Inspired Teaching Courses

Are you tired of the same old boring professional development? Are you ready to be engaged, excited, and enriched by a new learning experience? Bring Inspired Teaching courses to your school:

REDISCOVER the joy of learning
TRANSFORM the way you think about teaching

2009-2010 School-Based Courses

Inspired Teaching can bring the following courses to your school. Call Monisha Karnani at (202) 462-1956 to talk about our Inspired School Program and to find a course that can be tailored to meet the needs of your staff.

Differentiated Instruction

In this course teachers will learn to challenge each of their students with meaningful, relevant and interesting language arts activities. They will practice modifying content, process, and assessment products to meet students’ interests, readiness, and learning styles. Throughout this course teachers will work collaboratively to create a fully differentiated unit that can be implemented immediately in their classroom.

Everyday Data

In this course teachers will learn to gain insight into the academic achievement of their students through the observation and analysis of informal data in addition to formal (assessment) data. They will explore methods of collecting everyday data and develop strategies to allow the acquired data to guide the planning of subsequent lessons.

Literally Inspired

Discover ways to make language arts engaging, meaningful, and intellectually stimulating for students of all ages and interests! Explore creative hands-on approaches to teaching literary concepts. This course will allow teachers to learn new ways to help students enjoy reading and writing through improved skills.

Mental Math and Beyond

This course teaches methods for creating challenging and engaging lessons. Assess your students’ ability to problem-solve and apply their knowledge in real-life situations. Learn to use manipulatives and real-life experiences to develop math knowledge and skill at any grade level.

Learning Centers: A Hands-On Exploration

Participants will explore new methods of implementing differentiated instruction through the use of learning centers. The strategies offered in the course will focus on the students' multiple intelligences, academic readiness and interests. The course will guide participants through the set-up, implementation, maintenance, and time-management of standards-based Learning Centers.

Teaching Self-Discipline

In this course teachers will learn to decrease the time spent on discipline by building student problem-solving skills. They will explore methods for creating a classroom where students’ behavior is governed by their role as valued members of their classroom community, rather than punitive measures or rewards as well as develop strategies for successful student and teacher conflict resolution.

 

2010-2011 Inspired Teaching Institute#

This course is FREE to all teachers. Graduate credit is available.
Course Application (PDF)

Inspired Teaching Institute
This intensive, year-long professional development program challenges teachers (preK-12) of all academic subjects to build student achievement and meet standards in creative and truly effective ways. The course rejuvenates teachers while strengthening their abilities to meet the challenges of teaching. During the course, teachers are engaged in a 100% participatory process. Teachers are active and on their feet as they delve into a rigorous examination of the teaching-learning process. They emerge with new and more effective strategies for reaching every student. Teachers learn strategies for motivating students and engaging them in thoughtful analysis of academic material -ensuring that meaningful learning takes place. Program results show an increase in student participation, interest, and critical and analytical thinking.
Take two weeks next summer to begin to change the way you teach forever.

Summer Session: July 19 –30 (Mon – Fri) 9:00am – 3:00pm
Practicum Sessions: September 7, 2010 4:30pm-7:30pm
September 28, 2010 4:30pm-7:30pm
October 19 2010 4:30pm-7:30pm
November 9, 2010 4:30pm-7:30pm
November 30, 2010 4:30pm-7:30pm
February 8, 2011 4:30pm-7:30pm
March 8, 2011 4:30pm-7:30pm
April 12, 2011 4:30pm-7:30pm
May 10, 2011 4:30pm-7:30pm
June 1, 2011 5:00pm-8:00pm