Announcements

Inspired Teaching Institute: Reframing Our Thinking
All behavior is communication — including and especially what we might consider bad behavior. Often, in response to our students’ undesirable behavior, we institute rewards- or compliance-based systems in our classrooms and schools. But external motivation systems do...

Inspired Teaching Institute: Adopting a "Yes, And…" Approach
How do you decide when to say “yes” to the ideas your students bring into your instruction? What does it look like to enlist your students as partners in building a classroom culture? What are some things administrators could do to create school cultures where...

July 17: Envisioning Better Learning Outcomes
Summer break offers the perfect opportunity for reflecting on the school year–what worked, what can be reimagined, and what we’d like to try in the fall. During this Institute, participants will learn new strategies for meaningful assessment of themselves and their...

July 7: Reflection
Summer break offers the perfect opportunity for reflecting on the school year–what worked, what can be reimagined, and what we’d like to try in the fall. During this Institute, participants will learn new strategies for meaningful assessment of themselves and their...

June 5: 5-Step Plan for Purposeful Summer PD
As we close out the school year and prepare for a summer of rest and recharging, it’s the perfect time to explore ways we can also rejuvenate our professional learning. Join Inspired Teaching for a full-bodied, hands-on workshop in which we’ll create personalized...

June 2: Purpose-Driven Self-Awareness
Inspired Teaching’s award-winning ABCDE of Learner Needs framework was designed as a tool for teachers to translate students’ behavior into strategies for meeting needs – and for teachers to identify the gaps in their own needs in the classroom. In this interactive...

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...

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...

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...