Developing Connective Leadership shows you how Thinking Maps® are an efficient and eloquent language that can be used to explore and reveal ideas, thought processes, and intentions. By creating visual representations of thought, leaders create shared understandings and foster connections among staff.

Explore how schools have used the Thinking Maps® process to create strong collaborative bonds and facilitate shared leadership. As staff members collaborate to construct a shared frame of reference, they are empowered to execute and sustain the school's vision.

Benefits:

• Offers real-life experiences from school leaders using Thinking Maps® for professional development
  
• Identifies eight Thinking Maps® used to build connective leadership practices
  
• Suggests how Thinking Maps® can be used to reformulate and reconstruct negative or damaging frames of reference
  
• Discusses how Thinking Maps® can energize and inspire insight and solutions

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A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools
David Hyerle, Author
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2000

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.

Reviews of A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools
Review of A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools by the National Writing Project
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“A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools (Hyerle, 2000) is an excellent source of information regarding the many forms of graphics and their use in educational settings.”
Patricia Wolfe
Brain Matters — Translating Research into Classroom Practice, (ASCD 2001) p. 159

Review of A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools by American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Reviewed by Paul A. Roberts - Principal, Glen Grove Elementary School, Glenview, Ill.
American Association of School Administrators, September 2001
“Thinking outside the box may or may not be the appropriate point of view as you experience A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools by David Hyerle. The "box" is a point of reference for graphic organizers and reflects a frame of reference that formally adds a new dimension to visual maps. This sequel to Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge deals with the practical applications of thinking-process maps and gives real-life school examples.”
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