Sketchnote: Year in Review

​In our very first BubbleUp Take5 post, I mentioned that I had attended a sketchnoting session at edCamp NOVA. Driven by the in-person energy of Margaret, a fabulous FCPS colleague who exudes pure inspiration in everything she does, I decided to try it out. I promised to share my first attempt on our blog. The end of the school year is a good time to look back and reflect, thus, my first sketchnote is a year in review.

My Initial Thoughts

1. I did several drafts and even still it isn't exactly as I want it. There's a good chance I will re-draft my year in review yet again to end up with a product that makes me happy. I think I would have had more pleasing results had I started with a smaller topic.

2. I LOVE colored pens (Sharpie Pens make my heart flutter). I tend to be more text-driven than graphics-focused so I might need to up my art game for sketchnoting in the future.

3. I did it by hand rather than using the computer. I know lots of folks have great success using various technology tools, but see #2: I LOVE colored pens.

4. This was a great exercise for me in looking back on the year. I can definitely see myself sketchnoting a valuable conference session or other PD experience. I'd like to do a more approachable quarter in review to stay on top of our library program moving forward.

5. I think this could be a really valuable tool to use in the classroom. It would give students another strategy for consuming and reflecting on content. I envision it being taught whole class and then later offered as a choice to those students to whom it appealed.

Sketchnoting in the Classroom Resources

• The Benefits of Using Doodling and Sketchnotes in the Classroom (EdWeek)
• Sketchnoting (Kathy Schrock)
• Sketchnoting (Cool Cat Teacher)

Now go get your ART on!
Gretchen

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