that will take up a half sheet and zip-zip cut them out and paste in INB or place in a binder… it’s up to you and your students. :)”

 

“ I put them in plastic pages inside a binder. :)”

 

“ I leave the left border wider (right for a back page) so that I can hole punch them and they can insert them into their math binders.”

 

“When I make them in Powerpoint I make the margins a bit smaller than 8.5×11 so that my students can cut them out to add to their interactive notebook. I include them as the notes for their entry, where they also need to do a warmup and reflection.”

 

Don’t forget- you can also use them digitally if you have a paperless classroom! Read this post to learn how to make visual note taking work digitally.

 

There are plenty more tips that answer this question inside the complete Doodle Note Handbook (and it is FREE!).

 

Q: How do you help along students who aren’t “doodle-happy”?

A: Occasionally, you’re going to get a handful of students who just aren’t into doodling.  It’s especially common if students are used to videos and podcasts in class. Here are some ideas to help those students along:

 

 “I would suggest posting a few examples of student notes. The thought of having your work displayed is always a motivator, no matter the age.”

 

“To help them along I actually had them create their own doodle note posters for our current math topic. It was a team activity and the rubric stated that they needed to use at least 4 colors, have 3 different graphics, a border, and 2 types of fonts. By the time they were done they didn’t want to stop doodling and most of them wanted argued to do it again by themselves.”

 

“Having fun-colored pencils/markers are a great incentive to doodle!”

 

 

 

 

Q: Should each lesson have a doodle note attached?

A: It’s completely up to you!  If you get the sense your students are more engaged and retaining new material with doodle notes… then why not?  If you only like doodle notes to create a relaxing, yet effective review day, then that’s fine!   

 

Personally, I like each “big idea” to be done as a doodle note.  (especially for math).  Then, you can follow up with practice.  So if I was teaching that unit, I guess I’d do one big doodle note for “Division Strategies” (either one big organizer for all the strategies or separate sheets for each), and then do practice, applications, focus in more deeply on each strategy, and do interventions etc. as follow-ups.  I like doodle notes as an intro to each new idea.  

 

However, some people prefer them as a review, so you can instead do them as graphic organizers at the end.  Or both!  There are a lot of options.

 

Q: How can I educate parents on the benefits of doodle notes?

A: It’s simple! Just download this free Informational Handout and either print copies or send along in an email!

 

This is a perfect way to share the concept with parents, administrators, co-teachers, and even students.  Share the brain research, show what is going on in your classroom during lecture and note-taking times, and explain why YES, you DO encourage doodling in class!

 

 

 

 

 

Soon, we’ll some FAQ’s and answers about creating doodle notes, so be sure to let us know if you have any burning questions we can help answer!

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Doodles for Problem Solving

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Oftentimes, when sharing the awesome brain benefits of doodle notes, we say doodle notes improve problem-solving skills.   What does this mean? How do they do it?  Today, I want to really dive deeper into this statement!

 

What are Problem-Solving Skills?

 

According to ASQ, “problem-solving is the act of defining a problem; determining the cause of the problem; identifying, prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution; and implementing a solution.”

 

There are many different ideas on how to approach problem-solving, but most sources agree, these are the general steps:

 

  1. Identify the problem
  2. Think about the problem (Consider all different solutions)
  3. Create a plan to solve the problem
  4. Carry out the plan
  5. Reflect and evaluate the results

 

 

Problem-solving isn’t just mindlessly answering questions.  To truly solve a problem, the student needs to think about it to come up with a solution. 

 

How does doodling help?

 

In “Unfolding the Napkin”, Dan Roam (author of “Back of a napkin”) explains that we can solve any problem by drawing simple pictures. 

 

He provides a startling fact, along with an excellent visual.  “75% of the neurons of our brains are visually centered.” This means doodles, sketches and pictures can be used as powerful explanations, no matter the problem at hand.

Although Roam writes for the corporate world, his ideas are still completely relevant to teachers in the classroom.  Presentations in a business meeting and teaching have, essentially, the same goal- to inform, engage, and enlighten the other individuals in the room.  And presenting our information in a visual can greatly benefit both parties.

