Hooray For Monday
Center for Inspired Teaching
Hooray for Monday is an award-winning collection of resources from Center for Inspired Teaching, shared at the start of every week. These resources feature questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students. Hooray for Monday challenges teachers to hone their skills as Instigators of Thought©, includes instructional ideas from our #Inspired2Learn collection, and provides links to other useful tools and opportunities.
About Us
Creating radical change in the school experience — away from compliance and toward authentic engagement. Center for Inspired Teaching envisions a future in which every person is prepared to thrive in and contribute to our complex and rapidly changing world, through an education that teaches students how to think, not what to think.
About Us
Creating radical change in the school experience — away from compliance and toward authentic engagement. Center for Inspired Teaching envisions a future in which every person is prepared to thrive in and contribute to our complex and rapidly changing world, through an education that teaches students how to think, not what to think.
Episodes
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Sep 8, 2024 • 7min
September 9, 2024: Physical Space Matters
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
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Sep 1, 2024 • 10min
September 2, 2024: Humanizing Each Other
It's not easy to support students in having difficult conversations -- but it is possible!
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Aug 25, 2024 • 29min
August 26, 2024: Teaching in a Democracy
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.
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Aug 18, 2024 • 7min
August 19, 2024: Discipline
Aleta shares how a long-time Inspired Teaching professional development exercise helps teachers shift their perspectives on the concept of discipline.
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Aug 11, 2024 • 5min
August 12, 2024: Operating Instructions
Jenna shares how a malfunctioning thermostat inspired a new Inspired2Learn activity that plays a pivotal role in helping teachers build relationships in the classroom.
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Aug 4, 2024 • 17min
August 5, 2024: Take It Outside
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.
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Jul 21, 2024 • 7min
July 22, 2024: Uncharted Territory
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 register to vote: https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
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Jul 21, 2024 • 5min
July 29, 2024: Make School More Like Children
Kids are curious, energetic, & full of ideas. We shouldn’t ask them to stop being kids when they walk through the schoolhouse door.
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Jul 14, 2024 • 5min
July 15, 2024: The Engine of Change
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
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Jul 7, 2024 • 4min
July 8, 2024: Pure Gold
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.
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