Hooray For Monday

Listen to Olena Poteriaiko, an English teacher in Ukraine, share her experience at the Teaching with Improvisation Fellowship Institute this summer and how she is integrating what she’s learned into her classroom and school community. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday to receive weekly resources and important updates on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/s...

Learn effective and straightforward methods for integrating play -- our brain's favorite way to learn -- into your classroom. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for classroom strategies and resources and important information on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/ Learn more about Education for Sharing: https://edu...

As good as it feels to be surrounded by those who think the way we do, we can’t build bridges using only one side of the riverbank. Let’s DIVE in and figure out what’s on the other side. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources as well as important updates on Inspired Teaching professional development programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-m...

The mission that has fueled Inspired Teaching for over 29 years is to change the school experience for students from one that prizes compliance and obedience to one that promotes engagement. We embrace that mission because we believe every child has a right to a meaningful education. Children need to be engaged in school so that they will know how to be engaged for the rest of their lives. Voting...

Aleta speaks with parenting expert and researcher at Brookings, Rebecca Winthrop, about Rebecca's upcoming book, The Disengaged Teen, and the four modes of engagement her research uncovered. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday for weekly resources and important updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/ Pre-order The Disengaged Teen (o...

Inspired by the words of Lin Manuel Miranda, Aleta explores Inspired Teaching's definition of Intellect, the first of the 4I's, via empathy, curiosity, and joy. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter to receive important information and updates on Inspired Teaching professional development programming and one-of-a-kind resources:https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Collection and review of resources is an important first step in supporting our students when they find an issue they are curious about. In this week's episode, Jenna shares insight and resources for exploring the history and significance of this Monday's holiday -- whether it's Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, or otherwise -- with your students. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday: https://inspir...

Aleta and Jenna discuss the need to ask questions -- for our students and ourselves -- in learning more about the stories we aren't being told. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday for resources and important updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Meag Campos, Project Manager, speaks with Cosby Hunt, Director of Youth Programming, history teacher, and Real World History instructor, about the program and the lessons all teachers can take from its approach to teaching and learning. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

This week's Hooray For Monday features a preview of a recent interview Aleta did with Creativists in Dialogue, a podcast lead by artists and educators Elizabeth Bruce and Michael Oliver, that dives deep into how creativity shapes us. Listen to the full episode: https://creativists.substack.com/p/an-innovators-artists-and-solutions-15b Subscribe to Creativists in Dialogue: https://creativists.subst...

Director of Teaching and Learning Jenna Fournel speaks with Kaneia Mayo Crumlin, long-time Inspired Teaching collaborator and teacher at Beauvoir School in Washington, DC. Kaneia joined Jenna for the recent Inspired Teaching Institute, which focused on supporting students as they build and strengthen relationships in the classroom. Watch the Inspired Teaching Institute here: https://youtu.be/_cGka...

What does our classroom set up tell our students -- and others -- about what to expect when learning with us? Watch Sabrina Burroughs, kindergarten teacher in Washington, DC, share how she makes her classroom a welcoming space for students: https://youtu.be/Pe8EfZNa0nY Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for resources and important info on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and event...

It's not easy to support students in having difficult conversations -- but it is possible! Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter to receive resources and important information about upcoming Inspired Teaching events and programming: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

In this special episode, Judge Tatel speaks about his recently published memoir, Vision, in which he describes growing up in the DC region; talks about becoming blind and, in later life, welcoming his guide dog Vixen into his family; and offers life lessons that pertain to our work as educators. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for Inspired Teaching resources and information on upcomi...

Aleta shares how a long-time Inspired Teaching professional development exercise helps teachers shift their perspectives on the concept of discipline. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for resources and updates on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Jenna shares how a malfunctioning thermostat inspired a new Inspired2Learn activity that plays a pivotal role in helping teachers build relationships in the classroom. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for resources and updates on Inspired Teaching professional development programs and events:https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Inspired Teaching's Meag Campos speaks with Julita Geer, a long-time educator and current PE teacher from Louisiana, about the importance of play and the lessons students can learn from watching the Olympics. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for more resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday...

Just a few hours ago, President Joe Biden announced he is withdrawing from the race for President. This post explores the kinds of questions we might ask our students in this historical moment - and the ways we might begin thinking about the work ahead as we start a new year in this uncharted territory. Web Version: https://inspiredteaching.org/uncharted-territory-hooray-for-monday/ How to registe...

Kids are curious, energetic, & full of ideas. We shouldn’t ask them to stop being kids when they walk through the schoolhouse door. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday publication for additional resources and important details on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

As you rest and rebuild your strength this summer, reflect on the ways in which you have been connected to your colleagues and your students Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday publication to receive additional resources and important details on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

In this week's Hooray For Monday, Aleta shares the universal truths of an inspiring advice columnist, and encourages educators to incorporate them into their classrooms. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday weekly publication: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Listen to the 2024-2025 Teaching with Improvisation Fellows share the beliefs that were strengthened -- and those that are changing -- after their time at the three-day Institute last week. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday for full resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Aleta explores the relationship between happiness and hard work, inspired by a recent Gipsy Kings concert. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching events and programming. https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

This week, hear the conversations Jenna and Aleta had with educators and historians in Rappahannock, VA, about the recent history of their community and why it matters to students today. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter to receive resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching events and programming: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

This week we hear from Real World History student Eleanor, who shares her experience in the class and why she'd recommend it to all DC high school students. Learn more: https://inspiredteaching.org/youth/real-world-history/ Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/