Inspired Teaching’s work is rooted in best practices backed by extensive research—and has itself become a resource for the insights and innovations that have helped shape progress in education. An Inspired Teaching white paper on the benefits of relationship-based disciplinary settings published in 2007 outlined SEL strategies aligned with standards codified by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education in Washington, DC in 2024. Inspired Teaching’s research into engagement-based teaching and its intersection with issues of social justice was borne from a partnership with Teaching for Change to bring Black Lives Matter at Schools Week to DC-area schools in 2018. In 2025, we joined the Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL) network to further strengthen our role in establishing education professional development standards.
