2008-2009 Course Catalog

Are you tired of the same old boring professional development? Are you ready to be engaged, excited, and enriched by a new learning experience? Sign up for some Inspired Teaching courses or bring them to your school and:

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

Our courses include Advanced Seminars, Saturday Workshops, and the Inspired Teaching Institute. Choose the courses you want to take and call Kaneia Mayo (202.462.1956) to register. Online registration will start soon.

Advanced Seminars#

Inspired Teaching can bring the following seminars to your school. Call Monisha Karnani to talk about our Inspired School Program and to find a course that can be tailored to meet the needs of your staff.

Differentiating Language Arts Instruction
Bring this course to your school! Contact Monisha Karnani at 202.462.1956
Learn to challenge each of your students with meaningful, relevant and interesting language arts activities. Practice modifying your content, teaching process, and assessment products to meet students' interests, readiness, and learning styles. Throughout this course you will work with other teachers to create a fully differentiated unit that can be implemented immediately in your classroom.

Making Math Developmentally Appropriate
Bring this course to your school! Contact Monisha Karnani at 202.462.1956
In schools children are sometimes expected to think like adults when they are developmentally incapable of doing so. Explore the child development theories of Piaget and Vygostky and how children construct knowledge - with a particular focus on mathematical concepts. Using current math standards, develop practical and developmentally appropriate methods for providing math instruction which use manipulatives and real-life experiences to develop math knowledge and skill at any grade level.

Language in the Classroom
Bring this course to your school! Contact Monisha Karnani at 202.462.1956
Broaden your perspective on classroom interactions by learning to apply linguistics, the scientific study of language, to teaching. Learn the hidden logic of children's invented spellings and other "errors." Build skills in observing, analyzing, and changing classroom discourse patterns. Investigate state-of-the-art techniques for responding to sociolinguistic diversity in the classroom.

Teaching Self-Discipline
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Decrease the time spent on discipline by building student problem-solving skills. Learn to create a classroom where students' behavior is governed by their role as valued members of their classroom community, rather than punitive measures or rewards. Develop strategies for successful student and teacher conflict resolution.

Saturday Workshops#

There is a $30 materials fee for each Saturday Workshops. Register Now
All Saturday Workshops will be held at Augustana Lutheran Church | 2100 New Hampshire Ave.

Online Registration will soon be available - call Kaneia Mayo at 202.462.1956 to reserve your space today.

Literally Inspired
Bring this course to your school! Contact Monisha Karnani at 202.462.1956
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, and learn new ways to help students enjoy reading and writing through improved skills.

Unlocking Student Potential: Parents & Teachers Solving the Puzzle Together
March 7 - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Learn new approaches to bridging the challenging gap between school and home. Develop Inspired Teaching techniques for motivating every child, giving meaningful feedback to foster growth, and building strong relationships that result in increased student achievement, both at home and in the classroom. The course is designed specifically for parent and teacher participants.

The Art of Teaching
April 4 - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Like any other art form, teaching requires practice, play, and exploration. Examine the teaching and learning process and discover the skills of Inspired Teachers including: ways to build positive relationships with students, methods for creating challenging and engaging lessons, and exercises that empower students to become problem solvers.

2009-2010 Inspired Teaching Institute#

This course is FREE to all teachers. Graduate credit is available.
Download and submit an application. (This is a PDF file.)
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 this summer to begin to change the way you teach forever.

Summer Session: June 29-July 10, 2009, Mon.-Fri., 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (excluding July 3 - a Federal Holiday)
2009-2010 Practicum (4:30 to 7:30 pm): 2009 - September 16, October 15, November 17, December 9, 2010 - February 11, March 9, April 14, May 20