Partner Feature – Professor Amanda Huron

Partner Feature – Professor Amanda Huron

Partner Feature – Professor Amanda Huron

March 11, 2016 (Photo courtesy of Amanda Huron) Center for Inspired Teaching is pleased to feature Amanda Huron, assistant professor of interdisciplinary social sciences at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Last year, Amanda lent her expertise in DC...
From Real World History to the Real World

From Real World History to the Real World

February 29, 2016 (Photo: second from left, 2014 Real World History student Zawadi Carroll shown with (L to R) her mother, Real World History course instructor Mr. Cosby Hunt, and Zawadi’s brother and 2015 Real World History student Kenneth Carroll ) This piece...
Euronews features Inspired Teaching in video news piece

Euronews features Inspired Teaching in video news piece

February 19, 2016 Inspired Teaching has been featured on Euronews’ Learning World, an international program dedicated to covering education innovation across the globe. The news program visited the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School to observe inquiry-based,...
Partner Feature – President Lincoln’s Cottage

Partner Feature – President Lincoln’s Cottage

February 17, 2016 (Photos courtesy of President Lincoln’s Cottage) President Lincoln’s Cottage, an internship partner site for Real World History, is the small Washington, DC home in which President Abraham Lincoln lived. Unlike most historic homes, you won’t find...
Reframing the purpose of school

Reframing the purpose of school

February 17, 2016 (Photo credit: Sammy Magnuson/Center for Inspired Teaching) This piece by Aleta Margolis, Inspired Teaching’s Executive Director, appeared in Inspired Teaching’s February newsletter.  What kind of school experience do all children need?...