What is visual learning?
Visual learning is a powerful method of teaching and learning that utilizes graphical ways of working with ideas and presenting information. Visual learning helps students:

	Make abstract ideas visible and concrete
	Connect prior knowledge and new concepts
	Provide structure for thinking, writing, discussing, analyzing, planning and reporting
	Focus thoughts and ideas, leading to understanding and interpretation

What are the different types of graphic organizers?
There are many types of graphic organizers. The most common are:
Idea Maps
Concept Maps
Webs

	Literary Webs
	Character Webs
	Comparison Webs
	Prewriting Webs

Plots

	Venn plots
	Stack plots
	Axis plots
	Pie plots

How do visual learning techniques help students?
Visual learning techniques reveal patterns, interrelationships and interdependencies. They also stimulate creative thinking. From planning a research paper or web site to analyzing an event in history or a scientific concept, visual learning will help students:

	Clarify thoughts
	Organize and analyze information
	Integrate new knowledge
	Think critically

In which subject areas can I use visual learning?
Here are some examples of visual learning used in various subject areas:

Inspiration®	Kidspiration®
Language Arts Science Social Studies Math Multimedia Lesson Planning	Reading & Writing Science Social Studies Math Additional Activities

Inspiration® for handhelds		InspireData™
	Language Arts		Science
	Science		Mathematics
	Social Studies		Social Studies
	Teacher planning		Integrating Inspiration and InspireData
	Student planning
	Administrator planning

How can I learn to integrate visual learning into my classroom and curriculum?
There are many resources available for learning more about using visual learning techniques in your classroom.

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