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Creating Beauty: K12 Changemaker Education Forum

Creating Beauty: K12 Changemaker Education Forum

Inspired Teaching is featured in this piece describing the innovations and work presented at the K-12 Changemaker Education Forum, part of the 2016 Ashoka U Exchange in Miami, Florida. David Castro, Founder and President of i-LEAD, published this piece on Medium.

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Deal Teacher Wins School System’s Top Honor

Deal Teacher Wins School System’s Top Honor

2015 Inspired Teacher Leader Jan Schuettpelz was featured in a piece published in The Northwest Current, describing her designation as the DCPS Teacher of the Year. “When we look to find the Teacher of the Year, we look to find teachers that have demonstrated that their students are growing, …that they have an unquenchable thirst to learn, and to grow and to be better,” Deputy Mayor for Education Jennie Niles said following the announcement.

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Watch: Real World History student gives speech on Black masculinity

Watch: Real World History student gives speech on Black masculinity

This winter, Real World History student Maya Branch gave a speech as part of the Project Soapbox competition, making a case for fighting Black hyper-masculinity. In this 2-minute speech, Maya demonstrates her ability to connect history to the issues that matter to her today, along with a mastery of the skills of historians such as critical thinking and persuasive communication.

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Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Meet a Game-Changer in Every State

Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Meet a Game-Changer in Every State

Center for Inspired Teaching and the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School are highlighted as “game-changers” in this piece, published in Medium and addressed to Facebook founder and billionaire philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg. An innovative organization led by an Ashoka Fellow is identified in each state.

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Inspired Teaching supports teachers, students at Think It Up Live

Inspired Teaching supports teachers, students at Think It Up Live

Inspired Teaching’s Cosby Hunt served as an expert mentor and facilitator at Think It Up Live, held at Cardozo Education Campus in Washington, DC. Think It Up aims “to excite students about learning, celebrate teachers, and help innovate the learning experience in America.” The event brought together student-teacher teams to create projects designed by the students to benefit their communities.

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OECD visits Inspired Teaching as part of international study

OECD visits Inspired Teaching as part of international study

A team from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) visited the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School to learn about the residency-based Inspired Teacher Certification Program. Inspired Teaching was one of a select few sites in the United States, as the OECD investigates effective, innovative teacher preparation worldwide.

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Inspired Teaching attends, facilitates at Changemaker Education Summit

Inspired Teaching attends, facilitates at Changemaker Education Summit

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.

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