Tap the Power of Visual Learning
with Webspiration Classroom™:
Analyzing, Outlining and Much More…
Anytime, Anywhere
Learn how to make the best use of visual thinking and learning strategies anytime and anywhere 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, plan collaborative activities and facilitate student-teacher interaction online through the use of Webspiration Classroom™, helping students develop critical thinking 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 Webspiration Classroom users. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, Webspiration Classroom 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 Webspiration Classroom, the online writing, visual thinking and collaboration tool for students and teachers.
- Develop proficiency with Webspiration Classroom’s many tools, including Diagram View and Outline View, the new
- Collaboration Panel and student-teacher workflow tools and learn how they can support effective teaching and learning methods.
- Explore the best ways to use Webspiration Classroom in specific education settings.
- Learn how online access to visual thinking and learning tools supports student learning and optimizes use of school and district technology resources.
Workshop Agenda
In the Tap the Power of Visual Learning with Webspiration Classroom workshop, participants will learn:
Effective ways to use visual thinking and learning anytime, anywhere to help students:
- Improve critical thinking skills
- Build understanding and recall
- Develop brainstorming, organizing and planning skills
- Apply graphic organizers, concept mapping, outlining and other thinking techniques to improve learning
- Improve writing skills
How to improve student achievement with online visual thinking and learning tools using Webspiration Classroom:
Diagram View: Develop, organize and analyze information visually
- Brainstorm and develop ideas
- Classify and organize information
- Make connections and see how individual ideas form a larger whole
- Connect new information to prior knowledge
- Enhance visual communication
Outline View: Structure and expand written work
- Brainstorm and organize thinking using informal outlining techniques
- Learn how to outline writing projects as part of the writing process
- Structure ideas and information to create clearly written papers, reports and plans
- Add and organize information throughout the research and content development process to create effective writing
- Publish and share thinking and writing by printing and posting documents online
Student-Teacher Workflow Tools: Increase instructional time and keep focus on learning
- Provide learning frameworks with ready-made graphic organizer templates, lesson templates and starter documents -- post online for easy access by all students or distribute customized assignments to students with personal learning needs
- Facilitate improved student-teacher communication by exchanging comments, feedback and questions throughout the learning process – from draft to project completion
- Receive, review, and return student-submitted work all through Webspiration Classroom – all while staying organized
Collaboration Tools: Extend learning with others
- Co-create and collaborate on group projects by inviting others to work on the same document, allowing everyone to see and distinguish the contributions and changes made
- Share diagrams, outlines and writing for peer review
- Chat and exchange messages in a safe online environment
Additional ways to use visual thinking and learning in classrooms and with curriculum through the integration of Webspiration Classroom
- Create awareness, conduct training and promote use among faculty and students with tips and tools for classroom-, school- and district- implementation
- Use step-by-step standards-aligned lesson plans that support effective use of Webspiration Classroom
- Navigate students to study tips, for areas such as the writing process, writing styles and peer review, that maximize their learning
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!
