Maximizing Success with
Visual Learning and Inspiration®:
Essential Comprehension, Organization
and Communication Tools
Learn how to make the best use of visual thinking and learning strategies to improve student success in this three-hour, on-site professional development workshop. Participants will develop the knowledge and ability to apply proven visual learning techniques through the use of Inspiration® 9 to help students develop critical thinking, planning, organization, outlining and writing skills.
Led by an Inspiration® Software certified trainer, participants will explore ways to use these teaching methods in their specific education settings, discuss examples for classroom instruction, integrate technology into the curriculum and become proficient Inspiration users. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, Inspiration will help students develop the required skills necessary for college and career readiness.
Participants will:
- Learn to tap the power of active visual learning to help students better analyze, synthesize and demonstrate their understanding.
- Increase knowledge of visual learning concepts and techniques, and how to apply the techniques to help students learn.
- Learn how to optimize these strategies by using Inspiration, the ultimate thinking and learning tool for concept mapping, mind mapping, outlining, writing and making presentations.
- Develop proficiency with Inspiration’s many tools, including Diagram View, Map View, Outline View and Presentation Manager, and understand how they can support effective teaching and learning methods.
- Explore the best ways to use Inspiration in specific education settings.
Workshop Agenda
In the Maximizing Success with Visual Learning and Inspiration® workshop, participants will learn:
Effective ways to use visual thinking and learning to help students:
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Improve critical thinking skills
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Build understanding and recall
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Develop brainstorming, organizing and planning skills
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Apply graphic organizers, mind mapping, concept mapping, outlining and other thinking techniques to improve learning
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Improve writing skills
How to improve student achievement with visual thinking and learning using Inspiration9:
Diagram View: Develop, organize and analyze information visually
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Brainstorm and develop ideas
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Classify and organize information
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Make connections and see how individual ideas form a larger whole
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Connect new information to prior knowledge
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Enhance visual communication
Map View: Improve thinking and learning with mind maps
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Build out central ideas with multiple levels of organized detail
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Show and see hierarchy among ideas
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Visually group information to build and reinforce understanding of concepts
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Outline View: Structure and expand written work and plan and organize projects
- Brainstorm and organize thinking using informal outlining techniques
- Outline writing projects as part of the writing process
- Structure ideas and information to create clearly written papers, reports and plans
Presentation Manager: Create organized, content-rich presentations and visual aids that demonstrate knowledge and understanding
- Improve communication skills through multi-slide presentations
- Strengthen understanding by summarizing knowledge into key talking points and supporting visuals
- Develop engaging presentations with multimedia, such as video and audio resources
- Build supporting materials, such as speaker notes and handouts, to effectively deliver oral presentations
Additional ways to use visual thinking and learning in classrooms and with curriculum through the integration of Inspiration 9
- Provide learning frameworks with ready-made templates
- Learn how to create customized templates and websites
- Learn how to maximize student engagement with interactive whiteboards
- Get tips on how to support hearing-impaired students' and English Language Learners' use of Inspiration
Schedule your on-site workshops today!
Perfect for your in-service days, an Inspiration Software certified trainer can deliver a full day of workshops in your school or regional training center. A full day includes (2) three-hour workshop sessions; each with a maximum participant capacity of 25.
For pricing information or to schedule a workshop, contact us today!
