Hooray For Monday

The work we do as teachers is HARD, and summer is when parents get a little taste of the difficulty. Inspired Teaching has just created a compact but useful Resilient Summer Handbook that incorporates our approah into a series of short articles and learning activities parents can use with children of any age. The latest issue: https://inspiredteaching.org/teaching-parents-our-secrets-hooray-for-monday/?mc_cid=7d2f0d026c&mc_eid=UNIQID Resources: Resilient Summer Handbook: https://mcusercontent.com/b82ba57eebd6ac2ac331f5104/files/fb3ea98f-f8a6-2f98-179a-f1f5ba8deb76/Resilient_Summer_Handbook_2022.pdf?mc_cid=7d2f0d026c&mc_eid=UNIQID

Walking at our students’ pace means willing ourselves toward forward momentum. It’s the antidote to helplessness. It’s the hope at the heart of our profession. Read the latest issue: https://inspiredteaching.org/walk-at-their-pace/?mc_cid=4906077f7a&mc_eid=UNIQID Resources: What Would Make You Look Forward to School: https://inspiredteaching.org/what-would-make-you-look-forward-to-coming-to-school/?mc_cid=4906077f7a&mc_eid=UNIQID SpeakTruth Fellowship: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw1zx_xYsn3mdvel01E_ktCLkvRP0HPxH4lUX9WIrYsWeCqw/viewform?usp=sf_link&mc_cid=4906077f7a&mc_eid=UNIQID Parenting Workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parenting-resilient-children-tickets-314503858507?mc_cid=4906077f7a&mc_eid=UNIQID Inspired Teaching June Institute: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/168363031359?mc_cid=4906077f7a&mc_eid=UNIQID

Could our efforts to help our kids be getting in the way of their learning? This week's Hooray For Monday features insights and resources for helping our children become more resilient. Read it: https://inspiredteaching.org/resilient-children/ Resources: Nobody Learns Quite Like You: https://inspiredteaching.org/nobody-learns-quite-like-you/?mc_cid=ddc2476743&mc_eid=UNIQID Professional Development: Parenting Resilient Children workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parenting-resilient-children-tickets-314503858507?mc_cid=ddc2476743&mc_eid=UNIQID SpeakTruth Fellowship: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw1zx_xYsn3mdvel01E_ktCLkvRP0HPxH4lUX9WIrYsWeCqw/viewform?usp=sf_link&mc_cid=ddc2476743&mc_eid=UNIQID Inspired Teaching Institute:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/168363031359?mc_cid=ddc2476743&mc_eid=UNIQID

Imagine a classroom in which students greet their teacher at the door, enter the room, grab a mat, and take a seat in a circle on the floor, then engage in a warm-up that involves clapping or jumping or stretching – every day, in every class period. Aleta speaks with Chiara Monitcelli, an Italian language teacher, about her approach to teaching -- sans desks and chairs. Read the latest issue: Resources How Vigorous is My Heart:https://inspiredteaching.org/how-vigorous-is-my-heart/?mc_cid=c209cb4e96&mc_eid=UNIQID Hands and Feet Stories: https://inspiredteaching.org/hands-and-feet-stories/?mc_cid=c209cb4e96&mc_eid=UNIQID Make Way for the Monarchs: https://inspiredteaching.org/make-way-for-the-monarchs/?mc_cid=c209cb4e96&mc_eid=UNIQID

It is our job to teach students how to make choices thoughtfully, weighing the facts and the evidence, and thinking ahead to possible outcomes. Hooray For Monday: https://inspiredteaching.org/a-is-for-autonomy/ ABCDE of Learner Needs: https://sites.google.com/inspiredteaching.org/abcde/autonomy?authuser=0 Poster Analysis: https://www.instigatorofthought.org/posteranalysis Inspired Teaching Institute: https://inspiredteaching.org/institute/

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, this episode is all about gratitude. Aleta shares thoughts on how we can all show express our appreciation for the teachers in our lives and, as always, offers a couple of activities to try. Subscribe to Hooray For Monday for full details! https://inspiredteaching.org/academy/hooray-for-monday/