Inspiration & Kidspiration: K-12 Strategies Description - University of Wisconsin-Stout Online Professional Development

Course Description

Inspiration & Kidspiration: K-12 Strategies to Build Study Skills & Comprehension

EDUC 744 917 2 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Karen Franker

Exploration of visual thinking strategies to enhance learning in all curricular areas and grade levels. Integration of technology tools and creation of a portfolio of graphic organizers to enhance students' critical thinking skills in note-taking, outlining, organizing and communicating information, and reading comprehension. Designed for K-12 classroom teachers, special education/learning disabilities, ESL teachers, speech clinicians, library media specialists and technology coordinators.

Consider enrolling as a team with others from your district. Past participants who have taken this class with building colleagues have found it to be a wonderful way to share and adapt ideas that are tailored to their school’s needs. You can expect to come away from this class energized to work together on implementing new strategies to transform teaching and learning with technology in your school!

Both beginning and intermediate users of Inspiration/Kidspiration will enjoy the variety of tips and techniques shared in this dynamic, hands-on course.

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You will learn the tools and techniques for effective use of Inspiration® and Kidspiration software, including:

Summarizing the key points of a unit or chapter
Organizing note taking to improve comprehension and retention
Brainstorming ideas to determine prior knowledge
Assessing student comprehension of written material
Planning research projects
Arranging ideas in outline form and converting to a concept map
Designing a portfolio of graphic organizers including idea webs, concept maps outlines, diagrams, and comparison charts to assist student understanding and encourage critical thinking
Using audio features of the software to enhance speech and language skills

Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All projects/assignments will be submitted via e-mail or presented via the WWW. Instructor/peer comments will be available through discussion groups or sent by e-mail.

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Note:The School of Education reserves the right to cancel classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements.

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