Miranda Brown, Author at Center for Inspired Teaching

Inspired Teaching SCALE Teacher Leaders lead district-wide DCPS professional development

October 12, 2015 (Photo credit: Sarah Hughes/Center for Inspired Teaching) On October 9th, Inspired Teaching’s 17 SCALE Teacher Leaders led a full day of professional development for their DC Public School (DCPS) colleagues. SCALE: Science Curriculum Advancement...

Connecting Science Classrooms to the Real World

October 1, 2015 (Photo courtesy of Kerry Nolan) SCALE: Science Curriculum Advancement through Literacy Enhancement is a program of Inspired Teaching, which we run in partnership with DCPS. SCALE is a multi-year program that each year trains a core group of...

Going from “good teaching to glorious teaching”

September 28, 2015 (Photo: Center for Inspired Teaching) This piece was written by Ms. Aqueelha James, Principal of John Burroughs Elementary School (DCPS), a STEM-themed school. In August 2015, Ms. James participated in OSSE and Inspired Teaching’s STEM...

Aleta Margolis shares Inspired Teaching’s mission and model at Washington, DC Rotary Club

September 24, 2015 On Wednesday, September 16, Inspired Teaching Founder and Executive Director Aleta Margolis addressed the Washington, DC Rotary Club about Inspired Teaching’s philosophy, accomplishments, and plans for the future. Beginning with a simple question,...

Teacher Feature – Ms. Vilona Nicks

September 24, 2015 (Photo: Center for Inspired Teaching) A conversation with Vilona Nicks, a 2014 Inspired Teaching Fellow and early childhood teacher at Patterson Elementary School (DCPS): “As a teacher, you always want to make sure you’re having fun. If you have fun...