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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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Visualizing Thought Process Helps Students Transition to High School
David Hyerle, Ed.D. completed graduate work at U.C. Berkeley and Harvard Graduate School of Education to investigate learning tools. As a Scholar in Residence at Plymouth State College, Dr. Hyerle consulted with Plymouth High School on the exhibit. The two video clips on the Apple Teaching Practice online professional development website are part of the online exhibit. David reflects on Thinking Maps® as a tool for transition, and speaks about Thinking Maps and self reflection. Go to the Apple Teaching Practice website to watch the video clips, as well as read and watch other parts of the exhibit.

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

Learning Prep: Interview with Cynthia Manning
An interview with the Learning Prep Director of Curriculum Cynthia Manning at Learning Prep.

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

Learning Prep: Parent Interview
An interview with a Learning Prep parent about her daughter's real life use of Thinking Maps in a critical medical situation.

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

Learning Prep: David Hyerle Talks with Students About Thinking
David Hyerle talks with students about Thinking Maps and thinking.

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

Learning Prep: Students Talk About Thinking Maps
Learning Prep 10th grade students share their thoughts on thinking and Thinking Maps.

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

Learning Prep: David Talks with David
David Hyerle interviews David, a student at Learning Prep.

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

Learning Prep: Kitchen Collaborations, Practical Applications
Visiting with Learning Prep students who use Flow Map task cards in their kitchen collaborations.

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

Roosevelt Elementary School: Thinking Maps for Fluent Communication
David Hyerle dicsusses and models Thinking Maps for fluent communication with the teaching staff at Roosevelt Elementary School in Long Beach, California.

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

Cognitive Coaching with Thinking Maps to Organize Thinking
David Hyerle leads noted speech expert Bonnie Singer on a Cognitive Coaching session on a workshop she did with administrators in Kent, Washington.

Leadership, Literacy, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship
WMEP Administrator Leadership Training
David Hyerle facilitates a Leadership Training with Principals from WMEP (West Metro Education Program). WMEP is a voluntary consortium of 11 urban and suburban school districts in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area that was formed in 1989 to cooperatively address intregration issues.

Leadership, Literacy, Whole School Change, Mathematics, Special Education, ELL, Reading Comprehension, Writing, ELL, Coaching/Mentorship
Leadership and Thinking Maps from the Superintendent's Frame of Reference
Superintendent Tracy Harper of Moss Point School District in Mississippi shares student work while discussing the use of Thinking Maps K-12 in her district.

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

Mr. K Shares Shares How Thinking Maps Open Up Interactive Student Driven Discussions
Mr. K, a teacher at Norman Howard School shares his thoughts and insights how Thinking Maps are foundational in transforming his teaching and how students became (and are) more involved in student centered discussions resulting from using the maps. The video clip is in three chapters: Turning Point; Using School Wide; and Note Taking & Assessment.

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