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		<title>GUEST POST: Using Mind Mapping to Foster Divergent Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Mind Mapping to Foster Divergent Thinking The biggest challenge facing our educational system today is the traditional learning model that leads our children to think irrationally. Thankfully, mind mapping has emerged as an incredible tool that gives students the skills they need to think creatively and logically. The process of mind mapping inherently encourages <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/03/guest-post-using-mind-mapping-to-foster-divergent-thinking/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>QUICK LESSON: Visual Learning Maps Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before joining Inspiration® Software, I was exposed to a few visual learning strategies as pre-writing and brainstorming tools. In fact, I would argue that many of us who are not formal educators or studied in this area have informally used visual learning techniques at some time or another without ever knowing the proper name or <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/03/quick-lesson-visual-learning-maps-explained/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Learning in the 21st Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[21st century skills &#8211; the words have been buzzing through speeches and between conversations at education conferences and on the web for a couple of years now. National organizations like the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), advocate and define the 21st century skills pertinent to students&#8217; success in their studies and careers after graduation.1 <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/visual-learning-in-the-21st-century/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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