Announcements

“I have read how to teach children how to think, not what to think, and now I see it here. I would like to know whether this can happen in Brazil, too.” A delegation comprising the most outstanding principal in each state of Brazil visited the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School.

Inspired Teaching’s Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Sammy Magnuson, attended and facilitated at the Changemaker Education Summit in Killarney, Ireland. Inspired Teaching is working closely with Ashoka to promote a collective vision in which every young person builds the skills to thrive in, and contribute to, our complex and rapidly changing world.

Inspired Teachers and Inspired students presented action research, shared their experiences interning at DC historic sites, and facilitated inquiry-based activities at Inspired Teaching’s interactive end-of-year celebration

With the aim of expanding Inspired Teaching’s reach and impact, the Board of Center for Inspired Teaching is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Dimyan Ehrenfeld as Executive Director, effective July 1, 2016.

On April 21, the Inspired Teaching community came together at the 2016 Chocolate Inspiration gala, celebrating 20 years of Inspired Teaching, honoring author and activist Jonathan Kozol, and sampling inspired chocolate creations from some of the finest DC-area chefs.

Inspired Teaching’s Director of Teaching and Learning, Jane Ehrenfeld, traveled to Billund, Denmark for the LEGO Idea Conference, facilitating a session at this annual, international gathering of educators, policymakers, and education thought leaders.

On Thursday, April 21, at the 2016 Chocolate Inspiration gala, Inspired Teaching will honor award winning author, educator, and activist Jonathan Kozol as the inaugural recipient of the Inspired Teaching Changemaker Award.

This March, at DC’s National History Day competition, two Real World History students won first place in the group exhibit category for their display about the Great Migration. Two other Real World History students won second place in the group performance category for their piece about the 1968-69 Modern Strivers.

This March, Inspired Teaching’s Cosby Hunt, Caitlin Wolf, and David Yarmchuk led a workshop at the 2016 Teaching & Learning Conference in Washington, DC. The national conference, hosted by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, brought together educators from around the country.