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16th International Conference on Thinking
21-25 January 2013
David Hyerle Master Class
Wellington, New Zealand
As you exit this master course you will have access to the most comprehensive array of visual tools for thinking known across fields from an author, researcher and facilitator who has written far reaching books on the subject of thinking and knowledge cartography. You will have experienced how to use specific tools and how to integrate the tools together for: generating ideas; organizing ideas into concepts; finalizing products for high quality communication and transferring knowledge.

The applications will traverse learning and leadership work, including how to use visual tools for focused, collaborative problem solving. You will be introduced to the first research-based visual language for learning, Thinking Maps®, that has been applied across disciplines from pre-school to corporate training. The design of this course is to scaffold your knowledge of specific tools for thinking for application in your own professional field and for personal use.
Go to www.icot2013.core-ed.org for more information

International Thinking Skills Conference
18-19 June 2012
Alexandra House Conference Centre
Wroughton, Swindon, United Kingdom
Two day conference focusing on the latest developments in cognitive education. Go to www.thinkingschool.co.uk for more information

Presenters from Thinking Foundation and Designs for Thinking:

Thinking Maps Advanced: Integrated use of Thinking Maps – Dr David Hyerle & Bob Price
Thinking Maps: An Introduction - Dr David Hyerle
Visual Tools for Thinking - Dr David Hyerle
The Metacognitive Learner: Framing Your Thoughts - Larry Alper
The Whole School Shifts: Cognition, Language and Literacy with Thinking Maps - Dr. Estee Lopez
Go to www.thinkingschool.co.uk for more information

Center for Teaching Excellence
May 2012
Cornell University
Classrrom Research and Teaching:
A Symposium for Future Faculty
Download the PDF file

Thinking Schools International Conferences
2012
Cape Town, South Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Swindon, London, UK

2011
Cape Town, South Africa
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Swindon, London, UK
El Paso, Texas, USA
New York, NY, USA
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Tokyo, Japan
more...

National Thinking Skills Conference
University of Exeter and Kestrel Consulting
United Kingdom - June 2010
Guy Claxton, Mick Waters, Bob Burden and Dr David Hyerle were key speakers and presenters at the major national thinking skills conference in the UK. 36 practical workshops based on the work of schools working with the Centre for Cognitive Education at the University of Exeter.

Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve Conference
National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference
San Francisco - July 2010
David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “The conference will: Examine the major education issues confronting teachers and administrators, students and parents, and, ultimately all of society; Expose participants to instructional approaches proven to increase performance, literacy, confidence and competence of all children; Engage participants in a consideration of the unique issues presented by teaching in an urban environment with emphasis on the interconnectedness of culture, language and cognition; Provide participants with a place and atmosphere to reflect and renew; Give participants the opportunity to dialogue with researchers, theorists and practitioners with special expertise in effecting change for the benefit of all children.”

Bifocal Assessment: Combining Teaching and Learning with Thinking Maps
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
San Antonio, Texas - March 4-6, 2010
Presented by David Hyerle, Ed.D., founder of Thinking Foundation
and Kimberly Williams, Ph.D., Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Thinking Maps is a common visual language for learning based on eight fundamental cognitive processes. This student-centered model is implemented across prekindergarten—12 schools with significant research-based results. As students independently draw multiple maps on blank pages, teachers effectively engage in bifocal assessment: they see students' content knowledge forming while simultaneously observing how students' underlying thinking processes are developing. Participants will explore how Thinking Maps are used for formative assessment while facilitating students' capacities to self-assess.
read more

Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve Conference
National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference
Birmingham, Alabama - April 27-29, 2007
David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “The conference will: Examine the major education issues confronting teachers and administrators, students and parents, and, ultimately all of society; Expose participants to instructional approaches proven to increase performance, literacy, confidence and competence of all children; Engage participants in a consideration of the unique issues presented by teaching in an urban environment with emphasis on the interconnectedness of culture, language and cognition; Provide participants with a place and atmosphere to reflect and renew; Give participants the opportunity to dialogue with researchers, theorists and practitioners with special expertise in effecting change for the benefit of all children.”

Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF)
See David Hyerle's presentation online from the Believe to Achieve conference in Minnesota (Novemeber 2006). Videos represented as still images with black background in the presentation may be seen online under resources -> video.
Read about the conference on the National Urban Alliance Believe to Achieve website.

Thinking Leaders, Thinking Schools
discovering innovative communication strategies
Plymouth State University
Concord, New Hampshire - March 30, 2007
David Hyerle, founder of Thinking Foundation, and Larry Alper, co-director of Designs for Thinking will engage participants in an interactive process of discovery using Thinking Maps®. In this one-day workshop, participants will be introduced to Thinking Maps, tools which use a common visual language to facilitate thinking, learning, and group problem solving across whole learning communities.

Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF)
Download presentation information (PDF)

Research on Thinking Maps: Whole Schools Teaching the Whole Child
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Anaheim, California - March 17-19, 2007
David Hyerle will be speaking at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual conference. Presentation description: A primary dimension of humanness is our constellation of fundamental thought processes. Unfortunately, cognitive processes are implied within content teaching; thus, students' cognitive and critical-thinking development evolves unmediated in schools. Thinking Maps is a metalinguistic language of eight cognitive patterns taught explicitly to students across whole schools. This presentation will synthesize 20 years of research and practice demonstrating students' improved thinking for lifelong learning, literacy, and content learning through the self-differentiating use of Thinking Maps.

See David Hyerle's presentation online. Videos represented as still images with black background in the presentation may be seen online under resources -> video.
Download David Hyerle's presentation outline (PDF)
Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF)
Read more online about the conference on the ASCD website.

Thinking Maps in Action!
University of Exeter and Kestrel Consulting
Devon, United Kingdom - February 5-8, 2007

David Hyerle will be speaking at the University of Exeter and at schools as part of Kestrel Consulting's “development of dynamic learning communities through the strategic implementation of thinking.” “Dr David Hyerle, creator of Thinking Maps, will be in the UK from the 5th to the 8th February 2007. This is a unique opportunity to observe the creator of these valuable thinking tools using them with students. Thinking Maps are in use throughout the world and increasingly in UK schools.”
Download David Hyerle's UK conference presentation (PDF)

Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve Conference
National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference
Minneapolis, MN - November 3-5, 2006

David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “The conference will: Examine the major education issues confronting teachers and administrators, students and parents, and, ultimately all of society; Expose participants to instructional approaches proven to increase performance, literacy, confidence and competence of all children; Engage participants in a consideration of the unique issues presented by teaching in an urban environment with emphasis on the interconnectedness of culture, language and cognition; Provide participants with a place and atmosphere to reflect and renew; Give participants the opportunity to dialogue with researchers, theorists and practitioners with special expertise in effecting change for the benefit of all children.”
Download David Hyerle's conference presentation (PDF)
Read more online about the conference
Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF)

Differentiation and the Brain-Friendly Classroom
Corwin Press Conference
San Antonio, TX - November 5-6, 2006

David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “Learn how to build your knowledge in differentiation and brain-compatible instruction... with half-day workshops led by cutting-edge experts in the fields of differentiation and brain-compatible teaching, we’ll help you turn your classroom into a high-performing and inspired center for learning! The sessions focus on improving student achievement toward meeting or exceeding state-mandated standards and the federally-mandated NCLB legislation with special emphasis on the core areas of reading, writing, and math. Participants benefi t from our strong roster of innovators who are charting new directions in differentiation and brain-friendly instruction.”
Read more online about the conference on the Corwin Press website
Download the complete brochure for the conference (PDF)

Research on Thinking Maps® as a Transformation Language for Learning
Fall Director's Conference, Michagan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists
Grand Traverse, MI, November 12-14, 2006

This presentation synthesizes twenty years of research and practice demonstrating students’ improved thinking for life-long learning, literacy and content learning through the self-differentiating use of Thinking Maps.
Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF)




