


The mission of the non-profit Thinking Foundation is to support high quality research on cognitive skills development, creativity, and critical reflectionat pre-school, K-12 and college levels in order to transform learning, literacy, teaching and leadership around the world for those with the greatest need.

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Jump$tart: Financial Literacy
Thinking Foundation is a sponsor of Jump$tart's Financial Literacy nation network. read more...
New Research
Brazil: Salvador, Bahia Public Schools
Researchers in Salvador, Bahia recently began a study of two Brazilian public schools: “The Practice of Thinking Maps® in Classrooms”
Read the research proposal
Egypt: Master's Thesis on Thinking Maps
Review research based on a pre-post design that reported positive effects from the use of Thinking Maps for problem solving.
Take a look at the student work and classroom video clips.
with Thinking Foundation. We are supporting schools around the world as they develop Thinking as a Foundation for Schools.
The Key: Schools implement and assess their own designs for explicitly developing thinking processes for learning, literacy teaching, and leading with a focus on their own vision.
• Read more about Thinkings Schools at the University of Exeter Cognitive Education Centre
• Read more about Thinking Schools at Kestrel Consulting UK
Schools in Norway and Northern Ireland are engaged in a Regio Comenius project exploring and creating Thinking Schools. Some of the key partners engage in a discussion on NEELB TV sharing their views.
• Watch the discussion
Thinking Schools Ethiopia
Schools, School Leadership, NGOs
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
An ongoing Thinking Schools initiative in Ethiopia integrates visual tools, collaborative learning, inquiry, community, collegial coaching, environment, and assessment and documentation for educators, leadership and NGOs.
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Thinking Schools England
St Robert of Newminster School
United Kingdom
View the case study on a thinking high school in England.
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This dramatic Case Study includes dozens of video interviews and moving classroom action to reveal that the direct mediation of cognitive processes is a pathway to success for those with special needs. English Language Learners
Coast to Coast
From New York to California, schools have used Thinking Maps as the Cognitive Bridge To Literacy. Case Studies from multiple sites show the links between “Thought and Language” and learning.
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Research on Thinking
• download PDF file of current research with Thinking Maps
• read research on Thinking Maps
• formative assessment using Thinking Maps
• New Ariel Ball Awards

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