Hooray For Monday

What might happen if we asked our students to define the words interesting, important, and useful? What might happen if we asked our students to list things that are interesting, important, and useful in their lives right now? Link to Blog Post: https://inspiredteaching.org/makeup-space-exploration-politics/ Link to Activity: https://inspiredteaching.org/interesting-important-useful/

Imagine engaging students in a lesson that is so compelling, that sparks their curiosity so deeply that they find it stirring! Written Version: https://inspiredteaching.org/stirring-up-curiosity/ Resources: Tap into the Senses: https://inspiredteaching.org/building-sensory-awareness/?mc_cid=672ff055e9&mc_eid=UNIQID Consider Different Perspectives: http://%20https//inspiredteaching.org/zoom-out/ Move and Explore Materials: https://inspiredteaching.org/creating-with-materials/?mc_cid=672ff055e9&mc_eid=UNIQID

In anticipation of Giving Tuesday, we take a moment in this post to reflect on what it means for an organization to have an impact. How does an organization know if it's helping? This reflection is similar to what Inspired Teachers do when thinking about the impact they have on their students. Blog Post: https://inspiredteaching.org/hooray-for-helping/ Donation Page: https://inspiredteaching.org/donate/ Upcoming Institutes: https://inspiredteaching.org/inspired-teaching-institute/

What if we taught our students with the expectation that they have the capacity to access everything they need to succeed in our classes? Written Version: https://inspiredteaching.org/accessing-our-strength/ Resources: Finding the Zone of Proximal Development: https://inspiredteaching.org/finding-the-zone-of-proximal-development/?mc_cid=dd057faf69&mc_eid=UNIQID Say Yet: https://www.instigatorofthought.org/sayyet?mc_cid=dd057faf69&mc_eid=UNIQID Support Inspired Teaching: https://inspiredteaching.org/donate/?mc_cid=dd057faf69&mc_eid=UNIQID

What will you do this week, and in the weeks ahead, to go beyond telling? How will you engage your students? Written Version: https://inspiredteaching.org/telling-vs-teaching/ Resources: 4 Ways to Welcome Students in the Door: https://inspiredteaching.org/4-ways-to-welcome-students-in-the-door/?mc_cid=68f9a1904d&mc_eid=UNIQID Use the Senses: https://inspiredteaching.org/building-sensory-awareness/?mc_cid=68f9a1904d&mc_eid=UNIQID Find the Zone of Proximal Development: https://inspiredteaching.org/finding-the-zone-of-proximal-development/?mc_cid=68f9a1904d&mc_eid=UNIQID Capabilities & Competencies: https://sites.google.com/inspiredteaching.org/abcde/competence?authuser=0&mc_cid=68f9a1904d&mc_eid=UNIQID

We need stories about how effective teaching and learning work, so the public gets more invested in creating policies and providing funding to keep it working. When we raise our voices, we don’t have to point fingers at everything that is wrong. Instead, we need to elevate stories of what we’re doing right, how we make that happen, and what is required to take good work to scale. Every time we put a story into the world about engagement-based learning in our schools, we make the case for making that the norm and not the exception. Brief Survey on "Why You Teach:" https://us14.list-manage.com/survey?u=b82ba57eebd6ac2ac331f5104&id=9b3063cd08&e=*|UNIQID|* Written Version: https://inspiredteaching.org/vote-then-share-your-voice/ Resources: Scribe's Record: https://www.instigatorofthought.org/scribesrecord?mc_cid=ae1575e4b6&mc_eid=UNIQID

This week, Jenna speaks with Hakim Johnson. Hakim is principal at Inspired Teaching Demonstration Charter School in Washington, DC and shares with us his insights into the power and importance of feedback. Written version: https://inspiredteaching.org/grades-dont-provide-much-feedback/ Resources: 5 Closing Activities for Student Feedback: https://inspiredteaching.org/5-closing-activities-to-give-you-feedback-on-your-lesson/ Finding the Zone of Proximal Development: https://inspiredteaching.org/finding-the-zone-of-proximal-development/ Say "Yet" More: https://www.instigatorofthought.org/sayyet

In this week's episode, Jenna Fournel (Director of Teaching and Learning) speaks with Kulsum Omer. Kulsum is a long-time teacher who shares her insights into the power of observation in the classroom. Resources: https://inspiredteaching.org/observing-instrinsic-joy/ Written version: https://inspiredteaching.org/observing-instrinsic-joy/ 21 Ways to End School Days: https://inspiredteaching.org/inspired-teaching-institute/21-ways-end-school-days/ November ONLINE Inspired Teaching Institute: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-the-social-and-emotional-need-for-mutual-respect-online-tickets-394056663087?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=e31f75b407 November IN PERSON Inspired Teaching Institute: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-the-social-and-emotional-need-for-mutual-respect-in-person-tickets-394057846627?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=e31f75b407

This week, guest host Jenna Fournel speaks with Lacey Hunter. Lacey is a PreK3 teacher at Inspired Teaching Demonstration School in Washington, DC. She shares with Jenna her approach to classroom interactions, which means using open-ended questions and helping students learn how to think, not what to think. Read this issue here: https://inspiredteaching.org/colorful-language-hooray-for-monday/ Resources: Why I Don't Ask My Students Their Favorite Color: https://inspiredteaching.org/why-dont-i-ask-whats-your-favorite-color/?mc_cid=dbd5e36e7c&mc_eid=UNIQID Rotten Pumpkin video: https://vimeo.com/760835567

Teaching has always been social and emotional. The good news is we don’t have to choose between teaching students’ heads and teaching their hearts. As thoughtful, respectful, engaging teachers, we can teach their whole selves. Resources: 4 Ways to Start Class with Breathing and Mindfulness: https://inspiredteaching.org/4-ways-to-start-class-with-breathing-and-mindfulness/?mc_cid=64775ab0cb&mc_eid=UNIQID 3 Ways to Check the Mood of the Room: https://inspiredteaching.org/3-ways-to-check-the-mood-of-the-room/?mc_cid=64775ab0cb&mc_eid=UNIQID Professional Learning: October 12 ONLINE Institute: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/394040474667?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=64775ab0cb&mc_eid=UNIQID October 14 IN PERSON Institute: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/394046723357?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=64775ab0cb&mc_eid=UNIQID