Stories - Center for Inspired Teaching

Staff Spotlight: Mary Kadera

Mary Kadera recently joined the team as Interim Executive Director. She has more than 25 years of experience in the education field and began her career as a high school teacher.

“I like knowing there are other Residents in the building, learning as much as I am every day. It’s powerful that they understand what I’m going through, because they are sharing the same learning experience.” Inspired Teaching Fellow, Annie Holt (’18), reflects on Inspired Teaching’s cohort model and her experience at Capital City PCS.

Staff Spotlight: Brittany Jones

Brittany Jones recently joined the Inspired Teaching team full time as the Associate, Recruitment & Program Operations.

Teacher Feature: Mr. Neugass

Inspired Teaching spoke with Antone Neugass, Inspired Teaching Fellow (‘17) to learn about his experience co-teaching Kindergarten during summer school at Capital City Public Charter School. Antone recently began his first year as a teacher of record at Creative Minds...

Building Strong Relationships at #EngagingSchools in NYC

The Inspired Teaching team and our partners at the Astra Center for Innovative Education traveled to New York City for the first school visits of the #EngagingSchools tour.

A Window and a Mirror: Summer Mentorship at Inspired Teaching

Zia Hassan, Inspired Teaching Fellow (’13) reflected on his experience as a Teacher Mentor for 2017 Inspired Teaching Fellows during Summer School at Capital City Public Charter School.

Inspired Teaching Abroad: Reflections on our Teacher Training in Chiang Mai

Dave Yarmchuk, Deputy Director, reflects on his visit to the Chiang Mai International School and shares about our Inspired Teaching Academy workshop there.

The #EngagingSchools Tour Begins in NYC

The National Alliance for Engagement-Based Education is excited to launch the #EngagingSchools tour. Inspired Teaching and the Astra Center for Innovative Education will travel across the country observing the qualities of characteristics of outstanding engagement-based classrooms.

Teacher Feature: Ms. Clark

Sam Clark, Inspired Teaching Fellow (‘13), a 6th grade Math teacher at Capital City Public Charter School, shares about her experience as a Summer Mentor, coaching new teachers.