Graphic Organisers

Graphic organisers are powerful visual tools that help learners structure information, make connections, break down complex ideas and make their thinking visible. However, selecting the right organiser and using it purposefully are essential if it is to support learning rather than simply become another worksheet.

This practical professional learning course explores how graphic organisers can be used to activate prior knowledge, strengthen understanding, support deeper thinking and develop greater learner independence.

Throughout the course, you will explore:

• The purpose and benefits of graphic organisers

• How graphic organisers support different types of thinking

• How to select the right organiser for the learning purpose

• Ways to model and introduce organisers effectively

• Strategies for adapting organisers to different subjects and learners

• How to use organisers to support analysis, evaluation and reflection

• Practical approaches that make learning and thinking more visible

You will explore a range of foundational graphic organisers, including:

• Concept Maps

• Tree Diagrams

• T-Charts

• Venn Diagrams

• Matrix Diagrams

• Flow Charts

• Timelines

• Fishbone and Cause-and-Effect Diagrams

• Mind Maps

• Spider Diagrams

• Cluster Diagrams

• KWL Charts

You will then move on to graphic organisers for deeper thinking, including:

• Knowledge Dimensions Tables

• Inference Tables

• Anchor Charts

• Point–Explain–Impact Organisers

• Analyse and Evaluate Organisers

• Evidence Analysis Organisers

• Evidence Persuasion Organisers

• Cycle Diagrams

• Explanation Tables

The course includes:

• Explainer videos

• Practical tutorials

• Downloadable graphic organisers

• Guides and supporting resources

• Classroom examples

• Reflection and planning activities

• Quizzes and knowledge checks

• Classroom-ready strategies and tools

Designed for teachers and educators across all phases and subject areas, this course provides practical approaches that can be implemented immediately to help learners organise knowledge, communicate their thinking and engage more confidently with increasingly complex learning.