Stories - Center for Inspired Teaching

Who’s Doing the Talking? | Hooray for Monday

Offering an array of tools to provide wide ranging evidence of learning centers students in the teaching and learning process.

Clearing the Fog | Hooray for Monday

Joy means students and teachers know they are valued and feel a sense of belonging. We believe joy should be an important component of the everyday experience of going to school.

Why don’t I ask, “What’s your favorite color?”

Have we considered how limiting it might be to ask a child to choose their favorite?

“Nobody Learns Quite Like You” | Hooray for Monday

As students deepen their understanding of their own learning process, they not only expand their understanding of content, they also learn about themselves.

Engaging Parents as Allies | Hooray for Monday

Parents: do not let someone else speak for you. Don’t let political movements disguised as parental concern restrict what is possible in our classrooms.

Reflections on “What Else Might Be Possible”

We’re in the home stretch of the 2021-2022 school year but there’s more than enough time to pump new energy into your classroom.

You’ve Got This! | Hooray for Monday

Student As Expert means adults trust that students have the ability, and the inclination, to solve academic and social problems, instead of assuming students need adults to solve problems for them.

Not Ready for “Sorry” | Hooray for Monday

Mutual Respect means everyone’s voice matters: every student, every teacher, every parent or guardian, every school leader, every staff member, every custodian, everyone.

Make Way for the Monarchs

Few lifecycles are as enticing to observe in their entirety as that of monarchs and watching the transformation from a caterpillar into a creature that can fly is a powerful metaphor for the kind of transformation one can do through learning.