Miller, Cynthia - IFT / Visual Literacy

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Introduction:

Powered by the proven techniques of visual learning, Inspiration® supports improved achievement for students through the use of graphic organizers. Inspiration strengthens critical thinking, comprehension, and writing across the curriculum, in language arts, science, social studies, and anytime your students need to structure research, problem solve, or other thought processes. In math it can be used to teach the steps to solving an equation.

Inspiration"s integrated diagramming and outlining environments work together to help students comprehend concepts and information. Educators use Inspiration to customize instruction, achieve standards, assess student progress, and energize learning (source: Inspiration.com).

Visual Organizers:

Use Inspiration across the curriculum for:

Brainstorming	Critical Thinking	Organizing	Planning
Concept Mapping	Diagramming	Outlining	Notetaking

Introduction to Inspiration
	Inspiration Tool Bar
Brainstorming with Inspiration
	Adding Ideas with Rapid Fire Adding Symbols Outline and Diagram Views Clumping Items Linking Topics Labeling Links
Clustering
	Changing Symbols Child Pages and Families Adding Notes to Symbols

Teaching Inspiration:

Samples:

Various samples from Inspiration:

Teacher samples from Inspiration.com (See more samples!)

Language Arts (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, by William Wordsworth):

graphic organizer

Science (integrated with Social Studies):

Native Americans in the West Graphic Organizer

Math:

addition graphic organizer

Social Studies:

causes of american revolution graphic organizer