Hooray For Monday

At the start of a new calendar year, and entering the second half of the school year, how can we help our brains learn new things? Subscribe to Hooray For Monday to receive weekly resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching programs and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

While we're making New Years Resolutions, let's consider our, and our students', aspirations and contributions. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

The Inspired Teaching team shares our hopes, dreams, and aspirations for the organization in the year ahead. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday for weekly resources and information on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Aleta and Michelle discuss how Hooray For Monday came to be, and ends up in your inbox every week, and a few of the 2025 issues they really love. Read all of our--and your-- favorite Hooray For Mondays of 2025: https://inspiredteaching.org/2025-highlights-hooray-for-monday/ Join the Inspired Teaching Curiosity Challenge: https://inspiredteaching.org/inspired-teaching-curiosity-challenge/ Subscribe...

Jenna and Aleta reflect on what they've observed in the classrooms of Inspired Teaching Fellows this fall, and how those lessons can apply to classrooms everywhere. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday to receive weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Aleta speaks with journalist, professor, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Dr. George Miller for his insight into watching, reading, and listening to the news today. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday for weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programs and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Curiosity bridges divides among us, enables us to implement AI productively, and fuels student engagement. This means fueling curiosity should be high on your priority list. Join the Inspired Teaching Curiosity Challenge: https://inspiredteaching.org/curiosity-challenge-2025/ Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

As you celebrate Thanksgiving, consider the many unique traditions around the country--and celebrate that diversity, as well! Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programs and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Each week at our Inspired Teaching staff meeting, we begin with a brief exercise. This past week, each of us responded to the question: “What are you curious about?” The question connects directly with Inspired Teaching’s work to promote the kind of teaching that fuels—instead of stifles—curiosity. Conversation with Helanius J. Wilkins on curiosity: https://soundcloud.com/inspiredteaching/january-...

Even with the long list of instructional objectives you need to address, each day you spend with your students is just one day out of a whole year of learning. And the whole year you spend with your students is just one out of over a dozen years those students will spend in school. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and information on Inspired Teaching programs and...

Cosby Hunt, Inspired Teaching's Director of Instructional Design and a long-time history teacher in Washington, DC, speaks with Jenna Fournel about teaching history in this city, at this moment in time. He shares his advice for centering student voice and experience. Sign up for the Hooray For Monday newsletter to receive weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: ht...

Jenna and Aleta discuss cultural traditions around, personal experiences with, and classroom approaches to navigating death and loss. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter to receive weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Revisit Inspired Teaching's October 2024 conversation with Rebecca Winthrop, author of The Disengaged Teen, to understand how young people engage--and how to support them in doing so authentically.

Over more than 260 issues of Hooray For Monday, Inspired Teaching has featured the voices of leading activists, educators, and changemakers. Revisit those conversations in the Action & Advocacy playlist today: https://soundcloud.com/inspiredteaching/sets/action-advocacy/s-fAXv2NEd0Gu?si=7182f89e945849b2ba7941b06af5cba2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Listen to this week's podcast episode to learn how to use the Everyday Advocacy framework in the face of book bans and censorship. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Every teacher CAN have the agency to take the reins of what’s happening in their schools. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter to receive weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

It's our responsibility—to our students and ourselves—to be the drivers, not the passengers, of educational innovation.

There are no easy answers to the question of if, when, and how to use AI platforms in the classroom. But Inspired Teachers don’t expect easy answers; instead we engage our curiosity and ask good questions. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and information about upcoming Inspired Teaching programs and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/...

Don't shy away from discussing the day's big--and maybe controversial--moments with your students. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching events and programming: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

There is a lot going on in the world right now. Support your students in navigating this uncertainty. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events:

Jenna speaks with her son Leal, and shares actionable insights for teachers, about the importance of clarity and honesty in communication. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and information on upcoming Inspired Teaching events and programming: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

Speak Truth serves not only as a demonstration of the Inspired Teaching Approach in action and as an opportunity for students to build and strengthen leadership skills, but also as a space for young people to be physically present with one another. Speak Truth 25-26 citywide seminars: https://forms.gle/BANkfeReCxLYG8cGA Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and updates...

Orly Friedman, an Inspired Teacher and founder of Red Bridge in San Francisco, shares how the school centers student agency in all things, including determining when they advance to the next level, and how teachers anywhere can incorporate more opportunities for autonomy into their classrooms. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and information on upcoming Inspired T...

Jenna chats with Ben Frazell, an Inspired Teacher from 2011 who today is an instructional coach at Inspired Teaching Demonstration School. Subscribe to the Hooray For Monday newsletter for weekly resources and updates on Inspired Teaching programming and events: https://inspiredteaching.org/subscribe-hooray-for-monday/

As part of our 30th anniversary celebration, we’ve got a special time-travel issue this week and next, in which we get to revisit the 2010-2011 school year. In that school year fidget spinners were making an appearance along with Silly Bandz, Adele’s Rolling in the Deep was the #1 song, and skinny jeans were still a popular thing. But what we’re sharing today goes a little deeper than these trends...