Visual Tools for Transforming Information Into Knowledge

Abstract

Foreword by Robert J. Marzano Prologue by Arthur L. Costa Acknowledgments About Author Summary Definition of Visual Tools Introduction:Transforming Static Information Into Active Knowledge Blind Insights Right Now: Jumping Achievement Gap for All Children Overview of Book 1. The Mapping Metaphor Cognitive Dissonance in Representation Systems The Elephant in Room The Mapping Metaphor: Terra Incognita Mapping Brain Visual Tools for Mapmaking The Foundation of Mapping Metaphor: Seeing 2. Facilitating Networking Brain and Patterning Mind Nonlinguistic and Linguistic Representations Research Studies on Graphic Organizers Reading Comprehension and Reading First Research Mapping Living Systems The Brain Is a Pattern Detector The Visual Brain The Mind Organizes Into Schematic Patterns Multiple Intelligences as Active Patterns Habits of Mind 3. Using Visual Tools Clarifying a Confusion of Terms and Tools Content-Specific Visual Tools Defining Visual Tools Theory-Embedded Tools Types of Visual Tools Reviewing Your Toolkit Choosing Appropriate Visual Tools The Importance of Student Ownership of Visual Tools Saving Time Constructing Knowledge in Cooperative Groups Beyond Blueprints, Templates, and Blackline Masters 4. Brainstorming Webs for Facilitating Creative Mind Flow of Information and Knowledge Thinking in Pictures The Brain and Brainstorming The Misconceptions About Brainstorming Webs Webs for Facilitating Habits of Mind Software for Brainstorming Webs Brainstorming Webs for Collaborative Reflection, by David Schumaker Mind Mapping Viewing Book Reviews Mindscapes From Metaphors Seeking Personal Growth 5. Graphic Organizers for Analytical Tasks An Overview of Graphic Organizers, by Greg Freeman Comparing Graphic Organizers and Brainstorming Webs Organizers for Habits of Mind Chunking, Memory, and Organizing Brain Content-Specific Graphics as an Advanced Organizer Process-Specific Maps The Big-Picture Organizers Mapping Lesson Plans Design and Understanding 6. Conceptual Mapping for Integrating Creative and Analytical Thinking Thinking About Box Habits of Mind and Conceptual Maps When Thinking Became Popular Novak and Gowin's Concept Mapping Techniques The Inductive Tower Argument Maps and Rationale, by Tim Van Gelder Feedbacks and Flows in System Connection Circles, by Rob Quaden and Alan Ticotsky Systems Thinking Leaving Tracks An Integration of Visual Representations: Teaching With Unit Visual Frameworks 7. Thinking Maps: A Synthesis Language of Visual Tools A Short History of Thinking Maps Defining Thinking Maps as a Language Five Levels of Thinking Maps Implementation Differentiated Thinking Patterns for English-Language Learners, by Stefanie Holzman Essential Cognitive Questions Based in Standards Using Thinking Maps Software to Map Standards, by Sarah Curtis From Students and Teachers to Leadership Development and Whole-Schools Transformations The Role of Thinking Maps in Process of Becoming a Professional learning Community, by Larry Alper Whole System Change 8. Thinking Maps for Special Needs, by Cynthia Manning Thinking Maps Give Me a Chance to Learn: Learning Prep Student Background on Learning Prep School Developing Fundamental Psychological Processes Through Thinking Maps Thinking Maps and High-Stakes Testing Teachers and Students See Success Thinking Maps and the Real World In Conclusion References and Further Reading Index

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