Learner (ELL) Effectiveness
New Rochelle School District
New York, USA
How do we support a very high level of cognitive development and deep academic content learning for students learning a second language? Watch "The Language of the Mind” documentary trailer above and learn more about Thinking Maps and ELL Effectiveness.
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Whole School & District Change
Pass Christian School District
Mississippi, USA
The Pass Christian School District Story is one of gain in the midst of loss. Watch the trailer below and read the story of overcoming a seemingly insurmountable task...
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The mission of the non-profit Thinking Foundation is to support high quality research on cognitive skills development, creativity, and critical reflection—at 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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Look at the past and current BLOGS from Thinking Foundation Founder David Hyerle, Ed.D. with embedded video clips.
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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.
The Centre for Cognition at Exeter University along with Kestrel Consulting has formed a dynamic collaboration
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.
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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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Learning Prep (Pre-K-12)
West Newton, MA, USA
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. read more...
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
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• formative assessment using Thinking Maps
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