This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 81 of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.

In this episode we're going to explore the great and powerful graphic organizer.

Some of our most powerful instructional tools have been hanging around forever,

just waiting for us to notice them. One of those tools is the graphic organizer.

It's so simple, just a few shapes and lines, nothing fabulous, no bells or whistles,

and yet beneath its simplicity lies an absolute dynamo, a vehicle that can cement learning

more firmly than a lot of the other stuff we try in a lot less time.

So in this episode we will look at why graphic organizers are so powerful,

explore 10 ways to use them that you may not have tried, and consider a few important tips for

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Okay, so in this episode we're going to be talking about a lot of great ideas.

I also did a lot of research on graphic organizers, and you're probably going to want to write

stuff down or look things up. Just know that you can relax. Everything I talk about in this

episode will be over on my website. Just go to Cultipetagogy.com, click podcast, and go to

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