Miranda Brown, Author at Center for Inspired Teaching

Partner Feature – Ashoka Globalizer

September 15, 2016 (Logo courtesy of Ashoka Globalizer) Center for Inspired Teaching is delighted to feature Ashoka Globalizer, which supports social entrepreneurs in scaling the impact of their ideas to reach those who need them most. As a participant in the...

Working Together to Re-imagine Learning

September 14, 2016 “Social entrepreneurs are not content with giving people fish or teaching people how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.” – Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public How can...

An Inspired Teacher for every child

September 14, 2016 This piece by Jane Ehrenfeld, Inspired Teaching’s Executive Director, appeared in Inspired Teaching’s September 2016 newsletter. Think back, for a moment, to your school days. Which teacher – or, if you were lucky, teachers – made you...

Many Admirers… But Still a Widow: Reflections on Britannia Peter Kennon’s Widowhood

September 7, 2016 (Photo of Britannia Peter Kennon’s calling card (Tudor Place Archive)) This piece was written by Nora Pehrson. In school year 2015-16, Nora participated in Inspired Teaching’s Real World History program. As part of her coursework, Nora spent a...

Inspired Teaching to pilot new, online challenge

August 19, 2016 In line with Inspired Teaching’s vision of changing school from a place that prizes compliance to a place that promotes engagement, Inspired Teaching is piloting the Instigator of Thought™ Challenge with a core group of educators. Starting Fall...