Announcements
Center for Inspired Teaching awarded Good Neighbor grant from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Center for Inspired Teaching announced today that it has been awarded a Good Neighbor grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in support of the Inspired Teacher Certification Program and its inquiry-based summer school model.
Class featured by LEGO Foundation screens the final film
On April 20, third grade teacher and 2013 Inspired Teaching Fellow Mr. Zia Hassan screened two short films with his students. The films, created by the LEGO Foundation, featured Mr. Hassan’s classroom and premiered in Denmark at the 2015 LEGO Idea Conference.
Images from Denmark: Play, Legos, Champions, and more from the 2015 LEGO Idea Conference
See photos from Aleta Margolis’ trip to Denmark where she joined fellow Champions of the Re-imagine Learning Challenge and changemakers from around the world to explore how to bring learning through play to all children.
Inspired Teaching and Re-imagine Learning Challenge Champions convene in Denmark for the 2015 Lego Idea Conference
Inspired Teaching’s Aleta Margolis and fellow Champions of the Re-imagine Learning Challenge convened at the 2015 Lego Idea Conference, joining an international discussion of how to advance learning through play.
Inspired Teaching Demonstration School named “Best Middle School” in City Paper Readers’ Poll
The Inspired Teaching Demonstration School was named “Best Middle School” in the Washington City Paper’s “Best of DC” 2015 Readers’ Poll. The Demonstration School was also a runner-up finalist in the “Best Elementary School” category.
Inspired Teaching hosts fellow LRNG Innovation Challenge winners
On March 28, Inspired Teaching hosted fellow winners of the national LRNG Innovation Challenge for an interactive exploration of the Mt. Zion cemetery in Georgetown.
Partner Feature – The President Woodrow Wilson House
Center for Inspired Teaching is proud to partner with the President Woodrow Wilson House through the Real World History program.
Aleta Margolis and Jacqueline Smalls join inaugural DC STEM Network
Inspired Teaching’s Aleta Margolis and Jacqueline Smalls have been invited to join the DC STEM Network, a community of partners united in an effort to ensure transformative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning opportunities for all DC students.
Inspired Teaching’s Cosby Hunt presents at 2015 Teaching & Learning Conference
On March 14, Cosby Hunt spoke at the 2015 Teaching & Learning Conference as an expert panelist for a session titled “Implementing the Common Core as a Community of Practice: Lessons Learned through the Literacy Design Collaborative.”
Fellows Advisory Board hosts event for prospective, current, and alumni Inspired Teaching Fellows
The Inspired Teaching Fellows Advisory Board (FAB) hosted an event bringing together prospective, current, and alumni Inspired Teaching Fellows for a discussion of teaching, learning, and living in Washington, DC.
