Educators

Title II - Preparing, Training and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals

Part D - Enhancing Education Through Technology

Teacher Professional Development to Improve Technology Integration

Administrator Professional Development to Improve Technology Integration

Standards Alignment

Research-based and Technology-based Instruction

Teacher professional development to improve technology integration
"Provide school teachers . . . with the capacity to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction." From NCLB Act
 
Training on the use of Kidspiration^® and Inspiration^® provides teachers with valuable technology tools for:

• Planning and implementing instruction
• Reinforcing learning strategies that incorporate graphic organizers
• Supporting collaborative and constructivist learning
• Helping students with diverse learning styles
• Conducting classroom-based assessment

Kidspiration and Inspiration come with templates and activities that give structure for engaging technology-based learning experiences. Additional lesson plan books are available to help teachers quickly and easily integrate the software and visual learning into their curriculum. Learn more information on Kidspiration and Inspiration lesson plan books.

Inspiration Software supports exemplary professional development across the country. Click here to find complimentary resources and scripts for professional development workshops.

Correlations that match specific instructional applications of Kidspiration and Inspiration to state standards are available for many states. Click here  to find standards matches.

For more information on professional development programs in your state or region, contact your local education agency or trainingresources@inspiration.com.

Administrator professional development to improve technology integration
"Provide . . . principals . . . and administrators with the capacity to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction." From NCLB Act
 
Training on the use of Kidspiration and Inspiration provides school administrators with valuable technology tools for instructional leadership—promoting:

• Exemplary integration of technology
• Visual learning as a strategy for increasing student achievement
• Teaching of higher-order learning and thinking skills

Training on the use of Kidspiration and Inspiration also provides school administrators with valuable technology tools for administrative leadership—supporting administrative, staff and curricular planning.

Inspiration Software connects districts to exemplary professional development programs for school administrators. For more information on professional development programs in your state or region, contact trainingresources@inspiration.com.

Standards alignment
"[Adapt or expand] . . . applications of technology to enable teachers to increase student academic achievement . . . through the use of teaching practices that are . . . designed to prepare students to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards." From NCLB Act

With Kidspiration and Inspiration, educators can align the use of technology with challenging state academic standards that focus on higher order thinking skills. Learn more about how Kidspiration and Inspiration align with state standards.

Research-based and technology-based instruction

"Identify and promote curricula and teaching strategies that integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, based on a review of relevant research, leading to improvements in student academic achievement." From NCLB Act
 
A review of scientifically-based research developed by the Institute for the Advancement of Research in Education at AEL supports the use of graphic organizers, such as those created in Kidspiration and Inspiration, to provide short-term and long-term learning benefits:

• Increased comprehension
• Improved writing skills
• Superior retention

Click here to find a detailed summary of the review.

Kidspiration and Inspiration enable the expression of concepts in multiple media—text, spoken words and pictures—which research indicates can lead to deeper understanding and increased retention.