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 Meaningful Memorial Day | Hooray For Monday
Susan Coti, longtime Inspired Teacher and the mother of a fallen Marine, shares how she keeps her son’s legacy alive through education in Myanmar.
Get Those Stories! | Hooray For Monday
To celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month, we hear Amber’s story—rich with history and informed by research—as a Black Jewish American living in Israel.
Thank You for Fueling Our Curiosity | Hooray For Monday
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and we’re sharing the moments during this school year that have made us especially appreciative!
Making Friends with Our Mistakes | Hooray For Monday
Jenna speaks with Sheena Styles, a math teacher in Washington, DC, and Inspired Teaching Fellow. Ms. Styles shares her advice for creating a classroom where students feel empowered to take the lead in their learning.
Upcycling Your Work | Hooray For Monday
In addition to supporting the monumentally important health of our planet, the number of useful things that can be made by recycling materials is astounding. Upcycling your work in the classroom may lead to similarly impressive outcomes–sustaining you, your students, and your creativity.
A Love Letter to the Library | Hooray For Monday
Libraries serve a unique function in society: hubs of reading, literacy, and knowledge that are also havens for children and families in need; people seeking vital career skills and public health access; and more.
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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.
