“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
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...
Speak Truth: The Value of Perspective
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...
5 Considerations When Striving to Make Change
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...
