About Us
Our consulting group brings a wide range of experiences and unique talents to the implementation of Thinking Maps® and Software as a team or individually.
Who We Are
Designs for Thinking is a group of educational consultants implementing Thinking Maps® and Software in whole learning communities, from pre-kindergarten
through high school. Watch the video overview online.
Dr. David Hyerle is the Director of Designs for Thinking, developer of the Thinking Maps model, and an international leader in the areas of thinking and learning. Thinking Maps have raised the quality of teaching, students' thinking, and test scores in the areas of reading, writing, and math in over 3000 schools. See the results online and in David's new book and video: Visual Tools: From Graphic Organizers to Thinking Maps.
Thinking Maps ®
Thinking Maps® were developed as a language for learning in 1988 by Dr. David Hyerle. Each of the eight Thinking Maps® is based on a fundamental cognitive skill such as comparing and contrasting, sequencing, classifying, and cause-effect reasoning.
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Video Overview
The following video (excerpt from Visual Tools for Literacy Online Course) provides an overview of Thinking Maps®. Hear David Hyerle on a Quicktime Movie. If you don't have Quicktime, download the free Quicktime Player.
