Amanda Fasciano is a 2018 Inspired Teaching Fellow, teaching 5th and 6th graders at the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School. She shares about her mission to create more equitable education systems. Hometown: Lincoln, MA – outside of Boston Undergrad &...
Inspired Teaching caught up with Jake Thomas, Inspired Teaching Fellow (‘17), who went through his Residency experience with us last year and is now on staff teaching 4th graders at Bancroft Elementary School. Here, Jake tells us about a job that takes “a lot of time...
In October, Center for Inspired Teaching staff members and Fellows joined a crowd of more than 1,000 at the Black Male Educators Convening (BMEC) in Philadelphia. The BMEC advances and celebrates the development, recruitment, and retention of Black male educators in...
Zana Holden-Gatling Hometown: Washington, DC Undergrad & Major: Winston Salem State University, Elementary Education Favorite Book as a Child: As a young child, Lily and the Purple Plastic Purse, and when I was older, The Harry Potter Series; I always...
James Tandaric, Inspired Teaching Fellow (‘16), is a 2nd Grade teacher at Raymond Education Campus, and the Chair of EmpowerED’s School Integration committee. We spoke with James to learn more about his work with EmpowerED and his participation in the EmpowerED...
Annie Holt Hometown: Silver Spring, MD Undergrad & Major: University of Maryland, American Studies, with a minor in Spanish Language & Culture Your favorite spot in DC: I love the National Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum ...