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TeachSpatial is...
a spatial lens on the National Science Digital Library (NSDL)about spatial thinking...a community of interestdirectories of publications and links on spatial topics
spatial thinking |
concerns the relative locations of things, their static or dynamic shape and internal structure, and their movement in the world. |
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"...is the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to use concepts of space, tools of representation like maps and graphs, and processes of reasoning to organize and solve problems." * |
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"...is pervasive: it is vital across a wide range of domains of practical and scientific knowledge; yet it is underrecognized, undervalued, underappreciated, and therefore underinstructed." * |
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* from Learning to Think Spatially, a 2006 US National Research Council report |
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"spatial thinking can be improved by effective technology and education. But as the NRC report points out, we still don't know exactly how to infuse spatial thinking throughout the curriculum."
-- N. Newcombe (2006) A Plea for Spatial Literacy |