 

Doodle Notes as Problem-Solving Tools

 

If you think about it, whenever you teach, no matter the subject, you are often posing a question to be answered; your students are given problems that are begging to be solved. 

 

Whether you are teaching students to read and create Box and Whisker Plots in Math  or about the government in Ancient Rome, you can break it down into simple questions.  What do the boxes represent?  What are the three parts of the Roman government?  And problems to be solved come directly from these questions and even from the answers, as you lead to the next step in each lesson.

 

With doodle notes, students are given the opportunity to visually lay out the “answers”.  They have space to doodle their own ideas  and to create notes that make sense to them.

 

Dual-Coding Theory

 

With Dual-Coding Theory, we can activate both the right (artsy) hemisphere of the brain and the left (logical) side of the brain at the same time; the two hemispheres communicate across the corpus callosum.

 

When we integrate images and text we help students build a stronger understanding of each concept AND a stronger understanding of the relationships between the terms and ideas.

 

So, this boosts problem-solving skills, because students are building stronger understandings, and therefore, are spending significantly less time and effort on the second step (mentioned above)- Think about the problem (Consider all different solutions).

 

Do you use doodling to solve your own problems?  It’s wild to realize the solution to any problem can be found at the tip of your pencil!

More Great Fonts for Your Doodle Notes

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One of my favorite aspects of creating Doodle Notes is sifting through and choosing awesome fonts and fun new clip art.  I’ve shared some of my personal favorite fonts to use a while ago, here, but wanted to share some new finds!

 

It’s important to remember not to use too many fonts on one page.  It can create a busy page that doesn’t draw in your students. 

 

A good rule of thumb when creating a doodle note sheet is to choose just two fonts.  It’s good to use one fancy font (preferably one they can color), and one basic font.  This will help your doodle notes look aesthetically pleasing; your students will love them!

 

Stick to key words and ideas for the fancy fonts and ones you color in, so they stand out in your students’ brains.  We don’t want them coloring all day to fill in every less significant word on the page!

Be sure the basic font is readable.  Fonts like Century Gothic and Berlin Sans work well here.

 

I’ve recently spent some time searching through some new, free fonts.  I am sure you will love them.  I’ve separated them into two different categories below: fancy and basic.  Hope you enjoy!

Fancy Fonts:

 

 

  1. Doodle Gum
  2. June Gloom
  3. KBZipaDeeDooDah
  4. Little Bird
  5. Orange Juice
  6. KG Summer Sunshine
  7. Ripe Bananas

 

Basic Fonts:

  1. Josephin Sans
  2. Gravity
  3. Night Still Comes

 

If you need some help figuring out how to download and install fonts on your computer, click here.

 

 

Also, keep in mind that most of these fonts are free for personal use only.  Be sure to read the license if you plan to use one for other projects!

 

Cool fonts can transform your Doodle Sheets into a work of art that your students want to reference for themselves, and show off to their friends over and over again! 

 

Remember to upload your Doodle Notes to the Share Zone, so we can all see your creations!

 

<— Click the image to download a clickable, linked PDF version of this list.

 

That way, you can click on the fonts you like and head directly to the download page for each.

Doodle Notes for ADHD

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“Please sit still!”

 

 “Remember to raise your hand; don’t blurt out.”

 

 “No, you may not go to the bathroom/nurse/office/etc. again today.”

 

“Try to focus, please.”

 

We’ve all been there!  ADHD affects many children; about 8.4% of students in 2016 had a current diagnosis according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They also share that it has greatly increased over the years.

 

LD Online tells us, “Associated with this disorder’s core symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity are a variety of disruptive classroom behaviors (e.g., calling out, leaving seat, interrupting activities, etc.). Consequently, it is not surprising that these students are at risk for school failure.”

 

ADHD Teaching Strategies

Since it is so prevalent, there is so much research behind teaching children with ADHD.  Simply typing ADHD teaching strategies into Google, will land you with an overwhelming number of pages of results!  You’ll find everything from incorporating “fidgets” to visual and auditory cues as reminders. 

 

It can be daunting to figure out where to start.

