Getting Schooled in Debate

Getting Schooled in Debate

Getting Schooled in Debate

By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching It’s a hard time to be a teacher in the United States. Our students need adults who create safe spaces for learning and model the qualities of supportive leaders to help them get through these...
Hooray For Monday: What do you need right now?

Hooray For Monday: What do you need right now?

By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students.  When we try to solve a problem without...
Hooray For Monday: Hitting the November Slump Early

Hooray For Monday: Hitting the November Slump Early

By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students.  When I was teaching sixth grade, I remember...
“Teaching is a huge part of my identity.” 

“Teaching is a huge part of my identity.” 

An Inspired Teacher Talk Inspired Teacher Talks are glimpses into the work educators are undertaking during this extraordinary year. Their voices give us a picture of what life is like on the front lines right now. As reminders of the resilience teachers bring to the...
Speak Truth: Destigmatizing Mental Health 

Speak Truth: Destigmatizing Mental Health 

By Jenna Fournel When Sophia, an 11th grade student at Anacostia High School, watched the television show Chicago Fire with her grandma she was surprised to observe the heavy toll trauma took on the mental health of first responders. “You never really think about...