Educators

Title VI - Flexibility and Accountability

Part B - Rural Educational Initiative Subpart 2 - Rural and Low-Income School Program

Professional Development to Improve Technology Integration for Rural School Districts with Significant Low Income Populations

Improved Instruction for English Proficient Students in Rural School Districts with Significant Low Income Populations

Supporting Education Reform 

Professional Development to Improve Technology Integration for Rural School Districts with Significant Low Income Populations
"[Provide funding to qualifying] rural school districts . . . with 20 percent or more of the children . . . from families with incomes below the poverty line . . . [for:]

• Educational technology, including software, . . . as described in part D of title II [Enhancing Education Through Technology] . . .
• Teacher professional development, including programs that train teachers to utilize technology to improve teaching." From NCLB Act

Kidspiration^® and Inspiration^® provide capabilities that work together to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged students:

• Interactive visual representations of ideas and relationships support basic concept and skill development, retention and comprehension
• Combination of pictures, text and speech support builds on the strengths of each child's learning style

Training on the use of Kidspiration and Inspiration provides teachers with valuable 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.

Click here for more information on Title II, Part D-Enhancing Education Through Technology.

Improved Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students in Rural School Districts with Significant Low Income Populations
"[Provide funding to qualifying] rural school districts . . . with 20 percent or more of the children…from families with incomes below the poverty line . . . [for] . . . [a]ctivities authorized under title III [Language Instruction For Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students]." From NCLB Act
 
Kidspiration and Inspiration use educational technology to combine capabilities well matched to the instructional needs of limited English language students:

• Text-to-speech
• Voice recording
• Graphic presentation of ideas and concepts
• Graphic organizing

The use of Kidspiration and Inspiration are recommended with High Point (Hampton-Brown), a leading reading and language development program for English language learners, which has been adopted by California's Approved Reading First Program, along with several other states 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.

Supporting Education Reform
"Acqui[re] and use . . . instructional and educational materials, including . . . computer software . . . for instructional use . . . that are part of an overall education reform program." From NCLB Act
 

Kidspiration and Inspiration have been included as a technology component of statewide, district-wide and school-wide instructional reform programs. For more information, please contact research@inspiration.com.