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Our brains are
     wired to
   rapidly make
   sense of and
remember visual
          input.
How can what
our students
see help them
to learn?
How can visual thinking
 help students see the
forest for the trees?
How can maps and
 flowcharts clarify
 relationships
   between ideas?
How can students
create visual
representations of
their knowledge?
See What I Mean
Using Visual Thinking in
the Classroom




Derek Bruff
Author of Teaching with
Classroom Response Systems
derekbruff.org / @derekbruff

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See What I Mean: Using Visual Thinking in the Classroom

  • 1. Our brains are wired to rapidly make sense of and remember visual input.
  • 2. How can what our students see help them to learn?
  • 3. How can visual thinking help students see the forest for the trees?
  • 4. How can maps and flowcharts clarify relationships between ideas?
  • 5. How can students create visual representations of their knowledge?
  • 6. See What I Mean Using Visual Thinking in the Classroom Derek Bruff Author of Teaching with Classroom Response Systems derekbruff.org / @derekbruff

Editor's Notes

  1. “O is for Occipital Lobe” by Flickr user illuminaut, Creative Commons licensed
  2. “Eye” by Flickr user Michele Catania, Creative Commons licensed.
  3. “Magic! between the trees” by Flickr user fatboyke (Luc), Creative Commons licensed.
  4. “Pipes” by Flickr user .:Axle:., Creative Commons licensed.
  5. “Arguments” by Flickr user el patojo, Creative Commons licensed.
  6. “Luminous Idea” by Flickr user Tiago Daniel, Creative Commons licensed.