A PowerPoint presentation on graphic organizers.

1. Use a Graphic Organizer to
Teach Critical Thinking Skills
Gail Corder
Technology Coordinator
Trinity Valley School
Fort Worth, Texas

2. Why Graphic Organizers?
• Helps students understand
relationships between concepts
• Gives students ownership of
the information
• Allows students to create a
visual representation of the
concepts

5. Uses Throughout the
Curriculum
• Can be used in every discipline
• Recommend grade levels
3 – 12
• Useful for professional and
personal planning

6. English/Language Arts

11. Science

16. Social Studies

20. Mathematics

26. Foreign Language

31. Music and Art

32. Music Teacher, Lorraine Cich
(Thomas Jefferson School)

35. Research and Planning

40. Outlining

44. Assessment

47. Best Uses
• In the hands of the students
• Stress relationships between
concepts
• Ask good questions
•Analyze
•Classify
•Compare
•Diagnose
•Plan
•Reorganize
•Predict
•Rank
•Justify
•Evaluate

48. Resources

49. My Graphic Organizer Site
• Graphic Organizer Software
– Software for purchase
– Free software
– Software alternatives
• Lesson Plans
– Printable graphic organizers
– Sample Concept maps
• Assessment
http://faculty.trinityvalleyschool.org/corderg/go