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The Maps For All new website has launched!!

Maps for All Initiative (M4A) began in 2009 to promote the display of World Maps in public places.

Dr. Louise Loomis, founder of the ThinkWell Center LLC, created the Initiative after being dismayed by the general lack of awareness of political geography among people she met as an educator. Dr. Loomis also realized that our visual environment is predominantly devoted to selling goods and services. There was - and is - an opportunity to include World Maps in that visual environment, which would encourage greater awareness and reflective of globalism while also providing new methods for individual global education.

Maps for All became part of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut (CTWAC) after considerable planning by representatives of both organizations and approval of CTWAC’s Board of Directors. The vision of the Maps for All and CTWAC affiliation is a future for our state in which World Maps and other geographic representations are readily available to all.

Visit website to learn more information and how you can get involved!

Maps for All You can set your address, phone number, email and site description in the settings tab.Link to read me page with more information.

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School back in session. Start off the year with SPUNKI. Students using SPUNKI are more enthusiastic about completing their reading assignments.

Have a great school year. Don't forget to leave us a comment on how SPUNKI has helped you and/or your students/children.

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SPUNKI: A Reading Rubric Dr. Louise Loomis, founder of ThinkWell Center, has been developing and presenting original programs on critical thinking and creative problem-solving for more than 35 years. Her workshops are experiential, enjoyable, multi-sensory -- and memorable.

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The Creative Mind | Dr. Lou's Blog The Creative Mind Posted on August 13, 2019 by thinkwellcenter Creative Thinking means “thinking about thinking in order to bring something new into existence”. This new thing can be an idea, a plan, an event, an object, a book, a play, a research paper, or a process. It’s important to know th...

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A recent read: Lead From The Outside by Stacey Abrams | Dr. Lou's Blog A recent read: Lead From The Outside by Stacey Abrams Posted on June 27, 2019 by thinkwellcenter Lead From The Outside: How to build your future and make real change by Stacey Abrams I thought this book includes a really useful spreadsheet format for planning “what you want and what you need to ge...

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A message from Lou. Subject: SKIM Reading | Dr. Lou's Blog A message from Lou. Subject: SKIM Reading Posted on June 20, 2019 by thinkwellcenter “Skim reading is the new normal”, says Maryanne Wolf, the Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA. She states that, “when the reading brain skims text, we don’t have...

Did you know that although you will make mistakes on your own, the actions and words of other people often contribute to your mistakes. By being aware of how others influence your thinking process, you will be able to judge situations more clearly and come to better decisions. Read more at

Mistakes in Critical Thinking | Dr. Lou's Blog Mistakes in Critical Thinking Posted on June 20, 2019 by thinkwellcenter So many mistakes in critical thinking are made by so many people that numerous books have been written about the topic. Though you will make mistakes on your own, the actions and words of other people often contribute to your m...

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Learning Styles Preferences | Dr. Lou's Blog Learning Styles Preferences LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES How do you learn best? Each person has a different learning style. This checklist will help you discover your learning styles preferences. Read each sentence and consider how it applies to you. Then, on the line in front of the sentence write a....

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Critical & Creative Thinking | Dr. Lou's Blog Critical & Creative Thinking What Are Critical and Creative Thinking? The use of critical and creative thinking skills is an important part of learning and living. In the past, most work was done by hand, and individuals followed their bosses instructions. Today more and more employers look for work...