Mona Westhaver, President and Co-founder of Inspiration Software
Welcome to Thinkspiration™, the Inspiration® Software blog dedicated to being an informative resource and a place to stimulate discussion around education and ways to reach out and help all students learn to think, communicate and learn. As president and co-founder of Inspiration Software, I have a passion for helping people learn to clarify thinking and feelings and to communicate knowledge and views in a positive way. I believe that knowledgeable people who communicate well create positive change in the world. I believe in the importance of helping our youth discover and embrace individual learning styles in order to become enthusiastic lifelong learners. With more than 30 years’ experience in visual thinking, systems thinking, and educational learning tools and technology, I look forward to sharing some of my experience and passion here with you.
I hope our blog creates a forum in which educators and educational experts at all levels of experience and focus can exchange ideas, research, news, trends and lessons to help students achieve their highest potential. Inspiration Software is the leader in visual thinking and learning, and we want to continue to serve the education community by helping educators develop skills and utilize tools in the classroom that improve student understanding, comprehension and success while brainstorming, reading, writing, planning and studying.
I will make an active effort to highlight and explore a broad range of educational topics, including critical and creative thinking, reading and writing strategies, and learning and study skills. In addition, I will bring you the latest news on funding, technology and thinking resources for schools. It is my goal and intent to keep you informed on the topics that are of most importance to you and to your students’ learning.
The first post celebrates “Read-A-New-Book Month” by exploring how visual thinking and learning can improve student reading comprehension and retention. As I begin the discussion and offer perspectives with each post, I encourage you to join the conversation by commenting on our blog, tweeting us on Twitter and posting to our Facebook page.
Together we can explore the value of different learning styles, educational strategies and innovative technology to help us enthusiastically achieve our shared goal of making a positive difference in students’ lives. With your help and the worldwide community of educators, we can inspire students to achieve success in the classroom and develop the skills to be avid lifelong learners in all of their endeavors.
I look forward to connecting with you.
Mona Westhaver
President and Co-founder, Inspiration Software
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About this Blog
Thinkspiration is written by President and Co-founder Mona Westhaver who leads the direction and focus of the company. She has more than 30 years’ experience in visual thinking, systems thinking, and educational learning tools and technology. She is passionate about helping people learn to clarify thinking and feeling and to communicate knowledge and views in a positive way. Visit our website to learn more about Mona and the Inspiration Software team.
We encourage conversation through blog comments, Twitter messages and Facebook posts. Please read our Blog Disclosure and Comment Policy for information on the blog’s policies. If you’re interested in writing a guest post for Thinkspiration, please view our Guest Posting Policy.
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