 

 

How Doodle Notes Can Help

 

Doodle Notes to the rescue!  Not only do they help all students, but some of the Doodle Note benefits are especially helpful to students with ADHD.  Here’ why:

 

            Provide “Fidgeting” (an intentional distraction)

 

According to ADDitude Mag,”Sydney Zentall, Ph.D., of Purdue University, studied the factors that help children with ADHD succeed in the classroom. In ADHD and Education, notes that attention “deficit” increases with the length, familiarity, and repetitiveness of a task.”

 

 In other words, students tune you out when tasks get boring.  Shocking news, I know!

 

According to Zentall, an activity that uses a sense other than that required for the primary task — listening to music while reading a social studies textbook — can enhance performance in children with ADHD. Doing two things at once, or multitasking, focuses the brain on the primary task.

 

Doodling is the perfect task!

 

One of the research-based benefits of doodle notes is that it helps students to focus on the material.  Doodling takes just enough focus to keep students from completely zoning out.

 

Doodling even made #6 on Edutopia’s list of 17 Ways to Help Students with ADHD Concentrate; this list is teacher-tested!

 

            Build Stronger Connections

 

Our goal as teachers should be to integrate the left brain and the right brain and encourage communication across the corpus callosum. Whenever you achieve a crossover between the two hemispheres of the brain, student learning is enhanced.

When a student engages in coloring, doodling, or artistic embellishment of their lesson material, the two sides of the brain work together.  This collaboration across the corpus callosum has numerous benefits for the student learning process, focus and building stronger connections. 

Since students with ADHD have so much going on in their heads at any given moment, it’s essential that they build stronger connections to the material, so that it is easier to recall in the future.

Brings Creativity into Class

 

Lastly, doodling brings creativity into the classroom.  Creativity utilizes different networks of your brain;  there is a Math Giraffe post on Teaching Math with Creativity, here, if you’d like to read more about the neuroscience.

 

Basically, students switch between these networks depending on the task at hand.  Doodle Notes encourage students to utilize all of the networks, sparking new neural pathways.  Doodling encourages to think outside the box more!

 

It’s important to remember that all students are different, and just because other teachers have found success in this, you may not.  One size does not fit all!

 

It takes a lot of trial and error to help all of our students succeed, and I’d say Doodle Notes are a great place to start!  Is anyone noticing great success with a student with ADHD through Doodle Notes?

 

I know I’ve already heard from  a few of you using this method with students with a variety of special needs with great results!  Leave a comment below and share your story!

 

 

Embedding Interactive Tasks

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INTERACTIVE TASKS – HELP YOUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH DOODLE NOTES (updated)

It’s important to have students engage in a variety of tasks, and mix in as many as possible that will integrate both hemispheres of the brain.

This increases the brain’s ability to process the information and convert it to long-term memory to recall later.  To boost student retention, try incorporating some of these types of tasks into your own doodle note lessons.

It can be a challenge to develop a good set of student tasks for each different lesson, but use these to inspire you and get brainstorming!

COLOR CODING

This doodle note page on subject and predicate has students color-code in the practice area as they identify the parts of the sentences. (Shared in the Share Zone)

When practicing the new concept of scarcity, students color code to identify which items are scarce.  (shared by Wendy in the Share Zone)

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Filling in the critical information helps students to identify and focus in on the key ideas.  Ideally, they print these words in a fun lettering style.  Teach your students to really engage their right brains as they write in the vocabulary words or key ideas.  This will help them recall the important terms and concepts later!

(This page on Hurricanes and Tornadoes is shared by Dawn in the Share Zone.)

Get creative with your fill-in tasks!  Some can be blanks, some key terms can go inside of shapes, and some can be in empty spaces.  (Converting measurements doodle note set is available here.)

SKETCHING

Leave some blank spaces or boxes for your students to add their own sketches.  This will help them with their own understanding of the big ideas.  If they can sketch it, then they probably get it, but more importantly, they will remember really well what they drew for themselves.

Encourage them to try their best – it’s ok if the drawings are not fancy or perfect.

Here, students sketch out the main concept of intersecting, parallel, or identical lines to help them grasp the big picture of what is going on for each situation of solutions of a system.  (Shared by Glennan in the Share Zone)

Students have to draw a sketch instead of writing out the three key approaches for building a growth mindset on this page.  They can incorporate the text as well and write out the strategies, but the images they develop will stick in their minds.  The simple sketches go a long way to activating real learning!

