Edurete.org

Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
brief curriculum of the inventor of concept maps, with his e-mail address
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http://www.ihmc.us/users/user.php?UserID=jnovak

Steven J. McGriff's Portfolio - The Pennsylvania State University
articulated explanation of Ausubel's assimilation theory
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http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/s/j/sjm256/portfolio/kbase/Theories&Models/Cognitivism/assimilation.html

English on line
A detailed unit plan on insects involving mind mapping in a junior class
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http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/insects/mindmap.html

Assessment Resource Banks (ARBs) in English, Mathematics, and Science
Mind mapping an article about how to grow potatoes, for kids
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http://arb.nzcer.org.nz/nzcer3/english/written/4000-999/wl4034.htm

Teaching English - British Council BBC
using mind maps with EFL students to prepare a writing activity
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http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/write/mind_map.shtml

University of Minnesota - On Line resources
Examples of mind maps used to study Labour Relationships and Philosophic ideas
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http://dmc.umn.edu/activities/mindmap/#4

ASCD SmartBrief - Breaking News for K-12 profesionals
a brief profile of the National Urban Alliance organization that works on learning and teaching in difficult contexts
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http://www.smartbrief.com/jobs/ascd/job_detail.jsp?id=1029

Futurelab Series
A publication which s critical about the actual scientific grounding of Buzan's mind maps
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http://www.futurelab.org.uk/research/reviews/ts10.htm

Answers.com
on-line dictionary,giving a definiton of brainstorming
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http://www.answers.com/topic/brainstorming

Fun Size - Citizenship in mind maps
Teacher's notes on class usage of mind mapping to study citizenship issues
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http://www.sycd.co.uk/can_we_should_we/pdf/explore/fun_size/fun13_16.pdf

Study Guide for Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen
A guide by the National Urban Alliance to make the best of Jensen's book
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http://www.nuatc.org/consultant/pdf/jensenstudyguide.pdf

Mappa Maghreb
Il Maghreb è un'area del Nord Africa che si affaccia sul Mar Mediterraneo
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http://www.edurete.org/public/upload/mag_map.htm

National Urban Alliance
The site of a non-profit organization that focuses on teaching and learning in urban environments throughout the USA. A resorce for teachers, provides training, strategies,techniques, debates etc.
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http://www.nuatc.org/newsite/home.html

British Council Portugal - Developing metacognitive awareness
article by Gail Ellis of British Council, Paris,about the umbrella term "metacognition" in language learning; it contains a set of relevant questions teachers should stimulate students to ask themselves
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http://www.pt.britishcouncil.org/journal/j1004ge.htm

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory® (NCREL)
a page on metacognition, directly adressed to students,it guides them towards metacognitive self-awareness through a set of simple steps and questions
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http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1metn.htm

Metacognition
a user-friendly explanation of the concept by Julie Halter Graduate Student, SDSU Department of Educational Technology,with references for further information
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http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/metacognition/start.htm

Educational Psychology Interactive, by Professor William G. Huitt of Valdosta State University, Georgia
definition and questions for students with a list of strategies for teachers
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http://teach.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/metacogn.html

Dyslexia Teacher
Dyslexia information and resources for helping
dyslexic pupils and students
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http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/

Dyslexia-Information.com
Definition,cognitive theories and relationships to metacognition, it contains an amazing interactive section of homework activities for juniors, from BBC schools in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland
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http://www.dyslexia-information.com/what_is_dyslexia.htm

The Star Project
Learning Styles and Study Skills Module for Students with dyslexia,a case study from the universities of Wolverhampton and Ulster, on a 15 credit module on metacognition, which encourages university students with dyslexia to investigate their own individual learning styles and how they might understand their specific learning strengths and weaknesses.
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http://www.ulster.ac.uk/star/curriculum_development/Wolverhampton%20Dyslexia%20Module.pdf

Learning Discoveries - Psycological Services, Rosemary Boon, registered psychologist
Learning disabilities classified and explained
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http://www.learningdiscoveries.org/LearningDisabilities.htm

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Site that contains an alphabetical index of disorders, explains what cerebral palsy is,is linked to other resources for information and support
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http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm

NHS Direct
The National Health Service Encyclopaedia, it describes symptoms, causes, complications, treatment in a very accessible way
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http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=93

BBC News
A brief article about mind mapping and dyslexia
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1926739.stm

Edication World - The Educator's Best Friend
Mindm maps within a yearlong theme in a junior class: a teacher's experience and suggestions
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http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/issues350.shtml

Enchanted Learning
20.000 web pages to learn about biology,physical sciences, geography, languages. In this section is a description of neurons, illustrated and linked with the rest of the human brain
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/Neuron.shtml

Centre for Psychology, Athabasca University, Ca
Interactive on-line tutorial on the structure of neurons, with matching and multiple-choice self-test sections
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http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Psych289/Biotutorials/1/part1.html

Wikipedia - Chemical Synapse
definition and illustration of a synapse and the way it works
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_synapse

Neuroscience for kids
creted by Washington University for all students and teachers who want to learn about the nervous system
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http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/functional.html

Amazon.com
Review of Eric Jensen's Teaching with the Brain in mind, allows you to leaf through the book as well
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http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Brain-Mind-Eric-Jensen/dp/0871202999

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