Announcements
Speak Truth: Cancel Culture
Students debated the efficacy of cancel culture in this recent Speak Truth discussion, noting its particular implications for their generation.
Speak Truth: Want Student Engagement? Be Current.
On Thursday, November 5, students from throughout the greater Washington, DC area gathered to discuss the topic, “COVID and Voter Suppression.”
An Element of Joy: An Online Inspired Teaching Institute
Join us the first week in December to celebrate the wins, small and large, that you’ve found over these tumultuous months.
Speak Truth: The Dehumanization of Black Women
“I think it’s so important that we don’t bubble wrap things for teenagers. We deserve the provocative.” – Adena, Elizabeth Seton High School, 12th Grade
Speak Truth: Destigmatizing Mental Health
What do young people think about the state of mental health in the United States? In our latest Speak Truth seminar we found out.
Speak Truth: The Value of Perspective
The opportunity to engage in discussion around issues that impact their lives happens too infrequently for students, but Speak Truth offers a safe space for doing so.
Speak Truth: A Year of Inviting Conversation
The 2019-2020 Speak Truth season came to end on June 18, but we’re already reflecting on how to apply the lessons learned when we start again this fall.
Speak Truth Kicks Off for the 2019-20 School Year
This blog post was written by Topher Anuzis, a current volunteer with Inspired Teaching. The next time you’re at a party, go ahead and ask someone you’ve never met, “How do you feel about the n-word?” or “Do you have any connections to gun violence in your life?” This...
Creating Community at Summer Institute
This blog was written by Inspired Teaching Residency Intern, Myla Haan, as she reflects on her summer spent with the new cohort of Inspired Teaching Fellows. “I’ve never felt so comfortable sharing about myself” “I wanted to challenge myself and share something that I...
Summer School 2019 Culminates in Celebration of Learning
This blog post was written by Myla Haan, the Inspired Teaching Residency's 2019 Summer Intern. The Summer Teaching Practicum for the Inspired Teaching Residency, at Capital City Public Charter School has concluded! Over these past few weeks, all of the students...