This example shows how to apply this to a different subject area.  Students in Sunday School can use doodle notes with interactive sketching tasks as well!  This page about Holy Week has students develop a sketch to represent each day of Holy Week.

LABELING

By using creative lettering, colors, and doodles within the label shapes, students can identify each part of an expression. (Shared by Jennifer in the Share Zone)

This simple application of a lettering / labeling strategy allows students to identify different decimal places to show place values.  They can even label the decimal point!  The speech bubbles are another fun interactive task for this page.  Students write how to say it out loud.  This way, they remember how to speak it as full word phrases as well.

Students can do fun, colorful, artistic lettering to label or classify items.  This engages the right hemisphere of the brain and also builds the potential for retaining the information. (States of Matter page is in the Share Zone.)

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Including sample questions, tasks, or problems is always a great idea during notes.  It offers practice and helps students actually start to apply a new idea to the situations in which they’ll be seeing it.

Try creatively blending other task ideas into your practice examples to boost student engagement, focus, and memory of the material.  This example (German page on Nominative vs. Accusative Case shared by Jen Gray in the Share Zone) allows students to label subjects and objects in sentences, then write key terms in the circles.

In this page on estimating with decimals, students try 4 specific examples.  To identify the answer for each, they have to color the correct icon.  The jar of jelly beans represents that an “approximate answer” is the goal, while the calculator icon represents the answer that a “exact answer” would be better for the problem.  Students interact and remember the key idea by associating the two distinct options with those icons and their meanings.

This creative example (shared by Katherine in the Share Zone) allows students to interact and then do a quick practice writing sample.

This practice task requires students to use color and pattern to show that they understand nets and the difference between pyramids and prisms.  You can also sometimes allow students to set up their own pattern and color classifications and make a key to allow for more creativity.  (Nets page shared by Jennifer in the Share Zone)

“TO-DO” / “TO-DOODLE” LIST

Have students interact with a diagram, drawing, or graphic by giving them a “to-do” list.  This can require them to label, color/shade, answer questions, sketch a doodle, or anything that works for your lesson!

In this page on Combining Like Terms, students have to interact with the terms in the blender.  The to-do list includes adding helpful invisible parts, then classifying with colors and patterns, and embellishing key ideas on the page.

REFLECTION / FREE DOODLE

To sum up or bring information together, you may want to include opportunities for free doodles, additional sketch notes, or other student input.  Try leaving a little extra space for students to add their own creative take on the lesson.  They can each build their own visual memory triggers!

This sample (sermon notes – shared in the Share Zone by Dawn) allows students to sketch, do lettering, or combine both into graphics that will boost their brains through Dual Coding Theory!

BLEND A FEW!

To maximize student interaction, you’ll ideally want to incorporate a blend of student tasks into each visual note taking lesson.  This page has sketching, matching, and more!

Here is another example of a blend of a few interactive tasks.  Students label each of the 4 key types of angle pair on top of the page, then they develop a color code.  By coloring the original 4 top boxes, they establish a key for their color coding in the bottom segment.  There, they use the colors to identify each type of special pair from above.  Then, they also do sketches to create their own visual memory triggers along the right side at the bottom.  This page allows for a few types of interaction.

Hopefully, these samples will get your wheels turning as you try to develop your own student input areas on your next doodle lesson page!  Thanks so much to everyone who has shared such inspiring and creative work!

Doodling for Problem Solving

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We all routinely encounter “problems” or challenges to overcome, everything from planning a family beach vacation to deciding what to make for dinner.  Of course, some problems are undoubtedly more complex than others!

 

For these complex challenges, there is a fool-proof way to think clearly! (Hint: If you are a club member, you probably already have your students doing this regularly).  Be sure to share this information with your students, so they can benefit as well!

 

Why Doodling is Good for EXPLAINING a Concept or SOLVING a Problem:

 

Doodling shouldn’t only be used by your students in the classroom!  When done the right way doodling can help you and your students solve problems and communicate effectively outside of class.

