Educator & Student Voices Archives - Page 9 of 15

Research, planning, and changemaking

May 18, 2016 (Photo credit: Alexandra Morris) This piece was written by Alexandra Morris, an early childhood teacher at Capital City Public Charter School and a 2015 Inspired Teaching Fellow. Last month, I was able to participate in a Social Justice Research Forum...

Jonathan Kozol and Inspired Teachers discuss testing, empathy, and diversity in schools

May 12, 2016 (Photo credit: Brittney Oswald/Center for Inspired Teaching) On April 21, author and activist Jonathan Kozol toured the Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School. After visiting several classrooms, Mr. Kozol sat down for an open discussion...

Exploring growth mindset for students and teachers

April 28, 2016 (Photo credit: Center for Inspired Teaching) This piece was written by Katherine Douglas Kindle, an alum of the Inspired Teaching Institute and an Institute Teacher Leader in 2012. Katherine has more than a decade of teaching experience in both the...

A conversation with Jonathan Kozol, inaugural recipient of the Inspired Teaching Changemaker Award

April 21, 2016 On April 21, at the 2016 Chocolate Inspiration gala, Inspired Teaching honored award winning author, educator, and activist Jonathan Kozol as the inaugural recipient of the Inspired Teaching Changemaker Award. At the event, a short video was presented...

Teacher Feature – Ms. Benita Nelson-Tutt

April 7, 2016 (Photo credit: Liz Orfaly) This March, Inspired Teaching spoke with Ms. Benita Nelson-Tutt. Now retired, Ms. Nelson-Tutt attended the very first Inspired Teaching Institute in 1996 and spent more than 30 years teaching in DC Public Schools. Inspired...

Teacher Feature – Mr. Abdu’l-Karim Ewing-Boyd

March 14, 2016 This March, Inspired Teaching spoke with Mr. Abdu’l-Karim Ewing-Boyd, an alum of the 2006 Inspired Teaching Institute who is now the IB Coordinator at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School. The following is a condensed version of...