THINKING MAPS

Thinking Maps is a whole-school learning methodology that is used across all grades and content areas. It all starts with a strategic professional development plan to introduce Thinking Maps to your teachers and help them grow their Thinking Maps practice over time... Our roots go back to the 1940s, when Dr. Albert Upton wrote his seminal text,Design for Thinking. ISI, founded in 1970, brought the Upton Model to educators. After years of success by ISI, Dr. David Hyerle created the original Thinking Maps®, visual tools aligned with cognitive processes, in 1988. His work expanded on the Upton Model and created a set of practical tools to help teachers and students put cognitive theory into practice. With the publication of Dr. Hyerle's Expand Your Thinking, Thinking Maps as we know them today were born... The Thinking Maps Learning Community (TMLC) is a vital part of your Thinking Maps implementation and your online hub for Map creation, professional learning, planning and..

Also known as: Thinking Maps, Inc.

Primary location: Cary United States