Stories & Announcements
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.
April 30 Curiosity Hour
At Center for Inspired Teaching, we have spent three decades teaching teachers how to create authentically engaged classrooms where students’ learning is fueled by curiosity rather than compliance. We believe curiosity is the antidote to polarization; the desire to...
May 5: Agency and Self-Advocacy
The “A” in Inspired Teaching’s ABCDE of Learner Needs stands for autonomy, a critical need to be met before being able to truly thrive in the classroom. In this month’s Inspired Teaching Institute, we’ll learn how to meet the need for autonomy in our students and...
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.
April 16 Curiosity Hour
At Center for Inspired Teaching, we have spent three decades teaching teachers how to create authentically engaged classrooms where students’ learning is fueled by curiosity rather than compliance. We believe curiosity is the antidote to polarization; the desire to...
Cultivate Your Inner Peace | Hooray For Monday
What if we could get good at wading through the uncertainty of the moment? What if we could become cultivators of peace, calm, and even hope?
Hope is a Discipline | Hooray For Monday
At this point in the school year, we have established relationships with our students built on trust and respect. This is the time to be intentional in handing over the reins and letting our students take the lead in their learning.
April 2 Curiosity Hour
At Center for Inspired Teaching, we have spent three decades teaching teachers how to create authentically engaged classrooms where students’ learning is fueled by curiosity rather than compliance. We believe curiosity is the antidote to polarization; the desire to...
April 7: Making Constructive Choices
This event has passed; please check the Inspired Teaching Institute page for details on upcoming events!What if you designed your instructional approach specifically to build students’ capacity to make constructive choices? What would that sound like? Look like? Feel...
