Aleta Margolis, Author at Center for Inspired Teaching

Engagement-Based Education: At the End of the Road Trip

Mary Kadera serves as Interim Executive Director at Center for Inspired Teaching. She has more than 25 years of experience in the education field, beginning with her career as a high school teacher. Most recently, Mary has worked as a consultant with nonprofits...

Happy Pi Day From Ins(pi)red Teaching

Any math teacher, and probably any math student, can tell you about the fascination and frustration of Pi. This Greek letter has come to represent the equation for measuring the area of a circle. While the circle is among the most basic shapes that we know of, the...

Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action: Giving Voice to the Black Village

The week of February 4, 2019 was an exciting time in DC area schools. In conjunction with the start of Black History Month, Center for Inspired Teaching joined forces with Teaching for Change to implement the second annual Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action...

The 5 Core Elements Series: Student as Expert

Inspired Teachers embrace the practice of engagement-based education. They recognize every child’s unique, inherent potential, challenging each student to solve complex problems, collaborate, and pursue continual learning and growth. In order for students to...

Seeing Our Mission With Fresh Eyes: An Intern’s Reflection

Dylan Letellier of Fredericksburg, VA is a second-year student majoring in English at Brown University. The daughter of two high school teachers, she hopes to pursue a career in education some day. As a participant in Brown’s Wintership program, Dylan spent two...