Announcements

What does it mean to be a changemaker? On Tuesday, Inspired Teaching had a fabulous evening celebrating Changemakers in Action at the National Museum of American History. Local education leaders, community members, and educators to discovered how Inspired Teachers and...

Center for Inspired Teaching Joins America’s Promise Alliance Supports the Call to Improve the Lives of America’s Young People Washington, DC — April 20, 2018— Center for Inspired Teaching today announced it has become an official partner of America’s Promise...

On March 14, 2018, leaders from Ashoka, Inspired Teaching, TEACH-NOW and local educators teamed up to launch the DC Changemaker Collaborative and pursue a common mission of fostering changemaking in DC. Over 30 local education professionals came together for the first...

We are proud to partner with Ashoka and the D.C. Change Leaders Collaborative to promote changemaking in the D.C. education system so every student is empowered to be a changemaker. Inspired Teachers facilitated and actively participated in conversations spanning from...

Center for Inspired Teaching and the Astra Center for Innovative Education form the National Alliance for Engagement-Based Education Center for Inspired Teaching and the Astra Center for Innovative Education are pleased to announce an exciting new initiative, the...

Inspired Teaching in proud to collaborate with Teaching for Change, The Washington Teachers’ Union, DC area educators and community members to implement the first DC Area Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools from February 5-9.

The Office of the State Superintendent named Inspired Teacher Leader Paul Howard (‘14) as 2018 D.C. Teacher of the Year. Paul is a middle school social studies teacher at LaSalle-Backus Education Campus. Inspired Teaching’s philosophy is embedded in Paul’s practice and dispositions. Read more to learn about Paul’s journey with Inspired Teaching.

These Schools Belong to You and Me is centered around a principle question: what is the purpose of school? Aleta described the book as “both an urgent response to the political climate and a timeless call to action to save and invest in our nation’s public schools.”

“When teachers challenge students to figure out information for themselves (whether solving math problems or discerning real news from fake), students become actively engaged in school, their natural curiosity and sense of wonder are sparked, and they are set up for success, not only in school but in their communities and careers.” Read more from Founder and President Aleta Margolis’ remarks at the American News Women’s Club.

What is the biggest challenge facing our education system today?
At the Education Teach In at Politics and Prose this August, Executive Director Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld wrestled with this complex and urgent question alongside David Osborne and Dawn Williams, moderated by Valerie Strauss.