Tweet Happy Earth Day, readers! As we all reflect and act on ways to improve our natural environment, teachers are faced with the challenge of helping young people understand the importance of conservation. If you’re an educator and struggling to find ways to get kids actively engaged in Earth Day, why not try an idea Read more »
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Clear Writing and Clean Water: April Themes At Inspiration
April 1st, 2013
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Tweet “Take a course in good water and air,” wrote John Muir. “And in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own.”
GUEST POST: Using Mind Mapping to Foster Divergent Thinking
March 13th, 2013
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Tweet Using Mind Mapping to Foster Divergent Thinking The biggest challenge facing our educational system today is the traditional learning model that leads our children to think irrationally. Thankfully, mind mapping has emerged as an incredible tool that gives students the skills they need to think creatively and logically. The process of mind mapping inherently Read more »
Critical Thinking and Changing: March Themes at Inspiration
March 4th, 2013
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Tweet “The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality,” as Elizabeth Cady Stanton once said. At Inspiration we understand that learning can be a struggle for many students. Like the stories of women and minorities, at times ideas are buried beneath the surface, just waiting for the proper vehicle to Read more »
Beloved, Phenomenal Women (TEMPLATE & LESSON PLAN)
February 25th, 2013
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Tweet “The caged bird sings/with fearful trill/of the things unknown/but longed for still.” –Maya Angelou A caged bird may be how many teachers feel when it comes to implementing the Common Core State Standards, but for today the image is the basis for showcasing some of our most powerful tools–the Compare and Contrast templates/accompanying lesson Read more »
GUEST POST: Writing An Evidence-Based Essay
February 15th, 2013
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Tweet Hi Readers! Since this week’s Social Media theme has been Analyzing Primary Sources, we’re taking it to the next level and examining how to apply those Inspiration tools to writing. Please welcome Steve Aedy from FreshEssays.com to the blog with a piece for all high school writers! How to Write an Evidence Based Essay Read more »
Reading and Reflecting: February Themes at Inspiration
February 4th, 2013
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Tweet Happy February, readers! As it’s the first full week of our shortest month we’ve got some previews to share with you. This month you’ll notice two intertwining themes in not only our blog content but the rest of our social media work as well. Inspiration’s Common Core theme of the month is Close Reading. Read more »
The World of Words: “Visualizing Vocabulary” (TEMPLATE & LESSON PLAN)
January 28th, 2013
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Tweet What difference can one word make? Political history provides us with some memorable examples of a single word’s power: from Dan Quayle’s misspelling of “potato” to the (incorrect) report that John F. Kennedy labelled himself a German jelly donut, tales of language gaffes from elected officials abound. But today we at Thinkspiration want readers Read more »
Common-Core Aligned Dreams: Persuasive Speeches
January 14th, 2013
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Tweet ”This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is Read more »
GUEST POST: How Reliable Is The Internet As A Learning Resource?
January 9th, 2013
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Tweet Greetings, readers! As January continues onward, we’re continuing our series of learning tools that pair well with Inspiration products. The post below comes from Rob James, a teacher in the United Kingdom. How Reliable is the Internet as a Learning Resource? by Rob James Most people now rely on the Internet as a Read more »