 

A book at the top of my “To Read” list is The Back of a Napkin by Dan Roam.  In the book, Roam explains the power of drawing out ideas and creating a visual to help us to think clearly and effectively problem-solve and/or communicate.

 

Dan Roam is an expert in visual thinking, and shares his ideas with big companies, like Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and the US Navy.

 

He noticed that during strategy meetings with corporate groups, people found it hard to understand each other and there were sometimes miscommunications.  He found that when he drew simple pictures to illustrate his ideas, he was able to communicate his ideas more effectively.

 

“Adding a visual opens things up to us,” says Roam.

According to How Doodling Could Help You Solve Your Biggest Problems, “More than half of our brain is designed to process images, so when drawing is used in tandem with good ol’ talking things out, the fully engaged brain can come up with better solutions and connect with the material on a higher level.”

 

How to Doodle the Right Way

 

Brit + Co shared a few great tips to make doodling more effective; I’ve added a few below as well.  Now, all you need is a paper and pencil, and you can start doodling with purpose!

 

Here are the tips on specifically HOW to doodle in a way that boosts your problem solving capabilities!

  1. Keep in Mind your Organizational Preferences.

Do you prefer to think about things in chronological order or maybe in order of importance?

Let’s take making a grocery list, for example.  Personally, I prefer to organize my shopping list according to my path throughout the store, (I list out my produce, then bakery, then meats, etc.) Some people prefer organizing by meals, recipes, or maybe even budget.

The point is: Set up your doodles in a way that reflects the way you think about things.

  1. You don’t have to be an artist.

Draw what’s on your mind, not what you think it should look like. You don’t have to draw a perfect stalk of broccoli to represent veggies on your grocery list!

Conveying the thought is more important than creative ability.

  1. Keep it simple.

Keeping it simple relieves a lot of pressure!

Roam recommends starting with circles; next, write names and labels. Then, you can draw arrows to explain how they relate to one another.

  1. Don’t edit yourself.

It’s important to get the whole thought out, don’t restrict the flow of the process.

  1. You have to Start Somewhere

Don’t know where to start? I’ll tell you! Simply, pick up a pencil and paper and start doodling your key words.

 

I like to start with my main idea in a circle in the middle of the page, and expand the web outwards, getting more and more specific with the topic.

Your goal is to end up with a nice mind map that allows you to:

  • See the big picture for yourself
  • Analyze a problem / solution
  • Show others the concept and share the ideas in a way that makes sense!

What problems are you or your students going to solve using doodling? Leave a comment below!

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Summer Creation Challenge

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It’s time to create!

During the Summer Challenge period (June 15 through July 31), if you take the time to create a new doodle note lesson for your students, you can get a free jolt charger!

Just upload your page to the Share Zone before the end of July, and I will ship one out to you as a thank you / bonus! 🙂

Summer is a great opportunity to set aside some time to develop your newest lesson in visual note format.  It can be a relaxing way to spend a little time this summer.  Doodle note creation is a hobby in itself.  Enjoy building a new one!

DOODLE NOTES FOR DYSLEXIA

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4/17/2018

We are loving the many, many benefits of visual note-taking (retention, relaxation, focus, engagement learning, just to name a few… ),  but here is one amazing benefit you may not have about yet!  Doodle Notes are amazing tools for dyslexic learners.  You’ve most likely had students who struggle with dyslexia in your class before, so I’ve rounded up some research on how Doodle Notes can help!

What is Dyslexia

You probably learned this at some point in one of your college courses, but here is a quick refresher.  According to the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in learning to read. Dyslexia takes away an individual’s ability to read quickly and automatically, and to retrieve spoken words easily, but it does not dampen their creativity and ingenuity.”

Students with dyslexia have difficulty matching the letter(s) they see on the page with the letter(s) sounds, which leads to trouble reading fluently.

Dyslexia Reading Patterns

When you think about it, reading is an extremely complex process.  It involves connecting letters and sounds, forming words, then forming sentences, and then comprehending these sentences.  So, understandably, if students with dyslexia have trouble with this first step of reading, it makes all of the other steps harder.

