Concept-mapping articles
The
Concept-Mapping Classroom - good article from Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml
Concepts Maps - Introduction
http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/CMap.html
The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them - Joseph D.
Novak, Cornell University
http://cmap.coginst.uwf.edu/info
The Power of Visual Learning - from the Inspiration Web site
http://www.inspiration.com/vlearning/index.cfm
What is Concept Mapping ?
http://users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm
The Concept-Mapping Classroom -
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml
What is Concept Mapping? Q & A
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/katsumot/conmap.htm#1
Essential questions challenge students to think at the highest levels of
Bloom's Taxonomy by requiring critical evaluation and reflection.
Following are examples of teacher-developed essential questions created
using Inspiration®
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/essentialquest.htm
A review of Kidspiration from EducationWorld.com posted on
3-20-2002:
For Leadership in Learning
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume4/johnson_v4n10.html
Tutorial for Kidspiration from the Inspiration Website - scroll down to
title "Quick Start Tutorial". You can download the tutorial as a PDF or view
it online.
http://www.inspiration.com/prodev/index.cfm?fuseaction=kidsrec
Kidspiration Examples and Lesson Plans
The Inspiration home page
to see some examples of using Inspiration go to Professional Development to
Workshop resources.
http://www.inspiration.com/home.cfm
Scores of Kidspiration and Inspiration examples
in all curricular areas, plus links to many other inspired web resources from
Oswego School District in NY.
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/inspire
Inspiration & Kidspiration lesson plans
http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/curriculum/conceptmaps/index.htm
Review and Examples: Great resources and examples of both Inspiration
and Kidspiration by Walter McKenzie at Innovative Teaching:
http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/inspiration.htm
Templates
Kidspiration collection from North Canton
City Schools - North Canton, Ohio
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~elem/kidspiration/collection.html
Kidspiration templates created by Julie Pieczko of Shallowford Falls
Elementary, Marietta, GA for use with her Kindergarten students.
http://www.kinderhive.net/kidspiration.html
Downloadable templates for K-3 students
http://www.fcps.edu/LondonTowneES/Resources/techlessons/techlessonskid.htm
New Kidspiration templates
http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html
Downloadable Kidspiration templates created
by Lawrence Public School teachers
After reading Escape from Shady Glade, second grade students create story webs
using Kidspiration.
http://stewart.gardencity.k12.ny.us/LearningCenter/2ext.htm
Templates that you can download - includes feelings, rainforests,
firefighter, seasons, storymap, Thanksgiving and more. (note: To locate
templates scroll down toward bottom of page.)
http://www.lawrence.org/edlinks/menu.htm#KIDSPIRATION%20tEMPLATES
STANDARDS
Inspired Standards Match for OHIO ACADEMIC
CONTENT STANDARDS
http://www.inspiration.com/standards/pdf/OH_Inspired_Standards_match.pdf