Designs for Thinking



		Resources Student Successes With Thinking Maps David Hyerle, Editor, with Sarah Curtis and Larry Alper coeditors, Corwin Press, May 2004 Neuroscientists tell us that the brain organizes information in networks and maps. What better way to teach students to think about ideas and organize and express their ideas than to use the very same method that the brain uses. This book provides an invaluable way to help our students truly understand and retain the concepts behind the facts, and to do this in an exciting and motivating way. For more information including excerpts and accompanying video clips go to the following links: About the Book Student Successes About the Contributors The Chapters — extensions and more Order the Book Visual Tools for Transforming Information Into Knowledge David Hyerle, Author Arthur L. Costa, Prologue Robert J. Marzano, Foreward Corwin Press, 2009, Second Edition, 167 pages This is the most comprehensive book on graphic organizers, Thinking Maps_^®, and graphic software programs. Find out why visual tools and mapping are the key tools for 21st century learning. Look at student and teacher work and review test results from around the country. In a rich and provocative writing style, David Hyerle, Ed.D. draws together examples from teachers, administrators, brain researchers, and parents to make a very exciting read. Order the Book Visual Tools: From Graphic Organizers to Thinking Maps® Video Program *Presented by David Hyerle, Designs for Thinking* Here are key resources focused on a comprehensive understanding and application of three different types of visual tools and software programs. Read More Mapping the Standards *is a process and a product* Teachers who are being trained in Thinking Maps and Software create lesson plans using TMS (Thinking Maps Software). Read More Order Great Visual Tools Books and video tapes to support your growth with visual tools. Read More