What Do We Mean by Belonging? | Hooray For Monday

What Do We Mean by Belonging? | Hooray For Monday

What Do We Mean by Belonging? | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe August 17, 2026 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Listen to the Hooray For Monday podcast. As school begins, there’s one of the ABCDEs of Learner Needs that deserves a lot of attention right away: belonging. The research on why...
What Can I Do? Meeting the Need for Autonomy | Hooray For Monday

What Can I Do? Meeting the Need for Autonomy | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe August 10, 2026 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Listen to the Hooray For Monday podcast. This week we’re looking at the first of the ABCDEs of Learner Needs: Autonomy. It’s something we crave at all ages. Nobody really likes being...
The ABCDEs of Brave Spaces | Hooray For Monday

The ABCDEs of Brave Spaces | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe August 3, 2026 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Listen to the Hooray For Monday podcast for Jenna’s conversation with our colleague Brady Maiden who runs the Speak Truth Program. We talk often at Inspired Teaching about the...
Colorful Language (From the Archives)  | Hooray for Monday

Colorful Language (From the Archives) | Hooray for Monday

July 20, 2026 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer I’ve noticed a dear thing about all of my teacher friends in the summer: even as they try to recharge, they are perpetually on the lookout for ideas to bring back to the classroom come fall. We might be...
The Desk Is A Barrier (From the Archives) | Hooray for Monday

The Desk Is A Barrier (From the Archives) | Hooray for Monday

July 13, 2026 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Over the 4th of July weekend, I observed members of my extended family learning how to do lots of things, from balancing on a paddle board, to mixing drinks, to dot painting on rocks, to learning how to sign and...