{"id":1102,"date":"2012-05-29T19:22:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2013-04-27T11:36:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T11:36:21","slug":"thinking-maps-a-language-for-whole-school-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=1102","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Maps: A Language for Whole School Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking Maps are a key component of Thinking Schools Ethiopia. Thinking Maps Incorporated is kindly providing in-kind support of Thinking Maps in professional development within Ethiopia under the guidance of Robert Price<\/a> who is a Trainer of Trainers. With Addis Ababa Education Bureau implementation of Thinking Schools Ethiopia starting, along with collaborations including concurrent rural projects, it timely to share more on visual mapping. Recently a school in Northern Ireland captured superbly on video – including the principal, teacher and students – how this whole school language is effectively changing and growing the school:<\/p>\n

Thinking Maps and Directing Thinking
\nWhole School Implementation\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nSt MacNissi Primary School
\nGlengormley, Northern Ireland<\/em>
\nIn this ESaGS TV program video above, you will visit St MacNissi’s Primary School in Glengormley, and hear from the principal, the Thinking Skills co-ordinator and the pupils as to how Thinking Maps are being used as one aspect of the school’s focus on developing and directing pupil thinking.
\nSt MacNissi’s PS Inspection Report (pdf file)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n