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The video clips on the Thinking Foundation website include selections from pre K through 12 and college. The video clips include seeing students, educators and administrators from across the USA and around the world including Mexico, Japan, and Britain. The clips include the following categories: Leadership, Literacy, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Coaching/Mentorship. The video clips on the Thinking Foundation website are in Quicktime and Flash. If you are unable to watch any of the video clips in your browser, download the plug-ins in Quicktime or Flash. Download the free Quicktime plug-in (Macintosh and Windows).
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Visual Thinking in Pre-K
A Pre-K teacher at Bellevue Heights Nursery School in Syracuse, NY shares her students success with visual mapping as a group and their own work with mapping their ideas. She shares her insights, learning, and examples of the students thinking. A very dynamic teacher sharing some very exciting dynamics of the classroom.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Literacy, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Organize Our Thinking in a First Grade Classroom
Watch a first grade classroom organize their thinking using different Thinking Maps to share insights into the book Leo the Lion, then use the Thinking Map that best suits their thinking and learning styles individually. More information about Mt. Airy Elementary School is part of the book Student Successes With Thinking Mapsread excerpts from the chapter and other information about the student successes.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership,Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Visualizing Letter Discrimination
Lets step into a kindergarten classroom to see and hear how the classroom teacher uses visual tools to help her students understand their thinking — including visualizing character structure to develop and learn phonetic associations and understanding.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Organizing Thinking in College, and in Life
An interview with a college student at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi. Here this thoughtful student share how visual mapping transformed her return to college, and influenced her husband's business as well as her teaching children at her church.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Learning Prep: Thinking Maps as a Visual Language
Interview with teacher Gia including sharing effective use of students using a visual language.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Literacy, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Learning Prep: Frame of Reference
Interview with teacher Nancy talking about frame of reference with Thinking Maps for students, and her own use of Thinking Maps in graduate school.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Learning Prep: Pre-School Thinking
Visiting with the Learning Prep pre-school.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership,Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Learning Prep: Some Thoughts on Thinking with Students
David Hyerle interviews two Learning Prep students.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Learning Prep: Language Arts
Elaine, the language arts reading teacher at Learning Prep, is interviewed.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Learning Prep: Interview with a Classroom Teacher and Students
An interview with Learning Prep secondary students and their teacher.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

McKinley Elementary School: An Interview with an RSP Teacher
RSP teacher interview.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Literacy, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

McKinley Elementary School: Kindergarten Thinkers Thinking about Thinking
A kindergarten class thinking and mapping at McKinley Elementary School.

Reading Comprehension, iteracy, Leadership, LWhole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship

Roosevelt Elementary School: Thinking Maps in Action with Kindergarteners
Maria Bussato, a kindergarten teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School shares insights and examples of using Thinking Maps as a language for learners for multilingual students, and teachers, in Long Beach, California.

Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Leadership, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship