100 Wonder-ful Weeks | Hooray for Monday

100 Wonder-ful Weeks | Hooray for Monday

100 Wonder-ful Weeks | Hooray for Monday

July 18, 2022 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students. I recently received an email...
A Big Spring for Real World History Students

A Big Spring for Real World History Students

  It’s been a big spring semester for students in our yearlong Real World History course. This after-school credit-bearing high school course focuses on the nature of historical thinking as well as the “doing” of history. During the first semester, students study...
Why don’t I ask, “What’s your favorite color?”

Why don’t I ask, “What’s your favorite color?”

By Lacey Hunter We’ve all been there. We meet a new student or a friend’s toddler, and in an effort to show that we want to get to know the child and make connections, we ask, “What’s your favorite color?” Kids usually have the boilerplate answer ready to go when a...
What Else Might Be Possible? | Hooray for Monday

What Else Might Be Possible? | Hooray for Monday

March 7, 2022 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students.  Twlya Tharp, who is...
The Right Kind of Challenge | Hooray for Monday

The Right Kind of Challenge | Hooray for Monday

February 7, 2022 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students.  What makes learning feel...
“Reach Toward What is Next” | Hooray for Monday

“Reach Toward What is Next” | Hooray for Monday

January 3, 2021 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students.  Anytime we need a reminder...