Have we considered how limiting it might be to ask a child to choose their favorite?

Anytime we need a reminder of the potential of young people, we can listen to Amanda Gorman.  

The way we start a question, the context, and the tone with which we ask it all matter.

How can we ensure teachers are protected and supported when they engage their students in studying the important and complex issues of our times?

If our mindset is to inspire our students, we’ll start a joyful chain reaction, and the learning will continue long after the lesson ends. That’s where the 4 I’s come in.

Our power as teachers lies in our ability to tap into the many ways each child can shine.

One way to stimulate our imaginations is to relax and let our minds flow uninterrupted. Automatic writing gives our minds the space to do just that.

“I think it’s so important that we don’t bubble wrap things for teenagers. We deserve the provocative.” – Adena, Elizabeth Seton High School, 12th Grade

Sometimes one person can have lots and lots of feelings  — different from each other. This activity encourages students to explore that experience.

In a moment where the world is especially fraught with change and uncertainty, we are all struggling to observe, name, and adjust to the flood of feelings around and within us. This activity was created in response to that reality.  

How are you preserving the stories that document this unprecedented time in modern world history? 

In this activity, students plan a trip from start to finish including where they wish to go and what they wish to see when they go there.

Some of the most interesting and useful artifacts from history are the first-person accounts we find in journals and interviews.

At a time when we’re craving in-person conversations and missing the flow that body language can bring to a discussion, Inspired Teaching’s Speak Truth virtual sessions offer a beautiful antidote to all the things we’re growing fond of bemoaning about video...

This activity puts learners in the role of journalist, capturing what’s happening in their day and offering a more local approach to news for friends and family.

One of the best things you can do to keep literacy alive and well both in and outside the classroom is to read aloud, it’s vital to building strong readers!

This activity can be as simple as sticking things in water to see if they sink and as complicated as building contraptions to make things that normally sink stay afloat (or make things that normally stay afloat sink).

In this piece, Inspired Teaching’s Aleta Margolis writes about how Inspired Teaching is being shared with broader and more varied audiences locally, nationally, and across the globe.