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Thinking Maps®: A Language for Leadership

A Language for Leadership is designed to meet the needs of multiple audiences. It can be used by leaders and leadership teams who want to strengthen and deepen their current Thinking Maps implementation, and assist those who want to expand their use of these tools into leadership practices. This guide and associated professional development can also serve as an entry point for schools to begin the process of implementing Thinking Maps.


Sample: Leadership Training Activity


Benefits:

  • Strengthens and deepens Thinking Maps implementation by leaders and leadership teams
  • Expands the use of Thinking Maps into leadership practices
  • Serves as an entry point for schools to begin the process of implementing Thinking Maps
  • Helps schools apply and improve thinking processes and student achievement and performance
  • Improves schools' communication of ideas and points of view
  • Helps schools generate sustainable solutions
  • Provides tools for schools to assess progress over time
  • Helps leaders build personal and professional fluency with thinking processes
  • Helps leaders facilitate organizational change processes and student achievement
  • Helps leaders facilitate communication, problem solving, and decision-making
  • Helps leaders implement Thinking Maps school-wide and increase student achievement

Implementation:

The Thinking Maps: A Language for Leadership professional development model varies depending upon the needs of your school or district.


Materials:

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Thinking Maps: A Language for Leadership Manual

This guide is the primary resource for leadership teams in your school. Each guide also includes, in poster form, the Thinking Maps Implementation Rubric.


Student Successes with Thinking Maps

In this resource David Hyerle, the originator of Thinking Maps, shares stories from teachers, principals, and trainers who have adopted the maps to increase student achievement and revitalize learning communities.

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