Achieving Standards with Inspiration^® 7 is a collection of lesson plans designed to help you integrate Inspiration and visual learning into your classroom.

To help you get started using Inspiration, we've included a collection of templates that correspond to lessons in the book . . . so when you're ready to teach that lesson, just open the template and start typing!

Once you've downloaded the templates, visit our web site and discover more great ways to use visual learning in your classroom. You'll also learn more about Inspiration 7!

How to download the templates
When you click one of the links below, you will begin downloading a file that contains all 6 templates. The Macintosh file is 102 KB; the Windows file is 104 KB. It should take 1 - 10 minutes.

To preview the templates before you download, click here.

If you have trouble downloading or installing the templates, explain your problem to techsupport@inspiration.com.

1. First try downloading via FTP by clicking the appropriate link below. If your browser has difficulty with that, downloading via HTTP should work for you.

Download the Achieving Standards templates for Macintosh via FTP

Download the Achieving Standards templates for Macintosh via HTTP

2. When the download is complete, double-click on the downloaded file, if it doesn't expand automatically. You may need to install Stuffit Expander, available free from Aladdin Systems' web site.
3. When the file has expanded, a new folder will appear in the location you specify. Open the folder. It contains the 6 templates.
4. If you would like to move these templates to the Inspiration Templates folder, drag the Achieving_Standards folder into the Inspiration Templates folder. You will find this in the Inspiration^® 7 folder.

1. First try downloading via FTP by clicking the appropriate link below. If your browser has difficulty with that, downloading via HTTP should work for you.

Download the Achieving Standards templates for Windows via FTP

Download the Achieving Standards templates for Windows via HTTP

2. When the download is complete, right-click the downloaded file. Select the "extract to folder" option. When the file unzips, the templates will be in an Achieving_Standards folder.
3. If you would like to move these templates to the Inspiration Templates folder, drag the Achieving_Standards folder into the Inspiration Templates folder. You will find this in the Inspiration 7 folder.