Stories & Announcements
Announcing Mary Kadera, Interim Executive Director
Mary has more than 25 years of experience in the education field, working in a variety of capacities to support educators and students and to transform K-12 teaching and learning so that it is more engaging, effective, relevant, and joyful.
Inspired Teaching goes to Thailand
Dave Yarmchuk, Inspired Teaching’s Deputy Director, shares about his upcoming trip to Thailand to work with teachers in Chiang Mai.
Teacher Feature: Ms. Merriam
Eshalla Merriam, Inspired Teacher (’17), reflects on her first year in the Residency program, as she gets ready to start teaching 4th grade at J.O. Wilson Elementary.
Teacher Feature: Mr. Morris
“I was looking for a program that offered teacher training because I knew I didn’t have the tools I needed to just hop into a classroom. I wanted coaching and a way that I could phase into the responsibilities of managing classroom.” 2018 Inspired Teaching Fellow, Thomas Morris, shares about his summer experience and why he chose Inspired Teaching.
Teacher Feature: Ms. Diggs
“When I discovered Inspired Teaching, I realized it was completely aligned with what I think a teacher should be.” 2018 Inspired Teaching Fellow, Asha Diggs, reflects on her summer experience and what brought her to Inspired Teaching.
Making Summer Learning Joyful, Engaging & Relevant
The Inspired Teaching Residency summer experiences at Capital City Public Charter School were full of laughter and meaningful learning. Our newest cohort of Inspired Teaching Fellows kicked off the journey, learning and exploring together, during the engaging Summer Institute.
Teacher Appreciation Week: Promoting Wellness & Self Care
This Teacher Appreciation Week from May 7-11, Inspired Teaching celebrated the dedication and passion that teachers bring to their classrooms every day. Throughout the week Inspired Teachers and educators focused on self care and gained resources to promote wellness.
Inspired Teaching Publishes New White Paper
How can we best prepare students to thrive? Inspired Teaching’s newly released white paper explains the answer is in authentic engagement. The white paper, the critical need for replacing compliance-based teaching with engagement-based teaching demonstrates that when...
Teacher Feature: Ms. Jones
“It’s important to teach activism to students, young students, so they can think about how they truly can make a difference. Instead of thinking they need to accept society, I wanted to teach activism because my students are imaginative and can really envision themselves as activists.” Read more from Inspired Teacher Asia Jones (’16).
Changemakers in Action 2018
What does it mean to be a changemaker? On Tuesday, Inspired Teaching had a fabulous evening celebrating Changemakers in Action at the National Museum of American History. Local education leaders, community members, and educators to discovered how Inspired Teachers and...
