How Do You Make A Teachers Concept Map?
One of the brain’s most natural thought-based functions is to recognize patterns and relationships. A teacher’s concept map is a graphic organizer that offers students the opportunity to explore relationships within a given subject by creating a visual representation of the connections their brain naturally makes. From the teacher’s perspective, the map gives a snapshot of two key elements of learning: the brain’s ability to see relationships and patterns, and concepts students have learned or lack after being instructed. The concept map can also be used to plan oral and written reports and essays. The process of creating a teacher’s concept map is deceptively simple. Like any educator tool, the concept map’s usefulness depends on the effort a teacher or student is willing to expend. Draw a circle in the center of your paper, and write your main concept in the center of the circle. Draw another circle nearby, and a line connecting it to the original circle. Inside the second circle wri