According to the Davis Dyslexia Center Association International, there is evidence from brain scans that students with dyslexia read better when implementing different strategies.  Dyslexic adults who become capable readers use different neural pathways than those without dyslexia.

In their research studies, they found that those without dyslexia show a strong activation of the left hemisphere of the brain correlated with better reading skills; the opposite is true for people with dyslexia.  For dyslexics, brain scans show better reading skills correlate with greater reliance on the right hemisphere.

Further studies, including brain imaging following children throughout school, researchers found some very interesting findings.  These brain imaging studies show that teaching methods that may work well for a large majority of schoolchildren may be counterproductive when used with dyslexic children. “Teaching methods based on intensive or systematic drill in phonemic awareness or phonetic decoding strategies may actually be harmful to dyslexic children.”

Instead, children with dyslexia, may be better off with creative, meaning-based strategies.  If you want to learn more about useful reading strategies, click here.

Image from https://pluslexia.com/

 

Dyslexia and Creativity

Although learners with dyslexia may read slower than others, this does not affect their intelligence.  Oftentimes, people with dyslexia are very fast and creative thinkers.  There is a lot of debate about whether this is an actual fact, or just a tendency.  A study in France and Belgium found that there is definitely a correlation between dyslexia and creativity, but also concluded creativity is highly impacted by the educational approach.

To complement dyslexic students’ creative side, simply implement visual note taking by using doodle notes!

Engaging the Right Hemisphere with Doodle Notes

Having dyslexic students doodle while they learn allows them to engage with the right side of the brain, which then leads to more powerful connections with the material.  Lecturing and taking notes the traditional way leads to less interaction with the material, because only their left hemisphere is being engaged.

Kelli Becton, at Adventure Homeschool, shares how doodling has immensely helped with teaching her dyslexic son!  She explains how she knows doodling helps based on the facts, and also from her personal experience with her son; doodling very quickly made a world of difference!

Have you noticed a positive change in your dyslexic students’ learning with the implementation of doodle notes?  If so, leave a comment here for everyone to see how Doodle Notes can truly make a difference!

ART AFFECTS THE BRAIN

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2/27/2018

I just read a fascinating article from Science Daily and had to share what I found with you all!  We all know the awesome benefits of using doodle notes and being creative in the classroom, but this is a new and exciting find for me.

I love discovering new research that backs up my teaching strategies; it helps to reassure that I am doing the best possible job educating students!

Last year, a team of researchers used fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) to measure blood flow in the areas of the brain related to rewards while the study participants completed three different art activities: coloring in a mandala, doodling around or within a circle on paper, and free-drawing.

Example of a mandala

During these three-minute activities (with rests in between), researchers found an increase in blood flow in the prefrontal cortex of the brain.

According to this article, “the prefrontal cortex is related to regulating our thoughts, feelings and actions. It is also related to emotional and motivational systems and part of the wiring for our brain’s reward circuit. So seeing increased bloodflow in these areas likely means a person is experiencing feelings related to being rewarded.”

Doodling in or around circles on paper showed the highest levels of increased blood flow in the prefrontal cortex, but that difference was not statistically significant because the sample size wasn’t large enough.

The researchers also compared the results of participants who considered themselves to be artists versus those who did not.  Artists showed negative brain activity in the set coloring activity, possibly because they felt constrained by the pre-drawn shapes or time limits.

My takeaway from this study’s findings is that when our students use doodle notes, they experience feelings of being rewarded.  We know it helps them to internalize new information, so the fact that doodling activates the brain’s reward system is such a win-win!  Do you find this research as exciting as I do?  Sounds to me like one more perk or bonus for our students when we use visual note-taking! Let us know what you think in the comments below!

Winter Sharing Challenge

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12/27/2017

It’s time for another Winter Share Zone Challenge!

Any member that shares a doodle note by uploading to the Share Zone in the month of January will receive a club t-shirt as a thank you!

It’s easy-  when you upload a page (this month only), you’ll also send me your shipping address and shirt size right through the share form.  That way, I can send it over to you in the mail (no charge at all!).

Thanks so much for your willingness to share!  Hopefully this will be a fun motivation to let your most recent creation benefit classrooms of other members.  We appreciate you!

Click here to participate by uploading a page.