Five Days to Focused Cornell Notes
Created By Meg E'amato
Meg E'amato
Meg E'amato has been teaching in the Corona-Norco Unified School District for 17 years. In 2009 she discovered AVID and knew her students would benefit greatly from the program. Through her persistance the AVID program was adopted at Corona Fundamental Intermediate School in 2010. She has been an AVID teacher and Coordinator at CFIS for the past five years. One of the AVID strategies she is most passionate about is Focused Cornell Notes. She was trained in AVID Focused Cornell Notes in 2011. Mrs. E'amato has used the Five Days to Focused Cornell Notes lessons to train nearly 1,500 students at her school over the last two years. It is her hope that these videos will be used at AVID sites to train ALL students to use Focused Cornell Notes.
Education and Certifications
Teacher Leader Certification Academy
Riverside County Office of Education. 2013-Present
Masters of United States History
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. 2005
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
La Sierra University, Riverside, CA. 1998
Teaching Credentials
CA Introductory Mathematics Supplemental. 2008
CA History Supplemental. 2007
Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate. 2000
CA State Multiple Subject. 1998
Employment
Teaching Positions
7th/8th grade AVID elective, CFIS. 2010-Present
8th grade Algebra, CFIS. 2009-2010
8th grade History, CFIS. 2003-2009
7th grade Language Arts/History, CFIS. 2002-2003
1st grade, Stallings Elementary, 2001-2002
6th grade, Stallings Elementary, 1999-2001
4-5 Combo Class, Stallings Elementary, 1998-1999
Leadership Roles
AVID Coordinator. 2010-Present
Math Department Co-Chair. 2010-2011
D8 Team Leader. 2004-2010
History Department Chair. 2007-2009
Professional Development Opportunities
AVID Schoolwide as a Vehicle for Implementing Common Core. October, 2013
AVID Summer Institute, Leadership for AVID Schoolwide. August, 2013
AVID Summer Institute, Advancing the AVID Elective. August, 2012
AVID, Focused Cornell Notes. October, 2011
AVID Path Training, Tutorials. August, 2011
AVID Summer Institute, Critical Reading. August, 2011
Antonetti, Engagement Cube. June, 2011
AVID Summer Institute, Implementation. August, 2010
Kagan Second Language Learning. October, 2004
Differentiated Instruction. September, 2004
Kagan Structures for Cooperative Learning. June, 2004
Reach, Corrective Reading Training. June, 2004
Curriculum Design for Excellence, Differentiating the Curriculum. June, 2004
Workshops Facilitated
Focused Cornell Note Training. March, 2012
Focused Cornell Note Training. January 2015
AVID Strategies. January 2015
Awards and Recognition
CFIS Teacher of the Year, 2010