Hooray For Monday
What would it take for every child — and teacher — to be excited for school on Monday mornings?
Hooray for Monday is an award-winning professional learning resource that supports teachers in framing current events, tough moments, and classroom challenges as rich—and hope-full—opportunities for learning in the week ahead. Hooray for Monday challenges educators to hone their skills as Instigators of Thought©; includes instructional ideas from our Inspired2Learn collection; and provides links to other useful tools and free Inspired Teaching programming. Each week, Hooray For Monday offers transformative and sustainable methods for shifting education away from compliance toward authentic engagement.
Actionable insights for creating classrooms in which everyone thrives
Inspiring advice from teachers, school leaders, and education changemakers
Transformative activities and strategies for authentically engaging learning
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A Social Justice Imperative | Hooray For Monday
All students deserve an authentically engaging learning experience.
Instigate Thought | Hooray For Monday
Aleta recently sat down for an interview on the City Neighbors podcast, Flip-Ed. Listen today to hear their conversation on engaging education.
Curiosity, Kindness, and Critical Thinking | Hooray For Monday
As we celebrate 30 Years of Inspired Teaching, Aleta reflects on what has changed in education –and what hasn’t–over three decades.
Pride and The ABCDEs | Hooray For Monday
In recognition of Pride Month, Inspired Teaching shares the ABCDE of Learner Needs as a tool to build belonging for everyone in the classroom.
Everyone Can Play a Role in Resistance | Hooray For Monday
Deepa Iyer offers us all actionable steps to take in strengthening our communities and the causes we believe in.
A Bowl of Hot Crazy | Hooray For Monday
A visit to an Inspired Teaching Fellow’s classroom inspires reflection on the importance of helping young learners navigate life’s uncertainty.
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Sharing Expert Advice and Insights
The educators and changemakers featured in Hooray For Monday have so many inspiring perspectives and experiences to share — sometimes we can’t fit them all into one issue! Check out our video collection for a peek into these conversations and additional resources for educators, parents, and all adults committed to creating a better learning experience.
It will take work to make engagement the norm this year. It will take marshaling our knowledge of observing and listening to kids, giving and receiving feedback, finding the right words to push a learner forward, and applying creative energy to planning lessons that engage all our students’ senses.
