Teachers and students perform better when they love going to school.
Through improvisation-based professional development, we help teachers engage their students as empathetic, critical thinkers.
Inspired Teachers are Instigators of Thought who fuel students’ curiosity.
Our Programs & Resources
Since our founding, Center for Inspired Teaching has taught thousands of educators how to transform their classrooms and schools — away from compliance toward authentic engagement — while addressing standards and meeting goals.
Inspired Teaching offers regular programming for teachers and students in Washington, DC and around the world. Those listed in this schedule are not exhaustive of our offerings — we also partner directly with individual schools and school communities on custom programming — but we encourage you to check out the calendar and register for upcoming events!
If you’re interested in partnering with Inspired Teaching on professional learning for teachers or bringing Speak Truth to your classroom, please contact us at the button below!
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Inspired Teaching for the Long Term, Pt. 2 | Hooray For Monday
August 4, 2025 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Listen to this week’s Hooray For Monday podcast to hear Jenna’s conversation with Ben Frazell, an Inspired Teacher who took the Institute in 2011 and is today an instructional coach at Inspired...
Inspired Teaching gave me real activities that stimulate learners and engage them. The idea that practice and skills are every bit as important as content gets lost in education; this reinforced and put to the forefront what I think education should achieve.

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