		Resources Presentations 16th International Conference on Thinking 21-25 January 2013 David Hyerle Master Class Wellington, New Zealand As you exit this master course you will have access to the most comprehensive array of visual tools for thinking known across fields from an author, researcher and facilitator who has written far reaching books on the subject of thinking and knowledge cartography. You will have experienced how to use specific tools and how to integrate the tools together for: generating ideas; organizing ideas into concepts; finalizing products for high quality communication and transferring knowledge. The applications will traverse learning and leadership work, including how to use visual tools for focused, collaborative problem solving. You will be introduced to the first research-based visual language for learning, Thinking Maps®, that has been applied across disciplines from pre-school to corporate training. The design of this course is to scaffold your knowledge of specific tools for thinking for application in your own professional field and for personal use. Go to www.icot2013.core-ed.org for more information International Thinking Skills Conference 18-19 June 2012 Alexandra House Conference Centre Wroughton, Swindon, United Kingdom Two day conference focusing on the latest developments in cognitive education. Go to www.thinkingschool.co.uk for more information Presenters from Thinking Foundation and Designs for Thinking: Thinking Maps Advanced: Integrated use of Thinking Maps – Dr David Hyerle & Bob Price Thinking Maps: An Introduction - Dr David Hyerle Visual Tools for Thinking - Dr David Hyerle The Metacognitive Learner: Framing Your Thoughts - Larry Alper The Whole School Shifts: Cognition, Language and Literacy with Thinking Maps - Dr. Estee Lopez Go to www.thinkingschool.co.uk for more information Center for Teaching Excellence May 2012 Cornell University Classrrom Research and Teaching: A Symposium for Future Faculty Download the PDF file Thinking Schools International Conferences 2012 Cape Town, South Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Swindon, London, UK 2011 Cape Town, South Africa Indianapolis, Indiana USA Swindon, London, UK El Paso, Texas, USA New York, NY, USA Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Tokyo, Japan more... National Thinking Skills Conference University of Exeter and Kestrel Consulting United Kingdom - June 2010 Guy Claxton, Mick Waters, Bob Burden and Dr David Hyerle were key speakers and presenters at the major national thinking skills conference in the UK. 36 practical workshops based on the work of schools working with the Centre for Cognitive Education at the University of Exeter. Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve Conference National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference San Francisco - July 2010 David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “The conference will: Examine the major education issues confronting teachers and administrators, students and parents, and, ultimately all of society; Expose participants to instructional approaches proven to increase performance, literacy, confidence and competence of all children; Engage participants in a consideration of the unique issues presented by teaching in an urban environment with emphasis on the interconnectedness of culture, language and cognition; Provide participants with a place and atmosphere to reflect and renew; Give participants the opportunity to dialogue with researchers, theorists and practitioners with special expertise in effecting change for the benefit of all children.” Bifocal Assessment: Combining Teaching and Learning with Thinking Maps Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) San Antonio, Texas - March 4-6, 2010 Presented by David Hyerle, Ed.D., founder of Thinking Foundation and Kimberly Williams, Ph.D., Hobart and William Smith Colleges Thinking Maps is a common visual language for learning based on eight fundamental cognitive processes. This student-centered model is implemented across prekindergarten—12 schools with significant research-based results. As students independently draw multiple maps on blank pages, teachers effectively engage in bifocal assessment: they see students' content knowledge forming while simultaneously observing how students' underlying thinking processes are developing. Participants will explore how Thinking Maps are used for formative assessment while facilitating students' capacities to self-assess. read more Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve Conference National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference Birmingham, Alabama - April 27-29, 2007 David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “The conference will: Examine the major education issues confronting teachers and administrators, students and parents, and, ultimately all of society; Expose participants to instructional approaches proven to increase performance, literacy, confidence and competence of all children; Engage participants in a consideration of the unique issues presented by teaching in an urban environment with emphasis on the interconnectedness of culture, language and cognition; Provide participants with a place and atmosphere to reflect and renew; Give participants the opportunity to dialogue with researchers, theorists and practitioners with special expertise in effecting change for the benefit of all children.” Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF) See David Hyerle's presentation online from the Believe to Achieve conference in Minnesota (Novemeber 2006). Videos represented as still images with black background in the presentation may be seen online under resources -> video. Read about the conference on the National Urban Alliance Believe to Achieve website. Thinking Leaders, Thinking Schools discovering innovative communication strategies Plymouth State University Concord, New Hampshire - March 30, 2007 David Hyerle, founder of Thinking Foundation, and Larry Alper, co-director of Designs for Thinking will engage participants in an interactive process of discovery using Thinking Maps®. In this one-day workshop, participants will be introduced to Thinking Maps, tools which use a common visual language to facilitate thinking, learning, and group problem solving across whole learning communities. Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF) Download presentation information (PDF) Research on Thinking Maps: Whole Schools Teaching the Whole Child Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Anaheim, California - March 17-19, 2007 David Hyerle will be speaking at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual conference. Presentation description: A primary dimension of humanness is our constellation of fundamental thought processes. Unfortunately, cognitive processes are implied within content teaching; thus, students' cognitive and critical-thinking development evolves unmediated in schools. Thinking Maps is a metalinguistic language of eight cognitive patterns taught explicitly to students across whole schools. This presentation will synthesize 20 years of research and practice demonstrating students' improved thinking for lifelong learning, literacy, and content learning through the self-differentiating use of Thinking Maps. See David Hyerle's presentation online. Videos represented as still images with black background in the presentation may be seen online under resources -> video. Download David Hyerle's presentation outline (PDF) Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF) Read more online about the conference on the ASCD website. Thinking Maps in Action! University of Exeter and Kestrel Consulting Devon, United Kingdom - February 5-8, 2007 David Hyerle will be speaking at the University of Exeter and at schools as part of Kestrel Consulting's “development of dynamic learning communities through the strategic implementation of thinking.” “Dr David Hyerle, creator of Thinking Maps, will be in the UK from the 5th to the 8th February 2007. This is a unique opportunity to observe the creator of these valuable thinking tools using them with students. Thinking Maps are in use throughout the world and increasingly in UK schools.” Download David Hyerle's UK conference presentation (PDF) Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve Conference National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference Minneapolis, MN - November 3-5, 2006 David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “The conference will: Examine the major education issues confronting teachers and administrators, students and parents, and, ultimately all of society; Expose participants to instructional approaches proven to increase performance, literacy, confidence and competence of all children; Engage participants in a consideration of the unique issues presented by teaching in an urban environment with emphasis on the interconnectedness of culture, language and cognition; Provide participants with a place and atmosphere to reflect and renew; Give participants the opportunity to dialogue with researchers, theorists and practitioners with special expertise in effecting change for the benefit of all children.” Download David Hyerle's conference presentation (PDF) Read more online about the conference Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF) Differentiation and the Brain-Friendly Classroom Corwin Press Conference San Antonio, TX - November 5-6, 2006 David Hyerle will be a featured presenter at the conference. “Learn how to build your knowledge in differentiation and brain-compatible instruction... with half-day workshops led by cutting-edge experts in the fields of differentiation and brain-compatible teaching, we’ll help you turn your classroom into a high-performing and inspired center for learning! The sessions focus on improving student achievement toward meeting or exceeding state-mandated standards and the federally-mandated NCLB legislation with special emphasis on the core areas of reading, writing, and math. Participants benefi t from our strong roster of innovators who are charting new directions in differentiation and brain-friendly instruction.” Read more online about the conference on the Corwin Press website Download the complete brochure for the conference (PDF) Research on Thinking Maps® as a Transformation Language for Learning Fall Director's Conference, Michagan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists Grand Traverse, MI, November 12-14, 2006 This presentation synthesizes twenty years of research and practice demonstrating students’ improved thinking for life-long learning, literacy and content learning through the self-differentiating use of Thinking Maps. Download Research and Results presentation handout (PDF)