VariQuest Professional Development Series

This webinar focuses on how teachers can use the VariQuest Cutout Maker and eDie technology to easily create visual displays, interactive bulletin boards and more for their classrooms. Julia Cremin, VariQuest content specialist, along with Kathy Schrock, education technologist, and Brian Singleton, principal of Government Hill Elementary School, share ideas and tips that will allow you to make the most of your school’s Cutout Maker investment.

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Visual Learning Webinar: Develop Student Thinking Skills with VariQuest and Inspiration

This webinar was streamed live on April 28, 2011 at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm CST.

"It will be nice to share this webinar with teachers here at our school. Thank you!"
- Webinar Participant

Co-hosted with Inspiration® Software, our visual learning partner, view this webinar to discover how to use the new Inspiration 9 with the VariQuest Poster Maker to focus students’ skill development in the areas of thinking, analyzing, integrating and refining ideas. Learn how to use visual learning strategies to help students develop critical thinking skills in the following areas:

• Comparison: Similarities, Differences and Parallels
• Cause & Effect: Making Clear and Logical Arguments
• Understanding Content: Cracking the Code of Complex Ideas
• Generating Questions: Helping Students Focus Their Learning
• Evaluating Information: Thinking Critically About Ideas
• Self Evaluation: Testing One’s Own Ideas

In addition, you’ll learn best practices for implementing the use of graphic organizers, such as webs, concept maps and idea maps, into your classroom with Inspiration 9 and VariQuest!

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Differentiated Instruction Webinar: How to use the VariQuest tools to enhance your instructional strategies and classroom management techniques.

This webinar was streamed live on February 17, 2011 at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm CST.

“This was an excellent presentation and I appreciate the invitation to take part. Thank you for supporting our teachers and students.” -Differentiated Instruction Webinar Participant

Part I: Instructional Strategies

Part II: Classroom Management

Watch Part I of the Differentiated Instruction Webinar to discover how you can use VariQuest Visual Learning Tools to:

• incorporate instructional strategies that encourage active student engagement
• construct learning activities that meet the diverse needs of the 21st century student population
• foster collaborative group work opportunities that allow for the development of both social skills and content mastery
• advance critical thinking skills using graphic organizers

Part II of the Differentiated Instruction Webinar highlights classroom management applications that:

• strengthen existing strategies
• reduce problem behaviors with visual supports

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Thanks for the great feedback from teachers who participated in the Differentiated Instruction Webinar:

“Different uses were brought to light... I had forgotten all of the things that could be done with the Poster Maker as pertains to differentiated instruction.”

“The webinar showed me many applications for our building and the district I had not even thought of.”

“Thanks again for supporting our school and educational efforts.”