Back-to-School Changemaking

Back-to-School Changemaking

Back-to-School Changemaking

The back to school season is an ideal time to talk about changemaking. Students and teachers return to school with energy, excitement, and optimism. Only a week before before sending my own kids back to school, I participated in an Education Teach-In at Politics and...
A Thrilling Summer

A Thrilling Summer

This piece by Jane Ehrenfeld, Inspired Teaching’s Executive Director, appeared in Inspired Teaching’s August 2017 newsletter.  As I traveled between Inspired Teaching’s summer programs, I felt energized by the sights and sounds of engaged, enthusiastic learners...
Partner Feature – President Lincoln’s Cottage

Partner Feature – President Lincoln’s Cottage

Real World History students participate in a semester long internship at a variety of historic sites in Washington, DC. In addition to serving as a partner for our internships, this year President Lincoln’s Cottage also hosted our Changemakers in Action event....
Learning to Respond to Uncertainty

Learning to Respond to Uncertainty

April 19, 2017 This piece by Jane Ehrenfeld, Inspired Teaching’s Executive Director, appeared in Inspired Teaching’s April 2017 newsletter.  The Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution recently convened leaders from the fields of education...
Inspired Teaching Near and Far

Inspired Teaching Near and Far

March 30, 2017 This piece by Jane Ehrenfeld, Inspired Teaching’s Executive Director, appeared in Inspired Teaching’s March 2017 newsletter.  How can one organization be both deeply place-based and also have far reaching aspirations for its message and vision? This is...