About Us

Our consulting group brings a wide range of experiences and unique talents to the implementation of Thinking Maps^® and Software as a team or individually.

Who We Are
Designs for Thinking is a group of educational consultants implementing Thinking Maps^® and Software in whole learning communities, from pre-kindergarten through high school including a focus on leadership. Watch the video overview online.

People
Larry Alper, M.S. is Co-Director for Designs for Thinking, leading implementations of Thinking Maps in whole schools while also supporting schools and school systems in developing long term plans for implementing these tools. In the last fours years of an 18 year career as an elementary school principal in Brattleboro, Vermont Larry facilitated the successful implementation of Thinking Maps and Software and Write From the Beginning. He also investigated how he and his colleagues could use Thinking Maps as collaborative tools for building leadership capacity. This process led him to co-author the new guide and training, Thinking Maps: Leading with a New Language.
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Dr. David Hyerle is Co-Director of Designs for Thinking, developer of the Thinking Maps model, and an international leader in the areas of thinking and learning. Thinking Maps have raised the quality of teaching, students' thinking, and test scores in the areas of reading, writing, and math in over 3000 schools. He is a frrequent keynote speaker, author of two A.S.C.D. books focused on visual tools, and developer of a new online course: Visual Tools for Literacy. David is also co-author with Larry Alper of the new leadership guide and training ... Thinking Maps: Leading with a New Language.
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Robert Price is an Organizational Consultant with Designs for Thinking. He is a professional consultant who coaches people and organizations to improve communications, management, and planning. In education he collaborates on coaching, literacy, visual arts, video, and technology. In all projects he brings experience, organization, and energy. A current project in Ethiopia embodies his passion and systems approach.
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