2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Applications Now Available; Thirty Scholarships from Inspiration Software to be Awarded in Spring 2005.PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore. -- Five for Visual Learning "Rookies" Applications for Inspiration Software's(R) 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning are now available at www.inspiration.com/scholarship. For the seventh year, the Inspired Teacher Scholarship program will support professional development activities for educators who champion the integration of visual learning and technology into the curriculum. Thirty scholarships, each with a value of $750, will be awarded in the spring of 2005. Applications are due Jan. 27, 2005. This school year also marks the debut of the Inspired Teacher Scholarship Rookie rookie a novice; often an athlete playing his first season as a member of a professional sports team. [Sports: Misc.] See : Inexperience Awards. Five of the 30 scholarships are designated for educators who are just beginning to use visual learning instructional strategies with their students and are ready to learn more. To be eligible for a Rookie Award, candidates must be new to visual learning and demonstrate a desire and capacity to learn and apply visual learning techniques in their classrooms. "Over the past six years, more than 120 educators have received our Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning," said Mona Westhaver, president and co-founder, Inspiration Software. "Through the scholarship program, we are continuing our commitment to inspiring teachers to discover the ways that visual learning helps their students learn difficult concepts and build critical thinking, writing and comprehension comprehension Act of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. skills." Educators from K-12 schools and colleges and universities are eligible to apply for the 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning. A minimum of one year of service is required and applicants must demonstrate that they have direct contact with students. In 2004, successful applicants included technology coordinators, school library media specialists, college professors and elementary, middle and high school teachers from 18 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and and Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. , Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, ruined city, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (zĭmbäb`wā) [Bantu,=stone houses], ruined city, SE Zimbabwe, near Fort Victoria. It was discovered by European explorers c. . Award recipients use the $750 scholarships for a wide range of professional development activities, including attendance at a conference, training event or professional education course where visual learning is a key topic. For more information, visit Inspiration Software's Web site at www.inspiration.com/scholarship or send email to scholarship@inspiration.com. About Inspiration Software, Inc. Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration Software, Inc. develops and publishes innovative software tools that inspire learners of all ages to brainstorm, organize, plan and create. With more than 10 million users worldwide, the company's award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" software is revolutionizing visual learning in education-inspiring students to develop strong thinking and organizational skills and improve their academic performance. Founded by Donald Helfgott and Mona Westhaver, the company's mission is to support improvements in education and make a positive difference in students' lives by providing software tools that help students learn to think. (C)2004 Inspiration Software(R), Inc. All rights reserved. Inspiration(R) and Inspiration Software(R) are registered trademarks of Inspiration Software, Inc. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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