How to Use Graphic Organizers to Demonstrate Understanding

Are you looking for a new tool to help your students demonstrate understanding?

Take a look above and learn in under 3 minutes how to use ReadWriteThink.org's Animal Inquiry tool to demonstrate understanding.

Educational trainer Monica Burns explains how this particular tool works, which related to animals. However, this is just one of the many graphic organizers available at ReadWriteThink.org. I encourage you to search under the main Student Interactives page to find an organizer that fits your needs. Organizing, analyzing, writing, reading, language skills — there is a free interactive for every type of need on this site.

Interested in more ways to use graphic organizers with students? Take a look at this training session, Enhance Writing with Graphic Organizers. Writing can often be a scary and difficult process for many learners who struggle with expressing their ideas, arguments, creativity, and logic in written words. Graphic organizers can ease the writing process by helping students to organize their thoughts and add supporting ideas. In this video, Shelly Terrell will share various online graphic organizer tools, resources, and tips to support learners in the writing process.

Do you think graphic organizers effectively help your students demonstrate learning? Share your thoughts on a comment on this article.

About Our “Graphic Organizers” Presenter
Monica Burns is an Education Consultant, EdTech Blogger, and Apple Distinguished Educator. Monica works with teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible at all grade levels. She has conducted well over 40 unique training sessions for SimpleK12, click here to take a look at more videos from Monica.

About the Author
Kimber Thompson is a Lead Moderator for SimpleK12 webinars and a Contributing Editor for SimpleK12.com. She writes frequently about education topics, and is passionate about tools and techniques that inspire young learners. You may reach her with ideas and comments at editor@simplek12.com.