Advance Graphic Organizer
Overview
Advance graphic organizers link prior knowledge to upcoming learning to help students anticipate and understand the structure of new information. Using advance graphic organizers, such as Know/Want-to-Know/Learned (KWL), can help students learn content and skills more deeply by connecting their Working and Long-term Memories.
Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom
Watch as this high school teacher explains how she uses a KWL chart as formative assessment to gauge her students' Background Knowledge and the effectiveness of her lesson.
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See how advance organizer products like Mindomo allow learners to create visual organizers. As learners explore new topics through mind mapping, they are able to organize and connect new material to what they have previously learned
Additional Resources
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
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Visualizing how ideas fit together helps students construct meaning and strengthens their recall.
Using visual aids, such as pictures, diagrams, and charts, allows for additional processing time and supports learners by breaking down content and skills into more manageable parts.
Sentence frames or stems provide language support for students' writing and participation in academic discussions.
Providing visuals to introduce, support, or review instruction activates more cognitive processes to support learning.
