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From the Archives: The Opposite of Curiosity | Hooray for Monday

January 30, 2023 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President of Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students. You can now listen to...

Operationalizing Curiosity | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe November 10, 2025 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President Listen to this week’s Hooray For Monday podcast episode for the audio version of the newsletter. In Aleta and Maria’s conference session, participants learned to embrace...

Teaching in This Moment | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe November 3, 2025 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Listen to this week’s Hooray For Monday podcast episode for Jenna’s conversation with Cosby Hunt, Director of Instructional Design at Inspired Teaching and a history teacher at Richard...

Looping

Looping Discipline: Applicable in all subjects as a means of teaching students how to practice deep listening. Particularly useful as preparation for curriculum and content that encourages discussion and debate. This activity provides good practice with low-stakes...

Dia de Los Muertos: A Beautiful Way to Talk with Kids About Death | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe October 27, 2025 By Jenna Fournel, Chief Curiosity Officer Listen to this week’s Hooray For Monday podcast episode for Jenna and Aleta’s conversation on the cultural traditions around, personal experiences of, and classroom approaches to...