Inspired Teaching Public Charter School
On April 19, the DC Public Charter School Board gave its standard conditional approval for Inspired Teaching’s application to open the Inspired Teaching Public Charter School. At the Inspired Teaching Public Charter School, a professional learning community of master teachers and teacher residents will ensure that a diverse group of students achieve their potential as accomplished learners, thoughtful citizens, and imaginative and inquisitive problem solvers through a demanding, inquiry-based curriculum.Click here for a timeline related to the school’s opening, including student enrollment.
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At this school, Inspired Teaching Fellows will study and earn their certification under the guidance of Master Teachers through the school’s teacher residency program. The school will be a leader in changing the way students are educated and teachers are trained in Washington, DC and beyond. At capacity, the school will serve students from age 3 through 8th grade. In its first year, SY 2011-2012, the school will serve students from age 3 through – 3rd grade. The school will add one grade level each year until SY 2016-2017 when it reaches eighth grade.
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Why a school?
Since 1995 Inspired Teaching has earned a reputation for working to improve DC schools by investing in the teachers who keep them going. Over the years many DC educators have become Inspired Teachers - transforming their practice so it meets the needs of the whole child, intellectually, emotionally, and physically. Through innovative courses, new teacher certification, and mentoring for new and experienced teachers, we have seen what is possible when classrooms are engaging, teachers are revitalized, and children are challenged to achieve their full potential. But the time has come to add a new dimension to the way we are pushing for change.
For years there has been a growing desire in DC, and beyond, to see what the Inspired Teaching approach would look like if it were happening in every classroom throughout a school. - What does Inspired Teaching mean for school administrators?
- What does achievement look like when a student's creativity is valued as much as her intellect?
- What role do families play in the support of Inspired Teachers, and how do they become Inspired Teachers themselves?
