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Omar Lopez Teacher - Irene Garcia Middle School - La Joya ISD 8th grade Science Previously taught 7th and 8th grade ELA as well Avid Sketchnoter Graphic Recorder Twitter: @OmarLopez0207 ACEd Topic Visual Thinking = Thinking Visually Hope to spark or reaffirm interest in thinking visually. Goal of educators: find the best way to help students learn Intro Asking others to visualize is natural - almost automatic! Putting ideas into a visual - Thinking Visually or Visual Thinking Popularity of Sketchnoting or Visual thinking products? II. What is Visual Thinking? Visual thinking is a way of conveying something complex – a concept or a process – in a way that is easy to see and understand - others or self. It’s a way of seeing words as a series of images, pictures or symbols. Doesn’t have to be an illustration. Example: Annotated article - highlighted, symbols, underlined words, notes to the side Don’t have to be an artist to be a visual thinker!