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Case Studies

Headteacher, Bernadette Hancock describes how thinking maps have been used at her Cardiff school in all curriculum areas, helping children to become more fluent in developing key communication skills.


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Provides information and advice on recent developments in the area of cognitive education with specific reference to past, present and future research and publications produced from Exeter University's School of Education and Lifelong Learning (SELL).

Links to thinking schools across the UK.

Aims to support high quality research on cognitive skills and critical thinking development in order to transform learning, teaching and leadership.

Visual thinking tools for educational results.

Picture the Music Create is a multi sensory teaching tool that motivates and inspires creativity.

MPNS is an experienced group of educational professionals whose core purpose is the development of coaching skills and cultures within organisations.

 

Working with a network of colleges and private training providers supplying key support services.

Helping schools and consortia to identify and meet the challenges of an ever changing educational environment.

A single point of contact for employers of all sizes to help them identify training requirements and improve key business objectives such as efficiency, productivity and profitability.

Set up by the Gatsby Charity Foundation to develop a model of effective teaching and learning drawn from research and best practice.

Links to various education websites.

Mind Mapping

Tony Buzan, the creator of Mind Mapping, defines The Mind Map is an expression of Radiant Thinking and is therefore a natural function of the human mind. It is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlocking the potential of the brain. The Mind Map can be applied to every aspect of life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance human performance. The Mind Map has four essential characteristics:

  1. The subject of attention is crystallised in a central image
  2. The main themes of the subject radiate from the central image on branches
  3. Branches hold a key image / word printed on the associated line - details radiate out
  4. The branches form a connected nodal structure.

mind mapping