Friday, September 21, 2018

Think Maps for a better

Thursday in class we learned about thinking maps. When you walk through a school you will probably see multiple thinking maps without knowing what they actually are for or why they are there. A thinking map displays information for students. There are 8 thinking maps that we learned. Each one sort of specifies information in a way to expand information or display it to help the visual learner. 

 The thinking map that I really like are flow charts. I really like seeing and displaying information as a process. Everything in life is a process. You do not just teach a student algebra. There is a learning process that needs to take place first and within that materials the student needs to know.  Also, a flow chart can display the events that led up to World War II. A flow chart is great for displaying the following:

        • Sequencing
        • Ordering
        • Analyzing patterns
        • Life cycles

I am fully enjoy all of my education certification process. I am learning a lot and enjoy the fact that I get to share the experience with people I have taken numerous classes with here at Columbia College- Evening Campus. Hope everyone has a great weekend! See you next Thursday!

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  1. A Teaching JourneySeptember 23, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    I have worked with preschoolers for several years. I had seen a few of these thinking but I had never heard their names. I think that even at this young age group it would be good if we were using the terminology that they will be using through out their school years.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 25, 2018 at 10:17 AM

    You have a great point Scott! Being a visual learner myself I can really see how the thinking maps could help your students as well as yourself being the teacher. It really lays out how you start at point a and get to point b.

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