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Resources for Teacher Training

Using concept mapping for instruction allows students to structure their thinking and reflect their ideas. They explore the connections between and among ideas as they build their understanding of domains of knowledge. Concept mapping supports and encourages varying views of the same subject matter to scaffold higher order thinking.

Tutorials

What's a Concept Map?

Online video tutorials

Inspiration Quick Start Tutorial

Kidspiration Quick Start Tutorial

Visual Record of the 21st Century Literacy Summit

50 Uses for Inspiration and Kidspiration

Kidspiration Examples


Kidspired Tales

Kidspired Frosty Tales

Cinderella Around the World

 


Inspiration Examples

Literacy Activities Using Inspiration

Teacher-Created Projects

Book Reports

Rubrics


From University of Wisconsin

Key Questions

  • Did students need to think differently to complete the map? (from before and from each other)
  • Did students come up with multiple answers or approaches?
  • Did the completion focus on the new curriculum you were addressing?