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What Are Thinking Maps?
- Eight
standard graphic organizers for brain processes that will help
students "see" and organize abstract concepts
- A
common visual language for learning that is used by all grade
levels
- A
research-based approach that improves reading and writing
results, as well as other areas of content
- Each
map is a defined tool based on an actual thinking process in the
brain
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Why Use Thinking Maps?
- Students
learn to connect abstract thought to a concrete visual.
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ØAllows
students to construct ideas, develop their learning, and
interact the with content
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ØProvides
a basic communication tool for cooperative work
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ØThinking
Maps are tested and tried! They are research based
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ØThey
can
be used to assess student knowledge
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