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...
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...
by Jenna Fournel “I heard what you said and it’s making me change my mind.” These were the words Lawrence, a high school student in Washington, DC shared openly with a group of around 30 students – most of whom he’d never spoken to before. During Inspired Teaching’s...
By Jenna Fournel During a workshop for Brown University’s Summer Institute (a virtual series of panels and lectures for students which alumni are doing in response to COVID19) our president and founder, Aleta Margolis, was asked to share her insights from 25 years as...
Posted June 5, 2020 Dear Friends, At Inspired Teaching, we stand with our Black and brown friends and colleagues – teachers, school leaders, students, and community members – in acknowledging the systemic racism that persists in our country and insisting...
By Jenna Fournel Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt like the rules you were subject to were unjust and you wanted to change them? This is the question that Peniel Ouabo, a junior at the National Cathedral School in Washington, DC used to open Center...
