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endeavors to transform schools and increase student performance by providing specific patterns for limitless learning. Our training provides a framework, derived from brain-based research, for teachers, students, and entire learning communities to share a common visual language that ties together thought processes and ideas while promoting critical thinking and creativity.
10/02/2026
It's Friday, and you know what that means -- time for The Friday Map!
This week we're spotlighting the Bubble Map, the Thinking Map used to describe. Whether you're helping students describe a character, a concept, or a historical figure, the Bubble Map makes descriptive thinking visible and meaningful.
Check out examples straight from the TMLC Map Gallery and generated by the TMLC AI Tool and try building your own!
Ready to create your own Bubble Map? Visit thinkingmaps.com and learn how.
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10/01/2026
Is the workday ever really over for educators? Between parent emails, digital staff meetings, and online platforms, the line between professional and personal time keeps blurring, and the cost is real. 67% of teachers report burnout symptoms tied to after-hours communication.
This month's Learning Nook article looks at digital exhaustion (or technostress), why leaders feel it too, and the practical boundaries districts, schools, and teachers can set to protect well-being, because leadership well-being is foundational to the well-being of the whole school.
Read the full article in the Learning Nook. Log in to the Thinking Maps Learning Cloud at community.thinkingmaps.com.
New to Thinking Maps? Let's connect: [email protected] | 800-243-9169 | thinkingmaps.com
What's one boundary your team has put in place this year? Share it below.
What happens when a CFO starts using Thinking Maps?
In Part 3 of our Customer Success Stories Q&A series, Suzanne Farmer shares the moment she saw Thinking Maps show up somewhere no one expected: the finance office. Then she reveals something even more telling about what's happening with new teachers in her district. This is what a shared visual language looks like when it truly takes hold across an entire district, from the classroom to the boardroom.
Missed Parts 1 and 2? Catch up on our page before Part 4 drops next week.
Thinking Maps Customers-Tell us about a time when you observed Thinking Maps being used outside of the classroom.
New here and want to know what could Thinking Maps look like in your district? Let's start a conversation.
thinkingmaps.com | [email protected] | 800-243-9169
That brilliant Bubble Map your class built on the whiteboard? It doesn't have to get erased at the end of the day.
Introducing the AI Map Conversion Tool, now inside the Thinking Maps Learning Cloud. Snap a photo of any hand-drawn Map, whether it's from a whiteboard lesson, a staff meeting brainstorm, or a student sample, and turn it into an editable digital Map in seconds.
Save it. Share it. Revisit it. Build on it tomorrow. Pair it with the AI Planner Tool and the Map Gallery, and you've got one toolkit with more ways to support thinking, in class and beyond.
Ready to see it in action? Explore TMLC today.
thinkingmaps.com | [email protected] | 800-243-9169
09/25/2026
The Flow Map is a powerful tool for sequencing, helping students (and thinkers of all ages) organize steps, events, and processes in a clear, logical order.
Whether it's a math lesson on finding area or any step-by-step concept, the Flow Map makes thinking visible and learning stick.
Learn more at www.thinkingmaps.com and be sure to like and follow us!
"If you were talking with a colleague considering Thinking Maps, what's the one thing you'd want them to know?" That's the question we put to Suzanne Farmer in part 2 of our Customer Success Stories Q&A series and her answer gets right to what changes when an entire district starts thinking the same way.
Suzanne has seen firsthand how Thinking Maps® moves beyond a single classroom strategy to a shared visual language for teachers, students, and leaders district-wide. Watch this episode to hear her take, then look back at Part 1 if you missed how Thinking Maps has been transformational to Danville Independent School District in Kentucky.
Part 3 drops this Friday! Follow along so you don't miss it.
What could Thinking Maps® look like in your district? Let's start a conversation:
thinkingmaps.com | [email protected] | 800-243-9169
09/18/2026
It's Friday Map Day, and this week, we're branching out!
Meet the Tree Map: one of the 8 Thinking Maps used in classrooms every day to help students classify information, organize main ideas, and break down details with clarity.
Whether you're sorting types of quadrilaterals in math or building reading comprehension, the Tree Map gives learners a visual structure to think not just memorize facts.
Ready to explore all 8 maps and the tools that bring them to life?
Visit www.thinkingmaps.com to learn more
PRESS RELEASE: Thinking Maps® Launches Foundations: A Visual Language for Critical Thinking. A landmark resource for building schoolwide thinking cultures!
From the Teacher's Guide to the full Coaching Toolkit, Foundations gives every school the tools to build one shared visual language for critical thinking, K-12.
Read it now: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/936898238/thinking-maps-launches-a-landmark-resource-for-building-schoolwide-thinking-cultures
Questions? We'd love to hear from you: thinkingmaps.com | 800-243-9169
Which Thinking Map do you reach for most?
Circle Map for brainstorming and context. Flow Map for sequencing and process. Tree Map for classifying or Main Idea and Details. Bubble Map for describing with adjectives. Every one of the 8 Thinking Maps® builds a different type of thinking, and most educators have a go-to.
Tell us yours in the comments.
Don't know all 8 yet? Visit thinkingmaps.com to see the full framework or call 1-800-243-9169 / email [email protected] to talk with our team.
09/11/2026
It's Friday, and that means it's time for The Friday Map!
This week, we're spotlighting the Circle Map-one of the eight Thinking Maps.
Whether students are exploring a new concept, activating prior knowledge, or diving into a science lesson on spiders, the Circle Map gives learners a visual space to gather everything they know about a topic and connect it to the bigger picture.
See how TMLC's Map Gallery and AI tool bring the Circle Map to life in the classroom. Ready to try it yourself? Visit www.thinkingmaps.com
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